Practice MCQ for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1.The government had recently launched central Equipment Identity Register portal. It operates under which department?

[A] Department of Science and Technology
[B] Department of Telecom
[C] Department of Biotechnology
[D] Department of Public Enterprise

2.What is the name of the new relay satellite series, to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

[A] Indian Relay Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
[B] Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS)
[C] Indian Relay Satellite System (IRSS)
[D] Indian Relay Tracking System (IRTS)

3.Which international organisation has launched an interactive service about the Covid-19 outbreak named “Health Alert“, on Facebook Messenger?

[A] United Nations
[B] World Health Organization
[C] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[D] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

4.Which technology company has launched an initiative called ‘Summer of Ideas’ initiative for college students?

[A] Tata Consultancy Services
[B] Infosys
[C] Wipro
[D] Accenture

5.What is ‘Dhruva’, that has been developed by researchers and students of IIT-Bombay?

[A] Personal Protective Equipment
[B] COVID-19 Test Kit
[C] Receiver chip for NAVIC
[D] Microprocessor

6.What is the name of the nodal agency that will regulate space activities and the use of ISRO facilities by private sector?

[A] NSIL
[B] IN-SPACe
[C] Space India
[D] Bharat Space

7.Which is the first private company to develop and test fire a rocket engine?

[A] Dhruva Space
[B] Team Indus
[C] Skyroot Aerospace
[D] Agnikul

8.What is the abbreviation of SSD disease, that was seen in news recently?

[A] Sandalwood Spike Disease
[B] Sunflower Spike Disease
[C] Shoe flower Straight Disease
[D] Sweet potato Disease

9.BepiColombo, which was in news recently, is a spacecraft launched to explore which planet/ celestial body?

[A] Saturn
[B] Mars
[C] Mercury
[D] Venus

10.Which Indian PSU has launched the country’s first 100 Octane petrol?

[A] HPCL
[B] IOC
[C] ONGC
[D] GAIL