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Q1. Where is the Axial Seamount, recently seen in the news, located?
Correct
Answer: b
Explanation:
The Axial Seamount underwater volcano near the Oregon coast could erupt soon, scientists have warned, following the detection of more earthquakes in the region.
About Axial Seamount:
It is an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, United States, in the Pacific Ocean.
It is a shield volcano with a summit marked by a large caldera.
It rises to a depth of 1400 m below sea level.
It is formed by a hot spot, an area in the Earth’s mantle where hot plumes of molten material rise into the crust.
It is located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, the boundary between the Pacific and Juan de Fuca tectonic plates.
The volcano is home to hydrothermal vents, underwater hot springs where seawater is heated by magma and ejected in mineral-rich plumes.
These vents support diverse marine life, including microbes that use volcanic gases for energy, forming the basis of an ecosystem that includes giant tubeworms, spider crabs, clams, fish and octopuses.
It is the most active submarine volcano in the northeast Pacific, with known eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015.
While Axial Seamount’s eruptions are not dangerous to people on land, they offer valuable opportunities for scientific observation.
It is part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and hosts the world’s first underwater volcanic observatory called New Millennium Observatory (NeMO).
NeMO provides real-time data originating from Axial through a variety of undersea cables to a shore station in Pacific City, Oregon.
The Axial Seamount underwater volcano near the Oregon coast could erupt soon, scientists have warned, following the detection of more earthquakes in the region.
About Axial Seamount:
It is an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, United States, in the Pacific Ocean.
It is a shield volcano with a summit marked by a large caldera.
It rises to a depth of 1400 m below sea level.
It is formed by a hot spot, an area in the Earth’s mantle where hot plumes of molten material rise into the crust.
It is located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, the boundary between the Pacific and Juan de Fuca tectonic plates.
The volcano is home to hydrothermal vents, underwater hot springs where seawater is heated by magma and ejected in mineral-rich plumes.
These vents support diverse marine life, including microbes that use volcanic gases for energy, forming the basis of an ecosystem that includes giant tubeworms, spider crabs, clams, fish and octopuses.
It is the most active submarine volcano in the northeast Pacific, with known eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015.
While Axial Seamount’s eruptions are not dangerous to people on land, they offer valuable opportunities for scientific observation.
It is part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and hosts the world’s first underwater volcanic observatory called New Millennium Observatory (NeMO).
NeMO provides real-time data originating from Axial through a variety of undersea cables to a shore station in Pacific City, Oregon.
Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the Meteor Missile, recently seen in the news:
It is an advanced radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
It was developed by the United States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: a
Explanation:
After defeating Pakistan in the recent conflict through Operation Sindoor, India is set to further enhance its air combat capabilities through the planned acquisition of a substantial number of Meteor air-to-air missiles.
About Meteor Missile:
It is an advanced radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).
METEOR has been developed by a group of European partners led by MBDA to meet the needs of six European nations: the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and Sweden.
MBDA is a European multinational corporation specialized in the design, development, and manufacturing of missiles and related systems.
Features:
It has a length of 3.65 m and a diameter of 0.178 m.
Unlike most similar solid-fuel missiles, the Meteor is equipped with a ramjet engine, which allows for controlled flight speed and complex maneuvers.
It has a range of up to 200 kilometres.
Designed for a speed greater than Mach 4, the missile has a large no-escape zone.
Guided by an advanced active radar seeker, Meteor provides all-weather capability to engage a wide variety of targets from agile fast jets to small UAVs and cruise missiles.
It is equipped with a two-way datalink, which allows the launch platform to provide updates on targets or re-targeting when the missile is in flight.
It is equipped with a blast-fragmentation warhead.
After defeating Pakistan in the recent conflict through Operation Sindoor, India is set to further enhance its air combat capabilities through the planned acquisition of a substantial number of Meteor air-to-air missiles.
About Meteor Missile:
It is an advanced radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).
