1. How many of the following is/are correctly matched?
1. LAMOST : China
2. Magellan Clay telescope : Chile
3. ELT-ESO : Chile
4. Gaia telescope : Italy
(a) One only (b) Two only (c) Three only (d) All four
2. Recently, SMILE scheme has been in news, its context is that it is:
(a) To support the rehabilitation of people engaged in begging and transgenders.
(b) To support Sanitation workers and persons engaged in Manual scavenging.
(c) To map and register skilled labour force throughout the country.
(d) None of the above.
3. How many of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Chabahar’s Shahid Beheshti port terminal is India’s first international port.
2. It is a warm-water port in the Persian Gulf.
3. Under the 10-year-agreement, India is to invest $120 million in the development of infrastructure in the Shahid Beheshti terminal and extend a $250 million credit line to Iran.
4. It is expected that by 2030, Chabahar will handle up to 400 million tons of cargo per year.
(a) One only (b) Two only (c) Three only (d) All four
4. How many of the following statements about DDGS (Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles) is/are correct?
1. Increased grain ethanol production has led to a rapidly increasing amount of DDGS, a byproduct of this process.
2. Due to its high nutritional value, the utilization of DDGS as an animal feed additive, fertilizer, and source of corn oil is beneficial to the agricultural industry.
3. DDGS also has potential in agriculture, medical, industrial, food, and pet food applications.
4. Its variability in nutritional composition is not affected by factors such as type of grains, fermentation efficiency, process design, operation practices, etc.
(a) One only (b) Two only (c) Three only (d) All four
ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c)
