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1. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyRecently Scientists have developed a new polio vaccine using virus-Like particles. In reference to this, consider the following statements about Virus-Like Particle
1.) It is a non-pathogenic mimic of polio virus which is grown in plants.
2.) It cannot replicate due to absence of nucleic acid and hence provides a safer alternative compared to attenuated virus used in vaccine.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation:
Scientists have developed a new polio vaccine using plants, a breakthrough which can pave the way for global eradication of the age-old viral disease.
About Virus-Like Particle:
- Virus-like particles (VLPs) are non-pathogenic mimics of polio virus which are grown in plants.
- Genes that carry information to produce VLPs are infiltrated into the plant tissues. The host plant then reproduces large quantities of them using its own protein expression mechanisms, researchers said.
- VLPs look like viruses but are non-infectious.
- Laboratory tests demonstrated that the polio virus mimics provided animals with immunity from the disease paving the way for human vaccines to be produced by plants on a major scale with the input of pharmaceutical industry collaborators.
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Explanation:
Scientists have developed a new polio vaccine using plants, a breakthrough which can pave the way for global eradication of the age-old viral disease.
About Virus-Like Particle:
- Virus-like particles (VLPs) are non-pathogenic mimics of polio virus which are grown in plants.
- Genes that carry information to produce VLPs are infiltrated into the plant tissues. The host plant then reproduces large quantities of them using its own protein expression mechanisms, researchers said.
- VLPs look like viruses but are non-infectious.
- Laboratory tests demonstrated that the polio virus mimics provided animals with immunity from the disease paving the way for human vaccines to be produced by plants on a major scale with the input of pharmaceutical industry collaborators.
- Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyConsider the following statements about Navika Sagar Prakrima:
1.) It is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew of Indian Navy
2.) It is aimed at promoting women empowerment in the country and ocean sailing by the Indian Navy
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation:
- Navika Sagar Parikrama is a project wherein a team of women officers of the Indian Navy would circumnavigate the globe on an Indian-built sail boat INSV Tarini.
- This is the first ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. The project is scheduled to commence in early Sep 17.
- INSV Tarini is the sister vessel of INSV Mhadei.
- The project is considered essential towards promoting Ocean Sailing activities in the Navy while depicting Government of India’s thrust for ‘Nari Shakti’.
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Explanation:
- Navika Sagar Parikrama is a project wherein a team of women officers of the Indian Navy would circumnavigate the globe on an Indian-built sail boat INSV Tarini.
- This is the first ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. The project is scheduled to commence in early Sep 17.
- INSV Tarini is the sister vessel of INSV Mhadei.
- The project is considered essential towards promoting Ocean Sailing activities in the Navy while depicting Government of India’s thrust for ‘Nari Shakti’.
- Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyConsider the following statements about “Mentor India Campaign”
1.) It is a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can nurture and guide students at Atal Tinkering labs
2.) Atal Tinkering Labs have been established across the country as a part of the Atal Innovation Mission.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation:
- Mentor India Campaign, a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can nurture and guide students at more than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs.
- Atal Tinkering Labs have been established across the country as a part of the Atal Innovation Mission.
- Atal Tinkering Labs are dedicated workspaces where students from Class 6th to 12th learn innovation skills and develop ideas
The campaign is looking for leaders who can spend anywhere between one to two hours every week in one or more such labs to enable students experience, learn and practice future skills such as design and computational thinking.
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Explanation:
- Mentor India Campaign, a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can nurture and guide students at more than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs.
- Atal Tinkering Labs have been established across the country as a part of the Atal Innovation Mission.
- Atal Tinkering Labs are dedicated workspaces where students from Class 6th to 12th learn innovation skills and develop ideas
The campaign is looking for leaders who can spend anywhere between one to two hours every week in one or more such labs to enable students experience, learn and practice future skills such as design and computational thinking.
- Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyAccording to WHO, 40% of the children die every year due to Sepsis and majority of those deaths are in developing countries. With reference to this, consider the following statements about Sepsis
1.) It is an inflammatory condition triggered by a blood infection.
