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Consider the following statements
Choose the correct statements
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| Deuterium and tritium, which are isotopes of hydrogen, are heated to temperatures 10 times hotter than the centre of the sun to create plasma in a nuclear fusion reaction. | A kg of fusion fuel contains about 10 million times as much energy as a kg of coal, oil or gas. | Nuclear fusion weapons are generally referred to as thermonuclear weapons or more colloquially as hydrogen bombs. Thermonuclear weapons are considered much more difficult to successfully design and execute than primitive fission weapons. Almost all of the nuclear weapons deployed today use the thermonuclear design because it is more efficient |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/scientists-in-britain-smash-fusion-energy-record/article38403008.ece
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| Deuterium and tritium, which are isotopes of hydrogen, are heated to temperatures 10 times hotter than the centre of the sun to create plasma in a nuclear fusion reaction. | A kg of fusion fuel contains about 10 million times as much energy as a kg of coal, oil or gas. | Nuclear fusion weapons are generally referred to as thermonuclear weapons or more colloquially as hydrogen bombs. Thermonuclear weapons are considered much more difficult to successfully design and execute than primitive fission weapons. Almost all of the nuclear weapons deployed today use the thermonuclear design because it is more efficient |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/scientists-in-britain-smash-fusion-energy-record/article38403008.ece
Consider the following statements regarding Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI)
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) which comes under Ministry of Earth Sciences has brought out Coastal Vulnerability Index(CVI) | It can be delineated that Gujarat’s 124 coastal kilometers is going to get affected or 5.36%, Maharashtra 11 km or 1.22% and then Karnataka & Goa 48 km or 9.54%, Kerala 15 km or 2.39%, Tamil Nadu 65 km or 6.38%, Andhra Pradesh 6 km or 0.55 %, Odisha 37 km or 7.51% West Bengal 49 km or 2.56%, Lakshadweep Islands 1 km or 0.81%, Andaman Islands 24 km or 0.96km and Nicobar Islands 8 km or 0.97%. It is terms of length that Gujarat’s coast is going to be affected | While the maps determine the coastal risks due to future sea-level rise based on the physical and geological parameters for the Indian coast, the CVI uses the relative risk that physical changes will occur as sea-level rises are quantified based on parameters like: tidal range; wave height; coastal slope; coastal elevation; shoreline change rate; geomorphology; and historical rate of relative sea-level change |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/incois-prepares-coastal-vulnerability-index/article38396960.ece
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) which comes under Ministry of Earth Sciences has brought out Coastal Vulnerability Index(CVI) | It can be delineated that Gujarat’s 124 coastal kilometers is going to get affected or 5.36%, Maharashtra 11 km or 1.22% and then Karnataka & Goa 48 km or 9.54%, Kerala 15 km or 2.39%, Tamil Nadu 65 km or 6.38%, Andhra Pradesh 6 km or 0.55 %, Odisha 37 km or 7.51% West Bengal 49 km or 2.56%, Lakshadweep Islands 1 km or 0.81%, Andaman Islands 24 km or 0.96km and Nicobar Islands 8 km or 0.97%. It is terms of length that Gujarat’s coast is going to be affected | While the maps determine the coastal risks due to future sea-level rise based on the physical and geological parameters for the Indian coast, the CVI uses the relative risk that physical changes will occur as sea-level rises are quantified based on parameters like: tidal range; wave height; coastal slope; coastal elevation; shoreline change rate; geomorphology; and historical rate of relative sea-level change |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/incois-prepares-coastal-vulnerability-index/article38396960.ece
‘Minsk accords’ recently seen in news is related to
Solution(b)
The Minsk Protocol is an agreement which sought to end war in the Donbas region of Ukraine. It was written in 2014 by the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, consisting of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) with mediation by the leaders of France and Germany in the so-called Normandy Format.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/the-french-format-the-hindu-editorial-on-emmanuel-macrons-shuttle-diplomacy-between-russia-and-ukraine/article38403873.ece
Solution(b)
The Minsk Protocol is an agreement which sought to end war in the Donbas region of Ukraine. It was written in 2014 by the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, consisting of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) with mediation by the leaders of France and Germany in the so-called Normandy Format.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/the-french-format-the-hindu-editorial-on-emmanuel-macrons-shuttle-diplomacy-between-russia-and-ukraine/article38403873.ece
Which of the following statements regarding ‘mRNA vaccines’ are correct
Select the appropriate code
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| mRNA uses the information in genes to create a blueprint for making proteins. Once cells finish making a protein, they quickly break down the mRNA. mRNA from vaccines does not enter the nucleus and does not alter DNA | Expressing a gene means manufacturing its corresponding protein, and this multilayered process has two major steps. In the first step, the information in DNA is transferred to a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule by way of a process called transcription. During translation, which is the second major step in gene expression, the mRNA is “read” according to the genetic code, which relates the DNA sequence to the amino acid sequence in proteins | A limitation of the mRNA vaccines, or those made by Pfizer and Moderna, was that they were required to be stored in sub-zero conditions |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-first-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-likely-to-be-rolled-out-by-april/article38403287.ece
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| mRNA uses the information in genes to create a blueprint for making proteins. Once cells finish making a protein, they quickly break down the mRNA. mRNA from vaccines does not enter the nucleus and does not alter DNA | Expressing a gene means manufacturing its corresponding protein, and this multilayered process has two major steps. In the first step, the information in DNA is transferred to a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule by way of a process called transcription. During translation, which is the second major step in gene expression, the mRNA is “read” according to the genetic code, which relates the DNA sequence to the amino acid sequence in proteins | A limitation of the mRNA vaccines, or those made by Pfizer and Moderna, was that they were required to be stored in sub-zero conditions |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-first-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-likely-to-be-rolled-out-by-april/article38403287.ece
Consider the following statements regarding ‘SVAMITVA scheme’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| It aims to provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in villages with issuance of legal ownership rights (Property cards/Title deeds) using drones. | It is a central sector scheme under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Survey of India (SoI), State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and National Informatics Centre |
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1796817
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| It aims to provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in villages with issuance of legal ownership rights (Property cards/Title deeds) using drones. | It is a central sector scheme under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Survey of India (SoI), State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and National Informatics Centre |
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1796817
