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1) Billionaire Jeff Bezos made a short journey to space in his rocket ship “New Shepard”.
A) New Shepard is built by Bezos company Blue Origin to serve the burgeoning market for space tourism.
B) Spacecraft lifted off from a private launch site near Van Horn, Texas.
2) The Sarang Helicopter Display team of IAF set to perform for the first time at MAKS International Air Show.
A) It is held at Zhukovsky International Airport, Russia.
B) It is the first occasion when Sarang Team is performing its four helicopter aerobatics display in Russia with its made in India-Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters.
C) The Sarang Team was formed in 2003 at Bangalore.
3) China unveils High speed Maglev Train with top speed 600 kms.
A) It is stated to be the World’s Fastest Ground Vehicle.
B) It made its public debut in Coastal city of Qingdao, China’s East Shandong province.
C) Train fills the gap between Aviation and High speed Trains.
4) Researchers develop new low cost electrical contact material for thermoelectric devices.
A) It will be stable at High temperature.
B) Thermoelectric material can generate electricity by using a temperature difference between its two sides.
C) The thermoelectric device can also function as a small heat pump, moving heat from one side to another.
5) DRDO indigenously develops “High Strength Metastable Beta Titanium Alloy”.
A) It contains Vanadium,Iron and Aluminium on an Industrial scale.
B) It has been designed by DRDOs Hyderabad based Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory(DMRL).
C) It can replace steel and can lead to considerable weight savings.
6) 3 monuments of Andhra Pradesh identified as “Adarsh Smarak” by the Ministry of Culture.
A) It has been recognised for providing additional facilities like Wifi, Cafeteria, Interpretation Centre, Braille Signages etc.
B) The three monuments are Monuments at Nagarjunakonda, district Guntur; Buddhist Remains at salihundam and Veerabhadra Temple at Lepakshi.
7) IMPCL, Almora under administrative control of the Ministry of AYUSH, applied for “WHO-GMP/COPP certification” for 18 Ayurvedic products.
A) It is mandatory in most global markets for pharmaceutical companies to be able to sell medicines.
B) Manufacturer of an exporting country must be licensed by the regulatory authority of that country.
8) World Chess day observed on July 20.
A) Day marks the date of establishment of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris in the year 1924.
B) Chess was invented in India and named “Chaturanga”.
C) Chess is one of the oldest games played globally.
