NANJIL CAREER ACCADEMY

GK FOR SUCCESS &ISRO FOUNDATION FINAL EXAM 02.05.2021

1. Match the following. Satellite and Country.

Hayabusa – Japan
Philae - European Space Agency
Viking 1 - U.S.A.
Sputnik 1 - U.S.S.R.

2. Modern scientists found that by looking at the light from stars, they were able to work out
what they were made from. This process is called _____________.
A. Oscilloscopy
B. Spectroscopy
C. Gastroscopy
D. All of these

3. ______________ is the reason doors have knobs and hinges on opposite sides and is the force
that causes an object to rotate or twist about an axis.
A. Friction
B. Gravity
C. Torque
D. All of these

4. NASA’s SOFIA discovers water on Sunlit Surface of Moon. Expand SOFIA.

A. Stratospheric Observatory for Internal Astronomy
B. Stratospheric Observatory for International Astronomy
C. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
D. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astrology
5. Match the following. Agency: Headquarter
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Headquarter: Washington
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Headquarter: Geneva
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarter: Nairobi
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Headquarter: Seoul

6. The first rocket that staged a return to its launch site was __________.
A. Falcon 9
B. Mariner 9
C. Venera 9
D. Luna 9

7. Match the following. Convention and Purpose.

Bonn Convention - Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
Vienna Convention - Protection of Ozone Layer
Kyoto Protocol - Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Rio Summit - Environment and Development

8. ____________ is the inherent property of a body that makes it oppose any force that would
cause a change in its motion.
A. Friction
B. Gravity
C. Acceleration
D. Inertia

9. Which of the following idea/s can stop climate change?

i) Get the community involved to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

ii) Take steps at home to reduce the family's carbon footprint, from buying locally to recycling.
iii) Fly more and travel less.
iv) Support carbon neutral businesses.
i), ii) and iv) only
i), ii) and iii) only
ii), iii) and iv) only
i), ii), iii) and iv)
10. _______________ is considered the father of modern chemistry.
A. Rontgen
B. Rutherford
C. Robert Boyle
D. Kepler

11. Match the following.

Saddle Peak National Park - Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Mouling National Park - Arunachal Pradesh
Bandipur National Park – Karnataka
Panna National Park - Madhya Pradesh

12. Find the wrongly matched pair (Space agency and country).
A. ROSCOSMOS – RUSSIA
B. SUPARCO – PAKISTAN
C. CCE - CANADA
D. CRISP - SINGAPORE

13. Match the following.

Palaeontology – the study of fossils
Seismology – the study of earthquakes
Petrology – the study of rocks
Hydrogeology – the study of water under the surface of the Earth

14. Find the correct statement/s on GSLV MK3.

i) GSLV MK3 was developed in 2014.
ii) It is a 4-stage medium lift launch space craft.
iii) It was developed by ISRO to launch Chandrayaan 2.
iv) It can carry up to 4000 kgs and 3 astronauts into the orbit.
i) and ii) only
ii) and iii) only
i) and iii) only
i), iii) and iv) only

15. In Chandrayaan-2, Vikram was the _____________.

A. Lander
B. Launcher
C. Orbiter
D. Satellite

16. _______________ was NASA’s first space shuttle.

A. Sputnik 1
B. Columbia
C. Apollo 1
D. Rover 1

17. ____________ was the first artificial Earth satellite.

A. Sputnik 1
B. Columbia 1
C. Apollo 1
D. Rover 1

18. True or false.

A Galaxy is a gravitationally bound system. True
A Galaxy consists of stars, stellar objects nebulae, an interstellar medium of gas and dust. True
A Galaxy contains black holes. True
A Galaxy contains unknown component of dark matter. True
19. Which of the following is/are correct?.
i) The ozone layer protects the earth surface from the harmful ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun.
ii) Air conditioners and refrigerators add CFCs into the environment.
iii) CFCs pumped into the environment which affects the atmospheric ozone layer.
iv) The CFCs has led to ozone layer depletion which does not increase the temperature of the
earth.
i) and iv) only
i) and ii) only
ii) and iii) only
i), ii) and iii) only

20. Match the concept with the scientist.

Ecology - Ernst Haeckel
Ecosystem - A.G.Tansley
Ecological Pyramid - Charles Elton
Biological Diversity - Thomas Lovejoy

21. Match the following.

13 February - World Radio Day
03 March - World Wildlife Day
27 March - World Theatre Day
02 April — World Autism Awareness Day

22. "Tika Utsav" was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to encourage ____________.
A. Clean India
B. Healthy Eating
C. Vaccination
D. All of these
23. Match the following.
04 March - National Security Day
16 March - National Vaccination Day
24 December - National Consumer Rights Day
25 December – National Good Governance Day

24. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

A. Tirath Singh Rawat
B. Ajay Bhatt
C. Dhan Singh Rawat
D. Anil Baluni

25. Match the following.

January 11- Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
January 12- Swami Vivekananda birth anniversary
January 23- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
January 28 - Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai