SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: DEGREE LEVEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PART 1

Who coined the term biodiversity?
a. Earnst Haeckel
b. Edward Laurent
c. Charles Darwin
d. Walter G Rosen
Answer: (d)

The difference between an endangered species and a threatened one is that
a. an endangered species is closer to extinction
b, a threatened species is closer to extinction
c. endangered species are mainly tropical
d. only endangered species are vertebrates.
Answer: (a)

What is the term for a top predator that contributes to the maintenance of species diversity among its animal prey?
a. keystone species
b. tertiary consumer
c. landscape species
d. primary consumer
Answer: (a)

The greatest cause of biodiversity crisis that includes all of the others is
a. pollution
b. global warming
c. introduction of species
d. overpopulation of humans
Answer: (d)

Who was the Project Director of the Chandrayan-I mission?
a. MAnnadurai
b. R Hutton
c. Unnikrishnan Nair
d. None of the above
Answer: (a)

Whois the Chairman of ISRO?
a. Shailesh Nayak
b. Kailasavadivoo Sivan
c. AS Kiran Kumar
d. K Radhakrishnan
Answer: (b)

The indigenous mission Chandrayan — 2 comprises?
a. Orbiter
b. Lander
c. Rover
d. All of the above
Answer: (d)

What are the Scientific goals of the Chandrayan-2 mission?
a. To improve the understanding of the origin and evolution of the moon
b. To collect scientific information on lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance etc.
c. It provides information about the surface of the moon
d. All of the above
Answer: (d)

ISRO launched India’s first lunar probe Chandrayan -1 in
a. March 2008
b. October 2008
c. August 2009
d. October 2009
Answer: (b)

When was ISRO established?
a. 15″ August 1959
b. 15 October 1969
c. 15August 1969
d. 15 October 1959
Answer: (c)