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With reference to ‘Large Hadron Collider’, consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle collider. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008 in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and hundreds of universities and laboratories, as well as more than 100 countries | The LHC’s goal is to allow physicists to test the predictions of different theories of particle physics, including measuring the properties of the Higgs boson searching for the large family of new particles predicted by super symmetric theories, and other unresolved questions in particle physics. | The LHC primarily collides proton beams, but it can also accelerate beams of heavy ions: lead–lead collisions and proton–lead collisions are typically performed for one month a year. The collider has four crossing points where the accelerated particles collide. Seven detectors, each designed to detect different phenomena, are positioned around the crossing points. |
Context – Scientists at CERN observe three exotic particles for the first time
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle collider. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008 in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and hundreds of universities and laboratories, as well as more than 100 countries | The LHC’s goal is to allow physicists to test the predictions of different theories of particle physics, including measuring the properties of the Higgs boson searching for the large family of new particles predicted by super symmetric theories, and other unresolved questions in particle physics. | The LHC primarily collides proton beams, but it can also accelerate beams of heavy ions: lead–lead collisions and proton–lead collisions are typically performed for one month a year. The collider has four crossing points where the accelerated particles collide. Seven detectors, each designed to detect different phenomena, are positioned around the crossing points. |
Context – Scientists at CERN observe three exotic particles for the first time
‘TiHAN’ a testbed which was launched recently is related to
Solution(c)
The “Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation” is a multidisciplinary initiative, which will make India a global player in the futuristic and next generation “Smart Mobility” technology”. In India, there is presently no such testbed facility for assessing autonomous vehicle performance, and hence the need for this TiHAN Testbed
Context – TiHAN Testbed for Autonomous Navigation at IIT Hyderabad, a unique, first of its kind, state of the art, futuristic “autonomous navigation” facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial vehicles.
Solution(c)
The “Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation” is a multidisciplinary initiative, which will make India a global player in the futuristic and next generation “Smart Mobility” technology”. In India, there is presently no such testbed facility for assessing autonomous vehicle performance, and hence the need for this TiHAN Testbed
Context – TiHAN Testbed for Autonomous Navigation at IIT Hyderabad, a unique, first of its kind, state of the art, futuristic “autonomous navigation” facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial vehicles.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since 2018 to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. | Gujarat and Karnataka emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. Meghalaya won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. |
Context – Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since 2018 to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. | Gujarat and Karnataka emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. Meghalaya won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. |
Context – Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared
Consider the following statements with respect to the ‘Vice President (VP)’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Union executive consists of the President, the Vice-President, and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advise the President. | The First vice president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and the 13th Vice president Mohammed Hamid Ansari are the only 2 people to be re-elected as VPs. | The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional office after the president and ranks second in the order of precedence and first in the line of succession to the presidency. The vice president is also a member of the Parliament of India as the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. |
Context: Nomination for Vice Presedential polls started today.
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Union executive consists of the President, the Vice-President, and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advise the President. | The First vice president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and the 13th Vice president Mohammed Hamid Ansari are the only 2 people to be re-elected as VPs. | The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional office after the president and ranks second in the order of precedence and first in the line of succession to the presidency. The vice president is also a member of the Parliament of India as the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. |
Context: Nomination for Vice Presedential polls started today.
Consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable and must be stored in a vacuum, inert atmosphere, or inert liquid such as purified kerosene or mineral oil. | The Lithium Triangle is a region of the Andes rich in lithium reserves around the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. The area is thought to hold around 54% of the world’s lithium reserves. |
Context: Australia to supply rare earth minerals (Lithium) to Indian EV makers
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable and must be stored in a vacuum, inert atmosphere, or inert liquid such as purified kerosene or mineral oil. | The Lithium Triangle is a region of the Andes rich in lithium reserves around the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. The area is thought to hold around 54% of the world’s lithium reserves. |
Context: Australia to supply rare earth minerals (Lithium) to Indian EV makers
