Quiz 110 – Answers
Questions can be found here :
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Q.1
c) Both 1 and 2
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is correct:
Reason: In 1999, a group of European scientists led by Dr Ingo Potrykus tried to change traditional rice by developing genetically-engineered rice that contains beta-carotene — by inserting bacteria and daffodil and maize genes into it. This is the golden rice, called so because of the golden colour of its grains.
Statement 2 is correct:
Reason: The golden rice was introduced in 2000 and argued to be the panacea for world’s malnutrition problem. It was claimed that the rice is bio-fortified, and is supposedly high in Vitamin A, Iron and Zinc.
It was considered as a significant breakthrough in biotechnology, with its first field trials conducted by the agriculture centre of Louisiana State University in 2004. Later, it has been claimed that field trials were conducted in the Philippines, Taiwan and Bangladesh.
Q.2
c) Both 1 and 2
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is correct:
Reason: Hayabusa2 is the second Japanese spacecraft to land on an asteroid, after Hayabusa achieved a similar feat back in 2005. It is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA.
Statement 2 is correct:
Reason: Ryugu is a C-type asteroid – a relic from the early days of the Solar System. Scientists think that C-type asteroids contain both organic matter, and trapped water, and might have been responsible for bringing both to Earth, thereby providing the planet with the materials necessary for life to originate.
Q.3
a) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
EXPLANATION –
- After the successful first edition of States’ Startup Ranking in 2018, where 27 States and 3 Union Territories participated, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) today released second edition of Startup Ranking for 2019.
- The Startup Ranking framework aims to rank the States/UTs for establishing a robust ecosystem for supporting Startups. The framework also encourages States and UTs to identify, learn and replicate good practices from each other.
- The Ranking Framework 2019 comprises of 7 pillars and 30 action points.
Q.4
a) 1 only
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is correct :
Reason : Established in 1990 to commemorate success of the 24th Olympic Games held in Seoul, South Korea. Established to crystallize Korean people’s yearning for peace on Korean Peninsula and in the rest of the world.
Statement 2 is incorrect :
Reason : Awarded biennially to those individuals who have made their mark through contributions to harmony of mankind, reconciliation between nations and world peace.
Q.5
d) It is a large radio telescope network located mainly in the Netherlands.
EXPLANATION –
The Low-Frequency Array or LOFAR, is a large radio telescope network located mainly in the Netherlands, completed in 2012 by ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy and its international partners.
How it works? LOFAR consists of a vast array of omnidirectional antennas using a new concept in which the signals from the separate antennas are not combined in real time as they are in most array antennas. The electronic signals from the antennas are digitized, transported to a central digital processor, and combined in software to emulate a conventional antenna.
