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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Pneumococcal disease.
- Pneumococcal disease is a viral disease and is a significant contributor for under-five mortality rate worldwide.
- Pneumococcal disease is spread from infected person to others by direct contact with respiratory secretions, like saliva or mucus.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) unveiled India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine.
The vaccine targets the pneumococcal bacterium, which causes pneumonia and other serious life-threatening diseases such as meningitis and sepsis, and is estimated to cause nearly four lakh deaths in children under five years of age each year worldwide.
Pneumococcal disease is a significant contributor under-five mortality rate worldwide.
In view of its widespread fatality, the World Health Organization in 2018 recommended the inclusion of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in routine childhood immunisation programmes in all countries.
Pneumococcal bacteria spread from person-to-person by direct contact with respiratory secretions, like saliva or mucus. Many people, especially children, have the bacteria in their nose or throat at one time or another without being ill.
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Solution: b)
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) unveiled India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine.
The vaccine targets the pneumococcal bacterium, which causes pneumonia and other serious life-threatening diseases such as meningitis and sepsis, and is estimated to cause nearly four lakh deaths in children under five years of age each year worldwide.
Pneumococcal disease is a significant contributor under-five mortality rate worldwide.
In view of its widespread fatality, the World Health Organization in 2018 recommended the inclusion of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in routine childhood immunisation programmes in all countries.
Pneumococcal bacteria spread from person-to-person by direct contact with respiratory secretions, like saliva or mucus. Many people, especially children, have the bacteria in their nose or throat at one time or another without being ill.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Sun Spots.
- Sunspots are regions where the solar magnetic field is very strong.
- Sunspots appear darker than their surroundings because they are a few thousand degrees cooler than their surroundings.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: d)
Sunspots are regions where the solar magnetic field is very strong.
Sunspots appear darker than their surroundings because they are a few thousand degrees cooler than their surroundings.
Most of the visible surface of the Sun has a temperature of about 5400 degrees C, but in a big sunspot the temperature can drop to about 4000 degrees C.
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Solution: d)
Sunspots are regions where the solar magnetic field is very strong.
Sunspots appear darker than their surroundings because they are a few thousand degrees cooler than their surroundings.
Most of the visible surface of the Sun has a temperature of about 5400 degrees C, but in a big sunspot the temperature can drop to about 4000 degrees C.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe term ‘Roaring Twenties’ refer to
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Solution: b)
The Roaring Twenties refers to the decade of the 1920s in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe.
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The Roaring Twenties refers to the decade of the 1920s in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram have more than 75 per cent of their land under forest cover.
- According to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, each time forest land is diverted, the project proponent has to pay the state for the ecosystem services lost due to diverting forest land.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
States and Union Territories with more than 75 per cent of their land under forest cover can undertake compensatory afforestation in other states. Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland fall in this category.
According to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, each time forest land is diverted, the project proponent has to pay the state to undertake plantation and for the ecosystem services lost due to diverting forest land, called Net Present Value (NPV).
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan — states with the most degraded land.
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Solution: b)
States and Union Territories with more than 75 per cent of their land under forest cover can undertake compensatory afforestation in other states. Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland fall in this category.
According to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, each time forest land is diverted, the project proponent has to pay the state to undertake plantation and for the ecosystem services lost due to diverting forest land, called Net Present Value (NPV).
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan — states with the most degraded land.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Extra Neutral Alcohol.
- Extra Neutral Alcohol is formed from molasses that are a residue of sugarcane processing.
- It is the primary raw material for making alcoholic beverages.
- It is also used in the manufacturing of cosmetics and personal care products.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
What is ENA?
It is a byproduct of the sugar industry.
Formed from molasses that are a residue of sugarcane processing.
It is the primary raw material for making alcoholic beverages.
Features:
It is colourless food-grade alcohol that does not have any impurities.
It has a neutral smell and taste and typically contains over 95 per cent alcohol by volume.
Other applications of ENA:
An essential ingredient in the manufacture of cosmetics and personal care products such as perfumes, toiletries, hair spray, etc.
Utilized in the production of some lacquers, paints and ink for the printing industry, as well as in pharmaceutical products such as antiseptics, drugs, syrups, medicated sprays.
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Solution: d)
What is ENA?
It is a byproduct of the sugar industry.
Formed from molasses that are a residue of sugarcane processing.
It is the primary raw material for making alcoholic beverages.
Features:
It is colourless food-grade alcohol that does not have any impurities.
It has a neutral smell and taste and typically contains over 95 per cent alcohol by volume.
Other applications of ENA:
An essential ingredient in the manufacture of cosmetics and personal care products such as perfumes, toiletries, hair spray, etc.
Utilized in the production of some lacquers, paints and ink for the printing industry, as well as in pharmaceutical products such as antiseptics, drugs, syrups, medicated sprays.
