{"id":98824,"date":"2026-04-17T17:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=98824"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:21:51","slug":"upsc-daily-quiz-17-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/upsc-daily-quiz-17-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Daily Quiz 17 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpProQuiz_content\" id=\"wpProQuiz_139\">\n            <h2>UPSC Daily Quiz 17 April 2026<\/h2>        <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 10 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                            <li>6<\/li>\n                                            <li>7<\/li>\n                                            <li>8<\/li>\n                                            <li>9<\/li>\n                                            <li>10<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>Vajiram &amp; Ravi\u2019s Daily UPSC Quiz is designed to help aspirants strengthen their preparation by focusing on current affairs and concepts from the UPSC Syllabus 2026 for both Prelims &amp; Mains. 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        Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>10<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Consider the following statements regarding Water Hyacinth:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is a free-floating, aquatic plant in the pickerelweed family.<\/li>\n<li>It is native to tropical regions of Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1372\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1372\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1372\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1372\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. 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Neither 1 nor 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rapid return of water hyacinth in the Mula-Mutha River, barely weeks after clean-up drives, has renewed concerns over the lack of a long-term solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Water Hyacinth:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>free-floating, aquatic plant <\/strong>in the pickerelweed family.<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Name: Eichhornia crassipes<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>native<\/strong> to <strong>tropical regions of South America <\/strong>and is <strong>now present on all continents except Antarctica.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is one of the <strong>world\u2019s most serious water weeds<\/strong> because of its <strong>aggressive, fast-growing <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Water hyacinth<strong> grows in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate <\/strong> It <strong>grows best in still or slow-flowing fresh water<\/strong> with<strong> high nutrient levels. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under favourable conditions it can<strong> double its mass every 5 days.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It can <strong>form dense mats <\/strong>that <strong>reduce the water quality, change water flows,<\/strong> and <strong>increase sediment. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It <strong>crowds out native aquatic plants<\/strong> and animals, altering ecosystems, <strong>destroying habitats<\/strong>, and <strong>blocking irrigation systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cutting <\/strong>a water <strong>hyacinth plant into pieces will not kill<\/strong> The <strong>plants can reproduce using <\/strong>a process called <strong>fragmentation<\/strong>. Each plant also produces thousands of seeds each year.<\/li>\n<li>This plant varies in size from a few inches to over three feet tall.<\/li>\n<li>They have <strong>showy lavender flowers,<\/strong> and the <strong>leaves <\/strong>are <strong>rounded and leathery<\/strong>, attached to spongy and sometimes inflated stalks.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>introduced to India during the British colonial rule as an ornamental aquatic plant <\/strong>from South America.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uses:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The plant has been used as a <strong>biofertilizer <\/strong>in some organic agriculture practices.<\/li>\n<li>The plant produces<strong> beautiful purple flowers <\/strong>that have high <strong>aesthetic value. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is<strong> rich in fibrous stems<\/strong> that <strong>can be processed <\/strong>into a <strong>wide array of handbags, <\/strong>interior<strong> decorative material,<\/strong> table mats, baskets, and other products.<\/li>\n<li>It has been <strong>reported that this plant <\/strong>is a <strong>good phytoremediation species, <\/strong>suggesting it has the<strong> ability to trap and remove toxic metabolites <\/strong>and harmful <strong>heavy metals from water.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/pune-news\/hyacinth-returns-to-mula-mutha-river-despite-repeated-clean-ups-residents-demand-lasting-fix-101776364632026.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/pune-news\/hyacinth-returns-to-mula-mutha-river-despite-repeated-clean-ups-residents-demand-lasting-fix-101776364632026.html<\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rapid return of water hyacinth in the Mula-Mutha River, barely weeks after clean-up drives, has renewed concerns over the lack of a long-term solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Water Hyacinth:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>free-floating, aquatic plant <\/strong>in the pickerelweed family.<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Name: Eichhornia crassipes<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>native<\/strong> to <strong>tropical regions of South America <\/strong>and is <strong>now present on all continents except Antarctica.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is one of the <strong>world\u2019s most serious water weeds<\/strong> because of its <strong>aggressive, fast-growing <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Water hyacinth<strong> grows in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate <\/strong> It <strong>grows best in still or slow-flowing fresh water<\/strong> with<strong> high nutrient levels. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under favourable conditions it can<strong> double its mass every 5 days.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It can <strong>form dense mats <\/strong>that <strong>reduce the water quality, change water flows,<\/strong> and <strong>increase sediment. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It <strong>crowds out native aquatic plants<\/strong> and animals, altering ecosystems, <strong>destroying habitats<\/strong>, and <strong>blocking irrigation systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cutting <\/strong>a water <strong>hyacinth plant into pieces will not kill<\/strong> The <strong>plants can reproduce using <\/strong>a process called <strong>fragmentation<\/strong>. Each plant also produces thousands of seeds each year.<\/li>\n<li>This plant varies in size from a few inches to over three feet tall.<\/li>\n<li>They have <strong>showy lavender flowers,<\/strong> and the <strong>leaves <\/strong>are <strong>rounded and leathery<\/strong>, attached to spongy and sometimes inflated stalks.