1. Consider the following statements:
- The first Fast Radio Burst (FRB) was discovered in 2007.
- A magnetar is capable of releasing more energy than the Sun over its lifetime.
- The source of the FRB detected recently in the Milky Way is a magnetic neutron star.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] 1, 2 and 3
[C] Only 2 and 3
[D] Only 1 and 3
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Correct Answer: B [1, 2 and 3]
Notes:
The first FRB was indeed detected in 2007. Magnetars, which are highly magnetized neutron stars, can emit bursts more energetic than the total energy produced by the Sun across its entire lifetime. The recent FRB observed within the Milky Way has been traced to a magnetar, making all three statements correct based on current scientific findings.
2. In which of the following State/UTs, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has designated four police stations as ‘Eat Right Campus’ for delivering nutritious and wholesome meals to police employees at their canteens and mess on a daily basis?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Kerala
[C] New Delhi
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
Notes:- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has designated four police stations in the New Delhi district as ‘Eat Right Campus’for delivering nutritious and wholesome meals to police employees at their canteens and mess on a daily basis.
- Eat Right India is the main objective of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The mission’s goal is to deliver nutritious meals to inhabitants of the country, which will help to reduce the burden of various lifestyle-related ailments.
- The Department of Food Safety of the Delhi government, which is in charge of carrying out the effort in the capital, has developed a programme called ‘Sehatmand Delhi,’ under which locations that can be classified as ‘Eat Right Campuses’ are recognised. The New Delhi district took this initiative to focus on the health of its employees in the district’s canteens, kitchens, and mess.
3. In which of the following countries wild poliovirus is classified as endemic?
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
- Malawi
- Nigeria
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 3 & 4
[C] Only 2 & 4
[D] Only 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- Wild poliovirus has been eradicated in all continents except Asia, and as of 2020, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries where the disease is still classified as endemic.
- Africa was declared free of indigenous wild polio in August 2020 after eliminating all forms of wild polio from the region, and in Malawi, the last clinically confirmed WPV case was reported in 1992.
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