Q1) Which of the following is/ are the medicine available to treat the Drug Resistant
Tuberculosis (DR-TB) ?
A) Bedaquiline
B) Delaminid
C) Rifapentine
D) Fluoroquinolone
Options:
1) A & D
2) A & B
3) C &D
4) B & C
Q2) Researchers from Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research (JNCASR) has developed a compound that promises as a thermoelectric
material for converting waste heat into electricity? What is the name of that
compound?
A) Silver copper telluride
B) Thiosulphate
C) Native copper Fulminate
D) Aluminum Telluride
Options:
1)A & B
2) Only D
3) Only A
4) B & C
The compound, silver copper telluride (AgCuTe), shows promise as a thermoelectric material for converting waste heat into electricity.
Since nearly 65% of utilized energy is wasted as heat the focus is on developing materials that exhibit good thermoelectric property with both glass- and metal-like properties. Potential applications of the thermoelectric technology are in automobile industry, chemical, thermal and
steel power plants where large quantities of heat are wasted.
Due to the low thermal conductivity of the material developed by JNCASR, one end of the 8 mm-long rod that is contact with waste heat remains hot while the other end maintains cold temperature. The temperature difference is essential for the generation of electrical voltage. At the same time, the material exhibits good electrical conductivity like metal.
Q3) Consider the following statements :
A) Capacitor is a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of
conductors separated by an insulator.
B) Scientists from CSIR–Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI) in Karaikudi,
Tamilnadu have used discarded lithium-ion batteries to create supercapacitors
C) Ohm’s Law states that the current flowing in a circuit is directly proportional to the
applied potential difference and inversely proportional to the resistance in the circuit.
Options:
1) A & C are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) Only C is correct
4) All are correct
Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) Caesarean section in India has increased at a an average annual rate of 8% since
1992-93
B) A woman progressing through labour at a rate slower than one centimetre
of cervical dilation per hour has been considered “abnormal” by the WHO.
C) The international health-care community has considered the ideal rate for Csections
to be between 20-30%.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) Genetic discrimination occurs when people treat others (or are treated) differently because
they have or are perceived to have a gene mutation that causes or increases the risk of
an inherited disorder.
B) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is an act of United Kingdom
C) Canada’s recent Genetic Non-Discrimination Act makes it illegal for insurers or employers
to request DNA testing or results.
D) Article 21 of the Indian Constitution gives Protection of life and personal liberty
Options:
1) A , B & C are correct
2) A, C & D are correct
3) All are correct
4) A & D are correct
Q6) Consider the following statements :
A) The Kuthiyottam ritual is usually performed every year during the Pongala
festival in Tamil Nadu
B) Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is located at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
C) Kuthiyottam ritual is perfomed by both Men & Women
Options:
1) All are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) Only B is correct
4) Only C is correct
Nearly 1,000 young boys undertake a seven-day penance before Pongala day.
These boys are said to represent the wounded soldiers of the goddess.
The boys have to observe strict discipline and stay inside the temple for seven days. The rigours include sleeping on the floor, strict diet restrictions, and bathing three times a day. They also have to prostrate 1,008 times before the deity The ritual also reportedly involves piercing the child’s side with a small hook and knotting a thread through it to symbolise their bond with the Goddess.
Q7) Match the following : Storms Origin
A) Hurricanes 1) South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
B) Typhoons 2) North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific.
C) Cyclones 3) Northwest Pacific Ocean.
Options:
1) A-3, B-1, C-3
2) A-2; B-3; C-1
3) A-1, B-2, C-3
4) A-2, B-3, C-1
Q8) Consider the following statements :
A) Indian along with Japan will help Bangladesh to build a nuclear plant
B) They together will build Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
Options:
1) Both A & B are correct
2) Neither A nor B
3) Only A is correct
4) Only B is correct
Q9) Consider the following statements :
A) Scientists have announced the discovery of a previously unknown
“supercolony” of more than 1.5 million Adélie Penguins in the Danger
Islands
B) Danger Islands, a chain of remote, rocky islands off of the Antarctic
Peninsula’s northern tip.
Options:
1) Only A is correct
2) Only B is correct
3) Both are correct
4) Neither A nor B
Q10) Consider the following statements :
A) Dhrupad, Dhamar, Tappa, Hori are some of the main styles of singing in
Hindustani Music
B) The origin of Khyal style was attributed to Amir Khusrau.
C) The Kirana Gharana is named after the town names Kirana in Bihar
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) B & C are correct
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