When the first five Rafael fighter jets bought from France in a multi-billion-dollar deal landed in India?
- A. July 27, 2020
- B. July 29, 2020
- C. August 02, 2020
- D. August 04, 2020
Correct Answer: B. July 29, 2020
The first five Rafale fighter jets bought from France in a multi-billion-dollar deal landed in India on July 29, 2020. A water-cannon guard of honor greeted the five jets when they landed at the Ambala airbase in Haryana state.
Correct Answer: A. 14 July 2023
India launch a rocket on July 14, 2023, carrying an unmanned spacecraft to land on the Moon, its second attempt to do so as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights. The heavyweight LVM3-M4 rocket lifted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, as thousands of enthusiasts clapped and cheered.
Correct Answer: C. China
China will have over 1,000 nuclear weapons by 2030. The reported said China was likely to have more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, with the number expected to exceed 1,000 by 2030, adding it has been expanding its quantity of “land-, sea-, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms” in the past decade by investing in infrastructure to support its nuclear forces.
Correct Answer: D. ESA
Aeolus Satellite is one of the most effective weather satellite develop by the ESA. It is currently on a trajectory to return to Earth’s atmosphere. Aeolus, an Earth Explorer research mission, was designed to demonstrate new space technology. The 1360-kilogram satellite is on its way to crash on the planet.
Correct Answer: B. Pakistan
Pakistan has been ranked as the 4th Generation Regulator (G4) by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). After this ranking, Pakistan has become the only country in South Asia to have achieved this goalpost.
Correct Answer: C. India
The Statue of Equality, the mega 216-foot structure in Telangana which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 12 February 2022, was actually made in China. The fact that such a prestigious project was awarded to a Chinese firm — at a time when the Narendra Modi government, the BJP and its ideological family, the Sangh Parivar, has talked of cutting down India’s dependence on Chinese goods — has raised eyebrows. But the BJP says it’s “irrelevant” where the statue was made, with Telangana party leader N.V. Subhash adding that the greater cause behind the statue is to preach humanity. The statue, built on the outskirts of Hyderabad, commemorates the 11th-century Bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya on his 1,000th birth anniversary.
Correct Answer: D. $22bn
On Thursday 26 March 2020 India has announced a $22bn (£19bn) bailout for the country’s poor to help counter the economic effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.