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May 15, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Recently in news, “saviour sibling” experiment is related to:
(a) Blood donation by a older sibling
(b) Saving the fittest sibling among twins while birth complications
(c) Organ or cell donation by an IVF created sibling
(d) Organ or cell donation by a twin sibling
2. Consider the following statements regarding Hydroponics:
- This system fosters rapid growth, stronger yields, and superior quality at a much lesser cost.
- Hydroponic systems work by controlling environmental conditions like temperature and pH balance and do not require photosynthesis.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 L mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. Litres of liquid A contained by the can initially was
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 21
(d) 25
4. ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ is an initiative of the
(a) Ministry of Electronics & IT
(b) Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
5. Consider the following statements regarding the ideologies of "no-changers" in the modern history of India:
1.The ‘No-changers’ opposed council entry.
2. They advocated concentration on constructive work and continuation of boycott and noncooperation.
3. This school of thought led by Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad, C. Rajagopalachari & M.A. Ansari came to be known as the ‘No-changers’.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answers
1 – (c) ‘Saviour Sibling’ refers to babies that are created to serve an older sibling as a donor of organs, bone marrow or cells. Stem cells from the umbilical cord blood or blood of the saviour sibling are used for treatment of serious blood disorders like thalassemia, sickle cell anaemia.
Recently, The Saviour Sibling named Kavya saved her 6-year-old brother (suffering from Thalassemia).
2 – (d) Plants sustain themselves by a process called photosynthesis. But they do not need soil to photosynthesize. They need the soil to supply them with water and nutrients. Hydroponic innovations have proven direct exposure to nutrient-filled water can be a more effective and versatile method of growth than traditional irrigation.
3 – (c)
4 – (b)
5 – (d)
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