UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 528

Consider the following statements regarding the elementary particle "Neutrino" and its antiparticle "Antineutrino":

1. Neutrino has a positive electric charge, while antineutrino has a negative electric charge.
2. Both neutrino and antineutrino have zero mass.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

During the early Vedic period, which of the following priests served as presiding priest during ritual sacrifices?

With reference to the 'Arya' identity in the Early Vedic and Avestan traditions, consider the following statements:

1. The term 'Arya' is used in the Rigveda and the Old Persian Avesta primarily as an ethnic designation to distinguish between Caucasian and Dravidian phenotypes.
2. The 'Mala-parikshita' (Impure) status in later Vedic texts was applied to those who lived in the Prachya (Eastern) regions like Magadha, indicating a cultural-geographic boundary of 'Aryavarta'.
3. The Boghazkoy Inscription (14th Century BCE) from Anatolia provides the earliest epigraphic evidence of Vedic deities, supporting the theory of an Indo-Aryan presence outside India before the Rigveda was compiled.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which disease, predominantly found in India, is a slowly progressing illness caused by a Leishmania genus protozoan parasite, whose incidence can be reduced by applying Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) insecticide in residential areas?

Who among the following is known for making the first demand for franchise for women in India?