ఏపీపీఎస్సీ గ్రూప్-1 ప్రిలిమ్స్ 2008

174 ప్రశ్నలు, ప్రతిదానికి అధికారిక సమాధానం మరియు వివరణ.

ఒకే ప్రశ్న పలు సంవత్సరాల్లో వస్తే, మొదటిసారి అడిగిన సంవత్సరం కింద చూపిస్తాం.

161. Q161Events, summits and observances

     సెప్టెంబర్ 2007లో జరిగిన 58వ అంతర్జాతీయ ఖగోళ కాంగ్రెస్ వేదిక:

     • aహైదరాబాద్సరైన సమాధానం
     • bబెంగళూరు
     • cన్యూఢిల్లీ
     • dకోల్‌కతా
     ›వివరణ

     Option A సరైనది ఎందుకంటే 58వ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ ఆస్ట్రోనాటికల్ కాంగ్రెస్ సెప్టెంబర్ 24 నుండి 28, 2007 వరకు భారతదేశంలోని హైదరాబాద్ లోని హైదరాబాద్ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ కన్వెన్షన్ సెంటర్‌లో జరిగింది. Option B: బెంగళూరు ఇండియన్ స్పేస్ రీసెర్చ్ ఆర్గనైజేషన్ యొక్క ప్రధాన కార్యాలయం, కానీ ఈ కాంగ్రెస్‌కు ఆతిథ్యం ఇవ్వలేదు. Option C: న్యూఢిల్లీ ఈ కాంగ్రెస్ 58వ ఎడిషన్‌కు ఆతిథ్య నగరంగా ఎంపిక కాలేదు. Option D: కోల్‌కతా ఎన్నడూ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ ఆస్ట్రోనాటికల్ కాంగ్రెస్‌కు ఆతిథ్యం ఇవ్వలేదు.

162. Q162Events, summits and observances

     The India - Vietnam Friendship Festival 2007 was held at

     • aKolkataసరైన సమాధానం
     • bHyderabad
     • cNew Delhi
     • dBengaluru
     ›వివరణ

     Option A is correct because the India-Vietnam Friendship Festival 2007 was organized in Kolkata in September 2007 to commemorate 35 years of diplomatic relations and the 100th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh. Option B: Hyderabad did not host this commemorative friendship festival in 2007. Option C: New Delhi was the venue for other diplomatic exchanges that year, but the dedicated festival itself was staged in Kolkata. Option D: Bengaluru was not the chosen city for the 2007 bilateral festival.

163. Q163Events, summits and observances

     The venue of the 58th International Astronautical Congress held in September 2007

     • aHyderabadసరైన సమాధానం
     • bBengaluru
     • cNew Delhi
     • dKolkata
     ›వివరణ

     Option A is correct because the 58th International Astronautical Congress was hosted at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India, in September 2007. Option B: Bengaluru serves as the headquarters of ISRO but did not host the 58th congress. Option C: New Delhi was not the host city for this event. Option D: Kolkata was not the venue for the 2007 edition.

164. Q164Events, summits and observances

     The meeting of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel was held in May 2007 in

     • aBangkokసరైన సమాధానం
     • bManila
     • cSingapore
     • dHong Kong
     ›వివరణ

     Option A is correct because the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change met for its 26th session in Bangkok, Thailand, from April 30 to May 4, 2007, where the Working Group III report on climate change mitigation was finalized. Option B: Manila was not the host city for this IPCC session in May 2007. Option C: Singapore has hosted various ASEAN climate meetings, but not the May 2007 IPCC session. Option D: Hong Kong was not the location of the 26th IPCC plenary meeting.

165. Q165Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     The date on which President Smt. Pratibha Patil launched the Government of India's 'Save the Girl Child' campaign

     • aJanuary 26, 2008
     • bAugust 15, 2007
     • cOctober 2, 2007
     • dMarch 12, 2008సరైన సమాధానం
     ›వివరణ

     Option D is correct because President Pratibha Patil launched the national 'Save the Girl Child' campaign at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on March 12, 2008. Campaign launch date: March 12, 2008 Event: National Conference on 'Save the Girl Child' Option A: January 26, 2008 is incorrect as it is Republic Day and not the date this specific campaign was unveiled. Option B: August 15, 2007 is incorrect because it corresponds to India's 60th Independence Day. Option C: October 2, 2007 is incorrect because it marks Gandhi Jayanti, not the launch of this programme.

166. Q166Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     The name of the train newly launched/to be launched (April, 2008) between Kolkata-Dhaka

     • aSamjhauta Express
     • bMaitri Expressసరైన సమాధానం
     • cGrand Trunk Express
     • dThar Express
     ›వివరణ

     Option B is correct because the Maitri Express was launched on 14 April 2008 (Pohela Boishakh) to revive direct passenger rail connectivity between Kolkata in India and Dhaka in Bangladesh after 43 years. Option A: connects Delhi and Lahore across the India-Pakistan border. Option C: connects New Delhi and Chennai Central entirely within India. Option D: connects Jodhpur in India with Karachi in Pakistan via the Munabao-Khokhrapar route.

