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  1. Where is the world’s first Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Project proposed to be set up?









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    A Solar Thermal Power Plant of 140MW at Mathania in Rajasthan has been proposed and sanctioned by the Government in Rajasthan. The project configuration of 140MW Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant involves a 35MW solar power generating system and a 105MW conventional power component and the GEF has approved a grant of US$ 40 million for the project. The Government of Germany has agreed to provide a soft loan of DM 116.8 million and a commercial loan of DM 133.2 million for the project. Marwar Mathania is a town in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, India. It is well connected by roads and railways to Jodhpur city. The Yazd integrated solar combined cycle power station is a hybrid power station situated near Yazd, Iran which became operational in 2009. It is the world’s first combined cycle power plant using solar power and natural gas. Note : The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 120 countries, which come either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This initiative was first proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The alliance’s primary objective is work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. In January 2016, Narendra Modi, and the French President François Hollande jointly laid the foundation stone of the ISA Headquarters and inaugurated the interim Secretariat of the ISA at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gwalpahari, Gurugram.

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    A Solar Thermal Power Plant of 140MW at Mathania in Rajasthan has been proposed and sanctioned by the Government in Rajasthan. The project configuration of 140MW Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant involves a 35MW solar power generating system and a 105MW conventional power component and the GEF has approved a grant of US$ 40 million for the project. The Government of Germany has agreed to provide a soft loan of DM 116.8 million and a commercial loan of DM 133.2 million for the project. Marwar Mathania is a town in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, India. It is well connected by roads and railways to Jodhpur city. The Yazd integrated solar combined cycle power station is a hybrid power station situated near Yazd, Iran which became operational in 2009. It is the world’s first combined cycle power plant using solar power and natural gas. Note : The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 120 countries, which come either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This initiative was first proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The alliance’s primary objective is work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. In January 2016, Narendra Modi, and the French President François Hollande jointly laid the foundation stone of the ISA Headquarters and inaugurated the interim Secretariat of the ISA at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gwalpahari, Gurugram.


  1. Vikram Sarabai Space Centre (VSSC) is at









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    The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is located in Thiruvananthapuram. The centre had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962. It was renamed in honor of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space program.

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    The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is located in Thiruvananthapuram. The centre had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962. It was renamed in honor of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space program.



  1. On June 9, 2011 India successfully flight tested









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    Nuclear weapons-capable, surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile was successfully flight-tested for its full range of 350 km by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) personnel on June 9, 2011. The nine-metre tall Prithvi-II, the first indigenously built surface-to-surface strategic missile, was fired from a mobile launcher from Launch Complex-III at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
    Note : Prithvi is a tactical surface-to-surface shortrange ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. The Prithvi missile project encompassed developing three variants for use by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. Prithvi I class is a surface-to-surface missile having a maximum warhead mounting capability of 1,000 kg, with a range of 150 km (93 mi). It has an accuracy of 10–50 m (33–164 ft) and can be launched from transporter erector launchers. This class of Prithvi missile was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994. As Per than (DRDO) Chief Avinash Chander the tactical 150 km-range Prithvi missile will be replaced with the Prahaar missile. Prithvi II class is also a single-stage liquid-fueled missile having a maximum warhead mounting capability of 500 kg, but with an extended range of 250 km (160 mi). It was developed with the Indian Air Force being the primary user. According to news sources the range is now increased to 350 km (220 mi) and the payload capacity now ranges between 500 – 1000 kg. Prithvi III class is a two-stage surface-to-surface missile. The first stage is solid fueled with a 16 metric ton force (157 KN) thrust motor. The second stage is liquid-fueled. The missile can carry a 1,000 kg warhead to a distance of 350 km (220 mi) and a 500 kg warhead to a distance of 600 km (370 mi) and a 250 kg warhead up to a distance of 750 km (470 mi). Prithvi III or Dhanush was again tested on November 26, 2015 from INS Subhadra in the Bay of Bengal.

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    Nuclear weapons-capable, surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile was successfully flight-tested for its full range of 350 km by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) personnel on June 9, 2011. The nine-metre tall Prithvi-II, the first indigenously built surface-to-surface strategic missile, was fired from a mobile launcher from Launch Complex-III at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
    Note : Prithvi is a tactical surface-to-surface shortrange ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. The Prithvi missile project encompassed developing three variants for use by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. Prithvi I class is a surface-to-surface missile having a maximum warhead mounting capability of 1,000 kg, with a range of 150 km (93 mi). It has an accuracy of 10–50 m (33–164 ft) and can be launched from transporter erector launchers. This class of Prithvi missile was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994. As Per than (DRDO) Chief Avinash Chander the tactical 150 km-range Prithvi missile will be replaced with the Prahaar missile. Prithvi II class is also a single-stage liquid-fueled missile having a maximum warhead mounting capability of 500 kg, but with an extended range of 250 km (160 mi). It was developed with the Indian Air Force being the primary user. According to news sources the range is now increased to 350 km (220 mi) and the payload capacity now ranges between 500 – 1000 kg. Prithvi III class is a two-stage surface-to-surface missile. The first stage is solid fueled with a 16 metric ton force (157 KN) thrust motor. The second stage is liquid-fueled. The missile can carry a 1,000 kg warhead to a distance of 350 km (220 mi) and a 500 kg warhead to a distance of 600 km (370 mi) and a 250 kg warhead up to a distance of 750 km (470 mi). Prithvi III or Dhanush was again tested on November 26, 2015 from INS Subhadra in the Bay of Bengal.


  1. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is at









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    The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is a major space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme. It is located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

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    The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is a major space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme. It is located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.



  1. The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in the State of









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    Smiling Buddha, formally designated as PokhranI, was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at the long-constructed Indian Army base, Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan on 18 May, 1974. It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

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    Smiling Buddha, formally designated as PokhranI, was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at the long-constructed Indian Army base, Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan on 18 May, 1974. It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.