Daily current affairs based MCQs (4-5-19) 08/05/2019 – Posted in: DAILY MCQs

1.

Consider the following statements:

(1) Radar Imaging satellite series rely on sunlight being reflected back into space from the ground.
(2) The RISAT series by ISRO are first all-weather earth observation satellites.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

 

2.

Consider the following statements:

(1) Earthquake can be caused by injection of fluid into subsurface of the earth.
(2) Induced seismicity refers to typically minor earthquakes and tremors.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

3.

Consider the following statements:

(1) CRISPR technology is used for editing genomes.
(2) CRISPRs are specialized stretches of genes.
(3) Genes contain the bio-information.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) All of the above

 

4.

Consider the following statements:

(1) The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf in the world.
(2) It is located on the side of Antarctica closest to New Zealand.
(3) Ice shelves are big frozen mountains of ice, similar to glaciers.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) All of the above

 

Solutions: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C