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>introduced to India during the British colonial rule as an ornamental aquatic plant <\/strong>from South America.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uses:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The plant has been used as a <strong>biofertilizer <\/strong>in some organic agriculture practices.<\/li>\n<li>The plant produces<strong> beautiful purple flowers <\/strong>that have high <strong>aesthetic value. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is<strong> rich in fibrous stems<\/strong> that <strong>can be processed <\/strong>into a <strong>wide array of handbags, <\/strong>interior<strong> decorative material,<\/strong> table mats, baskets, and other products.<\/li>\n<li>It has been <strong>reported that this plant <\/strong>is a <strong>good phytoremediation species, <\/strong>suggesting it has the<strong> ability to trap and remove toxic metabolites <\/strong>and harmful <strong>heavy metals from water.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/pune-news\/hyacinth-returns-to-mula-mutha-river-despite-repeated-clean-ups-residents-demand-lasting-fix-101776364632026.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/pune-news\/hyacinth-returns-to-mula-mutha-river-despite-repeated-clean-ups-residents-demand-lasting-fix-101776364632026.html<\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>10<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. 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None                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) recently warned of severe ecological degradation of Hokersar Lake, with over 2,500 kanals encroached.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Hokersar Lake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hokersar, also known as <strong>Hokera<\/strong>, is a large <strong>natural wetland near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It spans 13.75 sq.km. and rests at 1,585 meters above sea level.<\/li>\n<li>The wetland lies in the <strong>Jhelum River basin<\/strong> and <strong>receives water mainly from <\/strong>the <strong>Doodhganga River (a tributary of Jhelum). <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is located in the <strong>northwest Himalayan biogeographic province of Kashmir, behind <\/strong>the snow-draped <strong>Pir Panchal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>largest bird sanctuary in the Kashmir Valley <\/strong>and a designated <strong>Ramsar site, <\/strong>recognized for its international ecological importance.<\/li>\n<li>It serves as a critical habitat and <strong>resting place for various migratory waterbirds from Siberia, Central Asia<\/strong>, and <strong>Northern Europe,<\/strong> hosting around 68 waterfowl species, including some endangered ones.<\/li>\n<li>Hokersar is <strong>rich in aquatic vegetation<\/strong> such as<strong> reedbeds and water chestnuts, <\/strong>which provide food and shelter for fish and birds.<\/li>\n<li>Apart from biodiversity conservation, the wetland acts as a <strong>floodwater absorption basin <\/strong>and supports local livelihoods.<\/li>\n<li>However, it faces <strong>threats from human encroachment, pollution, <\/strong>and conversion to agriculture, which have <strong>reduced its size over time. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hence option c is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/science-environment\/3876208-cag-sounds-alarm-on-hokersar-lakes-ecological-decline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/science-environment\/3876208-cag-sounds-alarm-on-hokersar-lakes-ecological-decline<\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) recently warned of severe ecological degradation of Hokersar Lake, with over 2,500 kanals encroached.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Hokersar Lake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hokersar, also known as <strong>Hokera<\/strong>, is a large <strong>natural wetland near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It spans 13.75 sq.km. and rests at 1,585 meters above sea level.<\/li>\n<li>The wetland lies in the <strong>Jhelum River basin<\/strong> and <strong>receives water mainly from <\/strong>the <strong>Doodhganga River (a tributary of Jhelum). <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is located in the <strong>northwest Himalayan biogeographic province of Kashmir, behind <\/strong>the snow-draped <strong>Pir Panchal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>largest bird sanctuary in the Kashmir Valley <\/strong>and a designated <strong>Ramsar site, <\/strong>recognized for its international ecological importance.<\/li>\n<li>It serves as a critical habitat and <strong>resting place for various migratory waterbirds from Siberia, Central Asia<\/strong>, and <strong>Northern Europe,<\/strong> hosting around 68 waterfowl species, including some endangered ones.<\/li>\n<li>Hokersar is <strong>rich in aquatic vegetation<\/strong> such as<strong> reedbeds and water chestnuts, <\/strong>which provide food and shelter for fish and birds.<\/li>\n<li>Apart from biodiversity conservation, the wetland acts as a <strong>floodwater absorption basin <\/strong>and supports local livelihoods.<\/li>\n<li>However, it faces <strong>threats from human encroachment, pollution, <\/strong>and conversion to agriculture, which have <strong>reduced its size over time. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hence option c is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/science-environment\/3876208-cag-sounds-alarm-on-hokersar-lakes-ecological-decline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/science-environment\/3876208-cag-sounds-alarm-on-hokersar-lakes-ecological-decline<\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Consider the following statements regarding CAR-T Cell Therapy, recently seen in the news:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It involves modifying a patient\u2019s own immune cells.<\/li>\n<li>It is mainly used for treating viral infections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1374\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1374\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1374\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1374\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Both 1 and 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1374\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Neither 1 nor 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the first time, scientists have used a cutting-edge cell therapy called CAR-T to treat a patient with three different life-threatening autoimmune diseases that had resisted years of treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About CAR-T Cell Therapy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CAR T-cell therapy, or <strong>chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy<\/strong>, is an advanced form of <strong>immunotherapy <\/strong>used to treat certain types of cancer by <strong>modifying<\/strong> a <strong>patient\u2019s own immune cells to fight the disease.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This treatment is<strong> designed for specific types of blood cancer <\/strong>and is given to patients whose cancer has either relapsed or not responded to first-line treatment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How does CAR-T Cell Therapy Work?