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- Dengue
- Filariasis
- Yellow fever
- Chikungunya
- Tuberculosis
(a) 2, 3 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 5 only
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Tuberculosis is not a vector-borne disease as it is not transmitted by the bite of an anthropoid
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Question : 1
Genetically engineered bacteria is used for production of
a) penicillin
b) insulin
c) glucagon
d) all of the above
Answer »Answer: (b)
Genetically engineered bacteria is used for production of insulin. On 5th July 1983, the American firm Eli Lilly launched humulin (1st genetically engineered human insulin).
Question : 2
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding report- “Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion”?
- The report has been prepared by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- Agreements such as Montreal Protocol are helping to recover ozone in the stratosphere.
- The Ozone depletion is greater over Arctic zone than over Antarctic zone
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of these
Answer »Answer: (c)
The ozone depletion over Antarctic zone is more severe than in the Northern hemisphere.
Question : 3
INS Sumitra has been recently commissioned in the Indian Navy. Which of the following does not belong to the same class as INS Sumitra?
a) INS Sunayna
b) INS Sumedha
c) INS Saryu
d) INS Shivalik
Answer »Answer: (d)
INS Shivalik does not belong to a 105-metre class of Naval Offshore Patrol Vehicle (NOPV)but is a stealth multi-role frigate.
Question : 4
Of the following Indian satellites, which one is intended for long distance telecommunications for transmitting TV programmes ?
a) Aryabhata
b) Rohini
c) Bhaskara
d) INSAT-A
Answer »Answer: (d)
INSAT or the Indian National Satellite System is a series of multipurpose Geostationary satellites launched by ISRO to satisfy the telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue operations. Commissioned in 1983, INSAT is the largest domestic communication system in the Asia Pacific Region.
The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system was commissioned with the launch of INSAT1B in August 1983 (INSAT-1A, the first satellite was launched in April 1982 but could not fulfil the mission).
INSAT system ushered in a revolution in India’s television and radio broadcasting, telecommunications and meteorological sectors. It enabled the rapid expansion of TV and modern telecommunication facilities to even the remote areas and off-shore islands.
Question : 5
Indian and Russian scientists successfully test-fired a supersonic cruise missile named
a) GSLV
b) INSAT –3B
c) Brahmos
d) GSAT – 1
Answer »Answer: (c)
BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia.
Note : A hypersonic version of the missile, BrahMosII, is also presently under development with speed of Mach 7-8 to boost aerial fast strike capability. It is expected to be ready for testing by 2017. The name BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia. In 2016, as India became a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), India and Russia are now planning to jointly develop a new generation of BrahMos missiles with 600 km-plus range and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.
Question : 6
Hybridoma technology is a new biotechnological approach for commercial production of
a) antibiotics
b) monoclonal antibodies
c) interferon
d) alcohol
Answer »Answer: (b)
Hybridoma technology is used to commercially produce of monoclonal antibodies. The monoclonal antibodies are protective proteins produced by the clone of single immune cell.
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