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1. Consider the following statements about SARAS 3 radio
telescope:
1) The SARAS 3 radio telescope was invented
and built by the astronomers at Raman
Research Institute (RRI).
2) It is the
first telescope worldwide to
reach the required sensitivity
Which of the above
statements is/are correct?
a)
1 only
b)
2 only
c)
Both 1
and 2
d)
Neither 1
nor 2
Answer: C
Explanation:
SARAS 3
·
The SARAS
3 radio telescope was invented and built by the astronomers at Raman
Research Institute (RRI).
·
It is
the first telescope worldwide to reach the required
sensitivity.
·
The
signal claimed to have been detected by the ASU/MIT team required exotic and
non-standard physics and caused astrophysicists worldwide to invent new
theories, which are all now redundant.
·
It was
a courageous attempt to design, build and deploy in India a precision radio
telescope to detect extremely faint radio wave signals from the depths of time,
from our “Cosmic Dawn” when the first stars and galaxies formed in the early
Universe.
2. Consider the following pairs regarding Indian
Military Exercises:
1)
Sampriti – Bangladesh and India
2)
Mitra Shakti - Sri Lanka and India
3)
Maitree Exercise - USA and India
4) Vajra
Prahar – UK and India
How many pairs given
above are not correctly matched?
a)
Only one
pair
b)
Only two
pairs
c)
Only
three pairs
d)
All four
pairs
Answer: B
Explanation:
Indian
Military Exercises
3. Consider the
following statements about Measles:
1)
Measles
is a human disease and is also known to occur in animals.
2)
An old
age people are the most vulnerable to this disease.
3)
It is
spread by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact or direct contact with
infected nasal.
Which of the above
statements is/are correct?
a)
1 and 2
only
b)
3 only
c)
1 only
d)
1, 2 and
3
Answer: B
Explanation:
Measles
·
Viral
Infection:
o Infection with the rubeola
virus causes measles.
o The virus infects the
respiratory tract and then spreads throughout the body.
o Measles is a human disease
and is not known to occur in animals.
·
Spread:
o Measles is one of the world’s
most contagious diseases.
o It is spread by coughing and
sneezing, close personal contact or direct contact with infected nasal
or throat secretions.
·
Symptoms:
o Some initial common signs
include cough, cold, runny nose, sore throat, loss of appetite,
high-grade fever and body aches.
·
Vulnerable
age group:
o Children below the age of five are the most vulnerable,
especially those below the age of two.
·
Prevention:
o Vaccination is considered the key strategy in
limiting the spread of measles during outbreaks.