Indian army has published the notification for SSC Tech 56 men and SSC Tech 27 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2021
What is Ocean glider?
Dead mass of phumdis and phytoplanktons swayed over by ocean currents
An autonomous and unmanned underwater vehicle used for ocean science.
Leftover of oil extractions from mineral exploration that glides over surface ocean currents
Amphibious aircraft carrier that also serves as a warship
The International Cospas-Sarsat Programme concerns with
Displaying coordinates to trans-national flights in events of bad and unpredictable weather
Generating an Earth mapping system to monitor climate change
Providing geospatial information services to commercial and non-state actors
Detecting and locating radio beacons activated by persons, aircraft or vessels in distress
Indian Railways (IR) plans to procure several loco sets of Common Rail Electronic Direct Injection Fuel System (CReDI). What is/are the advantages of CReDI over normal engines?
1) Fuel savings
2) Reduced noise in operations
3) Lower emissions
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
1 only
2 and 3 only
3 only
1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements. Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
1) is a not-for-profit Public Sector Enterprise
2) was set up by Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
3) helps provide access to risk capital through targeted funding for the bio-tech sector
1 and 3 only
2 only
Recently a hybrid material was synthesised by scientists from IISER combining polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and diphenylalanine. What is the special property of this hybrid?
It is an organic plastic.
It is fire and rust resistant.
It is a metal that is lighter in density than water.
It is a radioactive material with infinite half-life.