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>For any CAR T-cell therapy, a <strong>patient\u2019s immune T cells<\/strong> are <strong>collected by filtering their blood. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T cells,<\/strong> also known as <strong>T lymphocyte<\/strong>s, are a <strong>type of white blood cell. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>T cells are <strong>key players in the body&#8217;s immune system<\/strong> because of their <strong>ability to identify and attack cells that don&#8217;t belong in the body<\/strong>, such as germs and cancer cells.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the lab, these T cells are modified to produce synthetic proteins<\/strong> called <strong>chimeric antigen receptors (CARs).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>modified cells<\/strong> are called <strong>CAR-T cells. <\/strong>The cells are grown to much higher numbers in the lab and then<strong> infused back into the person&#8217;s bloodstream.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The<strong> synthetic CARs allow the T cells to bind <\/strong>to specific proteins called <strong>antigens on cancer cells<\/strong>. This binding <strong>activates the T cells to kill the cancer cells.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dying cancer cells trigger further immune responses <\/strong>against the cancer.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, <strong>CAR-T cells can keep multiplying in the body,<\/strong> producing lasting anticancer results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>In some cases<\/strong>, CAR T-cell therapy can c<strong>ure blood cancer. Other times<\/strong>, it <strong>helps people<\/strong> with certain blood cancers <strong>live longer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CAR-T cell therapy is used to<strong> treat cancers that affect blood cells.<\/strong> This<strong> includes <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>B-cell acute lymphoblastic <strong>leukemia <\/strong>(ALL).<\/li>\n<li>Diffuse large <strong>B-cell lymphoma.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follicular lymphoma.<\/li>\n<li>High-grade B-cell lymphoma.<\/li>\n<li>Mantle cell lymphoma<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple myeloma.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Side Effects:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A serious immune overreaction causing <strong>hyperinflammation and organ damage, seen in 12% of participants<\/strong>, resulting in<strong> at least one death.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Low red blood cell count,<\/strong> reported in 61% of participants, causing fatigue and weakness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thrombocytopenia: Low platelet count, <\/strong>increasing the <strong>risk of bleeding<\/strong>, reported in 65% of patients.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neutropenia<\/strong>: <strong>Low neutrophil count,<\/strong> seen in <strong>96% of participants,<\/strong> raising the risk of infections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medicaldialogues.in\/medicine\/news\/car-t-therapy-drives-remission-in-patient-with-three-autoimmune-diseases-suggests-study-168543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/medicaldialogues.in\/medicine\/news\/car-t-therapy-drives-remission-in-patient-with-three-autoimmune-diseases-suggests-study-168543<\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the first time, scientists have used a cutting-edge cell therapy called CAR-T to treat a patient with three different life-threatening autoimmune diseases that had resisted years of treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About CAR-T Cell Therapy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CAR T-cell therapy, or <strong>chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy<\/strong>, is an advanced form of <strong>immunotherapy <\/strong>used to treat certain types of cancer by <strong>modifying<\/strong> a <strong>patient\u2019s own immune cells to fight the disease.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This treatment is<strong> designed for specific types of blood cancer <\/strong>and is given to patients whose cancer has either relapsed or not responded to first-line treatment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How does CAR-T Cell Therapy Work?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>For any CAR T-cell therapy, a <strong>patient\u2019s immune T cells<\/strong> are <strong>collected by filtering their blood. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T cells,<\/strong> also known as <strong>T lymphocyte<\/strong>s, are a <strong>type of white blood cell. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>T cells are <strong>key players in the body&#8217;s immune system<\/strong> because of their <strong>ability to identify and attack cells that don&#8217;t belong in the body<\/strong>, such as germs and cancer cells.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the lab, these T cells are modified to produce synthetic proteins<\/strong> called <strong>chimeric antigen receptors (CARs).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>modified cells<\/strong> are called <strong>CAR-T cells. <\/strong>The cells are grown to much higher numbers in the lab and then<strong> infused back into the person&#8217;s bloodstream.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The<strong> synthetic CARs allow the T cells to bind <\/strong>to specific proteins called <strong>antigens on cancer cells<\/strong>. This binding <strong>activates the T cells to kill the cancer cells.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dying cancer cells trigger further immune responses <\/strong>against the cancer.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, <strong>CAR-T cells can keep multiplying in the body,<\/strong> producing lasting anticancer results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>In some cases<\/strong>, CAR T-cell therapy can c<strong>ure blood cancer. Other times<\/strong>, it <strong>helps people<\/strong> with certain blood cancers <strong>live longer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CAR-T cell therapy is used to<strong> treat cancers that affect blood cells.<\/strong> This<strong> includes <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>B-cell acute lymphoblastic <strong>leukemia <\/strong>(ALL).<\/li>\n<li>Diffuse large <strong>B-cell lymphoma.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follicular lymphoma.<\/li>\n<li>High-grade B-cell lymphoma.<\/li>\n<li>Mantle cell lymphoma<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple myeloma.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Side Effects:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A serious immune overreaction causing <strong>hyperinflammation and organ damage, seen in 12% of participants<\/strong>, resulting in<strong> at least one death.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Low red blood cell count,<\/strong> reported in 61% of participants, causing fatigue and weakness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thrombocytopenia: Low platelet count, <\/strong>increasing the <strong>risk of bleeding<\/strong>, reported in 65% of patients.