Indian Science and Technology Quiz
Q1. India's first satellite Aryabhata was launched from
(a) Soviet Union
(b) America
(c) India
(d) Israel
Answer: (a) Soviet Union
Q2. First satellite to be placed in orbit by Indian made launch vehicle SLV-3
(a) Aryabhata
(b) Rohini
(c) Bhskara-1
(d) INSAT
Answer: (b) Rohini
Q3. Total number of satellite launched by India till now
(a) 80
(b) 92
(c) 102
(d) 118
Answer: (d) 118
Q4. India's first Satellite Aryabhatta launched by India in the year
(a) 1972
(b) 1980
(c) 1978
(d) 1975
Answer: (d) 1975
Q5. Who is known as the Father of Indian Space Program
(a) CV Raman
(b) Vikrama Sarabhai
(c) APJ Kalam
(d) Satish Dhawan
Answer: (b) Vikrama Sarabhai
Q6. First mobile phone conversion take place in India between
(a) Jyoti Basu and Sukhram
(b) Narasimbha Rao and Sukhram
(c) Ambika Soni and Narasimbha Rao
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Jyoti Basu and Sukhram
Q7. Internet in India was started by VSNL in the year
(a) 15th August,1992
(b) 15th August,2000
(c) 15th August,1995
(d) 26th August,1997
Answer: (c) 15th August,1995
Q8. Most recent Indian citizen scientist that won a Nobel prize in 2009
(a) VS Naipaul
(b) V Ramakrishnan
(c) Amartyan Sen
(d) Mother Teresa
Answer: (b) V Ramakrishnan
Q9. First Nuclear Plants in India
(a) Tarapur, Maharashtra
(b) Rawatbhata, Rajasthan
(c) Narora, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Kakrapar, Gujrat
Answer: (a) Tarapur, Maharashtra
Q10. First Nuclear Reactor made in India
(a) CIRUS
(b) Dhruva
(c) KAMINI
(d) Apsara
Answer: (d) Apsara
Q11. First hydro electric power plant in India
(a) Shimsha
(b) Karnataka
(c) Darjeeling
(d) Satluj
Answer: (c) Darjeeling
Q12. Which dam withhold the largest water reservoir in India
(a) Bhakra Dam
(b) Indira sagar Dam
(c) Hirakud Dam
(d) Tehri Dam
Answer: (b) Indira sagar Dam
Q13. ISRO headquarter is located in
(a) Delhi
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bangalore
Answer: (d) Bangalore
Q14. India's first unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 was launch from
(a) Thiruvanathapuram
(b) Wheeler Island
(c) Balasore
(d) Sriharikota
Answer: (d) Sriharikota
Q15. India's first supercomputer is known as
(a) SAGA
(b) PARAM 8000
(c) EKA
(d) PARAM YUVA
Answer: (b) PARAM 8000
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