Sarat Chandra IAS 7th October Quiz

Welcome to your Sarat Chandra IAS 7th October Quiz

Smart Walls, recently seen in the news, are:

Immunisation drives

State-of-the-art technology to control forest fires

Advanced surveillance technology for border security

Cybersecurity systems

With reference to the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique, consider the following statements:

It is used to amplify small segments of DNA.
It is an extremely slow and expensive process.
It is used in DNA fingerprinting, detection of bacteria or viruses and diagnosis of genetic disorders.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

With reference to the revamped version of Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana, consider the following statements:

Enrolments under the scheme are made voluntary for all the farmers who are under Below Poverty Line (BPL).
The Central share in the premium subsidy is increased to 100 per cent for the north-eastern states.
Farmers have to pay 2 per cent of the sum insured for Kharif crops, 1.5 per cent for rabi crops and 5 per cent for cash crops.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

1 and 2 only

3 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

What is the purpose of ‘evolved Laser interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA)’ project?

To detect neutrinos

To gravitational waves

To study the effect of solar flares on our communication systems

To detect the effectiveness of missile defence system