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neutropenia<\/strong>: <strong>Low neutrophil count,<\/strong> seen in <strong>96% of participants,<\/strong> raising the risk of infections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medicaldialogues.in\/medicine\/news\/car-t-therapy-drives-remission-in-patient-with-three-autoimmune-diseases-suggests-study-168543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/medicaldialogues.in\/medicine\/news\/car-t-therapy-drives-remission-in-patient-with-three-autoimmune-diseases-suggests-study-168543<\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>4<\/span> of <span>10<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>4<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Consider the following statements regarding the Lakhwar Hydroelectric Project, recently seen in the news:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is a multipurpose hydroelectric project planned on the Yamuna River.<\/li>\n<li>It is located in Himachal Pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1375\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1375\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1375\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1375\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Both 1 and 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1375\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Neither 1 nor 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North India\u2019s water and energy security is set to receive a significant boost as the 300 MW Lakhwar multipurpose project on the river Yamuna in the district Dehradun, Uttarakhand, gathers pace following a high-level review by the Secretary at Ministry of Jal Shakti.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Lakhwar Hydroelectric Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a<strong> multipurpose hydroelectric project<\/strong> planned on<strong> the Yamuna river <\/strong>near Lohari Village in the Dehradun District of <strong>Uttarakhand<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The main <strong>project components <\/strong>are a 204 m high <strong>concrete gravity dam<\/strong>, 3 steel-lined penstocks, and an <strong>underground powerhouse<\/strong> housing 3 vertical Francis turbines of 100 MW each.<\/li>\n<li>The project is being <strong>developed <\/strong>and currently <strong>owned by Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>H<strong>ydroelectric Capacity: 300 MW<\/strong> (hydropower to be used by Uttarakhand)<\/li>\n<li>Storage Capacity: 330.66 million cubic meters (MCM)<\/li>\n<li>Irrigation Potential: 33,780 hectares<\/li>\n<li>The project is expected to generate 612.93 GWh of electricity.<\/li>\n<li>It provides<strong> drinking water supply to states like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Associated Project: <\/strong>It is<strong> linked with the downstream Vyasi Hydroelectric Project (120 MW), forming part <\/strong>of the <strong>Yamuna river basin development.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/press-releases\/2026\/Apr\/16\/lakhwar-hydro-electric-project-gains-momentum-after-secretarys-review-300-mw-unit-to-benefit-four-states\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/press-releases\/2026\/Apr\/16\/lakhwar-hydro-electric-project-gains-momentum-after-secretarys-review-300-mw-unit-to-benefit-four-states<\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North India\u2019s water and energy security is set to receive a significant boost as the 300 MW Lakhwar multipurpose project on the river Yamuna in the district Dehradun, Uttarakhand, gathers pace following a high-level review by the Secretary at Ministry of Jal Shakti.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Lakhwar Hydroelectric Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a<strong> multipurpose hydroelectric project<\/strong> planned on<strong> the Yamuna river <\/strong>near Lohari Village in the Dehradun District of <strong>Uttarakhand<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The main <strong>project components <\/strong>are a 204 m high <strong>concrete gravity dam<\/strong>, 3 steel-lined penstocks, and an <strong>underground powerhouse<\/strong> housing 3 vertical Francis turbines of 100 MW each.<\/li>\n<li>The project is being <strong>developed <\/strong>and currently <strong>owned by Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>H<strong>ydroelectric Capacity: 300 MW<\/strong> (hydropower to be used by Uttarakhand)<\/li>\n<li>Storage Capacity: 330.66 million cubic meters (MCM)<\/li>\n<li>Irrigation Potential: 33,780 hectares<\/li>\n<li>The project is expected to generate 612.93 GWh of electricity.<\/li>\n<li>It provides<strong> drinking water supply to states like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Associated Project: <\/strong>It is<strong> linked with the downstream Vyasi Hydroelectric Project (120 MW), forming part <\/strong>of the <strong>Yamuna river basin development.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/press-releases\/2026\/Apr\/16\/lakhwar-hydro-electric-project-gains-momentum-after-secretarys-review-300-mw-unit-to-benefit-four-states\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/press-releases\/2026\/Apr\/16\/lakhwar-hydro-electric-project-gains-momentum-after-secretarys-review-300-mw-unit-to-benefit-four-states<\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>With reference to Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), recently seen in the news, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is a progressive and fatal brain disorder.<\/li>\n<li>It is directly caused by bacterial infection.<\/li>\n<li>There is no cure for SSPE.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How many of the above statements are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1376\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1376\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. Only one                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1376\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. Only two                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1376\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. All three                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1376\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. None                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Maharashtra state government recently informed the Bombay High Court that it is yet to frame a policy to deal with Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE), an extremely rare but fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting children that has a fatality rate of 95%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SSPE, also known as <strong>Dawson disease,<\/strong> is a <strong>progressive,<\/strong> disabling, and <strong>deadly brain disorder related to measles (rubeola) infection.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The disease<strong> develops many years after<\/strong> the<strong> measles infection<\/strong>, even though the person seems to have fully recovered from the illness.<\/li>\n<li>SSPE has been reported in<strong> all parts of the world<\/strong>, but <strong>in western countries it is a rare disease.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Males are more often affected <\/strong>than females. The disease <strong>generally occurs in children and adolescents.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>SSPE is a<strong> rare condition<\/strong>. It occurs in about <strong>1 per 50,000 cases of natural measles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cause:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Normally<\/strong>, the <strong>measles <\/strong>virus <strong>does not cause brain damage. