Science Quiz 1

1. Identification of narcotics on passengers at airports or in aircraft
2. Monitoring of precipitation
3. Tracking the migration of animals

In how many of the above activities can the radars be used? [2024]

1. Detection of car crash/collision which results in the deployment of airbags almost instantaneously 
2. Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop towards the ground which results in the immediate turning off of the hard drive 
3. Detection of the tilt of the smartphone which results in the rotation of display between portrait and landscape mode 

In how many of the above actions is the function of accelerometer required?

1. They enable the digital representation of physical assets. 
2. They are unique cryptographic tokens that exist on a blockchain. 
3. They can be traded or exchanged at equivalency and therefore can be used as a medium of commercial transactions. 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. Aarogya Setu 
2. CoWIN 
3. DigiLocker 
4. DIKSHA 

Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?

1. Web 3.0 technology enables people to control their own data. 
2. In the Web 3.0 world, there can be blockchain-based social networks. 
3. Web 3.0 is operated by users collectively rather than a corporation. 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. SaaS buyers can customize the user interface and can change data fields. 
2. SaaS users can access their data through their mobile devices. 
3. Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are forms of SaaS. 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. Closed-circuit Television 
2. Radio Frequency Identification 
3. Wireless Local Area Network 

Which, of the above are considered Short-Range devices/technologies?

1. Spraying pesticides on a crop field 
2. Inspecting the craters of active volcanoes 
3. Collecting breath samples from spouting whales for DNA analysis 

At the present level of technology, which of the above activities can be successfully carried out by using drones?

1. Bring down electricity consumption in industrial units 
2. Create meaningful short stories and songs 
3. Disease diagnosis 
4. Text-to-Speech Conversion 
5. Wireless transmission of electrical energy 

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