MCQ for 30-april-2020-mcqs-test

With reference to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), consider the following statements:

1. The Supreme Court held that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is mandatory for admission to medical colleges run by religious and linguistic minority communities.

2. The rights available under Article 30 [right of minorities to administer their institutions] are not violated by provisions carved out in Section 10D of the MCI Act and the Dentists Act and Regulations framed by MCI/DCI.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Special 301 Report is prepared annually by:

With reference to the Ber-D, consider the following statements:

1. Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have recently modified the structure of Berberine into Ber-D to use as a Alzheimer’s inhibitor.

2. Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder and accounts for more than 70% of all dementia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Ozone holes, consider the following statements:

1. It refers to a region in the troposphere where the concentration of ozone becomes extremely low in certain months.

2. They are also spotted over the North Pole, but owing to warmer temperatures than the South Pole, the depletions here are much smaller in size.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the sex hormones, consider the following statements:

1. Estrogen and progesterone are the two main sex hormones that characterise a woman.

2. The male body does not produce estrogen and progesterone.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), consider the following statements:

1. The Centre (39%) and States (40%) are expected to have almost equal share in implementing the NIP in India, followed by the private sector (21%).

2. Union Finance Minister in her Budget speech 2019-20 announced that Rs. 100 lakh crore would be invested on infrastructure over the next five years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the International Jazz Day 2020, consider the following statements:

1. International Jazz Day 2020 is being celebrated on April 30.

2. It is an International Day declared by UNDP.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Multi-system inflammatory state, consider the following statements:

1. Multi-system inflammatory state is a rare illness that causes inflammation of the blood vessels, which leads to low blood pressure.

2. Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare life-threatening condition caused when certain bacteria enter the body and release harmful toxins.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device (HCARD), recently seen in news, has been developed by:

With reference to the Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), consider the following statements:

1. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine (hormonal) and nervous systems.

2. They occur only in the intestine, where they are often called carcinoid tumors.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?