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However<\/strong>, an <strong>abnormal immune response to measles <\/strong>or, possibly, certain variant forms of the virus may cause<strong> severe illness and death. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This response <strong>leads to brain inflammation<\/strong> (swelling and irritation) that may l<strong>ast for years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first symptom<\/strong>s of SSPE may be <strong>poor performance in schoolwork, forgetfulness, temper outbursts<\/strong>, distractibility, <strong>sleeplessness<\/strong>, and <strong>hallucinations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sudden muscular jerks <\/strong>of the arms, head, or body may occur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eventually<\/strong>, <strong>seizures<\/strong> may occur, together with <strong>abnormal uncontrollable muscle movements. <\/strong>Intellect and speech continue to deteriorate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Later<\/strong>, the <strong>muscles become increasingly rigid, <\/strong>and <strong>swallowing <\/strong>may become <strong>difficult<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The swallowing difficulty sometimes <strong>causes people to choke on their saliva,<\/strong> <strong>resulting in pneumonia<\/strong>. <strong>People may become blind.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In the final phases,<\/strong> the <strong>body temperature may rise<\/strong>, and the <strong>blood pressure <\/strong>and <strong>pulse become abnormal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>High mortality rates<\/strong> are associated with SSPE, and there is <strong>no cure<\/strong> for SSPE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment <\/strong>is generally aimed at <strong>regulating symptoms. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Certain antiviral medicines<\/strong> and medicines that <strong>boost the immune system<\/strong> may be tried to slow the progression of the disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option b is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/mumbai-news\/yet-to-frame-a-policy-on-sspe-a-rare-disease-state-tells-hc-101776365970401-amp.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/mumbai-news\/yet-to-frame-a-policy-on-sspe-a-rare-disease-state-tells-hc-101776365970401-amp.html<\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Maharashtra state government recently informed the Bombay High Court that it is yet to frame a policy to deal with Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE), an extremely rare but fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting children that has a fatality rate of 95%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SSPE, also known as <strong>Dawson disease,<\/strong> is a <strong>progressive,<\/strong> disabling, and <strong>deadly brain disorder related to measles (rubeola) infection.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The disease<strong> develops many years after<\/strong> the<strong> measles infection<\/strong>, even though the person seems to have fully recovered from the illness.<\/li>\n<li>SSPE has been reported in<strong> all parts of the world<\/strong>, but <strong>in western countries it is a rare disease.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Males are more often affected <\/strong>than females. The disease <strong>generally occurs in children and adolescents.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>SSPE is a<strong> rare condition<\/strong>. It occurs in about <strong>1 per 50,000 cases of natural measles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cause:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Normally<\/strong>, the <strong>measles <\/strong>virus <strong>does not cause brain damage. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However<\/strong>, an <strong>abnormal immune response to measles <\/strong>or, possibly, certain variant forms of the virus may cause<strong> severe illness and death. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This response <strong>leads to brain inflammation<\/strong> (swelling and irritation) that may l<strong>ast for years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first symptom<\/strong>s of SSPE may be <strong>poor performance in schoolwork, forgetfulness, temper outbursts<\/strong>, distractibility, <strong>sleeplessness<\/strong>, and <strong>hallucinations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sudden muscular jerks <\/strong>of the arms, head, or body may occur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eventually<\/strong>, <strong>seizures<\/strong> may occur, together with <strong>abnormal uncontrollable muscle movements. <\/strong>Intellect and speech continue to deteriorate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Later<\/strong>, the <strong>muscles become increasingly rigid, <\/strong>and <strong>swallowing <\/strong>may become <strong>difficult<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The swallowing difficulty sometimes <strong>causes people to choke on their saliva,<\/strong> <strong>resulting in pneumonia<\/strong>. <strong>People may become blind.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In the final phases,<\/strong> the <strong>body temperature may rise<\/strong>, and the <strong>blood pressure <\/strong>and <strong>pulse become abnormal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>High mortality rates<\/strong> are associated with SSPE, and there is <strong>no cure<\/strong> for SSPE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment <\/strong>is generally aimed at <strong>regulating symptoms. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Certain antiviral medicines<\/strong> and medicines that <strong>boost the immune system<\/strong> may be tried to slow the progression of the disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option b is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/mumbai-news\/yet-to-frame-a-policy-on-sspe-a-rare-disease-state-tells-hc-101776365970401-amp.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/mumbai-news\/yet-to-frame-a-policy-on-sspe-a-rare-disease-state-tells-hc-101776365970401-amp.html<\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>6<\/span> of <span>10<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>6<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Consider the following statements regarding Annatto:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is obtained from the seeds of the achiote tree.<\/li>\n<li>It is widely used as a natural food colour and dye.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1377\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1377\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1377\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1377\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Both 1 and 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1377\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Neither 1 nor 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annatto seed growers pitch for government support as these seeds are the world\u2019s second most important natural colourant after caramel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a natural food colouring and flavoring agent obtained <strong>from the seeds of the achiote tree<\/strong> (Bixa orellana).