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- Question 1 of 7
1. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWith reference to “space elevator”, recently in the news, consider the following statements:
- It is an experiment of NASA, the space agency of USA.
- It is a radar based communication system to be used in the outer space.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?
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Statement 1 is Incorrect. Space elevator test equipment produced by researchers at Shizuoka University is being launched by Japan’s space agency from southern island of Tanegashima.
Statement 2 is incorrect. It is proposed type of planet-to-space transportation system.
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Statement 1 is Incorrect. Space elevator test equipment produced by researchers at Shizuoka University is being launched by Japan’s space agency from southern island of Tanegashima.
Statement 2 is incorrect. It is proposed type of planet-to-space transportation system.
- Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWith reference to NECTAR (North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach), consider the following statements:
- It is an autonomous society, set up under the Department of Science & Technology.
- Its headquarter is located in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?
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Statement 1 is Correct. NECTAR is an autonomous society, set up under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. It has been setup for taking India’s bamboo mission forward.
Statement 2 is Incorrect. The headquarter of NECTAR is located at Shillong, Meghalaya to cater to the largest bamboo-growing region in the country. However, it is yet to shift from New Delhi to Shillong.It looks at harnessing and leveraging niche frontier technologies available with central scientific departments and institutions.
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Statement 1 is Correct. NECTAR is an autonomous society, set up under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. It has been setup for taking India’s bamboo mission forward.
Statement 2 is Incorrect. The headquarter of NECTAR is located at Shillong, Meghalaya to cater to the largest bamboo-growing region in the country. However, it is yet to shift from New Delhi to Shillong.It looks at harnessing and leveraging niche frontier technologies available with central scientific departments and institutions.
- Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyRecently, the Union Government has decided to exempt certain categories of vehicles from permit requirement. They include
- Buses run on ethanol
- Electric auto-rickshaws
- Buses run on Compressed Natural Gas
- Electric taxis
- Hybrid vehicles
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Recently, the Union Government has exempted electric vehicles as well as vehicles, including auto-rickshaws, buses, taxis, that run on alternative fuel like ethanol, bio-diesel, CNG, methanol and bio-fuel, from permit requirements.
But, this exemption would not extend to mild hybrids or hybrid vehicles. Hence, the correct answer is (c).
The decision of government would boost the demand for automobiles running on alternative fuel in the country.
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Recently, the Union Government has exempted electric vehicles as well as vehicles, including auto-rickshaws, buses, taxis, that run on alternative fuel like ethanol, bio-diesel, CNG, methanol and bio-fuel, from permit requirements.
But, this exemption would not extend to mild hybrids or hybrid vehicles. Hence, the correct answer is (c).
The decision of government would boost the demand for automobiles running on alternative fuel in the country.
- Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWith reference to the Aircraft ‘Tejas’, consider the following Statements:
- It is an indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
- It is not suitable for flying longer sorties as it is not capable of mid-air refuelling.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is Correct. Tejas is an indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
Statement 2 is Incorrect. Recently, it has been successfully tested for the air-to-air refuelling system. This test has placed India in an elite group of countries which have developed the air-to-air refuelling system for military aircraft.
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Statement 1 is Correct. Tejas is an indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
Statement 2 is Incorrect. Recently, it has been successfully tested for the air-to-air refuelling system. This test has placed India in an elite group of countries which have developed the air-to-air refuelling system for military aircraft.
- Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWith reference to ‘Malignant Catarrhal Fever(MCF)’ recently in news, consider the following statements:
- It is a bacterial disease.
- The disease affects cattle and sheep.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is Incorrect. Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), an infectious viral disease originally from South Africa.
Statement 2 is Correct. The fever affects the livestock.
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Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), an infectious viral disease originally from South Africa affects cattle. It has neither a cure nor a vaccination that can prevent its spread.
Recently, the Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), the rare and deadly livestock disease has resurfaced in a village in Kunigal taluk, Tumakuru district, in Karnataka.
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Statement 1 is Incorrect. Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), an infectious viral disease originally from South Africa.
Statement 2 is Correct. The fever affects the livestock.
Knowledge Base)
Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), an infectious viral disease originally from South Africa affects cattle. It has neither a cure nor a vaccination that can prevent its spread.
Recently, the Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), the rare and deadly livestock disease has resurfaced in a village in Kunigal taluk, Tumakuru district, in Karnataka.
- Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWith reference to the ‘India State level Disease Burden Initiative Report’, consider the following statements:
1. It is an initiative of the World Health Organisation.
2. Punjab has topped the state-wise report for the burden of ischemic heart disease.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is incorrect. The India State level Disease Burden Initiative Report is a joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, along with experts and stakeholders associated with over 100 Indian institutions.
Statement 2 is correct. The State-wise disease burden (as per the India State level Disease Burden Initiative Report) showed that Punjab has been ranked at the top for the burden of ischemic heart disease, followed by Tamil Nadu, and vice-versa for diabetes.West Bengal topped with the largest number of stroke cases followed by Odisha.
Ischaemic (or ischemic) heart disease is a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. The India State level Disease Burden Initiative Report is a joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, along with experts and stakeholders associated with over 100 Indian institutions.
Statement 2 is correct. The State-wise disease burden (as per the India State level Disease Burden Initiative Report) showed that Punjab has been ranked at the top for the burden of ischemic heart disease, followed by Tamil Nadu, and vice-versa for diabetes.West Bengal topped with the largest number of stroke cases followed by Odisha.
Ischaemic (or ischemic) heart disease is a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart.
- Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: Science and TechnologyWhich of the following is/are conditions for a celestial object to be called a planet?
- The object must orbit the Sun
- The object should be massive enough to acquire an approximately spherical shape
- The object has to clear its orbit exerting the maximum gravitational pull within its orbit
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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All the statements are correct. A planet is an object in orbit around the Sun that is large enough (massive enough) to have its self-gravity pull itself into a round (or near-spherical) shape. In addition a planet orbits in a clear path around the Sun. If any object ventures near the orbit of a planet, it will either collide with the planet, and thereby be accreted, or be ejected into another orbit.
Knowledge Base)
The word planet comes from the Greek word for “wanderer”, meaning that planets were originally defined as objects that moved in the night sky with respect to the background of fixed stars.
There are eight planets in our Solar System; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Currently, there are five objects accepted as dwarf planets. Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. International Astronomical Union (IAU) designated Pluto as a ‘dwarf planet’ in 2006.
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919. Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation.
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All the statements are correct. A planet is an object in orbit around the Sun that is large enough (massive enough) to have its self-gravity pull itself into a round (or near-spherical) shape. In addition a planet orbits in a clear path around the Sun. If any object ventures near the orbit of a planet, it will either collide with the planet, and thereby be accreted, or be ejected into another orbit.
Knowledge Base)
The word planet comes from the Greek word for “wanderer”, meaning that planets were originally defined as objects that moved in the night sky with respect to the background of fixed stars.
There are eight planets in our Solar System; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Currently, there are five objects accepted as dwarf planets. Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. International Astronomical Union (IAU) designated Pluto as a ‘dwarf planet’ in 2006.
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919. Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation.
