Sunday, December 1, 2024

GK on Space, Security & Energy

 GK on  Space, Security, Energy: Space initiatives, Global Space Economy, Defence, Special Security force, Indian nuclear programme, wassenaar Arrangement, Energy sector in india, Artificial sun fusion reactor

SPACE INITIATIVES

  1. Which organization developed the Chandrayaan missions in India?
    a) NASA
    b) ISRO
    c) ESA
    d) JAXA
    Answer: b) ISRO

  2. What is the name of India’s first interplanetary mission?
    a) Mangalyaan
    b) Chandrayaan-1
    c) Gaganyaan
    d) Aditya-L1
    Answer: a) Mangalyaan

  3. Gaganyaan is related to which field?
    a) Space Tourism
    b) Human Spaceflight
    c) Satellite Launching
    d) Moon Exploration
    Answer: b) Human Spaceflight

  4. Which is the primary satellite launching station in India?
    a) Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
    b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre
    c) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
    d) Sriharikota High Altitude Base
    Answer: b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre

  5. Which telescope discovered the most exoplanets?
    a) Hubble Telescope
    b) Kepler Telescope
    c) James Webb Telescope
    d) Spitzer Telescope
    Answer: b) Kepler Telescope

GLOBAL SPACE ECONOMY

  1. What percentage of the global space economy is attributed to satellite services?
    a) 20%
    b) 40%
    c) 60%
    d) 80%
    Answer: c) 60%

  2. Which country leads the global space economy in terms of investment?
    a) USA
    b) China
    c) Russia
    d) India
    Answer: a) USA

  3. SpaceX primarily contributes to which segment of the space economy?
    a) Earth Observation
    b) Satellite Launch Services
    c) Space Tourism
    d) Satellite Manufacturing
    Answer: b) Satellite Launch Services

  4. The Artemis Accords are associated with which space organization?
    a) ESA
    b) ISRO
    c) NASA
    d) CNSA
    Answer: c) NASA

  5. The global space economy was estimated to reach how much by 2030?
    a) $1 trillion
    b) $500 billion
    c) $750 billion
    d) $2 trillion
    Answer: a) $1 trillion

DEFENCE

  1. What is the name of India’s anti-satellite weapon test?
    a) Shakti Mission
    b) Vikas Mission
    c) Prahaar Mission
    d) Agni Mission
    Answer: a) Shakti Mission

  2. Which force is responsible for guarding India’s maritime borders?
    a) CRPF
    b) BSF
    c) Indian Navy
    d) Indian Coast Guard
    Answer: d) Indian Coast Guard

  3. What is the range of the Agni-V missile?
    a) 1,000 km
    b) 2,000 km
    c) 5,000 km
    d) 10,000 km
    Answer: c) 5,000 km

  4. INS Vikrant is India's:
    a) Destroyer Ship
    b) Aircraft Carrier
    c) Submarine
    d) Amphibious Warship
    Answer: b) Aircraft Carrier

  5. Which fighter jet is known as the “Tejas”?
    a) Mirage 2000
    b) Sukhoi-30MKI
    c) Light Combat Aircraft
    d) Rafale
    Answer: c) Light Combat Aircraft

SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE

  1. The National Security Guard (NSG) is popularly called:
    a) Black Tigers
    b) Black Cats
    c) Special Commandos
    d) White Hawks
    Answer: b) Black Cats

  2. SPG is tasked with protecting:
    a) Military Bases
    b) Prime Minister of India
    c) Parliament House
    d) High Courts
    Answer: b) Prime Minister of India

  3. Which force guards India’s border with China?
    a) BSF
    b) ITBP
    c) CRPF
    d) Assam Rifles
    Answer: b) ITBP

  4. CISF is responsible for securing:
    a) Airports
    b) Railway Stations
    c) Highways
    d) Dams
    Answer: a) Airports

  5. The motto of the Indian Army is:
    a) Service and Loyalty
    b) Service Before Self
    c) Unity and Discipline
    d) Duty Unto Death
    Answer: b) Service Before Self

INDIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

  1. Who is considered the father of India’s nuclear program?
    a) C.V. Raman
    b) Homi Bhabha
    c) Vikram Sarabhai
    d) APJ Abdul Kalam
    Answer: b) Homi Bhabha

