69th BPSC Prelims (2023), question 12

🔬 Science & Technology

  1. What is/are the full form(s) of HMX? 1. High Melting Explosive 2. High-Density Monoatomic Xenon 3. Hedge Monetizing Xeno-currency 4. Her Majesty's Explosive

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. Only 1
    4. 1 and 4
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    Answer: C — Only 1

    HMX stands for High Melting Explosive, one of the most powerful conventional military explosives, also called octogen. Only statement 1 is correct — the other three expansions are invented distractors, so "Only 1" is the answer rather than any combination.

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