1) What is ‘Brucella’?
a. Virus
b. Bacteria
c. Fungi
d. Prion
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ANSWER: Bacteria
Explanation:
- Brucella is a bacteria and is a potential bioweapon of low intensity
- It is a causal agent for Malta fever. Recently in the Gulf of Mexico, dolphins were found to be infected with these bacteria.
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2) What is the use of ‘Flasher’?
a. To change IMEI number
b. To flash high intensity lights
c. To erase all data of hard disks
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: To change IMEI number
Explanation:
- Flasher is used to change the IMEI number of the phone.
- The software provides the option of allotting one IMEI number to multiple phones, a technique that misguides all during investigation.
- Earlier it was not possible to tamper with the IMEI number, thus helping in locating lost/stolen phones.
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3) ‘Hybrid vacuum toilets’ are being used in Indian railways. They have been designed and developed by
a. ISRO
b. IISc
c. DRDO
d. Indian Railways
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ANSWER: Indian Railways
Explanation:
- The first prototype of a 'hybrid vacuum toilet' has been installed in the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani.
- The prototype consists of a custom designed vacuum toilet adapted from a commercially available vacuum toilet that is used in aircraft.
- The toilet evacuates its discharge into a biodigester tank which is now successfully proven in the bio-toilets that are already in use in many other trains run by Indian Railways.
- The biodigester tank is fitted underneath the coach and contains anaerobic bacteria that convert human waste into water and small amount of gases before discharging the same on the track.
- The design has been devised by the Development Cell of the Railway Board and combines the advantages of vacuum toilets and those of bio-toilets to create a new design of 'Hybrid Vacuum Toilet'.
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4) Which of the following is/are true regarding the ‘Yellow Throated Bulbul’?
1) It is endemic to the East Himalayan region.
2) It is vulnerable as per the IUCN Red list.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
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ANSWER: Only 2
Explanation:
- ‘Yellow Throated Bulbul’ will find place in the conservation plans of the ‘Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES),’ a conservation arm of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).
- It is endemic to South India.
- The yellow-throated bulbul is not threatened by poaching or capturing, but by habitat destruction over decades, especially owing to granite mining, agricultural expansion and cattle grazing.
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5) Why is Myanmar important for India?
1) Fight terror groups
2) Key to Look East, Act East Policy
3) Oil and gas blocks
a. 1, 2
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
- Myanmar shares border with India and China. This assumes geopolitical significance.
- India can use help of Myanmar to fight terror outfits like NSCN(K) on the Indo-Myanmar border.
- Myanmar is also emerging market for Indian Investment.
- It is an important supplier of lentils, vegetables, timber, etc. to the Northeast India.
- Trade with Myanmar will benefit the North-East the most.
- Myanmar is also an attractive exploration target for offshore oil and gas blocks.
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6) Which of the following planets are also known as Ice Giants?
1) Uranus
2) Neptune
3) Saturn
a. 1, 2
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: 1, 2
Explanation:
- Jupiter is a gas giant, along with Saturn, with the other two giant planets, Uranus and Neptune, being ice giants.
- An ice giant is a giant planet composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur.
- Since 2014, there has been theoretical evidence of the existence of a possible third ice giant, which, if it exists, would be the Solar System's ninth planet.
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7) Juno space probe has entered Jupiter’s orbit. NASA is planning for a lander on which of the moons of Jupiter?
a. Io
b. Ganymede
c. Callisto
d. Europa
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ANSWER: Europa
Explanation:
- Jupiter has 67 natural satellites. Out of those 4 (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callista) are massive and are known as Galilean Moons.
- NASA is planning to send a lander on the Europa to find signs of life.
- The probe will find Europa's composition, the nature of its sub-surface ocean, as well as its ability to host life.
- The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) is a mission to Europa that is due to launch in 2022.
- The mission is now known as Europa Multiple-Flyby Mission.
- It comprises of an orbiter and a lander. Set for a launch in the 2020s (around 2022), the spacecraft are being developed to study the Galilean moon Europa through a lander and a series of flybys while in orbit around Jupiter.
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8) Which is the world’s largest naval base east of the Suez Canal?
a. Dwarka
b. Haikou
c. Karwar
d. Naval Station Norfolk
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ANSWER: Karwar
Explanation:
- Together with INS Vajrakosh and INS Kadamba (another station 20 km away), the naval base at Karwar is spread out over 1000 acres making it - the world's largest naval base east of the Suez Canal.
- Project Seabird -1985, a 25000 cr project to build a naval base at Karwar which is to be commissioned from 2005 onwards. Phase I was INS Kadamba naval station and Phase II was INS Vajrakosh naval station.
- Karwar was chosen because - The Bombay and Cochin Harbours - the two major Naval stations in the Western Sea Board - are over-crowded with commercial traffic; It was thought to be out of range of Pakistan’s Airforce. (Not the case now); and from Karwar, deployment can be done simultaneously in a very short time.
- INS Vajrakosh has been inaugurated recently. INS Vajrakosh will be the biggest missiles, ammunition and spares dump on the Western Sea Board. It will be a station that will equip all warships and airplanes.
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