2005 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 30: Science and Technology
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
aArjun : Indigenous produced Main Battle Tank (MBT)
bPhalcon : Cruise missile supplied by Russia to India
cSaras : Indigenously developed civilian passenger aircraft
dOperation Seabird : New Indian Naval Base at Karwar
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Phalcon is not a missile: it is an airborne early-warning radar system, built by Israel and fitted on Russian Il-76 aircraft, which India bought as an AWACS. The other pairs are right: Arjun is India's indigenous main battle tank, Saras is a civil light transport aircraft from the National Aerospace Laboratories, and Seabird is the naval base project at Karwar.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Arjun is the indigenous main battle tank, so this pair is right.
- (b) Correct answer: Phalcon is an airborne warning radar system, not a cruise missile.
- (c) Saras is an indigenous civil light transport aircraft.
- (d) Project Seabird is the naval base at Karwar.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.