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Achiote tree<\/strong> is native to <strong>tropical America<\/strong> and is also cultivated in <strong>Asia and Africa<\/strong>, especially in areas where coffee is grown.<\/li>\n<li>The ripe fruits of annatto on <strong>drying yield annatto seed<\/strong> which serves as the raw material for the production of annatto colour.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>crop is completely rain-fed<\/strong> and requires no pesticides or fertilizers, just pruning of branches as part of crop management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colour:<\/strong> The bold red color comes <strong>from carotenoids<\/strong>, which are plant pigments that are found in the coating of the seed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The annatto seed is widely used as a <strong>natural food colour and dye.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its color can also be extracted from the <strong>seed and then added to foods as a dye.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Some also use annatto to boost the <strong>flavor of certain dishes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has a <strong>mild, peppery flavor<\/strong> when used in large amounts as well as a nutty and floral scent.<\/li>\n<li>Annatto is rich in several key <strong>antimicrobial compounds, which<\/strong> can limit the growth of\u00a0bacteria, fungi, and parasites.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is safe for most people when used in normal food amounts. However, it might cause allergic reactions in some sensitive people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence both statements are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/annatto-seed-growers-pitch-for-government-support\/article70869473.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/annatto-seed-growers-pitch-for-government-support\/article70869473.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/annatto-seed-growers-pitch-for-government-support\/article70869473.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annatto seed growers pitch for government support as these seeds are the world\u2019s second most important natural colourant after caramel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a natural food colouring and flavoring agent obtained <strong>from the seeds of the achiote tree<\/strong> (Bixa orellana).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Achiote tree<\/strong> is native to <strong>tropical America<\/strong> and is also cultivated in <strong>Asia and Africa<\/strong>, especially in areas where coffee is grown.<\/li>\n<li>The ripe fruits of annatto on <strong>drying yield annatto seed<\/strong> which serves as the raw material for the production of annatto colour.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>crop is completely rain-fed<\/strong> and requires no pesticides or fertilizers, just pruning of branches as part of crop management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colour:<\/strong> The bold red color comes <strong>from carotenoids<\/strong>, which are plant pigments that are found in the coating of the seed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The annatto seed is widely used as a <strong>natural food colour and dye.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its color can also be extracted from the <strong>seed and then added to foods as a dye.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Some also use annatto to boost the <strong>flavor of certain dishes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has a <strong>mild, peppery flavor<\/strong> when used in large amounts as well as a nutty and floral scent.<\/li>\n<li>Annatto is rich in several key <strong>antimicrobial compounds, which<\/strong> can limit the growth of\u00a0bacteria, fungi, and parasites.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is safe for most people when used in normal food amounts. However, it might cause allergic reactions in some sensitive people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence both statements are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/annatto-seed-growers-pitch-for-government-support\/article70869473.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/annatto-seed-growers-pitch-for-government-support\/article70869473.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/annatto-seed-growers-pitch-for-government-support\/article70869473.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>7<\/span> of <span>10<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>7<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Ghaggar River, recently in news, originates from:<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1378\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1378\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. Shivalik Hills                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1378\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. Garo Hills                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1378\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Nilgiri Mountains                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1378\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Maikal mountain range                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, villages situated on the banks of the Ghaggar river in Haryana are witnessing a rise in cancer cases, which is reportedly being attributed to polluted river water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ghaggar river is an <strong>intermittent river<\/strong> in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> It originates in the village of Dagshai in the <strong>Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh<\/strong> at an elevation of 1,927 metres (6,322 ft) above mean sea level.<\/li>\n<li>The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage and as the Hakra downstream of the barrage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>After passing through the Ambala and Hissar districts of Haryana, it eventually dries up in the <strong>Great Indian (Thar) Desert.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0Hakra,\u00a0which flows in Pakistan,\u00a0is the\u00a0continuation of the Ghaggar\u00a0River in India, and they are together called the Ghaggar-Hakra River.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries:<\/strong> The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri, and Chautang.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option (a) is the correct answer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/haryana\/cancer-courses-through-the-ghaggar\/article70837906.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/haryana\/cancer-courses-through-the-ghaggar\/article70837906.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/haryana\/cancer-courses-through-the-ghaggar\/article70837906.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, villages situated on the banks of the Ghaggar river in Haryana are witnessing a rise in cancer cases, which is reportedly being attributed to polluted river water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ghaggar river is an <strong>intermittent river<\/strong> in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> It originates in the village of Dagshai in the <strong>Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh<\/strong> at an elevation of 1,927 metres (6,322 ft) above mean sea level.