METEOR has been developed by a group of European partners led by MBDA to meet the needs of six European nations: the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and Sweden.
MBDA is a European multinational corporation specialized in the design, development, and manufacturing of missiles and related systems.
Features:
It has a length of 3.65 m and a diameter of 0.178 m.
Unlike most similar solid-fuel missiles, the Meteor is equipped with a ramjet engine, which allows for controlled flight speed and complex maneuvers.
It has a range of up to 200 kilometres.
Designed for a speed greater than Mach 4, the missile has a large no-escape zone.
Guided by an advanced active radar seeker, Meteor provides all-weather capability to engage a wide variety of targets from agile fast jets to small UAVs and cruise missiles.
It is equipped with a two-way datalink, which allows the launch platform to provide updates on targets or re-targeting when the missile is in flight.
It is equipped with a blast-fragmentation warhead.
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the Global Virus Network (GVN), recently seen in the news:
It is a voluntary consortium of virology laboratories and affiliated scientists.
All the United Nations member countries are represented in GVN.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: a
Explanation:
The Global Virus Network (GVN) has expanded its international coalition by incorporating three distinguished Centers of Excellence located in the Americas, broadening its capacity to address pressing viral threats on a global scale.
About Global Virus Network (GVN):
It is a voluntary consortium of virology laboratories and affiliated scientists that seek to prevent and control global viral threats.
It represents more than 25 countries and includes experts in every class of virus-causing disease in humans.
No single institution in the world has expertise in all viral areas.
GVN brings the best medical virologists together to leverage individual strengths and to focus global teams of scientists on key scientific problems.
The power of GVN lies in its global reach, the depth of its science, and its commitment to solving viral challenges facing the human population.
The Global Virus Network (GVN) has expanded its international coalition by incorporating three distinguished Centers of Excellence located in the Americas, broadening its capacity to address pressing viral threats on a global scale.
About Global Virus Network (GVN):
It is a voluntary consortium of virology laboratories and affiliated scientists that seek to prevent and control global viral threats.
It represents more than 25 countries and includes experts in every class of virus-causing disease in humans.
No single institution in the world has expertise in all viral areas.
GVN brings the best medical virologists together to leverage individual strengths and to focus global teams of scientists on key scientific problems.
The power of GVN lies in its global reach, the depth of its science, and its commitment to solving viral challenges facing the human population.
Q5. Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary lies in which state?
Correct
Answer: c
Explanation:
A butterfly and moth survey is set to be conducted at the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Mulugu, Telangana.
About Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary:
It is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana in the village of Eturnagaram, a tribal village in the Mulugu district of Telangana.
It is located 100 km from Warangal and 250 km from Hyderabad.
Established in 1952, this sanctuary spreads over an area of approximately 812 sq.km.
It has a water source called Dayyam Vagu, which separates the sanctuary into two parts.
The river Godavari also passes through it.
The landscape is undulating, ranging from steep slopes to gentle slopes from west to east.
The famous Sammakka-Saralamma Temple is situated inside the sanctuary.
Flora:
The region is covered completely with thick natural vegetation, and it falls in the tropical dry deciduous.
It is rich in the growth of teak, bamboo, and other trees like madhuca and terminalia.
Fauna: This sanctuary provides shelter to Tiger, Leopard, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dogs, Jackals, Sloth Bear, Chousingha, Black Buck, Nilgai, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Four Horned Antilope, Chinkara, Black Buck, Gaur, and Giant Squirrels.
A butterfly and moth survey is set to be conducted at the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Mulugu, Telangana.
About Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary:
It is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana in the village of Eturnagaram, a tribal village in the Mulugu district of Telangana.
It is located 100 km from Warangal and 250 km from Hyderabad.
Established in 1952, this sanctuary spreads over an area of approximately 812 sq.km.
It has a water source called Dayyam Vagu, which separates the sanctuary into two parts.
The river Godavari also passes through it.
