science Flashcards
For the first time in the World, _______ conducted a practical field trial of Drone for Spraying of Nano Liquid Urea at __________ in Gujarat
For the first time in the World, India conducted a practical field trial of Drone for Spraying of Nano Liquid Urea at Bhavnagar in Gujarat
Scientists who discovered how our bodies feel the warmth of the sun or the hug of a loved one have won the Nobel Prize. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, from the United States, share the 2021 prize in Medicine or Physiology for their work on sensing touch and temperature. first awarded: first winner: first woman: first Indian:
Scientists who discovered how our bodies feel the warmth of the sun or the hug of a loved one have won the
Nobel Prize. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, from the United States, share the 2021 prize in
Medicine or Physiology for their work on sensing touch and temperature.
first awarded: 1901
first winner: Emil Von Behring (german)
first woman: Gerty Cori (1947)
First Indian: Har Gobind khorana (1968) with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley
WHO Director-General __________________ said, the long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control
Name:
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, the long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control
Name: RTS S by Mosquirix
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Chhattisgarh government‘s proposal to declare the combined areas of the ______________ and _____________________ as a Tiger Reserve
Total Tiger reserved in Chattisgarh:
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Chhattisgarh government‘s proposal to
declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a
Tiger Reserve
Total tiger reserves in Chattisgarh: 4
____________ becomes first Indian state to begin organised cultivation of Cinnamon
Himachal Pradesh becomes first Indian state to begin organised cultivation of Cinnamon
_________________ to produce world‘s first malaria vaccine
Bharat Biotech to produce world‘s first malaria vaccine
___________________ launched Indian Space Association (ISpA)
Its founding members include __________, ______, _______, _________, ___________, _________________ and _____________
Mr. _________________, Whole time Director - Defence & Smart Technologies, is the first Chairman of ISpA
Mr. _____________, Chief Regulatory Officer Bharti Airtel and Director – OneWeb India is the Vice Chairman
_______________ is the Director General of the Association
the current size of the global space economy stands at about USD _______
India accounts for only about ___ of the space economy with a potential to capture ____ of the global market share by _____
IN-SPACe approved in:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Indian Space Association (ISpA)
Its founding members include Larson and Toubro, Nelco, OneWeb, Bharti Airtel, Mapmyindia, Walchandnagar Industries and Ananth Technology Limited
Mr. Jayant Patil, Whole time Director - Defence & Smart Technologies, is the first Chairman of ISpA
Mr. Rahul Vatts, Chief Regulatory Officer Bharti Airtel and Director – OneWeb India is the Vice Chairman
Gen. A.K. Bhatt (Retd) is the Director General of the Association
the current size of the global space economy stands at about USD 360 billion
India accounts for only about 2% of the space economy with a potential to capture 9% of the global market share by 2030
IN-SPACe approved in: 2020
NASA launched a spacecraft called Lucy on a ______ mission to explore Jupiter‘s Trojan asteroids for the ______ time
The _________ rocket responsible for propelling the probe took off from _____________
Lucy will also make ________ Earth flybys for gravity assists, making it the first spacecraft to return to our planet‘s vicinity from the outer solar system.
Lucy‘s first encounter will be in 2025 with asteroid ______________ in the Main Belt, between ____ and ________
NASA launched a spacecraft called Lucy on a 12-year mission to explore Jupiter‘s Trojan asteroids for the first time
The Atlas V rocket responsible for propelling the probe took off from Cape Canaveral
Lucy will also make three Earth flybys for gravity assists, making it the first spacecraft to return to our planet‘s vicinity from the outer solar system.
Lucy‘s first encounter will be in 2025 with asteroid Donaldjohanson in the Main Belt, between Mars and Jupiter
Between 2027 and 2033, it will encounter ______ Trojan asteroids – ____ in the swarm that leads Jupiter, and ____ in the swarm that trails the
gas giant. The largest of them is about _________________ in diameter.
Lucy will fly by its target objects within ______________ of their surfaces
Lucy the fossil was discovered in ___________ in _____
Between 2027 and 2033, it will encounter seven Trojan asteroids – five in the swarm that leads Jupiter, and two in the swarm that trails the gas giant. The largest of them is about 60 miles (95 kilometers) in diameter.
Lucy will fly by its target objects within 250 miles (400 kilometers) of their surfaces
Lucy the fossil was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974
___________________ launches country‘s first ‗One Health‘ consortium
Total organisations:
secretary:
Department of Biotechnology launches country‘s first ‗One Health‘ consortium
Total organisations: 27 (led by Dept of animal biotech)
Secretary: Renu Swarup
_______________ becomes first country to receive emission reductions payments from forest carbon partnership facility
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) paid Mozambique __________ for reducing 1.28 million tons of carbon emissions since ______
The payment is the first of four under the country‘s Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with the FCPF that could unlock up to _________ for reducing up
to ____________ of C02 emissions in ___________ Zambézia Province by the end of 2024
FCPF launched in:
Mozambique becomes first country to receive emission reductions payments from forest carbon partnership facility
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) paid Mozambique $6.4 million for reducing 1.28 million tons of carbon emissions since 2019The payment is the first of four under the country‘s Emission
Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with the FCPF that could unlock up to $50 million for reducing up to 10 million tons of C02 emissions in Mozambique‘s Zambézia Province by the end of 2024
FCPF launched in: 2008 with 47 countries
_____________ among WHO‘s scientific advisory group for origins of novel pathogens
Raman Gangakhedkar among WHO‘s scientific advisory group for origins of novel pathogens
China sent its first solar exploration satellite into space from the _______ Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province
China sent its first solar exploration satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province
Madhya Pradesh: ______________ gets India‘s first Kids friendly COVID vaccination centre
Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur gets India‘s first Kids friendly COVID vaccination centre
_____ gets country‘s first alcohol museum, dedicated to local delight feni
Goa gets country‘s first alcohol museum, dedicated to local delight feni