<\/li>\n<li>The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage and as the Hakra downstream of the barrage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>After passing through the Ambala and Hissar districts of Haryana, it eventually dries up in the <strong>Great Indian (Thar) Desert.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0Hakra,\u00a0which flows in Pakistan,\u00a0is the\u00a0continuation of the Ghaggar\u00a0River in India, and they are together called the Ghaggar-Hakra River.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries:<\/strong> The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri, and Chautang.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option (a) is the correct answer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/haryana\/cancer-courses-through-the-ghaggar\/article70837906.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/haryana\/cancer-courses-through-the-ghaggar\/article70837906.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/haryana\/cancer-courses-through-the-ghaggar\/article70837906.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                  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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, recently in news, is a:<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1379\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1379\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. Invasive Plant                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1379\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. Fish                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1379\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Butterfly                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1379\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Gecko                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, researchers discovered new gecko species in Tripura and named it as Cyrtodactylus jayadityai.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a newly discovered species of <strong>bent-toed gecko from Tripura.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>It inhabits <strong>lowland forest patches<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is genetically distinct, showing a divergence of about 4.7-5.2% from its closest relative, Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis, based on mitochondrial DNA data.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>primarily nocturnal,<\/strong> emerging at night to forage and retreating into burrows and crevices during the day.<\/li>\n<li>The description of\u00a0C. jayadityai\u00a0has increased the number of\u00a0<strong>Cyrtodactylus\u00a0species<\/strong> in the <strong>northeast to 31.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option (d) is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tripura\/new-to-science-gecko-cyrtodactylus-jayadityai-discovered-in-tripura-named-after-researchers-mentor\/article70868328.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tripura\/new-to-science-gecko-cyrtodactylus-jayadityai-discovered-in-tripura-named-after-researchers-mentor\/article70868328.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tripura\/new-to-science-gecko-cyrtodactylus-jayadityai-discovered-in-tripura-named-after-researchers-mentor\/article70868328.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, researchers discovered new gecko species in Tripura and named it as Cyrtodactylus jayadityai.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a newly discovered species of <strong>bent-toed gecko from Tripura.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>It inhabits <strong>lowland forest patches<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is genetically distinct, showing a divergence of about 4.7-5.2% from its closest relative, Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis, based on mitochondrial DNA data.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>primarily nocturnal,<\/strong> emerging at night to forage and retreating into burrows and crevices during the day.<\/li>\n<li>The description of\u00a0C. jayadityai\u00a0has increased the number of\u00a0<strong>Cyrtodactylus\u00a0species<\/strong> in the <strong>northeast to 31.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option (d) is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tripura\/new-to-science-gecko-cyrtodactylus-jayadityai-discovered-in-tripura-named-after-researchers-mentor\/article70868328.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tripura\/new-to-science-gecko-cyrtodactylus-jayadityai-discovered-in-tripura-named-after-researchers-mentor\/article70868328.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tripura\/new-to-science-gecko-cyrtodactylus-jayadityai-discovered-in-tripura-named-after-researchers-mentor\/article70868328.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>With reference to Memristor, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is an electronic component whose resistance depends on the history of current flow.<\/li>\n<li>It is usually made of a thin layer of Silver dioxide.<\/li>\n<li>It is viable non-volatile random-access memories (NVRAM) for computers, industrial automation systems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How many of the above statements are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"1380\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1380\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. Only one                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1380\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 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All three                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_139_1380\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. None                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Researchers from the University of Cambridge have reported a new kind of brain-inspired nanodevice, a hafnium-oxide memristor that could dramatically cut\u00a0artificial intelligence\u2019s (AI) energy use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memristor\u2019 is a combination of \u2018<strong>memory\u2019 and \u2018resistor\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is an <strong>electronic component<\/strong> whose <strong>resistance depends on the history of current flow<\/strong>, allowing it to \u201cremember\u201d past electrical states.\n<ul>\n<li>A resistor is a small device that applies a fixed amount of resistance to a current passed through it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features of Memristor:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlike a resistor, a <strong>memristor has variable resistance<\/strong> and \u2018remembers\u2019 the resistance.<\/li>\n<li>When the current is removed, the memristor \u2018remembers\u2019 the resistance it offered and maintains it.<\/li>\n<li>Memristors <strong>are nanomaterial<\/strong> and don\u2019t take up much space. Their <strong>energy demand is also very small.