The landscape is undulating, ranging from steep slopes to gentle slopes from west to east.
The famous Sammakka-Saralamma Temple is situated inside the sanctuary.
Flora:
The region is covered completely with thick natural vegetation, and it falls in the tropical dry deciduous.
It is rich in the growth of teak, bamboo, and other trees like madhuca and terminalia.
Fauna: This sanctuary provides shelter to Tiger, Leopard, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dogs, Jackals, Sloth Bear, Chousingha, Black Buck, Nilgai, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Four Horned Antilope, Chinkara, Black Buck, Gaur, and Giant Squirrels.
A team at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has reported a significant rise in infections caused by a lesser-known bacterium Bordetella holmesii that mimics whooping cough in north India.
It is a bacterium recently recognized in 1995.
It is a gram-negative coccobacillus that can cause pertussis-like symptoms in humans as well as invasive infections.
It can cause endocarditis, community acquired pneumonia, cellulitis, suppurative arthritis, and pyelonephritis.
A team at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has reported a significant rise in infections caused by a lesser-known bacterium Bordetella holmesii that mimics whooping cough in north India.
It is a bacterium recently recognized in 1995.
It is a gram-negative coccobacillus that can cause pertussis-like symptoms in humans as well as invasive infections.
It can cause endocarditis, community acquired pneumonia, cellulitis, suppurative arthritis, and pyelonephritis.
Q7.Consider the following statements regarding Iberian lynx:
It is a carnivore species endemic to Himalayan region.
It is categorized as vulnerable species under the IUCN Red list.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: b
Explanation:
Recently, a photographer in Spain spotted the world’s first-ever white Iberian lynx.
It is a carnivore species endemic to Europe.
Appearance: It is the world’s most endangered and known for its pointy ears, long legs and leopard-like spotted fur.
This species, like other cat species, is sexually dimorphic, with males being heavier and longer than females.
This lynx is generally nocturnal and its activity patterns are closely synchronized with those of their major prey, the rabbit.
Habitat: It requires variable terrain below 1300 m, containing a mosaic of closed Mediterranean scrubland interspersed with open patches of grassland, often with marsh ecotones.
Distribution: Iberian lynx are found only in two small areas of southwest Spain on the Iberian Peninsula, west of the Pyrenees mountains.
Threats: These are related to human activities, such as poaching and habitat destruction, Illegal Hunting and decreased food base etc.
Recently, a photographer in Spain spotted the world’s first-ever white Iberian lynx.
It is a carnivore species endemic to Europe.
Appearance: It is the world’s most endangered and known for its pointy ears, long legs and leopard-like spotted fur.
This species, like other cat species, is sexually dimorphic, with males being heavier and longer than females.
This lynx is generally nocturnal and its activity patterns are closely synchronized with those of their major prey, the rabbit.
Habitat: It requires variable terrain below 1300 m, containing a mosaic of closed Mediterranean scrubland interspersed with open patches of grassland, often with marsh ecotones.
Distribution: Iberian lynx are found only in two small areas of southwest Spain on the Iberian Peninsula, west of the Pyrenees mountains.
Threats: These are related to human activities, such as poaching and habitat destruction, Illegal Hunting and decreased food base etc.
Q9. With reference to National e-Vidhan Application, consider the following:
It is a platform designed to digitize the legislative processes of all state and union territory assemblies.
It is hosted on India’s cloud infrastructure Meghraj 2.0
It can only be accessed in smartphones.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct
Answer: b
Explanation:
Recently, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs successfully concluded the 3rd National Conference on the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA).
It is an online platform designed to digitize the legislative processes of all state and union territory assemblies.
It is one of the 44 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the Digital India Programme of the Government of India.
It aims to make the functioning of all State Legislatures paperless and integrating all Legislative Houses on a single digital platform under the vision of ‘One Nation, One Application’.
NeVA is a device neutral and member centric application created to equip them to handle diverse House Business smartly by putting entire information regarding member contact details, rules of procedure, list of business, notices, bulletins, bills etc.
