Current Affairs MCQs (23-5-19) 26/05/2019 – Posted in: DAILY MCQs – Tags:

1.

In a recent study, it is found that:

(1) The Moon was formed when Earth was hit by a body called Theia.
(2) Moon brought water to earth.
(3) The solar system became structured such that the ‘dry’ materials were separated from the ‘wet’ materials.
(4) The Earth formed in the ‘dry’ inner solar system.

Identify the INCORRECT statement/s:

(a) 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 4 only

 

2.

Consider the following statements:

(1) Pluto is the largest and second-most-massive dwarf planet in the Solar System.
(2) Pluto is primarily made of ice and rock and is relatively small.
(3) Pluto periodically comes closer to the Sun than Neptune.
(4) Pluto has seven known moons.
(5) Pluto was the first Kuiper belt object to be discovered and is the largest known plutoid.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

 

3.

C-DAC is:

(1) Research & Development organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
(2) It is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
(3) Is developing an advanced instrument capable of tracking the precise direction of gunfire.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All of the above

 

Solutions: 1-B, 2-C, 3-C