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They are usually <strong>made of a thin layer of titanium dioxide<\/strong> (TiO2) sandwiched between two metal electrodes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications of Memristor:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Memory Devices:<\/strong> Due to their ability to store previous resistive states, memristors are viable non-volatile random-access memories (NVRAM) for <strong>computers, industrial automation systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrated Circuits: <\/strong>Memristors have been identified as viable components for augmenting or potentially <strong>replacing transistors in integrated circuits<\/strong> (ICs).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neuromorphic Computing:<\/strong> Researchers are exploring the viability of using memristors to build\u00a0<strong>neuromorphic (brain-like) systems\u00a0for artificial intelligence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statements 1 and 3 are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/brain-inspired-hafnium-oxide-memristors-promise-to-cut-ai-energy-use\/article70863669.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/brain-inspired-hafnium-oxide-memristors-promise-to-cut-ai-energy-use\/article70863669.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/brain-inspired-hafnium-oxide-memristors-promise-to-cut-ai-energy-use\/article70863669.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Researchers from the University of Cambridge have reported a new kind of brain-inspired nanodevice, a hafnium-oxide memristor that could dramatically cut\u00a0artificial intelligence\u2019s (AI) energy use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memristor\u2019 is a combination of \u2018<strong>memory\u2019 and \u2018resistor\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is an <strong>electronic component<\/strong> whose <strong>resistance depends on the history of current flow<\/strong>, allowing it to \u201cremember\u201d past electrical states.\n<ul>\n<li>A resistor is a small device that applies a fixed amount of resistance to a current passed through it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features of Memristor:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlike a resistor, a <strong>memristor has variable resistance<\/strong> and \u2018remembers\u2019 the resistance.<\/li>\n<li>When the current is removed, the memristor \u2018remembers\u2019 the resistance it offered and maintains it.<\/li>\n<li>Memristors <strong>are nanomaterial<\/strong> and don\u2019t take up much space. Their <strong>energy demand is also very small.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They are usually <strong>made of a thin layer of titanium dioxide<\/strong> (TiO2) sandwiched between two metal electrodes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications of Memristor:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Memory Devices:<\/strong> Due to their ability to store previous resistive states, memristors are viable non-volatile random-access memories (NVRAM) for <strong>computers, industrial automation systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrated Circuits: <\/strong>Memristors have been identified as viable components for augmenting or potentially <strong>replacing transistors in integrated circuits<\/strong> (ICs).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neuromorphic Computing:<\/strong> Researchers are exploring the viability of using memristors to build\u00a0<strong>neuromorphic (brain-like) systems\u00a0for artificial intelligence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statements 1 and 3 are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/brain-inspired-hafnium-oxide-memristors-promise-to-cut-ai-energy-use\/article70863669.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/brain-inspired-hafnium-oxide-memristors-promise-to-cut-ai-energy-use\/article70863669.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/brain-inspired-hafnium-oxide-memristors-promise-to-cut-ai-energy-use\/article70863669.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>10<\/span> of <span>10<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>10<\/span>. 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Geologically, it lies in a fault depression between the Arabian and North African tectonic plates.<\/li>\n<li>It is known for its hot and salty waters and is a crucial maritime route between Europe and Asia.<\/li>\n<li>Five major types of mineral resources are found in the Red Sea region: petroleum deposits, evaporite deposits, sulfur, phosphates, and the heavy-metal deposits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Islands: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tiran Island:<\/strong> Located near the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shadwan Island:<\/strong> Located at the entrance of the Gulf of Suez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence both statements are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-warns-us-blockade-threatens-ceasefire-signals-red-sea-retaliation-11361168\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-warns-us-blockade-threatens-ceasefire-signals-red-sea-retaliation-11361168\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-warns-us-blockade-threatens-ceasefire-signals-red-sea-retaliation-11361168<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Iran&#8217;s military warned it would block trade through the Red Sea, if the US naval blockade continues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is s <strong>semi-enclosed inlet<\/strong> of the <strong>Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is connected to the <strong>Arabian Sea<\/strong> and the <strong>Indian Ocean<\/strong> to the south through the <strong>Gulf of Aden<\/strong> and the narrow strait of <strong>Bab el Mandeb.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>northern portion<\/strong> of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the <strong>Sinai Peninsula<\/strong> into the <strong>Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez, <\/strong>where it is connected to the Mediterranean Sea via the famous Suez Canal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bordering Countries:<\/strong> Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Red Sea\u2019s unique color changes<\/strong> are due to <strong>algae blooms<\/strong>. Geologically, it lies in a fault depression between the Arabian and North African tectonic plates.<\/li>\n<li>It is known for its hot and salty waters and is a crucial maritime route between Europe and Asia.<\/li>\n<li>Five major types of mineral resources are found in the Red Sea region: petroleum deposits, evaporite deposits, sulfur, phosphates, and the heavy-metal deposits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Islands: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tiran Island:<\/strong> Located near the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shadwan Island:<\/strong> Located at the entrance of the Gulf of Suez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence both statements are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-warns-us-blockade-threatens-ceasefire-signals-red-sea-retaliation-11361168\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-warns-us-blockade-threatens-ceasefire-signals-red-sea-retaliation-11361168\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-warns-us-blockade-threatens-ceasefire-signals-red-sea-retaliation-11361168<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; 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