MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC- MCQs
List of Atomic Power Stations with States
NASA, ISRO, NUCLEAR
AND THERMAL POWER
PLANTS
Cheenu Sharma
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1-The following is not NASA space shuttle.
(A) Discovery
(B) Endeavour
(C) Challenger
(D) Fortuner
2-The first flight of the space shuttle program by NASA was launched in
(A) 1979
(B) 1980
(C) 1981
(D) 1982
3-First human to travel into space
(A) Alan Shepard
(B) Neil Armstrong
(C) Yuri Gagarin
(D) Vladimir Komarov
4-The observation of objects in space, known as
(A) Astronomy
(B) Telescopy
(C) Space exploration
(D) Meteorology
5-The first human-made object to orbit
(A) Apollo 1
(B) Sputnik 1
(C) Salyut 1
(D) None of the above
6-First moon landing mission was launched by
(A) USA
(B) USSR
(C) China
(D) France
7-First space station
(A) Apollo 1
(B) Sputnik 1
(C) Salyut 1
(D) None of the above
8-First moon landing mission
(A) Apollo 11
(B) Sputnik 1
(C) Salyut 1
(D) None of the above
9-First woman in space
(A) Valentina Tereshkova
(B) Svetlana Savitskaya
(C) Yelena Serova
(D) Sally Ride
10-First artificial satellite of the moon
(A) Luna 2
(B) Luna 8
(C) Luna 9
(D) Luna 10
11-The first satellite of United States
(A) Explorer 1
(B) Viking 1
(C) Voyager 1
(D) Mariner 1
12-Which of the following launched vehicle was used for the Project Apollo?
A. Electron (Rocket Lab)
B. Saturn Launch Vehicle
C. Falcon Heavy launch
D. Rocket Lab Test Launch
13-Which of the following unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to
study the planet Jupiter and its moon?
A. Galileo
B. Suisei (Planet-A)
C. Cassini-Huygens
D. NEAR Shoemaker
14-ISRO was established in which year?
a) 15 August 1949
b) 15 August 1969
c) 15 August 1972
d) None of these
15- In which place Dr Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located?
a) Srihari Kota
b) Thiruvananthapuram
c) Bangalore
d) None of these
16. Match the following
a. Tulbul Project 1. Jhelum
b. Ranjit Sagar (Thein Dam) 2. Ravi
c. Pong Reservoir 3. Beas
d. Pochampad Project 4. Godavari
a b c d
A. 1 2 3 4
B. 4 3 2 1
C. 4 1 3 2
D. 1 4 2 3
17- Which was the first atomic powerhouse of India?
A. Jaitapur
B. Tarapur
C. Kundankulam
D. Kaiga
18- Which was the first largest hydro-power project in India?
A. Bakeshwar Project
B. Giral Project
C. Parichha Project
D. Shiva- Samundram Dam
19-Which was the India’s first electrified city?
A. Chandigarh
B. Darjeeling
C. Indore
D. Ahmadabad
20-Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Tarapur - Tamil Nadu
B. Kalpakkam - Tamil Nadu
C. Kaiga - Karnataka
D. Jaitapur- Maharashtra
21-Which among the following is not thermal power project?
A. Obra Power Station
B. Giral Project
C. Pochampad Project
D. Kudankulam
22-When was Atomic Energy Commission established?
A. 1948
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. 1951
23-Mention the goals of Chandrayaan-1 mission?
A. To make a 3-D atlas of near and far side of the moon.
B. To identify different geological units by chemical mapping.
C. Help in determining the nature of the lunar crust.
D. All the above
24-The Indigenous mission Chandrayaan-2 comprises:
A. Orbiter
B. Lander
C. Rover
D. All the above
25-The efficiency of a nuclear power plant in comparison to a
conventional thermal power plant is
(a) same
(b) more
(c) less
(d) may be less or mote depending on size
26-The unit of radio-activity is
(a) electron-volt
(b) electron-ampere
(c) curie
(d) MeV
27- In nuclear power station, moderator is used to,
[Link] neutrons 2. reduce the speed of neutrons 3. accelerate
the speed of neutrons 4. stop chain reactions
28- Which is the largest uranium producing country in the world?
Options: 1. USA 2. India 3. Kazakhstan 4. Uzbekistan
29- Kakarpar Atomic Energy Station is in the state of ______.
1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Maharashtra 4. Karnataka
30- Identify the incorrect option.
A) Bellary Thermal Power Plant – Karnataka
B) Guru Gobind Super Thermal Power Station – Punjab
C) Bakreswar Thermal Power Station – West Bengal
D) Pankhi Thermal Power Station – Rajasthan
31- The Kalinadi Hydro Electric Power plant along the River Kalinadi is in which state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Karnataka
D) Gujarat
32- The Loktak Hydro Electric Power plant is in_____________
A) Jammu & Kashmir
B) Sikkim
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Manipur
Atomic power station State
• Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant : Tamil Nadu
• Tarapur Nuclear Reactor: Maharashtra
• Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant: Rajasthan
• Kaiga Atomic Power Plant: Karnataka
• Kalapakkam Nuclear Power Plant: Tamil Nadu
• Narora Nuclear Reactor: Uttar Pradesh
• Kakarapar Atomic Power Plant: Gujarat