Indian army has published the notification for SSC Tech 56 men and SSC Tech 27 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2021
What is/are unique about 'Kharai camel', a breed found in India?
1. It is capable of swimming up to three kilometres in seawater.
2. It survives by grazing on mangroves.
3. It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 and 2 only
3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Recently, our scientists have discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of about 11 meters and has orange-coloured fruit pulp. In which part of India has it been discovered?
Andaman Islands
Anaimalai Forests
Maikala Hills
Tropical rain forests of northeast
Which one of the following is the best description of 'INS Astradharini', that was in the news recently?
Amphibious warfare ship
Nuclear-powered submarine
Torpedo launch and recovery vessel
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
What is 'Greased Lightning-10 (GL-10)', recently in the news?
Electric plane tested by NASA
Solar-powered two-seater aircraft designed by Japan
Space observatory launched by China
Reusable rocket designed by ISRO
With reference to 'Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with a cluster approach.
2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have a larger stake in this scheme.
3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro-irrigation equipment.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
1 only
2 and 3 only