Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

The first US Rover which reached Mars in the year 2004 was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Spirit

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Spirit”.
Spirit and Opportunity were twin rovers launched by NASA as part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission. Spirit landed on Mars on January 4, 2004, followed by Opportunity on January 25, 2004.

Similar Questions:

"Tshwane Declaration" was signed by representatives of:
  1. A) India and South Africa
  2. B) India and Brazil
  3. C) India, Brazil and South Africa
  4. D) India and Myanmar
The committee which has recommended abolition of Tax Rebates under section 88 of the Income Tax Act of India, is
  1. A) Chelliah Committee
  2. B) Kelkar Committee
  3. C) Shome Committee
  4. D) Rangarajan Committee
Operation black board is a related to
  1. A) Rural education
  2. B) Middle-aged education
  3. C) Urban education
  4. D) Child education
Agni-1 missile was test fired on July 4, 2004. The effective range of this missile is:
  1. A) 100 Kms
  2. B) 300 Kms
  3. C) 400 Kms
  4. D) More than 700 Kms
A 'smart gel' is a:
  1. A) material mimicking life system
  2. B) gel obtained from fish
  3. C) gel obtained from the sea weed
  4. D) none of the above
Which eminent Indian Journalist has been appointed as the editor of Time International in March 2013?
  1. A) Bobby Ghosh
  2. B) Fareed Zakaria
  3. C) Tunku Varadarajan
  4. D) Sanjay Gupta
Who among the following cricketers has joined active politics in Pakistan?
  1. A) Wasim Akram
  2. B) Javed Miandad
  3. C) Zahir Abbas
  4. D) Imran Khan
In February, 2023 India's biggest helicopter manufacturing plant was inaugurated in which one of the following places?
  1. A) Chakeri, Uttar Pradesh
  2. B) Tumkuru, Karnataka
  3. C) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  4. D) Nasik, Maharashtra
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?State – Members in the Legislative Assembly
  1. A) Manipur – 62
  2. B) Goa – 40
  3. C) Uttar Pradesh – 403
  4. D) Uttarakhand – 70
Government of India has taken a decision to set up a price stabilisation fund for the growers of:
  1. A) Potato and onion
  2. B) Sugarcane growers
  3. C) Coffee and Tea
  4. D) Tomato
According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) what percentage of world's total population is currently living in urban areas?
  1. A) 25
  2. B) 35
  3. C) 45
  4. D) 55
The leading petroleum producing state of India is:
  1. A) Assam
  2. B) Gujarat
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Tamil Nadu