(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) MCQs

(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) MCQs

(NOVEMBER-2024)

MCQs

Q. Consider the following statements about Auroras

 1. Auroras are the result of disturbances in the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by the solar wind.

 2. Aurora also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora australis) or southern lights (aurora borealis).

Which of the above statements are correct? 

(a) 1 only 

(b) 2 only 

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. Recently, The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) inaugurated the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory. Consider the following statements about MACE.

 1. It is a telescope indigenously built by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

 2. It is the largest imaging Cherenkov telescope in Asia and the highest of its kind in the world.

 3. The observatory is located in Deosthali in Uttarakhand.

Which of the above statements are correct? 

(a) 1 only 

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 2 and 3 only 

(d) 1 and 2 only

Q. What is the primary aim of the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) as developed collaboratively by ISRO and JAXA?

 (a) To send astronauts to Mars and back safely.

 (b) To explore the Moon for water and other resources.

 (c) To establish a permanent lunar base for future missions.

 (d) To launch a satellite for communication purposes

Q. With reference to principle of Hyperuniformity, consider the following statement:

 1. It can be applied in making of amorphous porous materials.

 2. It can be applied in evolutionary dynamics studies.

 3. It can be applied in making of optoelectronic technologies.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 only 

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 only 

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to which two scientists, and for what significant discovery?

 (a) James Watson and Francis Crick for the discovery of DNA structure.

 (b) Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

 (c) Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins for their contributions to the understanding of DNA.

 (d) Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel for their work on evolution and inheritance.

Q. Consider the following statements about the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024:

 1. The prize was awarded foundational discoveries and innovations that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.

 2. It was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 Only

(b) 2 Only

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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