  2. Pokhran-II was conducted in which year?
    a) 1974
    b) 1988
    c) 1998
    d) 2000
    Answer: c) 1998

  3. Which is India’s first nuclear reactor?
    a) Dhruva
    b) Apsara
    c) Kamini
    d) CIRUS
    Answer: b) Apsara

  4. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in:
    a) Tamil Nadu
    b) Karnataka
    c) Andhra Pradesh
    d) Maharashtra
    Answer: a) Tamil Nadu

  5. India’s nuclear program is divided into how many stages?
    a) 2
    b) 3
    c) 4
    d) 5
    Answer: b) 3

WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT

  1. Wassenaar Arrangement is related to:
    a) Space Cooperation
    b) Arms Export Control
    c) Climate Change
    d) Cyber Security
    Answer: b) Arms Export Control

  2. India became a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement in:
    a) 2015
    b) 2016
    c) 2017
    d) 2018
    Answer: c) 2017

  3. How many participating states are in the Wassenaar Arrangement?
    a) 40
    b) 42
    c) 44
    d) 46
    Answer: d) 46

  4. Wassenaar Arrangement focuses on which type of dual-use items?
    a) Civil and Military
    b) Agriculture and Industry
    c) Commercial and Residential
    d) Nuclear and Non-nuclear
    Answer: a) Civil and Military

  5. The headquarters of the Wassenaar Arrangement is located in:
    a) Geneva
    b) Vienna
    c) New York
    d) Brussels
    Answer: b) Vienna

ENERGY SECTOR IN INDIA

  1. What is the primary source of energy in India?
    a) Solar
    b) Coal
    c) Hydropower
    d) Nuclear
    Answer: b) Coal

  2. India’s largest solar power plant is located in:
    a) Rajasthan
    b) Gujarat
    c) Tamil Nadu
    d) Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: d) Madhya Pradesh

  3. Which organization manages India's coal reserves?
    a) ONGC
    b) NTPC
    c) Coal India Limited
    d) GAIL
    Answer: c) Coal India Limited

  4. The International Solar Alliance was initiated by:
    a) USA and India
    b) India and France
    c) India and China
    d) India and Japan
    Answer: b) India and France

  5. Koyna Dam is associated with which type of energy?
    a) Nuclear
    b) Hydropower
    c) Solar
    d) Thermal
    Answer: b) Hydropower

ARTIFICIAL SUN FUSION REACTOR

  1. Which country developed the "Artificial Sun" nuclear fusion reactor?
    a) USA
    b) China
    c) Japan
    d) Germany
    Answer: b) China

  2. What is the full form of EAST in the context of nuclear fusion?
    a) Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
    b) Experimental Atomic Simulation Technology
    c) Energy and Science Transfer
    d) Enhanced Artificial Sun Tokamak
    Answer: a) Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak

  3. The temperature of the artificial sun can reach up to:
    a) 10 million degrees Celsius
    b) 100 million degrees Celsius
    c) 1 billion degrees Celsius
    d) 500 million degrees Celsius
    Answer: b) 100 million degrees Celsius

  4. The energy produced by nuclear fusion is:
    a) Carbon-neutral
    b) Fossil-fuel dependent
    c) Coal-based
    d) Limited to small-scale use
    Answer: a) Carbon-neutral

  5. ITER, a global fusion project, is located in:
    a) France
    b) USA
    c) China
    d) Japan
    Answer: a) France

SPACE INITIATIVES

  1. Which organization developed the Chandrayaan missions in India?
    a) NASA
    b) ISRO
    c) ESA
    d) JAXA
    Answer: b) ISRO

  2. What is the name of India’s first interplanetary mission?
    a) Mangalyaan
    b) Chandrayaan-1
    c) Gaganyaan
    d) Aditya-L1
    Answer: a) Mangalyaan

  3. Gaganyaan is related to which field?
    a) Space Tourism
    b) Human Spaceflight
    c) Satellite Launching
    d) Moon Exploration
    Answer: b) Human Spaceflight

  4. Which is the primary satellite launching station in India?
    a) Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
    b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre
    c) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
    d) Sriharikota High Altitude Base
    Answer: b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre

