Science Flashcards

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_________ _________, the world‘s first commercial fully re-programmable satellite lifted off from French Guiana on board an Ariane 5 rocket, with the hope of a new era of more flexible communications.

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Eutelsat Quantum, the world‘s first commercial fully re-programmable satellite lifted off from French Guiana on board an Ariane 5 rocket, with the hope of a new era of more flexible communications.

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_______ ________ is the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) since 1 March 2021

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Josef Aschbacher is the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) since 1 March 2021

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_______ becomes first city in India to vaccinate 100% of its population against Covid

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Bhubaneswar becomes first city in India to vaccinate 100% of its population against Covid

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____________ announced the launch of the country‘s first consortium for virtual reality called ‗Consortium for VR/AR/MR Engineering Mission in India‘ (CAVE).

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) announced the launch of the country‘s first consortium for virtual reality called ‗Consortium for VR/AR/MR Engineering Mission in India‘ (CAVE).

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Centre to implement Deep Ocean Mission at total budget of Rs ____crore for __ years

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Centre to implement Deep Ocean Mission at total budget of Rs 4,077 crore for 5 years

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_______ will be the nodal ministry implementing this multi-institutional ambitious mission ( deep ocean mission).

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Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) will be the nodal ministry implementing this multi-institutional ambitious mission.

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The Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed on 29 January 2006 from a merger of the ________________ ,_________ _______, ___________, and ______________, and the Ministry of _____. Currently, the ministry is headed by Dr Jitendra Singh.

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The Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed on 29 January 2006 from a merger of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, and Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC), and the Ministry of Ocean Development. Currently, the ministry is headed by Dr Jitendra Singh.

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The Indian Space & Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the GSLV-F10, which is carrying the ________ ________ -______ _____, from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

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The Indian Space & Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the GSLV-F10, which is carrying the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-03), from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

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India‘s first indigenous aircraft carrier, to be named _________

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India‘s first indigenous aircraft carrier, to be named INS Vikrant and it cost 23000 crore

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Delhi gets its first animal ____ lab set up in Rohini

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Delhi gets its first animal DNA lab set up in Rohini

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_________ becomes India‘s first national park to be equipped with satellite phones

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Kaziranga becomes India‘s first national park to be equipped with satellite phones

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________________ received an approval for the EmeRgency Use Authorization (EUA) from the ___________________________ for ________, the world‟s first and India‟s indigenously developed DNA based vaccine against Covid-19.
The vaccine is approved for children above the age of ________

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Zydus Cadila received an approval for the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for ZyCoV-D, the world‟s first and India‟s indigenously developed DNA based vaccine against Covid-19.
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The vaccine(ZyCoV-D) has been developed in partnership with the ____________, Government of India under the „_____________________‟ and implemented by ________, ZyCoV-D has been supported under COVID-19 Research Consortia through National Biopharma Mission for Preclinical studies

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The vaccine has been developed in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India under the „Mission COVID Suraksha‟ and implemented by BIRAC, ZyCoV-D has been supported under COVID-19 Research Consortia through National Biopharma Mission for Preclinical studies

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India added another feather in its cap when four more sites - two each from ________and ___________ - were recognised as wetlands of international importance under the ________ Convention. After the latest addition, India now has ____ such sites

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India added another feather in its cap when four more sites - two each from Haryana and Gujarat - were recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. After the latest addition, India now has 49(latest) such sites

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The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty adopted on ___________ in the Iranian city of _________, on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. It came into force for India on______

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The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty adopted on February 2, 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. It came into force for India on February 1, 1982.

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To conserve indigenous breeds of cattle like Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal and Ongole, the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) has developed India‟s first cattle genomic chip, _______

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To conserve indigenous breeds of cattle like Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal and Ongole, the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) has developed India‟s first cattle genomic chip, IndiGau.