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
The Taiwan Strait serves as a maritime link between which of the following two seas?
Andaman Sea and South China Sea
South China Sea and East China Sea
Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea
East China Sea and Sea of Okhotsk
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Least Concern
With reference to Legionnaires’ Disease, consider the following statements:
1. It is a severe respiratory illness which can thrive in both natural freshwater sources and man-made water systems.
2. The most common mode of transmission is through direct person-to-person contact with an infected individual.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
The BM-04, recently developed by DRDO, is a type of:
Surface-to-air missile
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Short-range ballistic missile
Anti-tank guided missile
The works "Gulamgiri" and "Shetkaryacha Asud" , which powerfully critique caste and social oppression, were authored by:
Jyotirao Phule
B.R. Ambedkar
Swami Vivekananda
Mahatma Gandhi
Which of the following ministries is responsible for the implementation of the PM-POSHAN Scheme?
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
‘Sunbird’, recently seen in the news, is best described as which of the following?
A nuclear fusion-powered rocket
A solar-powered surveillance drone
A high-altitude weather balloon
A satellite-based early warning system
With reference to sea lions, consider the following statements:
1. They are characterized by external ear flaps and long foreflippers.
2. They are exclusively found in the Southern Hemisphere.
3. Recent observations suggest that some sea lions have exhibited lethal aggression linked to neurotoxin-induced neurological disorders.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
‘Noctiluca scintillans’, often referred to as “sea sparkle”, is associated with which of the following natural phenomena?
Coral bleaching
Red tide formation
Bioluminescence in marine waters
Ocean acidification
The term ‘Blue Washing’ refers to:
overexploitation of marine resources
practice of portraying polluting industries as environmentally friendly
disposal of untreated industrial waste into oceans
use of desalinated water in polluting industries to reduce freshwater use