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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Remdesivir.
- Remdesivir is an injectable anti-viral that kills the virus in the human body.
- It was used to treat SARS(severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome).
- It is usually given in the early stages of hospitalisation, since late use has little effect.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Remdesivir is an injectable anti-viral that aims to prevent replication of the virus. It was manufactured in 2014 to treat Ebola, and has since been used to treat SARS and MERS. In 2020, it was repurposed for Covid treatment. Clinical experience has shown it works best in mildly ill patients, and in early stages of hospitalisation; late use has little effect.
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Remdesivir is an injectable anti-viral that aims to prevent replication of the virus. It was manufactured in 2014 to treat Ebola, and has since been used to treat SARS and MERS. In 2020, it was repurposed for Covid treatment. Clinical experience has shown it works best in mildly ill patients, and in early stages of hospitalisation; late use has little effect.
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2. Question
1 pointsThwaites Glacier, recently seen in news is located in
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The melting of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier – also called the “Doomsday Glacier”– has long been a cause of concern because of its high potential of speeding up the global sea level rise happening due to climate change.
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The melting of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier – also called the “Doomsday Glacier”– has long been a cause of concern because of its high potential of speeding up the global sea level rise happening due to climate change.
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3. Question
1 pointsAmong which of the following countries the famous Wakhan National Park is located?
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Solution: b)
Wakhan National Park is a national park in Afghanistan.
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Wakhan National Park is a national park in Afghanistan.
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1 pointsTransgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, which paved the way for issuing a certificate of transgender identity, is in spirit with international conventions like
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Yogyakarta Principles
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
The recently enacted Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, which paved the way for issuing a certificate of transgender identity, is in spirit with international conventions, particularly the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, and the Yogyakarta Principles, 2006.
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The recently enacted Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, which paved the way for issuing a certificate of transgender identity, is in spirit with international conventions, particularly the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, and the Yogyakarta Principles, 2006.
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1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Myanmar, Malaysia and Vietnam share land boundary with Thailand.
- Kra Canal is a proposed canal that would connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: a)
Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by Malaysia. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
Kra Canal or Kra Isthmus Canal, refers to proposals for a canal that would connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea across the Kra Isthmus in southern Thailand.
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Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by Malaysia. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
Kra Canal or Kra Isthmus Canal, refers to proposals for a canal that would connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea across the Kra Isthmus in southern Thailand.
