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631. The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is

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A. Bhatnagar Award
B. Borlaug Award
C. Dadabhai Naoroji Award
D. Arjuna Award
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is Borlaug Award. The Borlaug Award is an award recognition conferred by a fertilizer company, Coromandel International, for outstanding Indian scientists for their research and contributions in the field of agriculture and environment. The award was created in 1972 and named in honour of Nobel Laureate Norman E.

632. The Indian space programme began in

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A. 1961
B. 1962
C. 1965
D. 1969
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The Indian space programme began in 1962. The Indian space program began in 1962. In 1969 the Indian space Research Organization (ISRO) was set up and headquartered in Bangalore (presently Bengaluru) for the purpose of rapid development of space technology and its application. In 1972, space commission was established.

633. Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called

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A. bear
B. bull
C. shareholder
D. preference shares
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called preference shares. Preference shares are the shares which promise the holder a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of ordinary share dividends.

635. Mudumalai Sanctuary is situated in:

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A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. U.P.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Mudumalai Sanctuary is situated in Tamil Nadu. The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu. It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala.

636. The longest rail line of the world, Trans-Siberian line, is in

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A. Russia
B. China
C. USA
D. India
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The longest rail line of the world, Trans-Siberian line, is in Russia. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in the world, spanning 5,772 miles (9,289 kilometers) and connecting Moscow to Russia’s far east.

637. Venturi tube is used for

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A. measuring intensity of earthquakes
B. measuring specific gravity
C. measuring density
D. measuring flow of a fluid
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Venturi tube is used for measuring flow of a fluid. Venturi tube, short pipe with a constricted inner surface, used to measure fluid flows and as a pump.

638. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

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A. Physics in 1956 and 1972
B. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
C. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
D. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Frederick SangerBorn August 13, 1918, Rendcombe, Gloucestershire, England.English biochemist who was twice the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. He was awarded the prize in 1958 for his determination of the structure of the insulin molecule. He shared the prize (with Paul Berg and Walter Gilbert) in 1980 for his determination of base sequences in nucleic acids. Sanger was only the fourth two-time recipient of the Nobel Prize.

639. The founder member of EFTA are

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A. Austria, Denmark, Norway
B. Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
C. UK, Austria, Sweden
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The founder member of EFTA are Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Austria, Sweden. During the 1960s, these countries were often referred to as the “Outer Seven”, as opposed to the Inner Six of the then European Economic Community (EEC).