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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements about “Immune Imprinting”
- Immune imprinting is a tendency of the body to repeat its immune response based on the first variant of a pathogen it encountered.
- Immune imprinting can occur through infection or vaccination.
Choose the correct statements:
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · Immune imprinting is a tendency of the body to repeat its immune response based on the first variant it encountered – when it comes across a newer or slightly different variant of the same pathogen. · Immune imprinting can occur through infection or vaccination. · It was first observed in 1947, when “people who had previously had flu, and were then vaccinated against the current circulating strain, produced antibodies against the first strain they had encountered.
· At the time, this phenomenon was termed the ‘original antigenic sin’ but today, it’s commonly known as imprinting.
Context: Recently, scientists have observed that an ineffectiveness of the bivalent or variant-specific boosters is due to immune imprinting.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · Immune imprinting is a tendency of the body to repeat its immune response based on the first variant it encountered – when it comes across a newer or slightly different variant of the same pathogen. · Immune imprinting can occur through infection or vaccination. · It was first observed in 1947, when “people who had previously had flu, and were then vaccinated against the current circulating strain, produced antibodies against the first strain they had encountered.
· At the time, this phenomenon was termed the ‘original antigenic sin’ but today, it’s commonly known as imprinting.
Context: Recently, scientists have observed that an ineffectiveness of the bivalent or variant-specific boosters is due to immune imprinting.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements
- A pangenome is the entire set of genes from all strains within a clade.
- A transcriptome is the full range of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules expressed by an organism.
- Pantranscriptome contains genetic material from a cohort of diverse individuals, rather than just a single linear strand.
Choose the incorrect statements:
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a pan-genome (pangenome or supragenome) is the entire set of genes from all strains within a clade. · Clade – a group of organisms believed to comprise all the evolutionary descendants of a common ancestor.
· More generally, it is the union of all the genomes of a clade.
· A transcriptome is the full range of messenger RNA, or mRNA, molecules expressed by an organism. · The term transcriptome can also be used to describe the array of mRNA transcripts produced in a particular cell or tissue type.
· The pantranscriptome-concept builds on the emerging concept of pangenomics in the genomics field. · Pantranscriptome, which combines a transcriptome and a pangenome, a reference that contains genetic material from a cohort of diverse individuals, rather than just a single linear strand.
· Cohort – a group of people with a shared characteristic.
Context: Researchers at t the University of California now reported on what they suggest is the first-ever method for analyzing RNA sequencing data genome-wide using a “pantranscriptome,” which combines a transcriptome and a pangenome
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a pan-genome (pangenome or supragenome) is the entire set of genes from all strains within a clade. · Clade – a group of organisms believed to comprise all the evolutionary descendants of a common ancestor.
· More generally, it is the union of all the genomes of a clade.
· A transcriptome is the full range of messenger RNA, or mRNA, molecules expressed by an organism. · The term transcriptome can also be used to describe the array of mRNA transcripts produced in a particular cell or tissue type.
· The pantranscriptome-concept builds on the emerging concept of pangenomics in the genomics field. · Pantranscriptome, which combines a transcriptome and a pangenome, a reference that contains genetic material from a cohort of diverse individuals, rather than just a single linear strand.
· Cohort – a group of people with a shared characteristic.
Context: Researchers at t the University of California now reported on what they suggest is the first-ever method for analyzing RNA sequencing data genome-wide using a “pantranscriptome,” which combines a transcriptome and a pangenome
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Yellow Band disease
- It is the disease that affects the corals by turning them into yellow band before destroying them.
- It is caused by the bacteria Ideonella sakaiensis.
Choose the incorrect statements:
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect · Yellow-band disease—named for the colour it turns corals before destroying them—was first spotted decades ago and has caused widespread damage to reefs in the · There is no known cure for this disease and unlike coral, bleaching corals will not be restored once they get infected by this disease. · Scientists believe overfishing, pollution and rising water temperatures because of climate change may be making the reefs more vulnerable to yellow-band disease.
· Ideonella sakaiensis is a bacterium from the genus Ideonella and family Comamonadaceae capable of breaking down and consuming the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using it as both a carbon and energy source
Context: Recently, scientists found that corals of eastern Thailand are getting affected by Yellow band Disease which is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor.
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect · Yellow-band disease—named for the colour it turns corals before destroying them—was first spotted decades ago and has caused widespread damage to reefs in the · There is no known cure for this disease and unlike coral, bleaching corals will not be restored once they get infected by this disease. · Scientists believe overfishing, pollution and rising water temperatures because of climate change may be making the reefs more vulnerable to yellow-band disease.
· Ideonella sakaiensis is a bacterium from the genus Ideonella and family Comamonadaceae capable of breaking down and consuming the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using it as both a carbon and energy source
Context: Recently, scientists found that corals of eastern Thailand are getting affected by Yellow band Disease which is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements
- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas cryogenically reduced to a liquid state through intense cooling.
- LNG emits about twice as much greenhouse gas as ordinary natural gas.
- India has a target of a 15% share for natural gas in India’s total energy mix by 2030.
Choose the correct statements:
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · LNG is natural gas cryogenically reduced to a liquid state through intense cooling to around -161 degrees Celsius (-259 Fahrenheit). · LNG emits about twice as much greenhouse gas as ordinary natural gas. · India has a target of a 15% share for natural gas in India’s total energy mix by 2030. For this, the government will invest around 60 billion USD in creating gas infrastructure in the country till 2024. Context: The European Union is weaning itself off piped Russian gas by rapidly expanding imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · LNG is natural gas cryogenically reduced to a liquid state through intense cooling to around -161 degrees Celsius (-259 Fahrenheit). · LNG emits about twice as much greenhouse gas as ordinary natural gas. · India has a target of a 15% share for natural gas in India’s total energy mix by 2030. For this, the government will invest around 60 billion USD in creating gas infrastructure in the country till 2024. Context: The European Union is weaning itself off piped Russian gas by rapidly expanding imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
The Bhoj Wetland, recently seen in news is located in which of the following state?
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Solution (a)
Option a Correct · It is located in Bhopal, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. · It has two lakes, Upper Lake, also called Bhojtal and Lower Lake or Chhota Talaab.
· It is also part of the Ramsar site of international importance.
Context: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) to periodically monitor the activities of a cruise vessel polluting the Bhoj wetland.
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Solution (a)
Option a Correct · It is located in Bhopal, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. · It has two lakes, Upper Lake, also called Bhojtal and Lower Lake or Chhota Talaab.
· It is also part of the Ramsar site of international importance.
Context: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) to periodically monitor the activities of a cruise vessel polluting the Bhoj wetland.
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