IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2017 Science & Technology and Current Affairs [Day 29]

Hello Friends

So, here we are with the 29th Day of 60 Days Plan. It is the third edition of 60 Days program but seems like the first one because of the excitement involved everywhere, including us 🙂

We are equally excited and pumped. Our Team is working hard to make you realize your dream. Do not take it insincerely and let us down. Your faith and participation has to be in sync with the amount of hard work and effort we do.

Let us pledge to make it a big game changer (better than last year) in the next 60 days!

Importance of Self – Tracking: Learning from Last Year

Last year, aspirants used to comment their answers in the comment box on daily basis. There were huge participation in discussion. Putting answers in comment box has been very effective to self track yourself after updating the score. In the end you can cross check your performance through disqus profile.

It was highly effective in the last edition of 60 Days that propelled aspirants to monitor their performance and learn through discussion. Let you solve these questions with full honesty and write your result in the comment box. Interact with peers to know your mistakes.

The importance of this initiative stands time bound and aggressive reverse engineering to learn the concepts. Many of you must be busy with your own strategy but let us tell you honestly that in the last two months, it is very important to revise and consolidate your learning. Just reading won’t suffice.

So, take out few hours from your schedule and make it a revision exercise.

How you can make the best use of it?

Be honest to your effort and do not start competing with XYZ aspirants here just for the sake of marks. It is more important for you to introspect and check your learning than focusing on others. Try to answer the questions in 20 minutes only. 

Do not get into negative feeling that I don’t have enough knowledge to answer these questions. Feel like you are taking the real exam. What would be your response then?

The same will be replicated in UPSC exam. Here, you get marks only and nothing else matters. So make effort to know the answers of all questions. Do not cheat 😛

Baba’s Gyan for REVISION

Many of you, almost all, asks about effective revision strategy! Can there be any?

Let us tell you something Baba does 😀 

You guys study a lot and there is no issue with the hard work that has been put in. But when it comes to input-output comparison, your performance is questionable.

What to do?

Just do this for a Week: Go to bed before stipulated time of your sleep, at least 1 hour before. Close your eyes and try to relax your mind. You should attain full comfort and calmness.

Do this on the First Day: Imagine the full story of a recent movie that you have watched. Try to recollect from starting to end. See, whether you are able to depict the clear picture or not!

Now, do the same for everything you learnt from morning specially the ones you struggled with. Since it is fresh, most of the things should flow into your mind smoothly. Check what is your recollecting capacity.

For example, if you prepared Polity Day 2: Topics- Try to collect all important concepts and learning of the day.

Trust us, this exercise if done with sincerity will give you immense confidence as well as boost your performance. There is no ideal time for revision and there cannot be any specific date put for it, as commonly done.

This will always expose your weaknesses the very same day and if you tend to forget something, can always get back to consolidate and cement it.

REPEAT IT FOR A WEEK & SEE THE MAGIC 😀 

Must to Do: Read the detailed article regarding Micro Analysis Matrix and follow the guidelines- Click Here

Try to hold your nerves and learn to control the temptation. This is very important art to learn and implement!

Are you ready? Let’s start

[Day 29]: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY & CURRENT AFFAIRS 

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Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Nuclear Recycle Board in India:

1. It is an entity under DRDO and works under the purview of Defence Ministry.
2. It is responsible for the design, construction and operation of nuclear recycle plants involving reprocessing and waste management.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Bhabha Atomic Research Center is working on the development of the Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR). Which of the following statements are correct about AHWR?

1. It is a Plutonium based reactor with high efficiency.
2. Heavy water is used as a moderator.
3. It will act as a demonstration reactor and will provide impetus for the third stage of India’s Nuclear Program.

Select the code from following:

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.3) Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidhyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVANI), a PSU of Department of Atomic Energy, is constructing a Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam. Which of the following statements are correct about FBRs?

1. It generates more fissile material than it consumes.
2. They use Fast Neutron Spectrum and use Uranium – 238 as fuel.

Select the code from following:

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.4) Consider the following statements:

1. India is the first country to sign a Civil Nuclear deal with Japan.
2. The ‘termination’ clause in India – Japan Nuclear deal is binding on India.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) ‘Hall of nuclear power – Atoms serving the nation’ is a permanent exhibition which covers various aspects of Nuclear Energy. In which of the following cities has it been established?

1. Kolkata
2. Kudankulam
3. New Delhi
4. Jaitapur

Q.6) A multipurpose fast research reactor project, named as MBIR, is coming up in Russia. Which of the following statements are correct about MBIR?

