Consider the following aircraft : 1. Rafale 2. MiG-29 3. Tejas MK-1 How many of the above are considered fifth generation fighter aircraft ?
- A.Only one
- B.Only two
- C.All three
- D.None
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, None. Rafale, MiG-29 and Tejas Mk-1 are all fourth or 4.5 generation fighters; none of them is a fifth-generation aircraft.
A fifth-generation fighter is defined by all-aspect stealth, internal weapons bays, supercruise and advanced sensor fusion. Examples are the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, the Chinese J-20 and the Russian Su-57. India's own fifth-generation project is the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), still under development.
The French Dassault Rafale is a 4.5-generation multirole fighter: highly capable, but not designed as a stealth aircraft. The Russian MiG-29 is a fourth-generation air-superiority fighter first flown in 1977. The HAL Tejas Mk-1 is a light combat aircraft of the fourth generation. So A, B and C are wrong, as not even one of the three counts.
Exam tip: fifth generation = stealth + internal weapons + sensor fusion (F-22, F-35, J-20, Su-57); India's = AMCA.
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- C.the description of the mechanism of gene expression
- D.a mechanism of genetic mutations taking place in cells
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Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- C.development of stem cells into functional embryos
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2. Setting up and engineering the algae based biofuel production requires high level of expertise/technology until the construction is completed.
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Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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- C.3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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