  5. Which telescope discovered the most exoplanets?
    a) Hubble Telescope
    b) Kepler Telescope
    c) James Webb Telescope
    d) Spitzer Telescope
    Answer: b) Kepler Telescope

GLOBAL SPACE ECONOMY

  1. What percentage of the global space economy is attributed to satellite services?
    a) 20%
    b) 40%
    c) 60%
    d) 80%
    Answer: c) 60%

  2. Which country leads the global space economy in terms of investment?
    a) USA
    b) China
    c) Russia
    d) India
    Answer: a) USA

  3. SpaceX primarily contributes to which segment of the space economy?
    a) Earth Observation
    b) Satellite Launch Services
    c) Space Tourism
    d) Satellite Manufacturing
    Answer: b) Satellite Launch Services

  4. The Artemis Accords are associated with which space organization?
    a) ESA
    b) ISRO
    c) NASA
    d) CNSA
    Answer: c) NASA

  5. The global space economy was estimated to reach how much by 2030?
    a) $1 trillion
    b) $500 billion
    c) $750 billion
    d) $2 trillion
    Answer: a) $1 trillion

DEFENCE

  1. What is the name of India’s anti-satellite weapon test?
    a) Shakti Mission
    b) Vikas Mission
    c) Prahaar Mission
    d) Agni Mission
    Answer: a) Shakti Mission

  2. Which force is responsible for guarding India’s maritime borders?
    a) CRPF
    b) BSF
    c) Indian Navy
    d) Indian Coast Guard
    Answer: d) Indian Coast Guard

  3. What is the range of the Agni-V missile?
    a) 1,000 km
    b) 2,000 km
    c) 5,000 km
    d) 10,000 km
    Answer: c) 5,000 km

  4. INS Vikrant is India's:
    a) Destroyer Ship
    b) Aircraft Carrier
    c) Submarine
    d) Amphibious Warship
    Answer: b) Aircraft Carrier

  5. Which fighter jet is known as the “Tejas”?
    a) Mirage 2000
    b) Sukhoi-30MKI
    c) Light Combat Aircraft
    d) Rafale
    Answer: c) Light Combat Aircraft

SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE

  1. The National Security Guard (NSG) is popularly called:
    a) Black Tigers
    b) Black Cats
    c) Special Commandos
    d) White Hawks
    Answer: b) Black Cats

  2. SPG is tasked with protecting:
    a) Military Bases
    b) Prime Minister of India
    c) Parliament House
    d) High Courts
    Answer: b) Prime Minister of India

  3. Which force guards India’s border with China?
    a) BSF
    b) ITBP
    c) CRPF
    d) Assam Rifles
    Answer: b) ITBP

  4. CISF is responsible for securing:
    a) Airports
    b) Railway Stations
    c) Highways
    d) Dams
    Answer: a) Airports

  5. The motto of the Indian Army is:
    a) Service and Loyalty
    b) Service Before Self
    c) Unity and Discipline
    d) Duty Unto Death
    Answer: b) Service Before Self

INDIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

  1. Who is considered the father of India’s nuclear program?
    a) C.V. Raman
    b) Homi Bhabha
    c) Vikram Sarabhai
    d) APJ Abdul Kalam
    Answer: b) Homi Bhabha

  2. Pokhran-II was conducted in which year?
    a) 1974
    b) 1988
    c) 1998
    d) 2000
    Answer: c) 1998

  3. Which is India’s first nuclear reactor?
    a) Dhruva
    b) Apsara
    c) Kamini
    d) CIRUS
    Answer: b) Apsara

  4. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in:
    a) Tamil Nadu
    b) Karnataka
    c) Andhra Pradesh
    d) Maharashtra
    Answer: a) Tamil Nadu

  5. India’s nuclear program is divided into how many stages?
    a) 2
    b) 3
    c) 4
    d) 5
    Answer: b) 3

WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT

  1. Wassenaar Arrangement is related to:
    a) Space Cooperation
    b) Arms Export Control
    c) Climate Change
    d) Cyber Security
    Answer: b) Arms Export Control

  2. India became a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement in:
    a) 2015
    b) 2016
    c) 2017
    d) 2018
    Answer: c) 2017

