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1. The 'Cape of good hope' is situated on the West of the Mediterranean Sea

• False
• In the middle of the Mediterranean sea
• On the East of the Mediterranean sea
• True

Answer explanation

The Cape of Good Hope is located South to the mediterranean sea, at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, which is also home to Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa.

2. The SLIM space probe is launched by which of the following countries?

• India
• Russia
• China
• Japan

Answer explanation

SLIM is a spacecraft built and launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on September 7, 2023, from the Tanegashima spaceport. It weighed only 590 kg at launch, which is almost one-seventh of Chandrayaan 3, which weighed 3,900 kg at launch.

3.The S-400 air system was purchased by India from,

• Pakistan
• Russia
• United States
• China

Answer explanation

India purchased the S-400 Triumf air defence system units in 2018 for $5.4 billion. Three of the systems have been delivered and two more are still awaited.

The deliveries are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024, according to Interfax.

4.The NSO group sells the Pegasus spyware only to the governments

• Depends on the country
• Sometimes
• True
• False

Answer explanation

Pegasus Spyware "Can Only Be Sold To Governments", Says Israel's Envoy To India. Pegasus is a spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group that is designed to be covertly and remotely installed on mobile phones running iOS and Android

5.Pick out the neighbouring country of Quatar from the following

• Saudi Arabia
• Russia
• China
• United States

Answer explanation

Qatar's sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island kingdom of Bahrain.

6.Which of the following countries is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)?

• China
• India
• Russia
• Myanmar

Answer explanation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, international security and defence organization established by China and Russia in 2001.

7.The Kaleswaram project is situated in which of the following states?

• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Telangana
• Maharashtra

8.The current Union Home Minister of India is

• Narendra Modi
• Rahul Gandhi
• Amit Shah
• Sonia Gandhi

9.Selling synthetic diamonds is illegal in India

• False
• Not sure
• Partially true
• True

10.Which of the following launch vehicles used for the XPoSat mission?

• PSLV

• Delta IV
• Soyuz
• Falcon 9