CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge India: Science And Technology Quiz 15 - MCQExams.com

Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the $$26$$th edition of world's largest multilateral naval exercise "RIMPAC-$$2018$$"?
  • INS Satpura
  • INS Sahyadri
  • INS Vikramaditya
  • INS Kamorta
Who has taken charge as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range?
  • Munir Ahmad Khan
  • Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorka
  • Swayam Prakash Pani
  • Ashok Ambre
Where is the headquarters of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)?
  • Udaipur
  • New Delhi
  • Jhansi
  • Patna
First light bulb was invented by ______________.
  • Thomas Edison
  • Albert Einstein
  • Wright Brothers
  • Marie Curie
What do you get when you mix yellow and red colours? 
  • Purple
  • Green
  • Black
  • Orange
I am an input device that converts printed images into computer images. What am I?
  • Printer
  • Monitor
  • Mouse
  • Scanner
Which of these is an output device? 
  • Mouse
  • Printer
  • Keyboard
  • Joystick
On which of those programs you can do a video chat? 
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Skype
  • Pinterest
Who is the newly appointed Chief Executive of the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC)? (2017)
  • Dinesh Srivastava
  • Garima Singh
  • Nitin Chopra
  • Vikram Jha
What is the theme of the $$2018$$ National Statistics Day(NSD) in India?
  • Administrative Statistics
  • Agri-Food Statistics
  • Statistics on Trees & Climate Change
  • Quality Assurance in Official Statistics
World's first IT Campus for differently-abled persons will be set up by the government of ______________.
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Kerala
  • Punjab
  • Telangana
Fossil fuels are no longer the preferred sources of energy. The Sun provides energy. The sun provides energy in many ways, directly and indirectly which can be harnessed. Which of these is a form of energy that is not solar in origin?
  • Tidal
  • Wind
  • Deep Geothermal
  • Hydroelectric
Satellites are heavenly bodies that revolve around a planet. Earth has one natural satellite and many artificial ones. Which of these is not a satellite of Earth? 
  • GSAT-7
  • International Space Station (ISS)
  • Moon
  • Phobos
Which country has launched the World's smallest and cheapest private jet called 'Vision Jet'?
  • UK
  • Japan
  • USA
  • China
Through which launch vehicle has ISRO successfully launched GSAT-19 communication satellite?
  • GSLV Mk V
  • GSLV Mk III-D1
  • GSLV Mk IV
  • GSLV Mk II
Identify the following:
- It is an input device used to write text on a surface as input to a computer.
- It can be used with touchscreen devices such as tablet, smartphones, etc.
You are working in MS-Word applications. Which of the following is a volatile memory that stores all the data of MS-Word application that is currently running on the computer?
  • Hard disk
  • ROM
  • RAM
  • Flash drive
Which country will become the world's first country to switch off FM radio by the end of 2017?
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • The Netherlands
  • Finland
Airlines generally cruise between about Mach $$0.8$$ and Mach $$0.9$$, at cruising altitudes of $$30,000$$ to $$40,000$$ feet. Which of these commercial airlines is/was capable of supersonic flight (more than the speed of sound)?
  • McDonnell Douglas $$MD-80$$
  • Airbus $$A380$$
  • Concorde
  • Boeing $$777$$
Which state government has implemented 'Green Protocol' for weddings?
  • Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal
  • Tripura
  • Kerala
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon it. Because of their heating and cooling qualities, they can affect weather and climate. How do ocean currents transfer heat in the ocean? 
  • By convection
  • By radiation
  • By conduction
  • By evaporation
India added a feather to its space programme's cap by putting $$20$$ satellites in orbit with a single launch in June $$2016$$. These include $$13$$ foreign satellites, $$2$$ micro satellites created by Indian students. What was the name of the rocket that launched the satellites successfully?
  • PSLV-C34
  • NAVIC
  • INSAT-3DR
  • GSAT-15
Which country has launched the world's first fully electric cargo ship?
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • USA
  • China
India's first mobile food testing laboratory has been launched in ________.
  • Hyderabad
  • Bengaluru
  • Kerala
  • Goa
Which company rolled out the first driverless commercial cabs in Singapore in $$2016$$?
In which of the following states has India's first floating solar power plant become operational?
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Assam
  • Kerala
  • Sikkim
The CPU is an important part of your computer. You might call it the computer's brain. What does CPU stand for?
  • Central Processing Unit
  • Control Processing Unit
  • Command Processing Unit
  • Communications Procedure Unit
The Android operating system for phones has over $$80\%$$ market share globally. What is the latest version of Android $$7.0$$ called?