  3. How many participating states are in the Wassenaar Arrangement?
    a) 40
    b) 42
    c) 44
    d) 46
    Answer: d) 46

  4. Wassenaar Arrangement focuses on which type of dual-use items?
    a) Civil and Military
    b) Agriculture and Industry
    c) Commercial and Residential
    d) Nuclear and Non-nuclear
    Answer: a) Civil and Military

  5. The headquarters of the Wassenaar Arrangement is located in:
    a) Geneva
    b) Vienna
    c) New York
    d) Brussels
    Answer: b) Vienna

ENERGY SECTOR IN INDIA

  1. What is the primary source of energy in India?
    a) Solar
    b) Coal
    c) Hydropower
    d) Nuclear
    Answer: b) Coal

  2. India’s largest solar power plant is located in:
    a) Rajasthan
    b) Gujarat
    c) Tamil Nadu
    d) Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: d) Madhya Pradesh

  3. Which organization manages India's coal reserves?
    a) ONGC
    b) NTPC
    c) Coal India Limited
    d) GAIL
    Answer: c) Coal India Limited

  4. The International Solar Alliance was initiated by:
    a) USA and India
    b) India and France
    c) India and China
    d) India and Japan
    Answer: b) India and France

  5. Koyna Dam is associated with which type of energy?
    a) Nuclear
    b) Hydropower
    c) Solar
    d) Thermal
    Answer: b) Hydropower

ARTIFICIAL SUN FUSION REACTOR

  1. Which country developed the "Artificial Sun" nuclear fusion reactor?
    a) USA
    b) China
    c) Japan
    d) Germany
    Answer: b) China

  2. What is the full form of EAST in the context of nuclear fusion?
    a) Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
    b) Experimental Atomic Simulation Technology
    c) Energy and Science Transfer
    d) Enhanced Artificial Sun Tokamak
    Answer: a) Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak

  3. The temperature of the artificial sun can reach up to:
    a) 10 million degrees Celsius
    b) 100 million degrees Celsius
    c) 1 billion degrees Celsius
    d) 500 million degrees Celsius
    Answer: b) 100 million degrees Celsius

  4. The energy produced by nuclear fusion is:
    a) Carbon-neutral
    b) Fossil-fuel dependent
    c) Coal-based
    d) Limited to small-scale use
    Answer: a) Carbon-neutral

  5. ITER, a global fusion project, is located in:
    a) France
    b) USA
    c) China
    d) Japan
    Answer: a) France

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SPACE INITIATIVES (Continued)

  1. What is the primary goal of the Aditya-L1 mission?
    a) Study Jupiter
    b) Study the Sun
    c) Study the Moon
    d) Study black holes
    Answer: b) Study the Sun

  2. What was the first satellite launched by ISRO?
    a) Bhaskara
    b) INSAT
    c) Aryabhata
    d) Rohini
    Answer: c) Aryabhata

  3. Which space telescope is planned to replace Hubble?
    a) James Webb Space Telescope
    b) Spitzer Space Telescope
    c) Kepler Space Telescope
    d) Voyager Space Telescope
    Answer: a) James Webb Space Telescope

  4. The Mars Orbiter Mission was also known as:
    a) MOM
    b) MAVEN
    c) Voyager
    d) Pathfinder
    Answer: a) MOM

  5. Which space agency is associated with the Perseverance rover?
    a) NASA
    b) ESA
    c) CNSA
    d) ISRO
    Answer: a) NASA

GLOBAL SPACE ECONOMY (Continued)

  1. Which country recently launched the world’s largest satellite constellation?
    a) Russia
    b) China
    c) USA
    d) India
    Answer: c) USA

  2. What is the estimated value of the global space economy in 2023?
    a) $250 billion
    b) $300 billion
    c) $500 billion
    d) $600 billion
    Answer: c) $500 billion

  3. What is "OneWeb"?
    a) A space station project
    b) A low-Earth orbit satellite constellation
    c) A Mars mission
    d) A lunar exploration initiative
    Answer: b) A low-Earth orbit satellite constellation

  4. The term "NewSpace" refers to:
    a) Public space missions
    b) Private sector participation in space activities
    c) Space exploration beyond the Milky Way
    d) Space diplomacy
    Answer: b) Private sector participation in space activities

