Hello Everyone, here we are with the solution set of Friday Science Quiz #10. Now, verify your answers with our key and explanations. Write your correct and incorrect in the comment section, so that you can compare your performance with others.
[Solutions]
Q.1) Energy(ies)/Processes that influence the ocean currents are
1. Solar energy
2. Wind energy
3. Gravitational energy
4. Earth rotation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 2 only
Ans – [C]
Explanation – Ocean currents can be generated by wind, density differences in water masses caused by temperature and salinity variations, coriolis force, gravity, and events such as earthquakes.
Q.2) RADAR gun is used for
a) Airport scanners
b) Burning the trash
c) Measurement of speed of vehicles by Police
d) Used in the missiles
Ans – [C]
Explanation – A radar speed gun is a device used to measure the speed of moving objects. It is used in law-enforcement to measure the speed of moving vehicles.
Q.3) Consider the following statements about Nirbhaya Missile.
1. It is a subsonic missile
2. It is a surface to air missile
3. It can not carry Nuclear weapons
Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2 and 3 only
d) None of the above
Ans – [A]
Explanation – Nirbhay is a long range, surface to surface subsonic cruise missile designed and developed in India by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. It is an all-weather, low-cost, long-range cruise missile capable of carrying conventional and nuclear war heads. The missile has a range of more than 1000 km.
Q.4) Connect to decode is related with
a) Zika Virus
b) AIDS virus
c) Malaria
d) Tuberculosis
Ans – [D]
Explanation – Connect to decode is a quest towards conquest of Tuberculosis, a massive initiative to further the understanding of the biology of the causative organism, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective is to accelerate the discovery of novel drugs for TB, a disease neglected by Pharmaceutical enterprises.
Q.5) SCRAM term is related with
a) emergency shutdown of nuclear reactor
b) It is a term related with the computer memory
c) Transmission mode in which device can send and receive signals simultaneously
d) Control device of a cruise missile
Ans – [A]
Explanation – A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor, though the term has been extended to cover shutdowns of other complex operations, such as server farms. In commercial reactor operations, this type of shutdown is often referred to as a “SCRAM” at boiling water reactors (BWR), and as a “reactor trip” at pressurized water reactors. In many cases, a SCRAM is part of the routine shutdown procedure as well.
Q.6) Consider the following statements about Project Loon.
1. It is a Google Project.
2. Balloons will fly on the tropopause layer of the atmosphere
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans – [A]
Explanation – Project Loon is a research and development project being developed by “X” (formerly Google X) with the mission of providing Internet access to rural and remote areas. The project uses high-altitude balloons placed in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 18 km (11 mi) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 4G-LTE speeds. It was named Project Loon, since Google itself found the very idea of providing internet access to the remaining 5 billion population unprecedented and crazy.
Q.7) Consider the following statements.
1. Use of UAV
2. Crop Insurance
Which of the above is/are associated with KISAN Project?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans – [C]
Explanation – Government recently launched project KISAN – that will use space technology and drone-based imaging for estimating crop yield in better way and also launched an Android App, designed by the country’s space agency ISRO, to assess real time data on hailstorm occurrences to figure out crop loss in affected areas.
Both these technical support systems will help the government in effectively running the crop insurance schemes and disbursing compensation to farmers.
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