Latest Science & Technology Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 3
1.Consider the following statements 1. Akash Weapon System (AWS), is an indigenously designed, developed and produced 'air defense system' and 'Weapon Locating Radar'
2. It is a medium-range mobile surface-to-surface missile
3. It has an intercept range of 30 km
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2 --
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile
1. The asteroid belt is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune
2. The Kuiper belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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The Kuiper belt is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune while the asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
1.Dawn is a NASA space probe launched to study the dwarf planet Pluto
2. New Horizons is a mission to study Ceres, only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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New Horizons is a NASA space probe launched to study the dwarf planet Pluto while Dawn is a mission to study Ceres, only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
a) Is in orbit around the Sun
b) Able to remove smaller bodies near their orbits by collision, capture, or gravitational disturbance
c) Is not a satellite.
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Able to remove smaller bodies near their orbits by collision, capture, or gravitational disturbance
Planets are able to remove smaller bodies near their orbits by collision, capture, or gravitational disturbance, whereas dwarf planets lack the mass to do so.
1. The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 by the space shuttle Discovery.
2. Its scientific successor, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), is scheduled for launch in 2018.
Which of the above statements is/are true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Consider the following statements about Rosetta space probe?1. Rosetta is a robotic space probe built and launched by NASA
2. It is credited with first soft landing on a comet and returned data from the surface
Which of the above statements is/are true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Rosetta is a robotic space probe built and launched by the European Space Agency
1. Sangeeta Bhatia at the MIT has been named the recipient of the 2015 Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment.
2. The award was given for her work in tissue engineering and disease detection.
3. Sangeeta Bhatia has developed artificial human microlivers for drug testing. Artificial human microlivers are being used by many biopharmaceutical companies to test the toxicity of drug candidates.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 2,3
b) 1,2
c) 1,3
d) All
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