Railway Science (Science and Technology – Mission)

Total Questions: 34

1. What is the aim of the Digital Government Mission launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in January 2022 ? [RRC Group D 22/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) To have services proactively anticipate citizens' needs before they approach the services.
Solution:

Digital India Initiative was launched on 1st July 2015 by PM (Narendra Modi). Motto: Power to Empower. The Government of India launched NODE (National Open Digital Ecosystem) in 2020. Some Government Initiatives: Common Services Center, UMANG, Digilocker, UPI, MyGov, MeriPehchaan, Diksha.

2. From which state of India did ISRO successfully test fire the Vikas engine, that would power India’s first human-carrying rocket Gaganyaan? [RRC Group D 23/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Tamil Nadu
Solution:

ISRO successfully conducted a 25-second qualification test for its liquid propellant-based Vikas engine to be used under the Gaganyaan mission, in January 2022. The test was conducted at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.
The Gaganyaan mission aims to demonstrate the capability to launch human beings (three crew members) to low earth orbit and bring them back safely to earth by landing them in Indian sea waters.

3. Project ________ developed by DBT-National Brain Research Centre, Haryana, is a unique brain initiative for managing brain disorders. [RRC Group D 05/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) SWADESH
Solution:

It was inaugurated by the Ministry of Science and Technology in November 2021. It is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for the Indian population with big-data architecture and analytics for various diseases.
Project Udaan - AI-based translation software ecosystem developed by IIT Bombay. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT, Launched in 2015) - to provide basic civic amenities to the urban areas.

4. Which of the following goals does NASA hope to achieve by launching the Helio Swarm research mission? [RRC Group D 17/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) Improving the understanding of the dynamics of the Sun
Solution:

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) established in 1958. Headquarters - Washington, D.C. NASA’s science missions - the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm is to improve the understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment. The Parker Solar Probe (NASA space probe) launched in 2018, to observe the Sun’s outer corona.

5. Which space agency launched a first-of-its-kind mission named DART? [RRB NTPC CBT - II (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (c) NASA
Solution:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
DART Mission - Double Asteroid Redirection Test. The mission is to test the new technology to be prepared in case an asteroid heads towards Earth in the future.

6. In which year did ISRO launch the Mars Orbiter Mission? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (28/12/2020) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) 2013
Solution:

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM): India's first interplanetary mission to planet Mars was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November 05, 2013. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has become the fourth space agency to successfully send a spacecraft to Mars orbit. Tianwen-1 - China's Mission to Mars. Mariner 4 mission- United States’ mission to Mars. Mars 3 - Russia’s mission to Mars.

7. Which launch vehicle was used to launch Chandrayaan 2? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (29/12/2020) Morning]

Correct Answer: (d) GSLV MK-III-M1
Solution:

GSLV MK-III-M1 (The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III / Launch Vehicle Mark 3) - Successfully launched Chandrayaan 2 on July 22, 2019.

8. India’s scientific mission to observe and study the solar corona is called: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (30/12/2020) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) Aditya - L1
Solution:

It is a planned coronagraphy spacecraft to study the solar atmosphere, currently being designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

9. When was India's hundredth space mission launched ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (05/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) September, 2012
Solution:

The 100th Space Mission of ISRO was launched in Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh).

10. ISRO launched the Chandrayaan- 1 spacecraft in ______. It was uniquely equipped to confirm the presence of solid ice on the moon. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (16/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) 2008
Solution:

Other ISRO Lunar Missions: Chandrayaan-2 (July 2019) - To demonstrate the ability to soft-land and operate a robotic rover on the lunar surface; Chandrayaan-3 (14 July 2023) - To demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface.