HorthooZ – Kerala GK, PSC Questions & Onam Quiz

Question 1

What is the name of India's supercomputing system built to support weather forecasting and climate research?

A PARAM Yuva

B Aaditya Supercomputer

C SahasraT

D Mihir and Pratyush

Question 2

Distributed transaction-ledger technology?

A Bluetooth

B GPS

C Optical fibre

D Blockchain

Question 3

Which Indian research station in Antarctica is currently operational alongside Bharati?

A Maitri

B Indu

C Dakshin Gangotri

D Himadri

Question 4

Which organization launched the 'SPARK' virtual space museum platform for interactive science education?

A ISRO

B Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium

C Vigyan Prasar

D NCERT

Question 5

Wireless technology connecting headphones to phones?

A Ethernet cable

B HDMI

C VGA

D Bluetooth

Question 6

What is the primary objective of India's XPoSat mission launched in January 2024?

A Mars Atmosphere Study

B Lunar Water Mapping

C Solar Wind Tracking

D X-ray Polarimetry

Question 7

Instrument measuring atmospheric pressure?

A Calorimeter

B Thermometer

C Ammeter

D Barometer

Question 8

Vaccine technology using messenger RNA?

A mRNA vaccine

B Oral rehydration solution

C Inactivated-only vaccine

D Toxoid vaccine

Question 9

Negatively charged atomic particle?

A Nucleus

B Proton

C Neutron

D Electron

Question 10

What does NavIC provide?

A Weather only

B Mobile manufacturing

C Ocean desalination

D Satellite navigation

Question 11

What is the primary purpose of India's Oceansat-3 (EOS-6) satellite?

A Ocean color monitoring, sea surface temperature, and wind vector analysis

B Lunar gravity anomaly detection

C Meteorological cyclone eye mapping

D Military submarine tracking

Question 12

Basic unit of heredity?

A Organ

B Tissue

C Enzyme

D Gene

Question 13

Major human-caused greenhouse gas?

A Argon

B Helium

C Neon

D Carbon dioxide

Question 14

Device converting AC into DC?

A Oscillator

B Transformer

C Rectifier

D Inductor

Question 15

Which organization developed the lightweight battle tank 'Zorawar' for high-altitude warfare?

A BEL and BEML

B DRDO and L&T

C ISRO and Tata

D OFB and Ordnance Factory

Question 16

Which organization developed the humanoid robot 'Vyommitra' designed to fly aboard uncrewed Gaganyaan test flights?

A HAL

B CSIR

C DRDO

D ISRO

Question 17

Which organization manages the sounding rocket launch facility at Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram?

A ISRO

B NPOL

C DRDO

D KSEB

Question 18

Field focused on designing and operating robots?

A Seismology

B Mycology

C Cartography

D Robotics

Question 19

Computing services delivered over the internet on demand?

A Standalone computing

B Analog computing

C Cloud computing

D Mechanical computing

Question 20

Indian regulator for many drugs and medical devices?

A ISRO

B CDSCO

C IMD

D NTA

Question 21

Vitamin produced in skin with sunlight?

A Vitamin K

B Vitamin B12

C Vitamin D

D Vitamin C

Question 22

Which Indian institution developed the 100% indigenous lightweight revolver named 'Prabal'?

A Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), Kanpur

B ISRO Trivandrum

C DRDO Pune

D HAL Bangalore

Question 23

Cell's powerhouse?

A Golgi apparatus

B Mitochondrion

C Nucleus

D Ribosome

Question 24

Indian initiative expanding digital infrastructure and services?

A Digital India

B Project Tiger

C Green Revolution

D Operation Flood

Question 25

Which Indian space mission was launched in September 2023 to study the Sun from the Lagrangian point L1?

A Gaganyaan

B Aditya-L1

C Chandrayaan-3

D XPoSat

Question 26

What is phishing?

A Processor cooling

B Satellite protocol

C File encryption

D Fraudulent attempt to steal sensitive information

Question 27

Which Indian institution developed the 3D bioprinting technology used for tissue engineering applications?

A IIT Madras

B AIIMS Delhi

C IISc Bangalore

D Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST)

Question 28

ISRO's widely used polar satellite launch vehicle?

