10 MCQ's related to Science & Technology for month of May: Current Affairs 2015

 Science & Technology Quiz 2015

1) Indian Space research organisation (ISRO) on 28th March 2015 successfully launched the IRNSS-ID navigation satellite through the PSLV-C 27. This was the _______ satellite under the Indian Regional Navigation satellite system (IRNSS) series?
1) 1st
2) 2nd
3) 3rd
4) 4th

Ans- 4

2) An ambitious multi-purpose and multi-modal platform PRAGATI was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th March 2015. The PRAGATI Platform integrates which of the following latest technologies?
1) Geo-Spatial technology
2) Video-Conferencing
3) Digital data Management
4) All of the above

Ans- 4

3) A tweet-powered service under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India Initiative. named "Twitter Samvad" was launched on 25th March 2015 that will provide political content in real time on mobile devices. Twitter Samvad is based on which platform?
1) Zip Dial
2) Android
3) Symbian
4) Macintosh

Ans 1

4) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Alleppey which was decommissioned from the Indian navy on 13th March 2015 was which category of naval vessel?
1) Minesweeper
2) Hospital ship
3) Gunboat
4) Frigate

Ans- 1

5) Researchers at SASTRA univeristy, Thajavur on 16th March 2015 announced to have identified which traditional tropical grass as an eco-friendly food preservative?
1) Carex
2) Darbha
3) Sedge
4) Gauri

Ans 2

6) Which indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile was successfully test fired at the Integrated test range (ITR), chandipur in odisha on 18th March 2015?
1) Nag
2) Prithvi
3) Astra
4) Shaurya

Ans- 3

7) Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Science Dr. Harsh Vardhan on 30th March 2015 inaugurated Port Blair Magnetic Observatory (PBMO) in 
1) Andaman and Nicobar island
2) Lakshadweep 
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Arunachal Pradesh    

Ans- 1

8) Which social networking gaint, on 14th March 2015, acquired the shopping search engine The Find ?
1) Facebook
2) Twitter
3) orkut
4) Google Plus

Ans- 1

9) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Curiosity rover was, in March 2015 announced to have found evidence of which gas on the surface of mars?
1) Nitrogen
2) Helium
3) Hydrogen
4) Carbon dioxide

Ans 1

10) India's formally enter into the global market for warships was marked with the commissioning of  an India-built naval patrol vessel for Mauritius by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12th March 2015. What is the name of this first warship to be exported to India?
1) Arihant
2) Barracuda
3) Centaur
4) Chakra

Ans 2   

   
   

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