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Question : 6

Which of the following products are released when tyre is burnt?

  1. Vanadium
  2. Carbon dioxide
  3. Carbon Monoxide
  4. Arsenic
Codes:

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1, 2 and 4 only

d) All of these

Answer: (d)

National Green Tribunal has banned the burning of tyres in open as harmful products are released while burning them.

Question : 7

National Biodiversity Conference (NBC)-2015 will be held in

a) Kerala

b) Telangana

c) Gujarat

d) West Bengal

Answer: (a)

The second edition of National Biodiversity Conference will be held in Kerala in February 2015.

Question : 8

Consider the following Statements:

  1. India successfully test-fired its nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from a test ranges at Chandipur in Odisha.
  2. It is surface-to- air ballistic missile.
  3. Dhanush is the variant of prithvi designed for Indian Navy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (a)

Prithvi-II is surface-to-surface missile developed by DRDO.

Question : 9 [SSC LEDO 2011]

The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in the State of

a) Nagaland

b) Rajasthan

c) Manipur

d) Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: (b)

Smiling Buddha, formally designated as PokhranI, was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at the long-constructed Indian Army base, Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan on 18 May 1974.

It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Question : 10

With reference to ‘stem cells’, frequently in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Stem cells can be derived from mammals only.
  2. Stem cells can be used for screening new drugs.
  3. Stem cells can be used for medical therapies.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

a) 3 only

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a)

Stem cells are the undifferentiated mass of cells that can be appropriately programmed genetically to give rise to any type of cell. In view of this, it can be used for medical therapies like grafting, development of antibodies etc.

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