  • Lolllipop
  • Jelly-Bean
  • Nougat
  • Honeycomb
China became the second country after France to construct solar highway. What is the use of a solar highway?
  • It can charge electric powered vehicles.
  • It is a very smooth road.
  • It improves fuel efficiency of CNG vehicles.
  • None of these
In which city Royal Observatory Greenwich is situated?
  • Paris
  • New Delhi
  • Washington DC
  • London
In 2012, NASA's Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting ______.
  • 25 planets
  • 26 planets
  • 36 planets
  • 35 planets
Who among the following holds a world record for the most spacewalks, 16, and to spend more then 82 hours outside in space?
LRO is a robotic spacecraft that is orbiting the moon. It is taking pictures and gathering information about the moon's surface. What does LRO stand for?
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
  • Lunar Recording Object
  • Lunar Recreating Orbiter
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Object
The term associated with the processing of computer speed is ______.
  • CPS
  • BITS
  • MIPS
  • JPG
A space probe is a robotic spacecraft that leaves Earth's orbit and explores space. Which among the following was the first space probe to maintain orbit around another planet?
  • Mariner 10
  • Mars 3
  • Mariner 9
  • Sojourner
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space launched into orbit by space shuttle on April 24,What is the name of the space shuttle?
  • Discovery
  • Endeavour
  • Enterprise
  • Atlantis
Robonaut is a NASA robot designed to be humanoid, which means it is built to look like a person. Which of the following is the latest model of robonaut manufactured by NASA and General Motors?
  • Robonaut 33
  • Robonaut 1
  • Robonaut 2
  • Dexterous 2
NASA's new spacecraft for astronauts will carry astronauts into deep space and then return them home to Earth. It will be able to travel to an asteroid or even Mars. Which spacecraft are we talking about?
  • Soyuz
  • Orion
  • Voyager 1
  • Chang'e 2
Which of the following movements is related to fight against the taking over of fertile land for testing of missiles in a thickly populated village in Odisha?
  • Chipko Movement
  • Baliapal Movement
  • Bishnoi Movement
  • Appiko Movement
Constellations are a group of stars that form a particular shape in the sky. Each of them has been given a specific name. Which organisation is responsible for naming constellations?
  • Federation of Astronomical Societies
  • NASA
  • The International Astronomical Union
  • ISRO
From where was India's multipurpose telecommunication satellite $$INSAT-2E$$ launched?
  • Thumba
  • Baikanour
  • Kourou
  • Sriharikota
What is the name of the 2.8 Petaflops capacity high performance computer system launched by the Union minister of Earth Sciences?
  • Saksham
  • Mihir
  • Shakti
  • Mahir
Which of the following types of laser is used in 'Laser Printers'?
  • Semiconductor laser
  • Dye laser
  • Gas laser
  • None of these
What does the NUSTAR a space-based X-ray telescope study?
  • Stars
  • Comets
  • Asteroids
  • Black holes
Which of the following is a drawback of Speech Recognition technology in Personal Computers?
  • There is a problem with words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings for exmaple, 'hear' and 'here'.
  • It can make errors due to loud external conversation like a screaming child or barking dogs, that can produce false input.
  • It can sometimes turn the operating system into shut down mode.
  • Both A and B.
In $$1774$$, a British clergyman named Joseph Priestley conducted an experiment in which he focussed sunrays on a tube containing mercuric oxide. This produced a gas which he noticed made candles burn brighter, thus discovering a gas which is the very essence of life. What gas was it?
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  • Carbon dioxide
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Helium
You must have noticed a lot of Bollywood and Hollywood actors riding this device on TV or social media. One needs body balance to walk on it but it's really easy to use. It is powered by rechargeable batteries. Look at the image and identify the device.
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  • Segway miniPRO
  • PhunkeeDuck
  • Ninebot mini
  • Cruiser hybrid scooter
Named after a Norse king, this wireless technology standard enables the exchange of data over short distances, from fixed and mobile devices, using short-wavelength UHF radio waves. It was invented by telecom vendor Ericsson in $$1994$$ as an alternative to wireless. What is it called?
  • Oneplus
  • Xender
  • Bluetooth
  • Fugu
By putting the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in orbit around Mars, India's ISRO became the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency. What is the orbiter commonly known as?
  • Chandrayaan-1
  • Aryabhata
  • Bhaskara
  • Mangalyaan
The Indian Space Research Organisation $$(ISRO)$$ successfully launched $$104$$ satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Which of the following is the rocket vehicle used to launch $$104$$ satellites?
  • $$PSLV-C37$$
  • $$PSLV-C38$$
  • $$PSLV-C39$$
  • $$PSLV-C40$$
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