Dev received a one-year extension as Chairman of which organisation?
A. FIEO
B. NABARD
C. APEDA
D. SEBI
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
ACC approved a one-year extension of Abhishek Dev as Chairman of APEDA .
Q9. Who was appointed Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for a three-year term?
A. Anil Kakodkar
B. R. Chidambaram
C. A. K. Balasubrahmanian
D. Sekhar Basu
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Scientist A. K. Balasubrahmanian was appointed AERB Chairman by the ACC.
Q10. DRDO celebrated its 68th Foundation Day in which city?
A. Bengaluru
B. Hyderabad
C. Pune
D. New Delhi
✅ Answer: D
📝 Explanation:
DRDO marked its 68th Foundation Day at its headquarters in New Delhi .
Q11. The Indian Army placed a supply order with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd for upgrading which system?
A. Akash Missile
B. BrahMos
C. Pinaka MLRS
D. Agni-V
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The order covers overhaul and upgradation of first-generation Pinaka MLRS and Battery Command Posts .
Q12. The Mpemba Effect , explained using a supercomputer simulation by JNCASR scientists, refers to:
A. Ice melting faster in salt water
B. Hot water freezing faster than cold water
C. Water boiling at lower pressure
D. Supercooling of liquids
✅ Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
The Mpemba Effect is the phenomenon where hot water freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions.
Q13. ‘Cloud-9’, discovered by NASA’s Hubble Telescope, is best described as:
A. A black hole cluster
B. A star-forming nebula
C. A gas-rich, starless cloud dominated by dark matter
D. A comet belt
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
‘Cloud-9’ is a starless, gas-rich cloud dominated by dark matter , discovered by Hubble.
Q14. HPCL commissioned the world’s first LC-Max Residue Upgradation Facility at which refinery?
A. Mumbai
B. Paradip
C. Visakhapatnam
D. Bina
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The facility was commissioned at HPCL’s Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Refinery .
Q15. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed on 9 January to commemorate:
A. Formation of
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