Top 17 XAT Science and Technology Questions

Question 1

What is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)?

A

The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator

B

The world’s largest and most powerful Aperture Spherical radio telescope

C

The world’s largest and most powerful nuclear reactor

D

The world’s largest and most powerful water laser gun

E

The world’s largest and most powerful electron beam

Question 2

What is OSIRIS-REx?

A

It is the moon mission of JAXA

B

It is the last satellite launched by ISRO

C

It is a NASA asteroid-study mission

D

It is the name of the latest launch vehicle of ESA

E

It is a new variant of the novel Coronavirus

Question 3

Which of the following spacecrafts by the NASA entered the Sun’s upperatmosphere - the Corona?

A

Luminous Solar Probe

B

Helios Solar Probe

C

Arka Solar Probe

D

Parker Solar Probe

E

James Webb Solar Probe

Question 4

Maitri and Bharati are the names of:

A

Indian research stations in Arctic

B

Indian underwater missions in the North China Sea

C

Indian peace missions to Somalia

D

Indian diplomatic missions to Iceland

E

Indian research stations in Antarctica

Question 1

What is Hayabusa2?

A

It is a cartoon series to take on the popular Naruto series.

B

It is a Japanese adaptation of Star Wars.

C

It is the name given to the new mutated form of Coronavirus.

D

It is the name of a new smartphone based on Linux.

E

It is an asteroid-sample-return mission by JAXA.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an online learning application?

A

Coursera

B

Duolingo

C

Udemy

D

Patreon

E

Khan Academy

Question 3

Arecibo telescope, known for its stellar contributions in the field of astronomy, collapsed recently. Where was it located?

A

Jamaica

B

Bahamas

C

Puerto Rico

D

Guam

E

Papua New Guinea

Question 1

Barak 8 is:

A

The 8 th president of USA.

B

A surface-to-air missile jointly developed by India and Israel.

C

A total of 8 mines of Coal and Iron Ore in Barakar, near Jharkhan

D

8 villages, where only renewable energy is used, at the bank of Barak River, South Assam.

E

Eight tribes, all living in Barak Valley of Assam.

Question 1

The “New Horizon” was in news in 2015. It refers to:

A

Award winning book

B

Business Consulting Company

C

Mission to Pluto

D

Business Magazine

E

Award winning Oscar film

Question 2

The Inuit Paradox:

A

is a place in the article circle near Greenland.

B

is that the Inuits eat a lot of fat and hardly any fruits and are still very healthy.

C

is that the Inuits eat anything that moves but spare the reindeer.

D

is that the inuits have very little exposure to the Sun but suffer no deficiency from Vitamin D.

E

is a Glacier that looks like a circle from a distance but is actually a rectangle.

Question 3

Meghnad Saha was a famous:

A

Historian

B

Economist

C

Painter

D

Novelist

E

Physicist

Question 4

Plasmodium Vivax causes:

A

Typhoid

B

Malaria

C

AIDS

D

Syphilis

E

Bird Flu

Question 5

Pilatus PC-7 is a(n):

A

frigate

B

aircraft carrier

C

ship

D

submarine

E

aircraft

Question 1

How many smart cities have been announced in India?

A

50

B

60

C

70

D

80

E

None of the above

Question 2

Consider the following names:

i. Cadbury
ii. GarlicBread
iii. Honeycomb
iv. KitKat
v. Lollipop

Which of the following options lists all the correct names of Android operating system?

A

i, ii & iv

B

i, iv & v

C

i, iii & iv

D

ii, iv & v

E

iii, iv & v

Question 3

Form which of the following space stations was Mangalyaan launched?

A

Sriharikota

B

Balasore

C

Thumba

D

Wheeler Island

E

Mahendragir

Question 1

The acronym “YAHOO” stands for:

A

A song sung by Shammi Kapoor

B

Yet Another Hierarchical Object Orientation

C

Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle

D

Young American Hi-tech Organization in Ohio

E

None of these

XAT Science and Technology Questions

XAT Science and Technology Questions

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