The Hindu Science Quiz Moon, caves and India’s own space station
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U.S. space agency NASA has been given a deadline of 2024 to return humans to the Moon. How different will its Moon mission be this time?
- NASA plans to launch a full non-American crew
- NASA plans to put the first woman on the Moon
- NASA plans to use Moon as the launchpad for its Mars mission
It's part of NASA’s new Artemis lunar exploration programme. Read more.
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India's space agency ISRO has announced that it would look to set up its own space station after reaching an important milestone in 2022. Which milestone is ISRO talking about?
- Completion of its first space shield over the nation
- Completion of its second Mars mission
- Completion of India's first manned mission into space
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Oumuamua, “the first object from another star system found passing through our solar system”, was in the news recently
- Scientists have concluded that it is not an alien spaceship
- Scientists have found clues for an “alien explanation” for the object
- Scientists have concluded that it is a comet without a tail
Astronomers spotted Oumuamua in October 2017. Read more .
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What is speleology?
- Study of caves
- Study of polar ice sheets
- Study of deep sea life
The science of exploration and study of caves developed into a subject by the end of the 19th century. Read more .
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A 210,000-year-old skull fragment found in Greece could “reset the human migration clock”, scientists say. What is significant about the find?
- Earliest modern human remains found outside Africa
- Turns the African origin of humans theory on its head
- The Greek find belongs to a distinct, hitherto unknown human species
People living outside Africa today trace their ancestry to a migration that left the continent 60,000 years ago. Read more .
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What is quantum tunnelling?
- A process that allows us to travel back and forth in time
- Another name for teleportation
- The phenomenon that allows a particle to tunnel through a potential barrier and emerge with the same energy
Quantum tunneling has no counterpart in classical physics. Read more .
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A new theory has proposed that the Moon emerged from a massive, donut-shaped cloud of a vapourised rock, and residual ball of spinning liquid rock eventually settled to form the Earth. What is the name of the vapourised rock?
- Synestia
- Pangaea
- Chronoea
The Moon is made of the same raw material as Earth. Read more .
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We all know what is Moore’s Law is all about. Now, what does Eroom’s Law describe?
- Adverse trends towards declining innovation and rising costs of drug development
- Population growth and decline of resources
- Population growth and worsening climate
Eroom’s law is Moore's law spelled backwards. Read more .
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What is Necrotizing Fasciitis?
- Another name for skin cancer
- A dangerous infection caused by a bacteria that's often called “flesh-eating”
- A viral infection that causes disfigurement
Necrotizing fasciitis spreads quickly in the body and can cause death. Read more .
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The Indian centre of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), whose research won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics is likely to come up at...
- Hingoli district in Maharashtra
- Theni district in Tamil Nadu
- Colaba near Mumbai
The project, piloted by the Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Science and Technology , is expected to be ready by 2025. Read more .
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