A SSLV

B ASLV

C Sounding rocket

D PSLV

Question 29

What is the primary scientific payload suite aboard ISRO's Aditya-L1 solar mission?

A VELC, SUIT, ASPEX, PAPA, SOXS, and Magnetometer

B X-Ray Spectrometer only

C Synthetic Aperture Radar

D Laser Ranging Altimeter

Question 30

What is the name of India's first human spaceflight mission featuring crewed orbital flight?

A Shukrayaan

B Mangalyaan-2

C Gaganyaan

D Vyomshala

Question 31

One advantage of battery-electric vehicles while driving?

A No tailpipe exhaust emissions

B They need no energy

C Zero impact at every stage

D They have no motors

Question 32

What is the primary objective of India's Gaganyaan / uncrewed mission precursors?

A Interplanetary communication relay

B Asteroid mining testing

C Deep sea diving simulation

D Validation of human-rated launch vehicle and environmental control systems

Question 33

Which organization launched the 'Mission Amrit Sarovar' focusing on water body conservation and rejuvenation with tech mapping?

A Ministry of Jal Shakti / Rural Development with remote sensing

B ISRO alone

C CSIR

D NITI Aayog

Question 34

What is the primary application of India's EOS-04 (Radar Imaging Satellite) launched by PSLV?

A Solar storm warning broadcast

B All-weather imaging for agriculture, forestry, and disaster management

C Atmospheric ozone layer tracking

D Deep sea oil drilling exploration

Question 35

Which Indian private aerospace company launched 'Vikram-S', India's first private suborbital rocket, in November 2022?

A Agnikul Cosmos

B Bellatrix Aerospace

C Pixxel

D Skyroot Aerospace

Question 36

Blood cells that help fight infections?

A Plasma only

B White blood cells

C Platelets

D Red blood cells

Question 37

What is the name of India's first dedicated meteorological satellite series?

A Cartosat

B Resourcesat

C INSAT / Kalpana series

D Oceansat

Question 38

Process by which plants use light to make sugars?

A Condensation

B Evaporation

C Photosynthesis

D Fermentation

Question 39

Which Indian organization is responsible for atomic energy research and operation of nuclear reactors for power?

A Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and NPCIL

B CSIR and ICMR

C NITI Aayog

D ISRO and DRDO

Question 40

What is the primary focus of India's Gaganyaan orbital module propulsion system development?

A Deep space ion propulsion

B Human-rated service module and crew escape system

C Nuclear thermal rocketry

D Solar sail deployment

Question 41

Which organization launched the 'YUVIKA' (Yuva Vigyani Karyakram) program for school students?

A NCERT

B CSIR

C ISRO

D DRDO

Question 42

What is the name of the high-speed indigenous drone target developed for military testing in India?

A Abhyas

B Rustom

C Ghatak

D Lakshya

Question 43

Main goal of Gaganyaan?

A Study deep oceans

B Send Indian astronauts to space

C Build a lunar base

D Explore Venus

Question 44

What does 5G mean?

A A battery type

B Five gigabytes storage

C Fifth generation mobile network

D Fifth GPS satellite

Question 45

What is India's regional satellite navigation system officially known as?

A NavIC

B IRNSS-GPS

C GAGAN

D Bhartnet Sat

Question 46

Basic information unit in quantum computing?

A Qubit

B Byte only

C Pixel

D Gear

Question 47

Imaging using magnetic fields and radio waves, not X-rays?

A Conventional X-ray

B Fluoroscopy

C MRI

D CT scan

Question 48

Indian initiative for domestic semiconductor manufacturing?

A Project Tiger

B Mission Indradhanush

C National Water Mission

D India Semiconductor Mission

Question 49

Which launch vehicle was utilized by ISRO for the historic Chandrayaan-3 mission?

A LVM3-M4

B PSLV-C56

C GSLV-F12

D SSLV-D2

Question 50

What is the name of the advanced hypersonic wind tunnel test facility inaugurated in Hyderabad by DRDO?

A Homi Bhabha Thermal Facility

B Satish Dhawan Aerolab

C Vikram Sarabhai Wind Tunnel

D Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Hypersonic Wind Tunnel facility