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Puucho CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
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The Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces is
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Solution: c)
The President is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces.
Consider the following statements regarding Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
IIP details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mining, manufacturing and electricity and manufacturing accounts for maximum weight of the IIP.
The Eight Core Industries comprise nearly two-third of the weight of items included in the IIP.
The IIP index is computed and published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on a monthly basis.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing.
The IIP index is computed and published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on a monthly basis.
The current base year is 2011-2012.
The Eight Core Industries comprise nearly 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
Industrial output slumped to a 10-month low of 0.4 per cent in December, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). IIP growth in Dec 2021 is the lowest in 10 months.
The biggest drag for the industrial output in December came from the 0.1 per cent contraction (negative growth) in manufacturing output, which accounts for 77.6 per cent of the weight of the IIP. Manufacturing output had grown 0.8 per cent in the previous month and 2.7 per cent a year ago.
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing.
The IIP index is computed and published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on a monthly basis.
The current base year is 2011-2012.
The Eight Core Industries comprise nearly 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
Industrial output slumped to a 10-month low of 0.4 per cent in December, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). IIP growth in Dec 2021 is the lowest in 10 months.
The biggest drag for the industrial output in December came from the 0.1 per cent contraction (negative growth) in manufacturing output, which accounts for 77.6 per cent of the weight of the IIP. Manufacturing output had grown 0.8 per cent in the previous month and 2.7 per cent a year ago.
Consider the following statements regarding DNA and RNA.
A nucleic acid containing deoxyribose is called DNA while that containing ribose is called RNA.
Both DNA and RNA contain Adenine, Guanine, Thymine and Cytosine.
The structure of DNA is a double strand [helix] whereas RNA is a single strand molecule.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Nucleic acids are responsible for the transfer of characters from parents to off springs. There are two types of nucleic acids — DNA and RNA.
A nucleic acid containing deoxyribose is called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) while that which contains ribose is called ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Both DNA and RNA contain Adenine, Guanine and Cytosine. The fourth base is Thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA.
The structure of DNA is a double strand [helix] whereas RNA is a single strand molecule.
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Solution: b)
Nucleic acids are responsible for the transfer of characters from parents to off springs. There are two types of nucleic acids — DNA and RNA.
A nucleic acid containing deoxyribose is called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) while that which contains ribose is called ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Both DNA and RNA contain Adenine, Guanine and Cytosine. The fourth base is Thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA.
The structure of DNA is a double strand [helix] whereas RNA is a single strand molecule.
Question 4 of 5
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koalas that were recently classified as ‘endangered’ is native to
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Solution: c)
Once found in abundance, Australia’s much-loved koalas have now been officially classified as ‘endangered’ after widespread bushfires, drought and land clearing destroyed much of their eucalyptus-rich habitat.
According to fossil records, Koala species have inhabited parts of Australia for at least 25 million years, a WWF report states.
Once found in abundance, Australia’s much-loved koalas have now been officially classified as ‘endangered’ after widespread bushfires, drought and land clearing destroyed much of their eucalyptus-rich habitat.
According to fossil records, Koala species have inhabited parts of Australia for at least 25 million years, a WWF report states.
