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GK QUESTIONS

1. What is the name of the indigenously-developed solid-propelled air-launched missile


system that was successfully tested from the Su-30 MK-I platform?

- a) BrahMos

- b) RudraM-II

- c) Akash

- d) Nag

- Answer: b) RudraM-II

2. Which two organizations have partnered to develop India’s first quantum diamond
microchip imager?

- a) Infosys and IIT-Delhi

- b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and IIT-Bombay

- c) Wipro and IIT-Madras

- d) HCL Technologies and IIT-Kanpur

- Answer: b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and IIT-Bombay

3. What is the name of the Indian-origin astronaut set to fly into space for the third time?

- a) Kalpana Chawla

- b) Sunita Williams

- c) Rakesh Sharma

- d) Sunil Gupta

- Answer: b) Sunita Williams

4. Which spacecraft will Sunita Williams be piloting for her upcoming mission?

- a) SpaceX Dragon

- b) Boeing Starliner

- c) Orion

- d) Soyuz

- Answer: b) Boeing Starliner

5. Who made history as the first Indian space tourist?

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- a) Rakesh Sharma

- b) Gopi Thotakura

- c) Kalpana Chawla

- d) Sunita Williams

- Answer: b) Gopi Thotakura

6. Who was the first Indian citizen to fly to space in 1984?

- a) Sunita Williams

- b) Rakesh Sharma

- c) Kalpana Chawla

- d) Gopi Thotakura

- Answer: b) Rakesh Sharma

7. Which organization successfully conducted hot testing of the PS4, an Additive


Manufactured Liquid Engine?

- a) DRDO

- b) ISRO

- c) NASA

- d) SpaceX

- Answer: b) ISRO

8. Which country’s scientists discovered a new pattern of solar rotation?

- a) India

- b) USA

- c) China

- d) Japan

- Answer: c) China

9. Which mission involves Egypt and Bahrain joining China to build a hyperspectral camera?

- a) Chang’e-5

- b) Chang’e-6

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- c) Chang’e-7

- d) Chang’e-8

- Answer: c) Chang’e-7

10. Which Indian institute collaborated with NASA to study multidrug-resistant pathogens on
the ISS?

- a) IIT Bombay

- b) IIT Delhi

- c) IIT Kanpur

- d) IIT Madras

- Answer: d) IIT Madras

11. What is the name of the AI tool developed by a woman entrepreneur in India?

- a) Divya Netra

- b) Divya Drishti

- c) Drishti Netra

- d) Netra Drishti

- Answer: b) Divya Drishti

12. What was the significant achievement of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar
(NISAR) mission?

- a) Monitoring air pollution

- b) Combating climate change

- c) Studying ocean currents

- d) Observing space debris

- Answer: b) Combating climate change

13. Which country launched its 25th flight for the New Shepard program?

- a) India

- b) China

- c) Russia

- d) USA

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- Answer: d) USA

14. Which space agency recently studied the effects of space on the human brain?

- a) ESA

- b) NASA

- c) ISRO

- d) Roscosmos

- Answer: b) NASA

15. Which Indian state saw the first successful test of the RudraM-II missile?

- a) Maharashtra

- b) Odisha

- c) Tamil Nadu

- d) Karnataka

- Answer: b) Odisha

16. Who became the new head of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2024?

- a) Elisa de Anda Madrazo

- b) Kenneth L. Hess

- c) Sylvain Chiron

- d) Mason Angel

- Answer: a) Elisa de Anda Madrazo

17. What significant milestone did Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) achieve in
semiconductor technology?

- a) Developed quantum computing hardware

- b) Created India’s first quantum diamond microchip imager

- c) Launched a new AI supercomputer

- d) Opened a semiconductor fabrication plant

- Answer: b) Created India’s first quantum diamond microchip imager

18. Which recent scientific discovery was made regarding the Earth’s atmosphere?

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- a) New layer in the ionosphere

- b) Increased ozone depletion

- c) Stable oxygen levels

- d) New greenhouse gas

- Answer: a) New layer in the ionosphere

19. Who congratulated the DRDO and IAF on the successful test of the RudraM-II missile?

- a) Prime Minister of India

- b) Defence Minister of India

- c) President of India

- d) Chief of Defence Staff

- Answer: b) Defence Minister of India

20. Which country partnered with India for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar
(NISAR) mission?

- a) Japan

- b) USA

- c) Germany

- d) France

- Answer: b) USA

COMPUTER QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is associated with the first generation of computers?

- a) Transistors

- b) Vacuum Tubes

- c) Integrated Circuits

- d) Microprocessors

Answer: b) Vacuum Tubes

2. The second generation of computers was characterized by the use of:

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- a) Microprocessors

- b) Transistors

- c) Integrated Circuits

- d) Vacuum Tubes

Answer: b) Transistors

3. What was the main technology used in the third generation of computers?

- a) Vacuum Tubes

- b) Transistors

- c) Integrated Circuits

- d) Microprocessors

Answer: c) Integrated Circuits

4. The fourth generation of computers is known for the introduction of:

- a) Transistors

- b) Integrated Circuits

- c) Microprocessors

- d) Artificial Intelligence

Answer: c) Microprocessors

5. Which generation of computers is associated with Artificial Intelligence?

- a) First Generation

- b) Second Generation

- c) Fourth Generation

- d) Fifth Generation

Answer: d) Fifth Generation

[Link] of the following is an example of an input device?

- a) Monitor

- b) Printer

- c) Keyboard

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- d) Speakers

Answer: c) Keyboard

7. Which device is both an input and output device?

- a) Monitor

- b) Printer

- c) Touchscreen

- d) Keyboard

Answer: c) Touchscreen

[Link] of the following is used to input graphical images into a computer?

- a) Printer

- b) Scanner

- c) Monitor

- d) Speakers

Answer: b) Scanner

9. Which of the following is NOT a primary function of a computer?

- a) Data processing

- b) Data storage

- c) Data fetching

- d) Data output

Answer: c) Data fetching

ENGLISH QUESTIONS

1. Choose the correct antonym of the word “ascend”:

- a) Rise

- b) Climb

- c) Descend

- d) Elevate

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- Answer: c) Descend

2. Select the word that best completes the sentence: “She has a natural _______ for music.”

- a) Affinity

- b) Animosity

- c) Aversion

- d) Indifference

- Answer: a) Affinity

3. Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

- a) She don’t like to play soccer.

- b) She doesn’t likes to play soccer.

- c) She doesn’t like to play soccer.

- d) She don’t likes to play soccer.

- Answer: c) She doesn’t like to play soccer.

4. Choose the correct synonym for the word “benevolent”:

- a) Malevolent

- b) Generous

- c) Stingy

- d) Selfish

- Answer: b) Generous

5. Fill in the blank with the correct word: “The scientist conducted an _______ study on the
effects of the new drug.”

- a) Exhausting

- b) Exhaustive

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- c) Exaggerated

- d) Exhaust

- Answer: b) Exhaustive

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