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Ans: (c)

Explanation:  About Technology Development Board (TDB)

• The Government of India constituted the Technology Development Board (TDB) in September 1996, under the Technology Development Board Act, 1995, as a statutory body, to promote development and commercialization of indigenous technology and adaptation of imported technology for wider application.
• It consists of 11 board members and provides equity capital or loans to industrial concerns and financial assistance to research and development institutions.
• The TDB has supported the establishment of the Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) ( a not–for–profit Public Private Partnership (PPP) company to encourage industrial investments in innovative technology solutions)

Rfer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/technology-development-board-tdb/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is the apex regulatory body for overall licensing and regulation of micro, small and medium enterprise finance companies in India. It is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance , Government of India headquartered at Lucknow and having its offices all over the country.The SIDBI was established on April 2, 1990, by Government of India, as a wholly owned subsidiary of IDBI Bank . It was delinked from IDBI w.e.f. March 27, 2000. Its purpose is to provide refinance facilities to banks and financial institutions and engage in term lending and working capital finance to industries, and serves as the principal financial institution in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. SIDBI also coordinates the functions of institutions engaged in similar activities. It was established in 1989, through an Act of Parliament.
• SIDBI is one of the four All India Financial Institutions regulated and supervised by the Reserve Bank of India; other three are Exim Bank Of India, NABARD and NHB.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/technology-development-board-tdb/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: About National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation:

• NOTTO operates under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in New Delhi. It oversees organ procurement, allotment, distribution, and registry of organs and tissue donation and transplantation in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/national-organ-and-tissue-transplant-organisation-notto/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Isotopes are variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons (and thus the same chemical properties) but differ in the number of neutrons in their nuclei. This difference in neutron number leads to variations in atomic mass. For example, carbon-12 and carbon-14 are isotopes of carbon, as they have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/unusual-nitrogen-9-isotope/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: What is Nitrogen-9?

• It is characterized by seven protons and two neutrons. A normal Nitrogen atom has an atomic number of 7 and an atomic mass of 14 (7proton and 7 Neutron)
• What is Unusual about Nitrogen-9?
  • Nitrogen-9 is considered unusual because it has an uncommon combination of seven protons and two neutrons in its atomic nucleus. This creates an unusually high ratio of protons to neutrons. Typically, elements have a balanced ratio for stability, but Nitrogen-9’s high proton content makes it less stable, challenging the conventional stability thresholds. This oddity raises questions about its existence in this state and how it maintains stability, introducing complexity to our understanding of atomic nuclei.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/unusual-nitrogen-9-isotope/

Ans: (c)

Explanation

• ISRO’s next big space launch after Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L-1 is the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat). The primary objective of this satellite is to “study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions.”
• XPoSat is anticipated to be launched in a few months using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). It is designed to have a mission life of at least five years.
• XPoSat is hailed as India’s first polarimetry mission and the world’s second of its kind after NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), launched in 2021.
• Polarimetry, in simple terms, is a method to study how light waves move. It helps us understand the direction and patterns in which light waves vibrate as they travel.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/polarized-emissions-from-an-extragalactic-black-hole/

Ans: (b)

Explanation

• Statement 3 is incorrect.
• X-rays have shorter wavelengths than ultraviolet (UV) rays. In the electromagnetic spectrum, X-rays fall between ultraviolet light and gamma rays.
• X-rays are widely used in medicine for diagnostic imaging, such as X-ray radiography. They can penetrate soft tissues but are absorbed by denser materials like bones. This property makes X-rays useful for visualizing the internal structures of the human body.
• X-rays do not travel at the same speed as visible light. In a vacuum, all forms of electromagnetic radiation, including X-rays and visible light, travel at the speed of light, but they can be affected by different materials, causing variations in their speed.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/polarized-emissions-from-an-extragalactic-black-hole/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: About Myanmar (formerly Burma):

• It is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country’s largest city, is home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/11/20/myanmar/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:’ Bonds yields in India are affected by

• There are a number of economic factors that impact Treasury yields, such as interest rates, inflation, and economic growth.
• The major factors affecting the yield are the monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India, especially the course of interest rates, fiscal position of the government, global markets, economy and the inflation.
• US Bond yields

Refer:  UPSC CSE 2021

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

The Common Carbon Metric is the calculation used to define measurement, reporting, and verification for GHG emissions associated with the operation of building types