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Strawberry Moon

Which of the following conditions prevail, when Strawberry Moon is formed?

  1. The Full Moon appears ‘opposite’ the Sun.
  2. The Moon appears smaller than it is and will be visible through a shorter arc.
  3. The Moon cast a longer shadow on the Earth

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1 and 2
B
Only 1
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2 and 3

​Scramjet And Ramjet

Consider the following statements with respect to Scramjet and Ramjet:

  1. Scramjet is a type of experimental engine designed for speeds greater than that of sound whereas Ramjet isn’t.
  2. The scramjet is an innovation on the ramjet in which the combustion chamber is specially designed to operate with supersonic airflow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Indian Missiles

Consider the following statements with respect to Indian Missiles:

  1. Akash is a medium-range surface-to-air missile defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  2. Agni-I was developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program and tested in 1989.
  3. Invar is high velocity jamming immune missile with tandem warhead designed to defeat explosive reactive armour.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1, 2 and 3
B
Only 1
C
2 and 3
D
1 and 3

C-ATFM System

Recently, C-ATFM System has been in news. What is its function?

A
It helps in balancing capacity against demand for optimum utilization of resources like airspace and aircraft at capacity-constrained Indian airports.
B
It helps in guiding the missiles to its target.
C
It helps in detecting gravitational waves in the environment.
D
It is a prototype of weather information system, which forecast early warnings of tsunami and cyclones in the Indian Ocean.

Cryptocurrency

Consider the following statements with respect to Cryptocurrency:

  1. It is a form of digital cash that uses encryption technology to make it secure.
  2. People can store their cryptocurrency stashes in virtual wallets.
  3. Cryptocurrency is powered by a technology called blockchain, which functions like an open ledger that gets updated in real time.
  4. Cryptocurrency is secure and non-anonymous.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1, 2, 3 and 4
B
1, 2 and 3
C
2, 3 and 4
D
1, 3 and 4

UNESCO’s World Heritage Site

Recently, which of the following sites from India has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site?

A
Jaipur City
B
Ahmedabad City
C
Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
D
Kailash Mansarovar (Indian side)

Immunocontraceptive Project

Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has launched a project for undertaking Immunocontraceptive Project for population management of wild animals. Consider the following statements regarding the project:

  1. The project includes four species of wild animals, viz. Elephant, Wild boar, Monkeys and Hog Deer.
  2. It will begin in Assam and then implemented in rest of the country.
  3. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the National Institute of Immunology (NII) will develop a protocol of immunocontraception.
  4. It is technology that uses a female animal’s immune system to build a protein around the egg that prevents it from fertilising.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1 and 2
B
1, 2 and 3
C
3 and 4
D
None

First Indian State To Draft Water Policy

Which of the following states has become the first Indian state to draft a water policy?

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Maharashtra
C
Meghalaya
D
Karnataka

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

Consider the following given statements in context to recently released Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI):

  1. Global MPI- 2019 is released annually by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).
  2. It defines poor not only on the basis of income, but on other indicators, including poor health, poor quality of work and the threat of violence.
  3. According to the report, about 1.3 billion people are multi-dimensionally poor.
  4. Incidence of multidimensional poverty almost halved between 2005-06 and 2015-16, climbing down to 27.5%, indicating that the number of poor people in India fell by more than 271 million within ten years.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
1, 2 and 3
B
2, 3 and 4
C
1,3 and 4
D
1, 2, 3 and 4

Operation Thirst

Which of the following recently launched ‘Operation Thirst’ in order to crack down selling of unauthorized Packaged Drinking Water (PDW)?

A
Railway Protection Force (RPF
B
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
C
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
D
None
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