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COGNITIONIS#14

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of cities has started operating biofuel-powered buses?

a)

Kolkata

b)

Panaji

c)

Bangalore and Nagpur

d)

All of the above

2.

Which institution has been involved in developing the solar-powered Gramateller Duo ATMs for rural India?

a)

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

b)

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

c)

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

d)

The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi

3.

From better gas masks to more effective aeroplane wing de-icers. She also invented new and improved smoke screens during World War II. She achieved invisible glass that cast no reflection

a)

Katharine Burr Blodgett

b)

Esther Sans Takeuchi

c)

Rita Levi-Montalcini

d)

Chien-Shiung Wu

4.

She took on the challenge of increasing the power of batteries used to power implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs), tiny devices placed inside patients needing an occasional shock to regulate heartbeat. During her career, this notable scientist has received more than 140 patents. She now serves as chief scientist at the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory.

a)

Esther Sans Takeuchi

b)

Mae Carol Jemison

c)

Gerty Theresa Cori

d)

Linda Brown Buck

5.

She developed and implemented computer code used to analyze and solve energy problems both in outer space and here on Earth. Her work included solar and wind projects and battery technology that was used for early hybrid vehicles.

a)

Sara Seager

b)

Annie Easley

c)

Sylvia Alice Earle

d)

Dame Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan

6.

She was part of the team that developed the long cycle-life nickel-hydrogen batteries that first powered the electricity on the International Space Station (ISS), which has been crewed continuously since 2000.She became NASA Glenn Research Center’s highest-ranking Hispanic official and earned the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1993) and the NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership (2002).

a)

Olga González-Sanabria

b)

Anne Hope Jahren

c)

Marie Maynard Daly

d)

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

7.

Which is the first fully solar-powered educational Institute in India?

a)

The Canadian International School, Bangalore

b)

Chennai Corporation Middle School, Chennai

c)

Sri Aurobindo International centre for education, Puducherry

d)

None of the above

8.

She began working on modifying the DNA of enzymes and then inserting them into bacteria, which change the enzymes further until they’re optimized to serve as catalysts in the creation of cleaner fuels. She worked as an engineer at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Colorado and in Brazil and South Korea before moving her sights toward a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

a)

Frances Arnold

b)

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

c)

Sylvia Alice Earle

d)

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

9.

Which has become the first law university to utilise solar energy to illuminate its 63-acre campus?

a)

The National University of Study and Research in law, Ranchi

b)

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

c)

Hidayatullah National Law university ,Raipur

d)

Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

10.

India’s first solar-powered island is

a)

Minicoy, Lakshadweep

b)

Androth, Lakshadweep

c)

Diu, Daman and Diu

d)

Ross island, Andaman and Nicobar

11.

India’s fully solar-powered railway station is

a)

Chandigarh

b)

Chittaranjan

c)

Guwahati

d)

Pune

12.

In August 2018, India tested its first biofuel-powered aircraft between Dehradun and Delhi. Which aircraft operator achieved this feat?

a)

Boeing 787 Dreamliner, AirIndia

b)

Airbus A-350-900, Jet Airways

c)

Bombardier Q400, Spicejet

d)

ATR 72-600,Indigo

13.

Which was the first multipurpose hydropower project in independent India?

a)

Damodarwali Project

b)

Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power plant

c)

Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant

d)

Dulhasti

14.

Which is India’s first hydroelectric power station?

a)

Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant

b)

Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Power plant

c)

Koyna Hydroelectric Power plant

d)

Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power plant

15.

Which is the largest generator of electricity in India?

a)

Thermal power

b)

Rivers

c)

Wave power

d)

None of the above

16.

Kota Thermal Power Plant in Rajasthan is located on the banks of which river?

a)

Chambal

b)

Banaras

c)

Kali Sindh

d)

Sukri river

17.

Which state has the largest number of home solar rooftops installed in India?

a)

Delhi

b)

Gujarat

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Kolkata

18.

Which is the first hydroelectric power plant in India?

a)

Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power plant

b)

Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power plant

c)

Dehar Hydroelectric Power plant

d)

The Hydroelectric power plant near Sivasamudram falls of the Cauvery in Karnataka

19.

Year the Indian Atomic Energy Commission came into existence

a)

August 10, 1948

b)

September 15, 1989

c)

January 2, 1949

d)

June 9, 2000

20.

Year in which the National Hydro Electric Power Corporation was established

a)

1965

b)

1987

c)

1975

d)

1979