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Science Quiz 54

Welcome to your Science Quiz 54

1. 
Consider the following statements regarding the Armed Forces: [2001]

I. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in 1996.
II. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur.
III. Southern Command of Indian Navy has its Headquarters at Chennai.
IV. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Port Blair.

Which of these statements are correct?

2. 
Which one of the following is a modern tank? [1996]

3. 
In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under "IAEA safeguards" while others are not? [2020]

4. 
Which is /are the consequence / consequences of becoming a member of the ‘Nuclear supplier Group’? [2018]

  1. It will have access to the latest and most effective nuclear technologies.
  2. It automatically becomes a member of “ The Treaty of non- proliferation of Nuclear 

weapons(NPT)”

Which of the statements given below is/ are correct?

5. 
Consider the following statements: [2017]

  1. The Nuclear Security Summits are 

periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations.

  1. The International Panel on Fissile 

Materials is an organ of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. 
Consider the following statements: [2008]

  1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as the members.
  2. India is a member of the Nuclear 

Suppliers Group. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. 
In which one of the following locations is the Internationals Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project to be built? [2008]

8. 
Recently, the European Union and other six countries including India signed the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was not a signatory to it? [2007]

9. 
In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005? [2006]

10. 
Match List-I (Atomic Power Plants/ Heavy Water Plants) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the code given below the list: [2005]

List I 

A. Thai 
B. Manuguru
C. Kakrapar
D. Kaiga

List II

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Rajasthan
  5. Karnataka

Choose match for A, B, C and D respectively is:

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