81. ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Iran
(C) Oman
(D) Saudi Arabia
Answer:
(C) Oman
Explanation:
‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ (meaning ‘Sea Breeze’) is a recurring bilateral naval exercise conducted jointly by the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman.
82. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, which is being built at Cochin?
(A) Virat
(B) Veera
(C) Vikrant
(D) Vikram
Answer:
(C) Vikrant
Explanation:
INS Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier to be designed and completely built natively in India by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the Indian Navy.
83. Who was the first Law and Justice Minister of independent India, who was conferred Bharat Ratna in 1990 posthumously?
(A) C.D.Deshmukh
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) B.R.Ambedkar
(D) R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Answer:
(C) B.R.Ambedkar
Explanation:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and served as India’s first Minister of Law and Justice. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
84. ‘Operation Meghdoot’ is commemorated as which day on April 13 every year, by the Indian Army?
(A) Kargil Day
(B) Siachen Day
(C) Meghdoot Day
(D) Warrior Day
Answer:
(B) Siachen Day
Explanation:
April 13 is observed as Siachen Day to commemorate the courage of the Indian Army under “Operation Meghdoot” (launched in 1984), which secured the Siachen Glacier.
85. The first satellite launched by India was called
(A) Aryabhata
(B) Rohini
(C) Bhaskara-I
(D) Bhaskara-II
Answer:
(A) Aryabhata
Explanation:
Aryabhata, named after the prominent Indian astronomer and mathematician, was India’s first satellite, successfully launched on April 19, 1975.