  5. Starlink is a project of which company?
    a) Blue Origin
    b) SpaceX
    c) NASA
    d) Roscosmos
    Answer: b) SpaceX

DEFENCE (Continued)

  1. Which Indian missile is capable of delivering nuclear warheads?
    a) Nag
    b) BrahMos
    c) Agni
    d) Prithvi
    Answer: c) Agni

  2. The DRDO is primarily responsible for:
    a) Agriculture research
    b) Space exploration
    c) Defence technology development
    d) Medical advancements
    Answer: c) Defence technology development

  3. The Rafale jets inducted into the Indian Air Force are manufactured by:
    a) Lockheed Martin
    b) Dassault Aviation
    c) Boeing
    d) Airbus
    Answer: b) Dassault Aviation

  4. Which country recently joined hands with India for the "AK-203" rifle manufacturing?
    a) USA
    b) France
    c) Russia
    d) Israel
    Answer: c) Russia

  5. Which force is also referred to as “India’s first line of defence”?
    a) Indian Navy
    b) Border Security Force (BSF)
    c) Indian Air Force
    d) ITBP
    Answer: b) Border Security Force (BSF)

SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE (Continued)

  1. National Investigation Agency (NIA) primarily deals with:
    a) Border disputes
    b) Terrorism-related activities
    c) Cybersecurity breaches
    d) Counterfeit currency
    Answer: b) Terrorism-related activities

  2. The motto of CISF is:
    a) Duty, Service, Sacrifice
    b) Security with a Smile
    c) Safety and Vigilance
    d) Service Before Self
    Answer: b) Security with a Smile

  3. Which agency is tasked with protecting India’s critical infrastructure?
    a) NSG
    b) CISF
    c) ITBP
    d) RAW
    Answer: b) CISF

  4. The Assam Rifles operates under:
    a) Indian Army
    b) Ministry of Defence
    c) Ministry of Home Affairs
    d) Intelligence Bureau
    Answer: c) Ministry of Home Affairs

  5. SPG stands for:
    a) Special Protection Guard
    b) Special Police Group
    c) Special Protection Group
    d) Supreme Police Guard
    Answer: c) Special Protection Group

INDIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME (Continued)

  1. India’s first nuclear test was conducted at:
    a) Thar Desert
    b) Kalpakkam
    c) Pokhran
    d) Kudankulam
    Answer: c) Pokhran

  2. Tarapur Atomic Power Station is located in:
    a) Gujarat
    b) Maharashtra
    c) Tamil Nadu
    d) Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: b) Maharashtra

  3. The primary fuel used in nuclear reactors in India is:
    a) Uranium
    b) Thorium
    c) Plutonium
    d) Lithium
    Answer: a) Uranium

  4. What is the target capacity for India’s nuclear energy generation by 2030?
    a) 10 GW
    b) 20 GW
    c) 30 GW
    d) 40 GW
    Answer: d) 40 GW

  5. India’s three-stage nuclear program was designed to utilize:
    a) Uranium first, followed by Thorium
    b) Thorium first, followed by Uranium
    c) Only Uranium
    d) Only Thorium
    Answer: a) Uranium first, followed by Thorium

ENERGY SECTOR IN INDIA (Continued)

  1. The Ujjwala Yojana is related to:
    a) Solar energy adoption
    b) Rural electrification
    c) LPG connections for women
    d) Hydropower generation
    Answer: c) LPG connections for women

  2. The "Green Energy Corridor" project is aimed at:
    a) Promoting biofuels
    b) Efficient transmission of renewable energy
    c) Solar panel distribution
    d) Rural electrification
    Answer: b) Efficient transmission of renewable energy

  3. India is the world’s ___ largest producer of coal.
    a) First
    b) Second
    c) Third
    d) Fourth
    Answer: c) Third

  4. What is the major focus of the "National Bio-Energy Mission"?
    a) Wind energy development
    b) Biomass energy generation
    c) Nuclear energy expansion
    d) Thermal power plants
    Answer: b) Biomass energy generation

  5. Solar Mission in India is named as:
    a) Surya Bharat Mission
    b) Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
    c) Renewable India Mission
    d) Energy Revolution Mission
    Answer: b) Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission




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