DAY 25 (11-10-23)
Q1. Consider the following statements :
- Liquid Nano Urea can be directly sprayed on the leaves of plants and gets absorbed by the stomata.
- Liquid Nano Urea has been developed by PUSA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Liquid nano urea is sprayed directly on the leaves and gets absorbed by the plant. Fertilisers in nano form provide a targeted supply of nutrients to crops, as they are absorbed by the stomata, pores found on the epidermis of leaves.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The liquid nano urea has been developed by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) Limited. The product has been developed at IFFCO’s Nano Biotechnology Research Centre (NBRC) at Kalol.
Q2. Consider the following statements regardingNoncommunicable disease (NCD) :
- NCD is the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.
- National Programme for Prevention & Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) is implemented under the National Health Mission (NHM).
- NCD kill4 million each year, equivalent to 30% of all deaths globally.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct:Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Statement 2 is correct:National Programme for Prevention & Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD), previously known as National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) is being implemented under the National Health Mission (NHM).
Statement 3 is incorrect:NCDs kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74% of all deaths globally.Each year, 17 million people die from a NCD before age 70; 86% of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.Of all NCD deaths, 77% are in low- and middle-income countries.
Q3. Consider the following statements about KhudaiKhidmatgars :
- KhudaiKhidmatgars led the Civil Disobedience Movement in the North-West Frontier region.
- Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was the founder of KhudaiKhidmatgars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Statement 1 and 2 both are correct: In 1929, the KhudaiKhidmatgars (“Servants of God”) movement, led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, nonviolently mobilized to oppose the British in India’s Northwest Frontier Province.
Although Ghaffar Khan’s initial reform efforts predated his involvement with Gandhi and the Indian National Congress (INC), he later formed a formal alliance with them and became a formidable force during and following the INC’s civil disobedience campaign of 1930-1931, helping the INC win provincial elections in 1937. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was also known as Badshah Khan and the “Frontier Gandhi”.
Members of the KhudaiKhidmatgar were organised and the men stood out because of the bright red shirts they wore as uniforms, while the women wore black garments.
Q4. Chandler Wobble is related to :
(a) Change of spin of Earth on its axis
(b) Wobbling of moon around Earth
(c) Flickering light pulse coming from distant galaxies
(d) Slowly dying black hole
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
The Chandler wobble is the change in the spin of Earth on its axis. The Chandler wobble or Chandler variation of latitude is a small deviation in the Earth’s axis of rotation relative to the solid earth, which was discovered by and named after American astronomer Seth Carlo Chandler in 1891.
Q5. What was the first satellite launched by India?
(a) Aryabhata
(b) Rohini
(c) INSAT-1A
(d) Kalpana-1
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
The first satellite launched by India was Aryabhata, which was launched on April 19, 1975 from the Soviet Union’s Baikonur Cosmodrome. It was named after the ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata. The satellite was designed and built by Indian engineers and scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).