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November 20, 2020 - Daily Quiz

Editorial analysis for UPSC Mains & Prelims relevance.

20 Nov 2020
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1. Consider the following statements regarding Genetically Modified Seeds in India:
  1. Bt cotton is the only Genetically Modified (GM) crop that is allowed in India.
  2. In India, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology is the apex body that allows for commercial release of GM crops.
Which of the given statements is/are not correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. The first textile mill was started by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1853 in which of the following cities? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Madras (d) Chennai
3. How many kilograms of Red chili powder costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of Red chili powder costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 32 4. The term “novel Open Reading Frames or as nORFs” recently seen in news is related to: (a) genomic regions  (b) gene reading microscopes (c) genetic study exchange programe (d) gene study labs  5. Consider the following statements regarding Genome India Project:
  1. A collaboration of Indian institutions to enable new efficiencies in medicine, agriculture, and the life sciences.
  2. It is inspired by the Human Genome Project (HGP 1990-2003)
Which of the given statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWERS 1. (b) In India, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the apex body that allows for commercial release of GM crops. 2. (a) An important development in the second half of the 19th century was the establishment of large-scale machine-based industries in India. The machine age in India started when cotton textile, jute and coal mining industries were started in the 1850‟s. The first textile mill was started in Bombay by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1853 and his associates. The Company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim. This mill began production on 7 February 1856 under the supervision of British engineers and skilled cotton operatives 3. (a)  4. (a) A team from the University of Cambridge set out to find whether new genes emerge in the genome of living organisms and if they do, how they do so. They have now catalogued 1,94,000 novel regions. he ‘novel’ genomic regions cannot be defined by our current ‘definition’ of a gene. Hence, researchers call these novel regions – novel Open Reading Frames or as nORFs. 5. (c) The Genome India Project, a collaboration of 20 institutions including the Indian Institute of Science and some IITs, will enable new efficiencies in medicine, agriculture and the life sciences. The Genome India Project is inspired by the Human Genome Project (HGP 1990-2003)- an international programme that led to the decoding of the entire human genome.  
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