Which former ISRO aerospace scientist received an honorary doctorate at the 39th convocation of Gandhigram Rural Institute?
- A.S. Nambi Narayanan
- B.K. Sivan
- C.S. Somanath
- D.G. Madhavan Nair
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Explanation
The correct answer is S. Nambi Narayanan, described as a former senior aerospace scientist of the Indian Space Research Organisation. He was one of three people on whom honorary doctorates were conferred at the convocation; the other two were Thavathiru Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar, a spiritual leader and Tamil scholar, and Professor S. S. M. Sundaram, an academician. Options B, C and D name other well-known figures associated with the space agency, and they are wrong because none of them was honoured at this convocation. Candidates should keep the three names together as a set, because a question may ask for the spiritual leader or the academician instead of the scientist, and the remaining names then appear among the choices.
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Practice Questions
In which state is the Gandhigram Rural Institute, which marked its Golden Jubilee and 39th convocation on 30 October 2026, located?
- A.Kerala
- B.Karnataka
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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The Gandhigram Rural Institute, a deemed to be university, stands at Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, and it was there that the Golden Jubilee celebrations and the thirty-ninth convocation were held with the Vice-President as chief guest.
Read the full explanation →Which book was released by the Vice-President at the Gandhigram Rural Institute event?
- A.Rural India at Seventy
- B.Inclusivity of India's Ageing Population
- C.Gandhian Thought and Modern India
- D.Villages of a Developed Nation
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The Vice-President released this book at the Golden Jubilee celebrations and also unveiled a Golden Jubilee commemorative postage stamp along with a postal cover, marking the completion of fifty years by the institution as a deemed to be university.
Read the full explanation →Which force gave operational assistance in both the interceptions?
- A.Border Security Force
- B.Central Reserve Police Force
- C.Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- D.Assam Rifles
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In both interceptions, the one outside Aizawl on 29 October 2026 and the one at Dholai on 30 October 2026, officers of the revenue intelligence wing worked with the Assam Rifles, which is the force deployed along the stretch of the international boundary through which these consignments move.
Read the full explanation →The 50 kg of methamphetamine recovered in the two operations was made up of which quantities?
- A.25 kg of tablets and 25 kg of crystal meth
- B.35 kg of tablets and 15 kg of crystal meth
- C.30 kg of tablets and 20 kg of crystal meth
- D.40 kg of tablets and 10 kg of crystal meth
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In the first operation, near Aizawl on the Aizawl-Champhai road, officers recovered 30 brick-shaped packets of pinkish-orange tablets weighing 30 kg from a cavity built inside an office table with a storage cabinet.
Read the full explanation →Which agency seized 50 kg of methamphetamine in Mizoram and Assam in October 2026?
- A.Narcotics Control Bureau
- B.Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- C.Central Bureau of Investigation
- D.National Investigation Agency
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The agency, which functions under the Ministry of Finance, carried out two intelligence-led operations one after the other in Mizoram and Assam and recovered 50 kg of methamphetamine, partly as tablets and partly as crystal meth, with the operational help of the Assam Rifles.
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