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[#176] The Pilotless target aircraft, fabricated at the Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore, is
Correct Answer

(A) Lakshya

Explanation

Solution: The Pilotless target aircraft, fabricated at the Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore, is Lakshya. Lakshya ("target" in Sanskrit) is an Indian remotely piloted high speed target drone system developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO. A variant Lakshya-1 is used to perform discreet aerial reconnaissance of battlefield and target acquisition.

[#177] UN General Assembly elects a President and how many Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session?
Correct Answer

(C) Twenty one

Explanation

Solution: UN General Assembly elects a President and Twenty one Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session. Unless the General Assembly decides otherwise, the General Assembly shall elect a President and twenty-one Vice-Presidents at 9 least three months before the opening of the session over which they are to preside.

[#178] The treaty which ushered in NATO, was signed by the member nations at
Correct Answer

(D) Washington

Explanation

Solution: The treaty which ushered in NATO, was signed by the member nations at Washington. On 4 April 1949, the foreign ministers from 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, D.C.: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.

[#179] The unit of current is
Correct Answer

(C) ampere

Explanation

Solution: The unit of current is ampere. Ampere or amp (symbol: A) is the unit of electrical current. The Ampere unit is named after Andre-Marie Ampere, from France. One Ampere is defined as the current that flows with electric charge of one Coulomb per second.

[#180] Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was ____ cosmonaut to be in space in the world.
Correct Answer

(C) 139th

Explanation

Solution: Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was 139th cosmonaut to be in space in the world. Sharma progressed through numerous levels and in 1984, he was appointed as a squadron leader and pilot in the Indian Air Force. He was selected on 20 September 1982 to become a cosmonaut and go into space as part of a joint program between the Indian Air Force and the Soviet Interkosmos space program.