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1. Shaheen-II missile is classified as which type of missile in terms of range?
A. Short-Range
B. Medium-Range
C. Long-Range
D. Intercontinental
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Answer: B) Medium-Range
2. Who is the Union Minister of Power who recently launched three online portals for the power sector?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. R.K. Singh
C. Manohar Lal Khattar
D. Narendra Singh Tomar
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Answer: C) Manohar Lal Khattar
3. What is the purpose of the DRIPS (Disaster Resilient Infrastructure for Power Sector) portal?
A. To manage power sector finances
B. To serve as a single point of contact for managing inventory of specific power system equipment
and critical supplies
C. To provide power sector news updates
D. To facilitate international power trade
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Answer: B) To serve as a single point of contact for managing inventory of specific power system equipment and critical supplies
4. Which sector is the DRIPS portal associated with?
A. Healthcare
B. Education
C. Power
D. Transportation
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Answer: C) Power
5. Which research team conducted the study on liquid water in the Martian mid-crust?
A. Harvard University
B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
C. University of California
D. Stanford University
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Answer: C) University of California
6. What was the primary source of data for the study on liquid water in Mars’ mid-crust?
A. Mars Rover
B. Mars Orbiter
C. NASA’s InSight Lander
D. Hubble Space Telescope
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Answer: C) NASA’s InSight Lander
7. Where is the Teesta-V Hydropower Station located?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. West Bengal
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Answer: C) Sikkim
8. Which organization developed and owns the Teesta-V Hydropower Station?
A. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
B. Power Grid Corporation of India
C. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
D. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
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Answer: C) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
9. What is India’s target for blending petrol with ethanol by the year 2025-26?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
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Answer: C) 20%
10. What is ethanol primarily derived from for blending with petrol?
A. Natural gas
B. Coal
C. Biomass such as sugarcane or corn
D. Crude oil
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Answer: C) Biomass such as sugarcane or corn
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