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Q3. For whom will DRDO inaugurate SPACE in April 2024?</br>April 2024 में DRDO ने किसके लिए SPACE का उ‌द्घाटन किया

A. Indian Air Force
B. Indian Army
C. Indian Navy
D. ISRO
Explanation
SPACE- Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterization and Evaluation

DRDO Chairman Dr. Sameer V Kamat inaugurated the event.

Where Idukki, Kerala

SPACE is the Navy's physical and oceanographic laboratory.

Testing and evaluation of sonar system of the Indian Navy will be done here.

Through sonar system, objects present under water are detected from ships, submarines and helicopters. SPACE is made up of two structures, one a floating platform on water and the other a submersible platform.

Submersible platforms can be lowered 100 meters below water.
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Q7. Which airport has been recognized as the world's best airport by Skytrax Awards?</br>हाल ही में स्काईट्रेक्स अवार्डस द्वारा किस हवाई अड्डे को विश्व का सर्वश्रेष्ठ हवाई अड्डा माना गया है

A. Dallas International Airport
B. Atlanta International Airport
C. Dubai International Airport
D. Hamad International Airport
Explanation
Hamad International Airport (DOH), located in Doha, Qatar, has been named "World's Best Airport" for another year by the prestigious Skytrax World Airport Awards.
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Q8. India's oldest Air Force pilot passed away, his name?

A. Dalip Singh Majithia
B. Mukesh singh rathi
C. Arun sharma
D. KG Jayan
Explanation
The country's oldest fighter pilot and entrepreneur, Squadron Leader Sardar Dalip Singh Majithia, passed away. </br>

Sardar Dalip Singh Majithia commanded the Indian Air Force in present- day Myanmar and then Burma during World War II.
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He donated 317 acres of land to Madan Mohan Malviya Technological University.
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