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1. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is
constituted under the
(a) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
(b) Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection)
Act, 1999
(c) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
(d) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
2. In which of the following activities
are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?
(1) Assessment of crop productivity
(2) Locating ground water resources
(3) Mineral exploration
(4) Telecommunications
(5) Traffic studies
Select the correct answer using the code given below
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 4 and 5 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
3. The term ‘IndARC’ sometimes seen in
the news, is the name of?
a) an indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian
Defence
b) India’s satellite to provide services to the countries of
Indian Ocean Rim
c) a scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic
region
d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the
Arctic region
4. H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in
the news with reference to which one of the following diseases?
(a) AIDS
(b) Bird flu
(c) Dengue
(d) Swine flu
5. With reference to ‘fuel cells’ in
which hydrogen-rich fuel and oxygen are used to generate electricity, consider
the following statements :
(1) If pure hydrogen is used as a fuel, the fuel cell emits heat
and water as by-products.
(2) Fuel cells can be used for powering buildings and not for
small devices like laptop computers.
(3) Fuel cells produce electricity in the form of Alternating
Current (AC).
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
6. With reference to ‘fly ash’ produced
by the power plants using the coal as fuel, which of the following statements
is/are correct?
(1) Fly ash can be used in the production of bricks for building
construction
(2) Fly ash can be used as a replacement for some of the
Portland cement contents of concrete
(3) Fly ash is made up of silicon dioxide and calcium oxide
only, and does not contain any toxic elements.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3
d) 3 only
7. With reference to the use of
nanotechnology in the health sector, which of the following statements is/are
correct?
(1) Targeted drug delivery is made possible by nanotechnology
(2) Nanotechnology can largely contribute to gene therapy
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
8. In the context of modern scientific
research, consider the following statements about ‘IceCube’, a particle
detector located at South Pole, which was recently in the news :
(1) It is the world’s largest neutrino detector, encompassing a
cubic kilometre of ice.
(2) It is a powerful telescope to search for dark matter
(3) It is buried deep in the ice.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
9. With reference to ‘Near Field
Communication (NFC) Technology’, which of the following statements is/are
correct?
(1) It is a contactless communication technology that uses
electromagnetic radio fields
(2) NFC is designed for use by devices which can be at a distance
of even a metre from each other
(3) NFC can use encryption when sending sensitive information.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
10. Consider the
following pairs
|
Vitamin |
Deficiency Disease |
|
Vitamin C |
Scurvy |
|
Vitamin D |
Ricket |
|
Vitamin E |
Night Blindness |
Which of the pairs
given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
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Answers:
1. (c) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
2. a) 1, 2 and 3 only
3. d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region
4.(d) Swine flu
5. (d) 1, 2 and 3
6. a) 1 and 2
7. c) Both 1 and 2
8. d) 1, 2 and 3 only
9. c) 1 and 3 only
10.(a) 1 and 2 only