41. India’s first and most premier space related institute known as Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Institute is located in :
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Sriharikota
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer:
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
Explanation:
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), a major space research center of the ISRO focused on rocket and space vehicles, is located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala.
42. The first Chief of Defence Staff in India was :
(A) Manoj Mukund Naravane
(B) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
(C) Michael M. Gilday
(D) Bipin Rawat
Answer:
(D) Bipin Rawat
Explanation:
General Bipin Rawat was appointed as the very first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces, assuming office on January 1, 2020.
43. The mountain Nanga Parbat is in:
(A) Nepal
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) China
Answer:
(C) Pakistan
Explanation:
Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest mountain in the world, is located in the Diamer District of the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
44. Which of the following is not a name of star constellations?
(A) Seyfert
(B) Great Bear
(C) Water Snake
(D) Southern Cross
Answer:
(A) Seyfert
Explanation:
The Great Bear (Ursa Major), Water Snake (Hydra), and Southern Cross (Crux) are recognized constellations. A Seyfert is not a constellation; it is a class of galaxies with highly active, luminous nuclei.
45. The geological time period when dinosaurs got extinct is known as :
(A) Triassic
(B) Jurassic
(C) Cretaceous
(D) Permian
Answer:
(C) Cretaceous
Explanation:
Dinosaurs went extinct during the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event, which occurred approximately 66 million years ago at the very end of the Cretaceous Period.
