Sci & Tech Quiz, 15 November 2018

Detection of the mcr-1 gene in India is frightening news. Consider the following statements regarding the MCR-1 gene:

1) The Mcr-1 gene is found in the plasmid medium outside of the chromosomal DNA.
2) The MCR-1 is the first known polymixin resistance mechanism capable of horizontal gene transfer.
3) The MCR-1 gene is not resistant colistin.

Choose the correct statements:

India’s first augmented reality (AR) education and training institute will be set in Varanasi. Consider the following statements regarding the Augmented Reality:

1) Augmented reality represents only the direct view of those elements that are augmented by computer-generated sensory input.
2) It is same as the virtual reality which replaces the real world with a simulated one.

Choose the correct statements:

The National Chemical Laboratory has developed a nanogenerator that could produce electric power when pressure is applied. Which of the following principle or technology is used in this?

Which of the following statements best describes the fast neutron reactors?

Consider the following statements regarding the Nuclear Reactors in India:

1) The Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) is the latest Indian design for a next-generation nuclear reactor.
2) India has vast uranium reserves and hence it’s developing technology to inbuilt uranium-fuelled reactors.

Choose the correct statements:

Which of the following is the new instrument developed by NASA that could search for signatures of life on Mars?

Consider the following statements regarding the newly invented Chrome Tanning Technology for Leather Processing:

1) This technology will reduce chromium pollution load during tanning.
2) It is also known as a Waterless tanning technology.
3) But this process will increase the total dissolved solids in wastewater during tanning.

Choose the incorrect statements:

What was the objective of “SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2017”, often seen in the news?