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Welcome to Day-55.

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 can you 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 to all questions. Do not cheat 😛

 

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Are you ready? Let’s start!

[Day 55]: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Q.1) Which among the following is/are genetic diseases?

  1. Hemophilia
  2. Down’s syndrome
  3. Sickle-cell anemia
  4. Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD)

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Q.2) Which of the following organisms are common pollinating agents in flowering plants?

  1. Bat
  2. Bees
  3. Wasp
  4. Ants

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.3) With reference to respiration, consider the following statements:

  1. Oxygen is required by all the organisms to break down glucose.
  2. Rate of breathing is faster in aquatic animals than the terrestrial animals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Q.4) With reference to the CHARGE syndrome, consider the following statements

  1. It causes multiple life-threatening problems including heart defects and growth retardation.
  2. It is a result of defective embryonic development.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Q.5) A false fruit or pseudo-carp is derived from the floral parts other than ovary. Which of the following are false fruits?

  1. Apple
  2. Strawberry
  3. Mango
  4. Grapes
  5. Pine apple

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 2 and 4 only
  3. 1, 2 and 5 only
  4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Q.6) With reference to Photodynamic Therapy, consider the following statements:

  1. It uses a photosensitive drug that becomes active under the action of light.
  2. It is used in treatment of cancer.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Q.7) Which among the following is/are parts of innate immunity of human body?

  1. Lymphocytes
  2. Tears
  3. Saliva

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Q.8) Which of the following statements regarding Kalam SAT are correct?

  1. It is named after Dr A P J Abdul Kalam and is claimed to be the World’s lightest satellite.
  2. It was launched by ISRO.
  3. The probe is composed of 3-D printed reinforced carbon fiber polymer.

Select the code from following:

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

Q.9) NASA’s QueSST has passed preliminary tests and is set to become a reality. What is QueSST?

  1. Supersonic passenger plane
  2. Zero gravity chamber developed on earth.
  3. Virtual platform to give a feel of space to visitors
  4. Passenger Moon rover

Q.10) A large supercluster has been discovered 600 million light years across by Indian Scientists. It has been named

  1. Ganga
  2. Saraswati
  3. Yamuna
  4. Godavari

Q.11) Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) broad gauge train has been launched by Indian Railways. The train has been made operational between

  1. Delhi and Haryana
  2. Mumbai and Ahmadabad
  3. Patna and Haldia
  4. Cochin to Kozhikode

Q.12) The Union Ministry of Science and Technology has launched SOHUM device. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding SOHUM?

  1. It is an indigenously developed low-cost hearing screening device for senior citizens.
  2. It is a non invasive portable device which uses Brain Stem Auditory evoked response.

Select the code from following:

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

Q.13) UIDAI has launched a virtual ID that can be used instead of the actual Aadhar number. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Virtual ID?

  1. It is a temporary code which contains 16 numerals.
  2. The code is valid for at least one day.
  3. All personal details are not revealed by virtual ID.

Select the code from following:

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

Q.14) Consider the following statements:

  1. An asteroid belt in our solar system is found between Earth and Mars.
  2. All asteroids in our solar system are found in the asteroid belt.

Which of the above statements are correct?

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

Q.15) CRISPR-Cas9 technology has become popular in recent years. The technology is about –

  1. Altering DNA sequences and modifying gene function.
  2. Environment-friendly propellant to power satellites and spacecraft.
  3. World’s largest single earth observation programme.
  4. Global Monitoring for Environment and Security.

Q.16) This material which forms the building block of another, well-known allotrope of carbon, is about 200 times as strong as steel. What is it called?

  1. Graphite
  2. Graphene
  3. Buckminsterfullerene
  4. Lonsdaleite

Q.17) A merger of 14 galaxies that took place more than 12 billion years ago was recently spotted by this telescope array. Name the array.

  1. Chilean Atacama Large millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA)
  2. James Webb Telescope
  3. Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico
  4. Cherenkov Telescope Array

Q.18) Which is the longest continental mountain range in the world?

  1. The Appalachian range
  2. The Ural range
  3. The Andes
  4. Atlas Mountains

Q.19) Who are the mathematicians credited with the creation of analytic geometry – basically the description of geometry by means of equations and coordinates, for instance?

  1. Aryabhata and Brahmagupta
  2. Rene Descartes and Pierre de Fermat
  3. Leonhard Euler and Joseph-Louis Lagrange
  4. Sudarshan-Glauber representation

Q.20) Richter scale is to measure earthquakes. What is the scale to measure the strength of hurricanes?

  1. Saffir-Simpson scale
  2. Mercalli scale
  3. Moment Magnitude Scale
  4. Seismic scale

Q.21) Recently Indian astronomers discovered a huge galactic supercluster that has the form of an enormous wall, located about 4 billion light years away. What did they name this supercluster?

  1. Ganga
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Saraswati
  4. Tethys

Q.22) Consider the following statements about ‘e-FRRO scheme’

  1. It is aimed at providing faceless, cashless and paperless visa related services to foreigners
  2. It is launched by Ministry of External Affairs
  3. Common Services Centres (CSCs) are the access points for delivery of these services

Select the correct statements

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

Q.23) ‘Aqaba Process’ is associated with

  1. Countering extremism and radicalisation in the Arab world
  2. It was launched by Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
  3. India is an active participant in the process

Select the correct code:

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

Q.24) Consider the following statements about ‘e-Vidhan’

  1. It is a mission mode project to digitize and make the functioning of State Legislatures in India paperless.  
  2. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is the Nodal Ministry for the project.

Select the correct statements

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

Q.25) Consider the following statements about ‘Bratachari movement’

  1. It was initiated by Gurusaday Dutt
  2. It was aimed at the all-round development of the body, mind and soul through the invention of a specific tradition

Select the correct statements

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

Q.26) ‘Wojaris’ is a community from

  1. Telangana
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Odisha
  4. Madhya Pradesh

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