22 Jan, 2024

1. India’s first indigenously developed vaccine ‘Havisure’ recently seen in the news, is developed to cure:

2. In recent news, Nasa is considering sending a solar-powered aircraft, to Mars after its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. Consider the following statements about 'Ingenuity':

  1. It is a small, autonomous aircraft that is part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission.
  2. It was deployed to the surface of Saturn to assess whether such a vehicle could fly safely on the planet.
  3. It is powered by solar cells.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Arogya Maitri Aid Cube’:

  1. It is India’s first Indigenous portable hospital.
  2. These cubes can be flown to a war zone or a remote area hit by natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods and assembled in an hour.
  3. It is built under the Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri (BHISHM) project.
  4. The only drawback of this portable hospital is that it is not capable of facilitating life-saving surgery on remote and tough terrains.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Recently, India and Cuba have signed an MoU for cooperation in the field digital public infrastructure. Consider the following statements regarding DPI:

  1. DPI is a digital network facilitating the secure and efficient delivery of economic opportunities and social services to all residents.
  2. It allows governments to support citizens more quickly and efficiently, especially during emergencies
  3. A strong DPI has three foundational systems—identity, payments, and data exchange.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Recently, the annual meeting for Davos 2024 convened in Switzerland. In this context consider the following statements:

  1. The World Economic Forum (WEF) organizes a meeting annually at the end of January in Davos.
  2. This year's theme for the Annual Meeting in Davos is 'From Lab to Life: Science in Action'.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?