UPSC Prelims Marathon 3rd May – Other Technological developments in science – 2024

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Question No. 1

Which of the following are advantages of genetically modified crops over traditional selective breeding?
1.It allows a much wider selection of traits for improvement.
2.It reduces the risk of random occurrence of undesirable traits.
3.It allows greater precision in selecting characteristics.
Which of the above given statement is/are correct?

A1 and 2 only

B2 and 3 only

C1 and 3 only

DAll

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Question No. 2

Which of the following statements are true regarding Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)?
1.An OLED display works without a backlight thus consumption of energy is less than LCD.
2.In low ambient light conditions, an OLED screen has lower contrast ratio than LCD.
3.It produces brighter light and has a wider viewing angle.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A1 and 2

B2 and 3

C1 and 3

DAll

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Question No. 3

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding PARAM-ISHAN?
1.It is the fastest and most powerful supercomputer in India.
2.It has been jointly developed by IIT Bombay and C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advance Computing).
3.It is solely for weather and climate research.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A1 and 2

B2 and 3

COnly 2

DAll

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Question No. 4

Which of the following is the application of Nano artificial nose?

AProvide easier delivery of drugs.

BIndicate pollution level in atmosphere air.

CDetect lung cancer.

DProvide cure against flu.

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Question No. 5

North-East India’s largest IT hub has been opened in which of the following state?

AAssam

BMeghalaya

CTripura

DNagaland

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Question No. 6

Which of the following is/are the application of radionuclides in environmental management?
1.To trace and analyze pollutants.
2.To study the movement of surface water.
3.To measure water runoff from rain and snow.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

AOnly 1

B2 and 3

C1 and 2

DAll

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Question No. 7

Consider the following statements related to the missiles developed under Integrated guided Missile Development Programme:
1.Prithvi – Surface to Surface short range cruise missile
2.Dhanush – Naval variant of Prithvi Missile
3.Akash – Short range Surface to Air Missile
4.Shaurya – Short range Surface to Surface ballistic missile.
Which of the above pair is/are correct?

A1 and 2

B2, 3 and 4

C2 and 4

DNone

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Question No. 8

Which of the following are the advantages of Fiber optics?
1.Fiber optic cables are thinner and have a much greater bandwidth.
2.Fiber optic cables do not radiate electromagnetic energy thus data cannot be intercepted.
3.Data can be transmitted digitally rather than analogically.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A1 and 3

BOnly 2

COnly 1

DAll

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Question No. 9

Which of the following statement is incorrect related to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing?

AIt is a method of encoding digital data on multiple carrier frequencies.

BIt is resilient to inter-symbol and inter-frame interference.

CIt is used in Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) and Digital Video Broadcasting over the terrestrial network.

DIt is immune to Sensitive to Doppler shift also.

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Question No. 10

Which of the following semiconductors are used for LED manufacture?
1.Gallium Arsenide
2.Gallium Phosphide
3.Gallium Arsenide Phosphide
4.Indium Gallium Nitride
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

AOnly 1

B2, 3 and 4

C1, 3 and 4

DAll

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