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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
‘TRAPPIST 1-b’ seen in news recently is a/an
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Solution (b)
TRAPPIST-1 b is a hot rocky exoplanet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. It is the innermost of seven known planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. It has 1.4 times the mass and 1.1 times the radius of Earth. It orbits its star at a distance of 0.011 astronomical unit (AU), completing one circuit in just 1.51 Earth days. It receives about four times the amount of energy that Earth gets from the Sun.
Context – The James Webb Space Telescope has looked at a planet that is Earth-like with a rocky surface. The planet is part of the Trappist-1
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Solution (b)
TRAPPIST-1 b is a hot rocky exoplanet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. It is the innermost of seven known planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. It has 1.4 times the mass and 1.1 times the radius of Earth. It orbits its star at a distance of 0.011 astronomical unit (AU), completing one circuit in just 1.51 Earth days. It receives about four times the amount of energy that Earth gets from the Sun.
Context – The James Webb Space Telescope has looked at a planet that is Earth-like with a rocky surface. The planet is part of the Trappist-1
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about ‘Central Bureau of Narcotics’
- It is an agency working under the Ministry of Home Affairs to regulate drug trafficking
- It grants licenses to farmers to cultivate opium poppy and also procures it from them
- It interacts with the Competent Authorities of other countries to verify genuineness of the transaction prior to authorizing the shipments.
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct Central Bureau of Narcotics is affiliated with India’s Department of Revenue (IRS) and regulated by the country’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. The main function of CBN is to stop opium production and trade, and to issue licenses for production of legal synthetic drugs. The Central Bureau of Narcotics headquarters is located at Gwalior. The responsibilities of CBN cover the following: Supervision over licit cultivation of opium poppy in India which is spread across 22 Districts 102 Tehsils/ Parganas in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Issue of licences for manufacture of synthetic narcotic drugs. Issuance of Export Authorisations/ Import Certificate for export/ import of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
CBN interacts with the International Narcotics Control Board, Vienna and the Competent Authorities of other countries to verify genuiness of the transaction prior to authorizing the shipments. Context – Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) busted Drug syndicate in Delhi
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct Central Bureau of Narcotics is affiliated with India’s Department of Revenue (IRS) and regulated by the country’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. The main function of CBN is to stop opium production and trade, and to issue licenses for production of legal synthetic drugs. The Central Bureau of Narcotics headquarters is located at Gwalior. The responsibilities of CBN cover the following: Supervision over licit cultivation of opium poppy in India which is spread across 22 Districts 102 Tehsils/ Parganas in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Issue of licences for manufacture of synthetic narcotic drugs. Issuance of Export Authorisations/ Import Certificate for export/ import of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
CBN interacts with the International Narcotics Control Board, Vienna and the Competent Authorities of other countries to verify genuiness of the transaction prior to authorizing the shipments. Context – Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) busted Drug syndicate in Delhi
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
With reference to ‘Cloning’, consider the following statements
- Cloning describes a number of natural or artificial processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.
- The technique of organism cloning involves the transfer of a germ line cell nucleus into an enucleated egg
Select the correct statement(s)
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Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity. Cloning can be natural or artificial. Examples of cloning that occur naturally are as follows: Vegetative reproduction in plants, e.g. water hyacinth producing multiple copies of genetically identical plants through apomixis Binary fission in bacteria. Organism cloning, or reproductive cloning, where a multicellular clone is created generally through somatic cell nuclear transfer. This technique involves the transfer of a somatic cell nucleus into an enucleated egg. Context – The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal has produced cloned female calves of the desi breed Gir.
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Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity. Cloning can be natural or artificial. Examples of cloning that occur naturally are as follows: Vegetative reproduction in plants, e.g. water hyacinth producing multiple copies of genetically identical plants through apomixis Binary fission in bacteria. Organism cloning, or reproductive cloning, where a multicellular clone is created generally through somatic cell nuclear transfer. This technique involves the transfer of a somatic cell nucleus into an enucleated egg. Context – The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal has produced cloned female calves of the desi breed Gir.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about ‘Certified Reference Materials (CRM)’
- They are used as calibration standards for analytical methods, instrument performance evaluation, and data quality control in routine analysis
- National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) recently developed a Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) which is the first of its kind in India
Select the correct statement(s)
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct CRMs are used as calibration standards for analytical methods, instrument performance evaluation, and data quality control in routine analysis CRMs are blocks of metal that come with certificates indicating the concentration of their various constituent elements along with their uncertainty levels. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have jointly developed India’s first Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) named BARC B1201. This is the fifth CRM of its kind in the world. Context – NALCO-BARC Released India’s 1st Bauxite CRM
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct CRMs are used as calibration standards for analytical methods, instrument performance evaluation, and data quality control in routine analysis CRMs are blocks of metal that come with certificates indicating the concentration of their various constituent elements along with their uncertainty levels. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have jointly developed India’s first Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) named BARC B1201. This is the fifth CRM of its kind in the world. Context – NALCO-BARC Released India’s 1st Bauxite CRM
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about ‘Institutes of Eminence (IoE) Scheme’
- It is a recognition scheme under NITI Aayog that helps empower higher educational institutions
- All the institutions under IOE tag will receive a government grant of ₹1,000 crore
- All the central universities, Institutions of National Importance and State Universities set up under a law made by the Legislative Assembly of a State are eligible for the scheme
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct The Institute of Eminence (IoE) is a recognition scheme under University Grants Commission (UGC) that helps empower higher educational institutions. The Union Budget 2016-17 announced the Government of India’s commitment to empower the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). Accordingly, the University Grant Commission (UGC) – a statutory body under the Ministry of Education launched the IoE scheme in 2017. The public institutions under IOE tag will receive a government grant of ₹1,000 crore, while the private institutions will not get any funding under the scheme. The Public Institutes that are eligible to apply under IoE are as follows: Central Universities, Government-owned and controlled Deemed to be Universities, lnstitutions of National lmportance such as IITs, NITs, etc, State Universities set up under a law made by the Legislative Assembly of a State. Context – A Parliamentary panel has sought status notes on the 2 public and 5 private higher education institutions which await the final IoE status, recommending that the process for granting the IoE status be “accelerated”.
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct The Institute of Eminence (IoE) is a recognition scheme under University Grants Commission (UGC) that helps empower higher educational institutions. The Union Budget 2016-17 announced the Government of India’s commitment to empower the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). Accordingly, the University Grant Commission (UGC) – a statutory body under the Ministry of Education launched the IoE scheme in 2017. The public institutions under IOE tag will receive a government grant of ₹1,000 crore, while the private institutions will not get any funding under the scheme. The Public Institutes that are eligible to apply under IoE are as follows: Central Universities, Government-owned and controlled Deemed to be Universities, lnstitutions of National lmportance such as IITs, NITs, etc, State Universities set up under a law made by the Legislative Assembly of a State. Context – A Parliamentary panel has sought status notes on the 2 public and 5 private higher education institutions which await the final IoE status, recommending that the process for granting the IoE status be “accelerated”.
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