Science and Technology Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 4)

The answer is Manohar Parrikar, the Defence Minister. He later said he wanted a younger person to lead DRDO. Memory hook: Parrikar, younger chief.

The answer is the canister launch. The missile sat in a sealed tube. This was the third Agni-5 test. Memory hook: third test, first canister.

The answer is about 3,500 km. That gave India its first workable deterrent against China. The 5,000 km figure belongs to Agni-5. Memory hook: 1,500, then 3,500.

The answer is Japan. The honour is the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. France gave him the Legion of Honour in 2005. Memory hook: Rising Sun, Japan.

The answer is 2008. He got the Padma Shri earlier, in 2001. France honoured him in 2005 and Japan in 2013. Memory hook: 2001 Shri, 2008 Vibhushan.

The answer is 760 km. It has 93 tunnels and over 150 bridges. It runs between Mumbai and Mangalore. Memory hook: 760 km, 93 tunnels.

The answer is 46 days. The bridge was wrecked by the December 1964 cyclone. The longer figures were the deadlines, not the result. Memory hook: 46 days, one cyclone.

The correct answer is the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. Deccan Herald says he played a key role in the design and development of the LCA, Tejas. IISc adds that NAL oversaw its carbon composite wings and flight control systems during his years as Director. The HAL Dhruv helicopter is wrong because no opened source ties it to NAL under him. The Su-30 MKI is wrong for the same reason. The HF-24 Marut is wrong too, as these sources do not link it to his tenure. Memory hook: the NAL Director of 1984 to 1993 meant the LCA.

The correct answer is Hans Liepmann. The National Academy of Engineering says Narasimha went to Caltech to do his PhD in aeronautics with Liepmann. Caltech confirms the doctorate of 1961. Satish Dhawan is wrong because he was Narasimha’s mentor at IISc, though he too had studied under Liepmann. O.G. Tietjens is wrong because he chaired the IISc aeronautics department. Ludwig Prandtl is wrong because he was Tietjens’ teacher, not Narasimha’s. Memory hook: Caltech means Liepmann, IISc means Dhawan.

The answer is The World of Homosexuals. It called for acceptance of homosexual people. The other three titles are not her works. Memory hook: Medak 1980, book 1977.

The answer is Indira Gandhi. She won 3,01,577 votes. Devi finished fifth with 6,514 votes. S. Jaipal Reddy came second. Memory hook: Medak 1980, Indira won, Devi fifth.

The answer is the 1982 edition. The feat was in 1980. Guinness gave her family a certificate in July 2020. She died in 2013. Memory hook: 1980 feat, 1982 book, 2020 certificate.

The answer is Imperial College London. Southern Methodist University was the 1977 root feat. Berkeley was the 1988 test by Arthur Jensen. Mysore was her show at age six. Memory hook: 1980, Imperial.

The answer is the Padma Bhushan. The MSU Baroda profile lists it for 2009. Padma Shri is a lower civilian award and Padma Vibhushan is a higher one. Bharat Ratna is not a Padma award. Memory hook: Padma Bhushan 2009.

The answer is the National Knowledge Commission. It advised the Prime Minister on knowledge institutions and infrastructure. He is the founding chairman of the Telecom Commission, which is a different body. Memory hook: knowledge 2005 to 2009, innovation 2010.

The answer is oilseeds. The six areas were water, immunisation, literacy, telecom, oilseeds and dairy. The other three are not on that list. Memory hook: water, immunisation, literacy, telecom, oilseeds, dairy.

The answer is 1984. The government set up C-DOT on 25 August 1984. Pitroda gave his Report to the Nation in 1987. The National Knowledge Commission began in 2005. Memory hook: 1984, 36 crore, 36 months.

The correct answer is 3 August 1954. DAE’s history page says a Presidential Order of 3 August 1954 created the department under the Prime Minister’s direct charge.

1 March 1958 is a real date, but it is when the Atomic Energy Commission was set up by resolution. The other two are Independence Day and Republic Day.

Memory hook: Department 1954, Commission 1958.

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 is right: NISER was founded on 6 September 2007. Statement 3 is right: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Jatni campus on 7 February 2016.

Statement 2 is wrong. NISER is an autonomous institute aided by the Department of Atomic Energy. So every option with statement 2 fails.

Memory hook: Founded 2007, campus 2016, DAE not Education.

The correct answer is Homi Bhabha National Institute. NISER’s page names the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, as the deemed research university for DAE institutions. NISER’s degrees come through HBNI.

IISc, JNU and Delhi University are not part of the DAE system.

Memory hook: HBNI for DAE.

The correct answer is Manmohan Singh. NISER’s own page says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the proposal on 28 August 2006. The institute was founded in September 2007.

Vajpayee and Rao were earlier Prime Ministers. Modi inaugurated the permanent campus in 2016, not the proposal.

Memory hook: Announced 2006, founded 2007.

The answer is skin eruptions, now called dermal leishmanoid. The same parasite was found in the skin. It is now called PKDL. Memory hook: cure first, skin disease second.

The answer is about 10 percent. Recovery was about 95 percent. The older drug had a far worse record. Memory hook: 10 percent deaths, 95 percent cured.

The answer is tartar emetic. It was toxic and needed a long course. Atoxyl is an arsenic drug used for sleeping sickness. Quinine and chloroquine treat malaria. Memory hook: old drug harsh.

The answer is the Minto Medal. He won it in 1921. The Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal came later, in 1924. Memory hook: 1921 Minto, 1924 Kaisar-i-Hind.