It assists the Chair of the House in conducting proceedings smoothly while enabling members to fulfill their responsibilities efficiently.
The NeVA platform is hosted on Meghraj 2.0, India’s cloud infrastructure, ensuring robust scalability, security, and data integrity.
Features of National e-Vidhan Application:
It provides real-time access to key legislative documents, such as agendas, bills, and reports.
The platform features a secure digital repository, safeguarding the confidentiality and integrity of legislative data.
The platform also offers multilingual capabilities, catering to the linguistic diversity across states and regions, making it accessible to a broader range of users.
Its device-agnostic nature allows it to be accessed seamlessly across smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops.
Recently, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs successfully concluded the 3rd National Conference on the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA).
It is an online platform designed to digitize the legislative processes of all state and union territory assemblies.
It is one of the 44 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the Digital India Programme of the Government of India.
It aims to make the functioning of all State Legislatures paperless and integrating all Legislative Houses on a single digital platform under the vision of ‘One Nation, One Application’.
NeVA is a device neutral and member centric application created to equip them to handle diverse House Business smartly by putting entire information regarding member contact details, rules of procedure, list of business, notices, bulletins, bills etc.
It assists the Chair of the House in conducting proceedings smoothly while enabling members to fulfill their responsibilities efficiently.
The NeVA platform is hosted on Meghraj 2.0, India’s cloud infrastructure, ensuring robust scalability, security, and data integrity.
Features of National e-Vidhan Application:
It provides real-time access to key legislative documents, such as agendas, bills, and reports.
The platform features a secure digital repository, safeguarding the confidentiality and integrity of legislative data.
The platform also offers multilingual capabilities, catering to the linguistic diversity across states and regions, making it accessible to a broader range of users.
Its device-agnostic nature allows it to be accessed seamlessly across smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops.
Q10. Mount Kilimanjaro, recently in news, is located in:
Correct
Answer: a
Explanation:
Recently, a new study has revealed that land-use change was the main driver behind the loss of nearly 75 per cent of natural plant species on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Location: It is located in northeastern Tanzania, near the Kenya border.
It is Africa’s tallest mountain (5,895 m) and the world’s largest free-standing mountain (which means not part of a mountain range).
It extends approximately east-west for 50 miles (80 km).
Also called a stratovolcano (a term for a very large volcano made of ash, lava and rock), Kilimanjaro is made up of three cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira.
Among these cones Kibois, the tallest of the three volcanic formations, this is also a dormant volcano, while the other two are extinct volcanoes.
Uhuru Peak, the highest free-standing peak in Africa, is located on the volcanic cone Kibo.
Kilimanjaro is also known for its snow-capped peak.
Vegetation: The mountain has five main vegetation zones, from the lowest to the highest point: Lower slopes, montane forest, heath and moorland, alpine desert, and summit.
The Kilimanjaro National Park was named a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 1987.
Recently, a new study has revealed that land-use change was the main driver behind the loss of nearly 75 per cent of natural plant species on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Location: It is located in northeastern Tanzania, near the Kenya border.
It is Africa’s tallest mountain (5,895 m) and the world’s largest free-standing mountain (which means not part of a mountain range).
It extends approximately east-west for 50 miles (80 km).
Also called a stratovolcano (a term for a very large volcano made of ash, lava and rock), Kilimanjaro is made up of three cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira.
Among these cones Kibois, the tallest of the three volcanic formations, this is also a dormant volcano, while the other two are extinct volcanoes.
Uhuru Peak, the highest free-standing peak in Africa, is located on the volcanic cone Kibo.
Kilimanjaro is also known for its snow-capped peak.
Vegetation: The mountain has five main vegetation zones, from the lowest to the highest point: Lower slopes, montane forest, heath and moorland, alpine desert, and summit.
The Kilimanjaro National Park was named a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 1987.
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