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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWinchcombe, recently seen in news is a
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Solution: c)
A piece of the Winchcombe meteorite that touched down in the town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire in the UK in February 2021.
Winchcombe is also significant because it is the meteorite to have fallen and recovered from the UK in about 30 years. Further, this type of meteorite is known as a carbonaceous meteorite and out of about 65,000 known meteorite types, only about 1,000 are of this particular type.
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Solution: c)
A piece of the Winchcombe meteorite that touched down in the town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire in the UK in February 2021.
Winchcombe is also significant because it is the meteorite to have fallen and recovered from the UK in about 30 years. Further, this type of meteorite is known as a carbonaceous meteorite and out of about 65,000 known meteorite types, only about 1,000 are of this particular type.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR).
- Here, the pre-germinated seeds are directly drilled into the field by a tractor-powered machine.
- Farmers prepare the seeds in the nursery through transplantation.
- Direct Seeding of Rice is Water efficient compared to the traditional method of sowing of seeds.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
What is Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)?
- Here, the pre-germinated seeds are directly drilled into the field by a tractor-powered machine.
- There is no nursery preparation or transplantation involved in this method. Farmers have to only level their land and give one pre-sowing irrigation.
How is it different from conventional method?
- In transplanting paddy, farmers prepare nurseries where the paddy seeds are first sown and raised into young plants.
- The nursery seed bed is 5-10% of the area to be transplanted. These seedlings are then uprooted and replanted 25-35 days later in the puddled field.
Advantage of DSR:
- Water savings. The first irrigation (apart from the pre-sowing rauni) under DSR is necessary only 21 days after sowing. This is unlike in transplanted paddy, where watering has to be done practically daily to ensure submerged/flooded conditions in the first three weeks.
- Less Labour. About three labourers are required to transplant one acre of paddy at almost Rs 2,400 per acre.
- Reduce methane emissionsdue to a shorter flooding period and decreased soil disturbance compared to transplanting rice seedlings.
Limitations:
- Non-availability of herbicides.
- The seed requirement for DSR is also high,8-10 kg/acre, compared to 4-5 kg/acre in transplanting.
- Further, laser land levelling is compulsory in DSR. This is not so in transplanting.
- The sowing needs to be done timely so that the plants have come out properly before the monsoon rains arrive.
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Solution: b)
What is Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)?
- Here, the pre-germinated seeds are directly drilled into the field by a tractor-powered machine.
- There is no nursery preparation or transplantation involved in this method. Farmers have to only level their land and give one pre-sowing irrigation.
How is it different from conventional method?
- In transplanting paddy, farmers prepare nurseries where the paddy seeds are first sown and raised into young plants.
- The nursery seed bed is 5-10% of the area to be transplanted. These seedlings are then uprooted and replanted 25-35 days later in the puddled field.
Advantage of DSR:
- Water savings. The first irrigation (apart from the pre-sowing rauni) under DSR is necessary only 21 days after sowing. This is unlike in transplanted paddy, where watering has to be done practically daily to ensure submerged/flooded conditions in the first three weeks.
- Less Labour. About three labourers are required to transplant one acre of paddy at almost Rs 2,400 per acre.
- Reduce methane emissionsdue to a shorter flooding period and decreased soil disturbance compared to transplanting rice seedlings.
Limitations:
- Non-availability of herbicides.
- The seed requirement for DSR is also high,8-10 kg/acre, compared to 4-5 kg/acre in transplanting.
- Further, laser land levelling is compulsory in DSR. This is not so in transplanting.
- The sowing needs to be done timely so that the plants have come out properly before the monsoon rains arrive.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Mucormycosis.
- Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes.
- Soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables are the common sources of infection.
- It affects the sinuses, the brain and the lungs and can be life-threatening in diabetic and cancer patients.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
Mucormycosis is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. These molds live throughout the environment. It is caused by exposure to mucor mould which is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables.
It affects the sinuses, the brain and the lungs and can be life-threatening in diabetic or severely immunocompromised individuals, such as cancer patients or people with HIV/AIDS.
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Solution: d)
Mucormycosis is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. These molds live throughout the environment. It is caused by exposure to mucor mould which is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables.
It affects the sinuses, the brain and the lungs and can be life-threatening in diabetic or severely immunocompromised individuals, such as cancer patients or people with HIV/AIDS.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Pacific Football fish.
- Recently the Pacific Football fish washed ashore on a California coast.
- It is usually found in deep sea.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements
- Out of the total installed renewable energy capacity in India, more than two-third of it is comprised of wind and solar energy.
- Out of the total installed renewable energy capacity in India, more than half comes from Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
As of August 31, 2020, installed renewable energy capacity stood at 88.79 GW, of which solar and wind comprised 35.73 GW and 37.99 GW, respectively. Biomass and small hydro power constituted 10.14 GW and 4.73 GW, respectively.
Gujarat’s total renewable capacity crossed the 10,000 MW mark in FY20, making it the third State after Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to have more than 10 GW of installed capacity, according to a Crisil Research report.
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Solution: a)
As of August 31, 2020, installed renewable energy capacity stood at 88.79 GW, of which solar and wind comprised 35.73 GW and 37.99 GW, respectively. Biomass and small hydro power constituted 10.14 GW and 4.73 GW, respectively.
Gujarat’s total renewable capacity crossed the 10,000 MW mark in FY20, making it the third State after Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to have more than 10 GW of installed capacity, according to a Crisil Research report.