1. The reactor is based on Nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms.
2. The nuclear reaction will be sustained by fast moving neutrons and it will not require a neutron moderator.

Select the code from above:

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.7) Moderators are an important component of Nuclear reactors. The function of moderator is to:

1. Absorb the kinetic energy of the neutrons.
2. Absorb the heat generated by the nuclear reaction.
3. Increase the number of neutrons.
4. Increase the speed of neutrons to cause fission.

Q.8) Which part of the thermal power plant does the same function as that of the reactor in Nuclear power plant?

1. Turbine
2. Boiler
3. Furnace
4. Cooling tubes

Q.9) Which of the following statements are correct about CERN?

1. CERN is an acronym for European Organization for Nuclear Research.
2. India is a founding member of CERN.
3. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in CERN is the World’s largest particle accelerator.

Select the code from below:

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.10) Consider the following statements about Cobalt – 60:

1. It is a naturally occurring Isotope of Cobalt.
2. It is radioactive and used in cancer treatment.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.11) Which of the following correctly explains the term ‘Nuclear Transmutation’?

1. Use of radioactive materials to cause mutations in humans
2. Conversion of one chemical element or isotope into another
3. Chemical reaction of two compounds to form a new compound
4. None of the above

Q.12) A large energy is released in a nuclear reaction because,

1. Bonds are broken between the elements as they are hit by neutrons.
2. Kinetic energy of neutrons is converted into heat energy
3. Mass gets converted into energy
4. All of the above

Q.13) Which of the following statements is incorrect about Nuclear Fusion?

1. A lot of heat is required for the reaction to occur.
2. Nuclear fusion is responsible for heat in stars.
3. It releases a large amount of radioactive waste.
4. Very light nuclei are fused to give a heavy nucleus.

Q.14) ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment to harness fusion energy. Which of the following statements are correct about ITER?

1. It is using a magnetic confinement (Toakamak) to confine the reaction.
2. Hydrogen is being used as a fuel in ITER.
3. India is one of the member countries participating in ITER.

Select the code from below:

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.15) Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project is a proposed 9900 MW power project of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). Consider the following statements regarding this:

1. If built, it would be the largest nuclear power generating station in the world by net electrical power rating.
2. It is being built with the help of a Russian firm, Areva.
3. The complete farm will have ten Voda Voda nuclear reactors.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2
3. 2 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.16) Consider the following statement about ‘DigiShala’

1. It is launched by Ministry of Science and Technology
2. It was launched as a part of Digi Dhan Abhiyan
3. It is mandatory for all the service providers and direct-to-home (DTH) to air it

Select the correct statements

1. 1 and 2
2. Only 2
3. 1 and 3
4. 2 and 3

Q.17) The Kuril Islands dispute is concerned with which of the following countries?

1. Papua New Guinea and Philippines
2. Japan and Russia
3. China and Taiwan
4. China and Vietnam

Q.18) Consider the following statements about Kyrgyzstan

1. It is a landlocked country
2. It is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia and China

Select the correct statements

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.19) Consider the following statements about National Investigation Agency

1. It is a statutory body
2. It is functioning as the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in India
3. Central Government can issue directions to Suo-Moto take over the investigation of a case

Select the correct statements

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.20) Consider the following statements about Inner Line Permit (ILP)

1. It is required for Indian citizens to enter Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram and Manipur
2. It is issued under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873

Select the correct statements

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.21) Consider the following statements about ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana’

1. It is launched by Ministry of Tribal Affairs
2. It aims at creating enabling environment for need based and outcome oriented holistic development of the tribal people
3. Maximum selling price for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) is being implemented in schedule V States

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.22) ‘Oslo Accords’ is concerned with

1. Israel and Palestine Liberation Organization
2. Norway and Finland
3. Sweden and Denmark
4. None of the above

Q.23) Consider the following statements about Polavaram Project

1. It implements Godavari-Krishna link under National River Linking Project
2. It has been accorded national project status by the central government
3. The dam is across the Krishna River

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.24) Etorphine (M99) is

1. An experimental Ebola vaccine manufactured by Merck
2. A drug used to immobilize large mammals
3. A natural product found in pregnancy at week 6 that accelerates brain activation
4. None of the above

Q.25) ‘X’ country has dragged India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against certain measures taken by India on imports of iron and steel products. Which is that country?

1. United States of America
2. China
3. Japan
4. United Kingdom

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