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[November-2021]

MCQs on mega science projects

1. Name the three main institutes constituting the Thirty Meter Telescope-India (TMT-India).

a. IIT Bombay, Raman Research Institute (RRI), National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA)
b. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), IIT Kharagpur
c. Birla Institute of Science & Technology (BITS), IIT Indore, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
d. Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences (ARIES)Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).

2. Accelerator centre for one of the world’s biggest projects for research — Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) — is under construction at ..............................

a. South of France at the Cadarache site
b. GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany
c. Bodi West Hills (BWH) in Theni district, Tamil Nadu
d. Dudhala village in Hingoli district, Maharashtra

3. Name the project which is a global effort to construct the world’s largest radio telescope over one million square metres of collecting area.

a. International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project
b. India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project
c. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project
d. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO-India) project

4. Name the project that aims to make the longawaited transition from experimental plasma physics to full-scale electricity-producing fusion power stations.

a. ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project
b. Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project
c. India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project
d. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO-India) project

5. International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) will be the largest fusion device which will work on ...................concept.

a. Stellarators
b. Beam-target fusion
c. Pyroelectric fusion
d. Tokamak

6. “Tokamak” is a Russian acronym and stands for...............

a. Toroidal Chamber for Magnetic Coils
b. Toroidal Chamber with Magnetic Coils
c. Toroidal Coil with Magnetic Chamber
d. Toroidal Magnetic Chamber

7. In which year the Government approved the INO (India-based Neutrino Observatory) project?

a. January 2015
b. February 2017
c. March 2016
d. July 2018

8. Where is the proposed underground site for the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) lab located?

a. Dudhala village in Hingoli district, Maharashtra
b. Darmstadt, Germany
c. South of France at the Cadarache site
d. Bodi West Hills (BWH) in Theni district, Tamil Nadu

9. ..........................is the site to host the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.

a. Bodi West Hills (BWH) in Theni district, Tamil Nadu
b. South of France at the Cadarache site
c. Dudhala village in Hingoli district, Maharashtra
d. GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany

10. Mega-science project Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory-India (LIGO India), is jointly funded by which of the two organisations?
a. DBT and MoES
b. CSIR and ISRO
c. DoS and DBT
d. DAE and DST

11. Marking the landmark discovery in 2017, LIGO discovered which waves when two neutron stars smashed together?
a. Gravitational Waves
b. Longitudinal Waves
c. Transverse Waves
d. Electromagnetic Waves

12. Fundamental physics research organisation in Europe CERN is a French acronym that stands for..........................

a. European Council for Nuclear-fission Research
b. European Centre for Nuclear-fusion Research
c. European Council for Nuclear Research
d. Council of European for Nuclear Chemistry Research

13. On ________, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), entered into a co-operation agreement with CERN, which was followed by a protocol for collaboration in Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on _________.

a. 28 February 1991, 27 February 1996
b. 28 March 1991, 29 March 1996
c. 28 February 1992, 27 February 1997
d. 22 March 1992, 27 March 1997

14. Which countries are involved in the consortium responsible for building of TMT?

a. Australia, Brazil, Italy and Russia
b. France, Switzerland, North Korea and Sweden
c. Canada, China, India, Japan and the USA
d. South Korea, United Kingdom, Belgium and Finland

15. As part of its contribution, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, have jointly formed ITCC (India TMT Coordination Centre), which is situated at..............

a. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
b. Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA)
c. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
d. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA)

16. Name the nodal institute from India for overseeing activities related to SKA.
a. Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune
b. Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru
c. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital
d. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune

17. In which year did India become an associate member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)?

a. 2015
b. 2016
c. 2017
d. 2018

18. India formally joined the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project in which year?

a. 2002
b. 2003
c. 2004
d. 2005

19. ‘Vigyan Samagam’, a valuable addition to the India International Science Festival (IISF) programme-2019, showcased the Indian science community’s participation in how many mega science projects?

a. Five
b. Six
c. Seven
d. Eight

20. In which four cities this mega science exhibition was hosted in a caravan mode?

a. Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Jaipur
b. Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Delhi
c. Delhi, Bhopal, Kanpur and Nagpur
d. Ranchi, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Chandigarh