167. Q167Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     Who led the first Arctic expedition published in August 2007?

     • aAnahi Ansari
     • bGregory Olsen
     • cRakesh Ravindraసరైన సమాధానం
     • dDhruv Sen
     ›వివరణ

     Option C is correct because Dr. Rasik Ravindra, designated in the records as Rakesh Ravindra and then serving as Director of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, led India's maiden scientific expedition to the Arctic in August 2007. Expedition target: Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Arctic Departure: August 2007 Expedition leader: Dr. Rasik Ravindra Option A: Anousheh Ansari is an Iranian-American engineer and private space explorer, unrelated to polar expeditions. Option B: Gregory Olsen is an American entrepreneur and space flight participant, not a polar research scientist. Option D: Dhruv Sen Singh is an Indian geologist who contributed to Arctic research, but did not head the inaugural August 2007 expedition.

168. Q168Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     The Italian satellite recently launched by PSLV-C8 is

     • aItalisso
     • bItaly
     • cAGILEసరైన సమాధానం
     • dRofeli
     ›వివరణ

     Option C is correct because AGILE (Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero), an Italian Space Agency satellite, was successfully launched into low Earth orbit by ISRO on board PSLV-C8 on April 23, 2007. Option A: Italisso is a fictitious designation and not an Italian satellite. Option B: Italy is the name of the country, not the official name of the satellite launched by PSLV-C8. Option D: Rofeli is an invented name with no connection to any space mission.

169. Q169Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     Among scientific initiatives, the project/organization launched by the United Nations in commemoration of the International Year of Planet Earth 2008 is related to which of the following?

     • aAtmosphere
     • bTransparent Earthసరైన సమాధానం
     • cPopulation
     • dOzone
     ›వివరణ

     Option B is correct because OneGeology, often described in UN documents and scientific programmes for the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE 2008) under the goal of creating a 'Transparent Earth', was the major international initiative launched to create a dynamic digital geological map data model of the world. Option A: Atmosphere is incorrect because the primary scientific initiative highlighted during IYPE 2008 was focused on subsurface geological mapping dubbed Transparent Earth. Option C: Population is incorrect because IYPE 2008 was an earth sciences initiative, not a demographic programme. Option D: Ozone is incorrect because it was not the specific focus of the flagship IYPE 2008 initiative referred to here.

170. Q170Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     The computer that worked fastest was invented in July 2007 by

     • aIBMసరైన సమాధానం
     • bCDCC
     • cIntel
     • dMicrosoft
     ›వివరణ

     Option A is correct because in July 2007, IBM unveiled the Blue Gene/P supercomputer system, which was designed to operate continuously at speeds exceeding one petaflop, making it the fastest computing architecture of its time. Option B: It is incorrect because Control Data Corporation (CDC/CDCC) was a pioneer of early supercomputing in the 1960s and 1970s, not 2007. Option C: It is incorrect because Intel manufactured microprocessors and supplied components for supercomputers rather than unveiling this standalone fastest system in July 2007. Option D: It is incorrect because Microsoft focuses primarily on software and operating systems rather than building record-breaking supercomputer hardware.

171. Q171Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     The most accurate information-indicating clock newly discovered by American scientists

     • aMechanical clock
     • bPendulum clock
     • cAtomic clockసరైన సమాధానం
     • dMercury atom clock

     అధికారిక సమాధానం చూపించాం. వివరణ సమీక్షలో ఉంది.

172. Q172Launches: schemes, missions and firsts

     By launching which missile did India demonstrate its capability to successfully launch missiles from underwater on February 26, 2008?

     • aIndra
     • bSagarikaసరైన సమాధానం
     • cTrishul
     • dDhanush
     ›వివరణ

     Option B is correct because Sagarika (K-15) was the submarine-launched ballistic missile successfully test-fired from an underwater pontoon off the coast of Visakhapatnam on February 26, 2008. Option A: Indra is the name of an Indian air-surveillance radar system, not an underwater ballistic missile. Option C: Trishul is a short-range surface-to-air missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. Option D: Dhanush is a ship-launched, surface-to-surface variant of the Prithvi missile, not an underwater-launched missile.

173. Q173Economy in the news

     Which of the following companies was granted Navratna status under the Ministry of Finance in June 2007?

     • aBharat Electronics Limitedసరైన సమాధానం
     • bBharat Heavy Electricals Limited
     • cHindustan Petroleum Limited
     • dSteel Authority of India Limited
     ›వివరణ

     Option A is correct because Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was officially granted Navratna status by the Government of India in June 2007 along with Power Finance Corporation and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Option B: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited was conferred Navratna status in 1997 when the scheme was first introduced, not in 2007. Option C: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited received its Navratna status in 1997, well before 2007. Option D: Steel Authority of India Limited was also among the original nine public sector undertakings granted Navratna status in 1997.

174. Q174Economy in the news

     The ONGC vessel that recently sank in the Arabian Sea is

     • aSadar-10
     • bSamudrika-10
     • cSagar Ratna
     • dSagar Shreeసరైన సమాధానం

     అధికారిక సమాధానం చూపించాం. వివరణ సమీక్షలో ఉంది.