June 29, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following statements regarding Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by the IIT Delhi researchers for in vitro qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen.
1. It is a colloidal gold enhanced double antibody sandwich immunoassay.
2. It is a quantitative determination.
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
2. India’s First Maritime Arbitration Centre is located in
(a) Gujarat
(b) Chennai
(c) Kerala
(d) Mumbai
3. Which of the following is/are advantages of Single-cell protein (SCP)?
1. Considerably less land use
2. Global greenhouse gas emissions reduction
3. Low water footprint
Which of the statement(s) given above ?.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
4. Hybridisation means
(a) crossing between genetically dissimilar plants.
(b) crossing between genetically similar plants.
(c) crossing between phenotypically dissimilar plants.
(d) crossing between phenotypically similar plants.
5. Which of the following is/are true w.r.t. Pinaka Rocket System?.
- It was developed as an alternative to the multi-barrel rocket launching systems of Japanese make, called like the ‘Grad’.
- It is primarily a multi-barrel rocket system (MBRL) system.
- It can fire a salvo of 12 rockets over a period of 44 seconds.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
Answers
1-(a)
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1730283
2-(a)
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/indias-maritime-arbitration-centre-gujarat-gandhinagar-7373894/#:~:text=Explained%3A%20India's%20first%20maritime%20arbitration%20centre%2C%20coming%20up%20in%20Gandhinagar,-This%20will%20be
3-(a)
https://www.biologydiscussion.com/food-microbiology/single-cell-protein-scp-production-and-advantages/55699
4-(a)
- This crossing may be intervarietal (between different varieties), interspecific (between two different species of the same genus) or intergeneric (between different genera).
- Another way of improving the crop is by introducing a gene that would provide the desired characteristic. This results in genetically modified crops.
- Varieties or strains of crops can be selected by breeding for various useful characteristics such as disease resistance, response to fertilisers, product quality and high yields.
5-(c)
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1730354
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