UPSC IAS / SSC CGL/CHSL/ IBPS & SBI PO Current Affairs (Science & Technology) Questions 2014
Question 1. What is the name of NASA's Spectrograph launched recently to study birthplace of stars?
a) IUE b) CHESS
c) WISE d) NuSTAR
Question 2. Now-a-days, Google and other internet/e-mail services rely on a form of encryption abbreviated as TLS. Which among the following is the correct full form of TLS?
a) Transport Layer Security
b) Thread Level Security
c) Transmission Line Security
d) Tunneling Layer Security
Question 3. The corporate headquarter of which among the following oragnisations is known as' One Earth'?
a) Powergrid Corporation of India Limited
b) Tata Consultancy Services
c) Suzlon Energy
d) Wipro
Question 4. The InSight is a NASA's unmanned lander mission designed to probe on the surface of
a) Jupiter b) Saturn
c) Mars d) Venus
Question 5. Recently, Japanese firm Softbank has unveiled a robot which can read human emotions. The robot has been named as
a) Humanoid b) Peeper
c) Mindset d) Beetle
Question 6. Recently, India born scientist Sanjaya Rajaram won the prestigious World Food Prize for 2014 for his contribution to developing high yield varieties of
a) Wheat b) Rice
c) Soyabean d) Barley
Question 7. The ISRO has planning to launch five foreign satellites under commercial agreements. Which of the following satellites name and their country pair is not correct?
a) SPOT-7 Singapore
b) AISAT Germany
c) VELOX-1 Singapore
d) CAN-X5 Brazil
Question 8. As per the latest report by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), India has been ranked 143 among 162 countries in Peace Index. According to the report the biggest threats to India,s internal security is
a) Terrorism
b) Maoist Movement
c) Communalism
d) Political Instability
Answer Keys
1 (B), 2 (A), 3 (C), 4 ( C), 5 (B), 6 (A), 7 (D), 8 (B)
Question 1. What is the name of NASA's Spectrograph launched recently to study birthplace of stars?
a) IUE b) CHESS
c) WISE d) NuSTAR
Question 2. Now-a-days, Google and other internet/e-mail services rely on a form of encryption abbreviated as TLS. Which among the following is the correct full form of TLS?
a) Transport Layer Security
b) Thread Level Security
c) Transmission Line Security
d) Tunneling Layer Security
Question 3. The corporate headquarter of which among the following oragnisations is known as' One Earth'?
a) Powergrid Corporation of India Limited
b) Tata Consultancy Services
c) Suzlon Energy
d) Wipro
Question 4. The InSight is a NASA's unmanned lander mission designed to probe on the surface of
a) Jupiter b) Saturn
c) Mars d) Venus
Question 5. Recently, Japanese firm Softbank has unveiled a robot which can read human emotions. The robot has been named as
a) Humanoid b) Peeper
c) Mindset d) Beetle
Question 6. Recently, India born scientist Sanjaya Rajaram won the prestigious World Food Prize for 2014 for his contribution to developing high yield varieties of
a) Wheat b) Rice
c) Soyabean d) Barley
Question 7. The ISRO has planning to launch five foreign satellites under commercial agreements. Which of the following satellites name and their country pair is not correct?
a) SPOT-7 Singapore
b) AISAT Germany
c) VELOX-1 Singapore
d) CAN-X5 Brazil
Question 8. As per the latest report by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), India has been ranked 143 among 162 countries in Peace Index. According to the report the biggest threats to India,s internal security is
a) Terrorism
b) Maoist Movement
c) Communalism
d) Political Instability
Answer Keys
1 (B), 2 (A), 3 (C), 4 ( C), 5 (B), 6 (A), 7 (D), 8 (B)
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