2.) It is caused by pathogenic bacteria that invades infants’ intestines and from there move into their bloodstreams
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation:
- Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.
- Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion.
- There also may be symptoms related to a specific infection, such as a cough with pneumonia, or painful urination with a kidney infection.
- In the very young, old, and people with a weakened immune system, there may be no symptoms of a specific infection and the body temperature may be low or normal, rather than high.
- Severe sepsis is sepsis causing poor organ function or insufficient blood flow. Insufficient blood flow may be evident by low blood pressure, high blood lactate, or low urine output.
- Septic shock is low blood pressure due to sepsis that does not improve after reasonable amounts of intravenous fluids are given.
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Explanation:
- Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.
- Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion.
- There also may be symptoms related to a specific infection, such as a cough with pneumonia, or painful urination with a kidney infection.
- In the very young, old, and people with a weakened immune system, there may be no symptoms of a specific infection and the body temperature may be low or normal, rather than high.
- Severe sepsis is sepsis causing poor organ function or insufficient blood flow. Insufficient blood flow may be evident by low blood pressure, high blood lactate, or low urine output.
- Septic shock is low blood pressure due to sepsis that does not improve after reasonable amounts of intravenous fluids are given.
- Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWhich of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Synlight?
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Explanation:
- The artificial sun, which is powered by 149 industrial-grade film projector spotlights, is designed to create an alternate source of energy which can in-turn be used to generate climate-friendly fuel. The experiment has been officially named Synlight.
- The project has been designed by German Aerospace Center (DLR) scientists. The project has been set-up in a three storey building and each projector emits light which is 4,000 times the average bulb.
- The project is designed in a way that it has three separate radiation chambers. These generate solar radiation of up to 380 kilowatts and two times up to 240 kilowatts with a maximum flux density of more than 11 megawatts per square metre.
- Synlight comes with a multi-focus capability, which means it can be used for one large application or it can also be split into smaller areas
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Explanation:
- The artificial sun, which is powered by 149 industrial-grade film projector spotlights, is designed to create an alternate source of energy which can in-turn be used to generate climate-friendly fuel. The experiment has been officially named Synlight.
- The project has been designed by German Aerospace Center (DLR) scientists. The project has been set-up in a three storey building and each projector emits light which is 4,000 times the average bulb.
- The project is designed in a way that it has three separate radiation chambers. These generate solar radiation of up to 380 kilowatts and two times up to 240 kilowatts with a maximum flux density of more than 11 megawatts per square metre.
- Synlight comes with a multi-focus capability, which means it can be used for one large application or it can also be split into smaller areas
- Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWhich of the following statement(s) is/are correct about ORISIS-REX?
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Explanation:
- The Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, spacecraft is the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth.
- The mission launched on 8 September 2016 and is en route to the primitive, near Earth asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft will reach Bennu in 2018.
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Explanation:
- The Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, spacecraft is the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth.
- The mission launched on 8 September 2016 and is en route to the primitive, near Earth asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft will reach Bennu in 2018.
- Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyConsider the following statements about “Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat”
1.) It is launched by ministry of Health and Family welfare to reverse the figure of Infant mortality rate in India
2.) The programme will provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect:
- Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD launched the ‘Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ programme,
Important Learning:
- The programme is an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to prepare a physical health and fitness profile card for more than 12 lakhs of Kendriya Vidyalaya students.
- The programme will provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities
- Making students, teachers and parents aware about the importance of good health and fitness and encouraging 60 minutes of play each day is an objective of the programme,
- Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat programme also intends to imbibe values of olympics and paralympics among students.
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Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect:
- Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD launched the ‘Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ programme,
Important Learning:
- The programme is an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to prepare a physical health and fitness profile card for more than 12 lakhs of Kendriya Vidyalaya students.
- The programme will provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities
- Making students, teachers and parents aware about the importance of good health and fitness and encouraging 60 minutes of play each day is an objective of the programme,
- Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat programme also intends to imbibe values of olympics and paralympics among students.
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