Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 01, 2022 [Mock Test]
August 1, 2022 August 1, 2022
1. With respect to the Kudumbashree initiative, consider the following statements:
- It was launched in Karnataka in late 90s.
- It is an innovative model for poverty eradication through primary education.
- It has three components i.e., microcredit, entrepreneurship and empowerment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 3
[D] Only 1
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Correct Answer: C [Only 3]
Notes:- Kudumbashree was launched in Kerala in 1998 as an innovative model for poverty eradication through women empowerment. It is the largest such project in the country. It has three components i.e., microcredit, entrepreneurship and empowerment. It has three tier structure – neighborhood groups (SHG), area development society (15-20 SHGs) and Community development society (federation of all groups). Kudumbashree was conceived as a joint programme of the Government of Kerala and Nabard.
2. Who among the following Prime Ministers of India is associated with the following achievements?
- Pokhran II nuclear tests
- Implementation of Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan
- Implementation of National Highway Development Project
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Indira Gandhi
[B] Narsimha Rao
[C] Morarji Desai
[D] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Correct Answer: D [Atal Bihari Vajpayee]
Notes:- Indira Gandhi – Nationalized banks, Introduced equal pay for genders, Integrated Sikkim as an Indian state in 1975.
- Morarji Desai was (and still is) the oldest person to hold the Prime Minister’s office. Banned currency notes worth Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000.
- Narasimha Rao abolished License Raj, opened equity markets for foreign investments.
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee, under his tenure India carried out the Pokhran II nuclear tests, Implemented National Highway Development Project, Implemented Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan.
3. Consider the following statements on Virus-like particles:
- These are non-infectious.
- They contain no viral genetic material.
- They can only be synthesized artificially in labs.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- Virus-like particles (VLPs)are molecules that closely resemble viruses, but are non-infectious because they contain no viral genetic material. They can be naturally occurring or synthesized through the individual expression of viral structural proteins, which can then self assemble into the virus-like structure. Both in-vivo assembly and in-vitro assembly have been successfully shown to form virus-like particles.
- VLPs can be produced in multiple cell culture systems including bacteria, mammalian cell lines, insect cell lines, yeast and plant cells.
