science & tech MCQ section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 46

Rotavirus is responsible for which of the following diseases?

a) Japanese Encephalitis

b) Measles

c) Tuberculosis

d) Diarrhoea

Question : 47

Consider the following Statements:

1. U.S.A has become the first country to legalise the creation of three-parent IVF designer babies using Mitochondrial Donation Technique.
2. This law will help to prevent serious inherited diseases that are being passed on from mother to child.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 48

Consider the following statements:

1. Cobalt - 60 was leaked when a worker cut open a piece of metal in a Delhi market Cobalt-60 is used for medical purposes, industrial radiography for nondestructive testing and in the food processing industry for irradiation process.
2. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is meant to maintain a “Cradle to grave” System to keep track of such equipment, including through on-site inspection.

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 2 only

d) None

Question : 49

Which of the following pairs are correct according to the possible date for the event?

1. Summer solstice : June 21
2. Winter solstice : December 22
3. Vernal Equinox : February 20
4. Autumn Equinox : August 22

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Question : 50

Consider the following statements.

1. Flipkart launched ‘Tap N Pay’ contactless digital payment wallet MoboMoney for the Indian masses.
2. It has been termed as India’s first commercial NFC ecosystem rollout that would allow consumers to convert cash into e-cash for making payments.
3. This facility will be available on a network of NFC enabled merchant point of sale (POS) machines.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) All of these