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196. India's BrahMos missile is a joint venture with which country?
A. Russia
B. USA
C. France
D. Israel
Explanation: BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya. The name comes from Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia).
197. India's Samudrayaan Mission is India's?
A. Deep ocean exploration mission (manned submersible)
B. Submarine programme
C. Underwater drone mission
D. Arctic research mission
Explanation: Samudrayaan is India's deep ocean mission where MATSYA 6000 (manned submersible) will take 3 crew members to 6,000 metres depth in the Indian Ocean.
198. India's ADITYA-L1 mission launched in 2023 studies?
A. The Sun (solar corona, solar winds)
B. Mars atmosphere
C. Jupiter's moons
D. Asteroids
Explanation: ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission, launched September 2, 2023, is India's first solar observatory placed at the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 (L1) to study the Sun.
199. India's Semicon India programme aims to?
A. Build domestic semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem
B. Import more chips from Taiwan
C. Develop software for chips only
D. Create chip design schools
Explanation: Semicon India is a Rs 76,000 crore programme to build India's semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem, with PLI incentives for chip fabs.
200. NPCI's FASTag system in India is used for?
A. Electronic toll collection on highways
B. Fast digital payments
C. Railway ticketing
D. Airport boarding
Explanation: FASTag is an electronic toll collection system operated by NPCI that uses RFID technology for cashless toll payments on India's highways.