Welcome to your Science Quiz 52
1.
Consider the following statements: AIDS is transmitted: [1996]
I. By sexual intercourse.
II. By blood transfusion.
III. By mosquitoes and other blood sucking insects.
IV. Across the placenta.
Of these statements
2.
People drinking water from a shallow hand pump are likely to suffer from all of the following diseases except: [1996]
3.
Which one of the following sets is correctly matched? [1995]
1) Diphtheria, Pneumonia, and Leprosy: Hereditary
2) AIDS, Syphilis, and Gonorrhoea: Bacterial
3) Colour blindness, Hemophilia, and Sickle cell anaemia: Sex linked
4) Polio, Japanese B encephalitis, and plague: Viral
4.
Which one of the following antimicrobial drugs is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy? [1995]
5.
“It begins as a single cell and grows into a merciless disease that claims millions of lives year after year. But scientists are steadily unlocking its mysteries, and the fight against it may now have reached a dramatic turning point. New discoveries promise better therapies and hope in the war against ...” The disease referred to in the above quotation is: [1995]
6.
Consider the following statements: [2023]
- Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled at subsonic speeds throughout their flights, while cruise missiles are rocket-powered only in the initial phase of flight.
- Agni-V is a medium-range supersonic cruise missile, while BrahMos is a solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
7.
What is “Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD)”, sometimes seen in the news? [2018]
8.
Which one of the following is the best description of ‘INS Astradharini’, that was in the news recently? [2016]
9.
With reference to Agni-IV Missile, which of the following statements is/are correct? [2014]
- It is a surface-to-surface missile
2.It is fuelled by liquid propellant only
3.It can deliver one-tonne nuclear warheads about 7500 km away
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
10.
In the context of Indian defence, consider the following statements: [2009]
1.The Shourya missile flies with a speed of more than 8 Mach.
2.The range of the Shourya missile is more than 1600 km.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
