Science Flashcards
Which ministry proposed the “National Forensic
Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme (NFIES)” that was
approved by the Union Cabinet?
Ministry of Home Affairs
Which section of the law mandates forensic
investigation for crimes punishable with imprisonment
of 7 years or more, including the requirement for a
forensic expert to visit the crime scene and conduct
videography?
Section 176(3)
Where is the main campus of the National Forensic
Sciences University (NFSU) located?
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
In which year was the National Forensic Sciences
University (NFSU) established by the then Chief Minister
Shri Narendra Modi?
2009
What will replace the Indian Evidence Act under the new
criminal laws set to take effect in India?
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
“National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme (NFIES)” is categorised under which sector
Central sector It has been approved with a total financial outlay of Rs.
2254.43 crore during the period from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
Financial outlay of the Central Sector Scheme will be provisioned by
the Ministry of Home Affairs from its own
budget.
Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSLs):
Governed by
the Ministry of Home Affairs’
Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS),
The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), formerly known as and was established by
Gujarat Forensic
Sciences University Government of Gujarat under the “Gujarat Forensic Sciences
University Act, 2008”
CFSLs are strategically positioned in key cities like
Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bhopal,
Guwahati, and Pune
NFSU’s upgraded status
recognized as an “institution of national importance” by the Government of
India in 2020
Which helicopter was used to release the Pushpak
vehicle during the RLV LEX-03 mission?
Chinook
the
Pushpak vehicle was released from an Indian Air Force
Chinook helicopter at an altitude of 4.5 km.
Where was the third Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)
Landing Experiment (LEX) conducted by ISRO on June
23, 2024?
Chitradurga, Karnataka
What was the name of the first successful flight under
ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology
Demonstrator (RLV-TD) program?
HEX-01
Which space agency has developed the Reusable Launch
Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) and
successfully conducted a landing?
ISRO
What year did the ISRO’s RLV Technology
Demonstration Programme, associated with the
development of the Pushpak, commence?
2012
The vehicle decelerated from an initial speed of over ____ to about ______
320 km/h, 100 km/h
What is the prevalence range of epilepsy in India,
according to a 2022 Lancet study?
3 to 11.9 cases per 1,000 people
Which device delivers constant electrical impulses to
the brain to help manage epilepsy by disrupting
abnormal seizure-causing signals?
Neurostimulator
Who was the neurosurgeon responsible for the first
successful therapeutic use of Deep Brain Stimulation
(DBS) for Parkinson’s disease?
Alim-Louis Benabid
Which surgical procedure involves cutting the part that
connects both brain hemispheres to prevent the travel of
abnormal signals?
Corpus Callosotomy
Which device integrates brain organoids with
microelectrodes to study human brain development and
brain-related diseases?
Brainoware
who becomes the first person to receive a brain implant for epilepsy control, achieving an 80%
reduction in daytime seizures through Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
Oran Knowlson
How many astronauts has ISRO shortlisted for the
Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station
2
Where is the Axiom-4 mission scheduled to launch from
in August 2024?
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
space agencies
collaborating on the International Space Station (ISS)?
NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA
(European Space Agency), JAXA (Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).
How many days is the Axiom-4 mission scheduled to
dock with the International Space Station (ISS)?
14 days
As part of which international agreement will NASA
provide advanced training to Indian astronauts?
The Artemis Accords
Gaganyaan is India’s first manned space mission aimed at sending Indian astronauts, called
‘vyomanauts’
Initially targeted for a 2022 launch, the mission has been rescheduled with unmanned tests leading up
to a manned orbital spacecraft projected to launch by ____
2025
The spacecraft is designed to carry ____ no. of people, and a planned seven days in a near-Earth orbit
are scheduled for the crew
three
ISRO was
established in and under whom
1969 under the
stewardship of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai,
ISRO evolved from
It evolved from
the Indian National Committee for
Space Research (INCOSPAR)
formed in 1962
ISRO operated under
the Department of Space,
Government of India.
HQ of ISRO
Bengaluru,
Karnataka, India
Construction of the ISS began in
1998 and has
been continuously inhabited since November 2000
The ISS includes contributions from how many nations
15 nations
Orbiting Earth at an average altitude of approximately 420
kilometers (about 261 miles), the ISS travels at a speed of 28,000 kilometers
per hour (17,500 miles per hour).
