General Knowledge Questions and Answers HSTDV Technology

1. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about HSTDV technology?

1. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV).
2. It is an unmanned scramjet vehicle with the ability to travel at six times the speed of sound.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

2. Which of the following are the examples of subsonic cruise missile?
A. American Tomahawk cruise missile
B. Harpoon of USA
C. Nirbhay of India
D. All the above

3. The hypersonic cruise missile vehicle was launched by DRDO by using a proven solid rocket motor, which took it to an altitude of ….. kilometres.
A. 20 km
B. 25 km
C. 30 km
D. 35 km

4. How the parameters of the launch and cruise vehicle including the scramjet engine were monitored?
A. Multiple tracking radars
B. Electro-optical systems
C. Telemetry Stations
D. All the above

5. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about Scramjet Engine?

1.  It is an improvement over the ramjet technology.
2. It operates efficiently at hypersonic speeds and allows supersonic combustion.

Select the correct code from the answer given below:
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

6. From which place DRDO successfully flight tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV)?
A. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Launch at Wheeler Island, the coast of Odisha.
B. Kurnool, the coast of Andhra Pradesh
C. Coast of Visakhapatnam
D. None of the above