[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2021: Insights Current Affairs Quiz , 21 April 2022 – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: d)

Potential applications of gene-editing technology

• Human genome editing can be used to treat many human diseases & genetic disorders like HIV/AIDS, haemophilia etc.
• It could substantially bolster disease resistance in humans & increase life span.
• It could form the basis of highly efficient & cost-effective next generation antibiotics (based on bacteriophage viruses).
• Gene editing can be used to protect endangered species or bring to life extinct species. It can be used to grow healthier food (via fortification) and increasing harvest.
• It has the potential to slow down the spread of diseases by eliminating its means of transmission.g. Gene editing can be used to introduce sterile mosquitoes into the environment.

Solution: b)

Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary located in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. About 300 species of migratory birds have been recorded here.

In 2022, on World Wetlands Day (2 February) it was declared as a Ramsar site.

The sanctuary is unique having both fresh water lakes, salt and freshwater marshlands.

Solution: b)

• NMEO – OP will help achieve the much-desired self-reliance in palm oil.
• It is expected to incentivise production of palm oil to reduce dependence on imports and help farmers cash in on the huge market.
• The special emphasis of the scheme will be in India’s north-eastern states and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to the conducive weather conditions in the regions.
• Under the scheme, oil palm farmers will be provided financial assistance and will get remuneration under a price and viability formula.
• Along with promoting the cultivation of oil palm, this mission will also expand the cultivation of our other traditional oilseed crops.

Solution: a)

The Bamiyan valley, in the Hindu Kush mountains and along the river Bamiyan, was a key node of the early Silk Routes, emerging as a hub of both commercial and cultural exchange.

According to UNESCO, the “rise of Bamiyan was closely connected with spread of Buddhism across Central Asia.

The Bamiyan Buddha statues, hewn from sandstone cliffs, are said to have dated back to the 5th century AD, and were once the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. In their Roman draperies and with two different mudras, the statues were great examples of a confluence of Gupta, Sassanian and Hellenistic artistic styles.

Called Salsal and Shamama by the locals, they rose to heights of 55 and 38 metres respectively. Salsal means “light shines through the universe”, while Shamama is “Queen Mother”.

In 2003, UNESCO included the remains of the Bamiyan Buddhas in its list of world heritage sites. The first site in Afghanistan to be inscribed was the Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, which was inscribed in the 26th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2002.

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Solution: b)

In saturated hydrocarbons complete combustion of the fuel takes place but in the unsaturated hydrocarbons incomplete combustion takes place.
Hence saturated hydrocarbons give a blue flame while unsaturated hydrocarbons burn with a sooty flame.