Quiz 2020: Prelims Power Play 1 November 2020

1. Consider the following statements regarding street vendors.

1. Article 19 has a provision which provides for the protection of street vendors.
2. Any person intending to undertake street vending needs to register with the Town Vending Committee (TVC) in every district.
3. Vendors in railway land, premises and in trains are also included in the definition of street vendor’s act 2014.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. With clocks in the US going back an hour, the time difference between New York and India will increase from the current nine-and-a-half hours to ten-and-a-half hours. In this context, Consider the following statements with respect to Daylight Saving Time (DST)

1. DST is the practice of resetting clocks ahead by an hour in spring, and behind by an hour in autumn
2. India does not follow daylight saving time.
3. DST has a potential to cause ill effects on human health.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

3. Which of the following are bulk drugs?

1. Antibiotic
2. Sulpha drugs
3. Vitamins
4. Steroids
5. Analgesics

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

4. Convalescent plasma therapy is undergoing multiple research for its effectiveness against COVID-19 and there is a call for plasma donations, consider the following statements with respect to Convalescent plasma therapy and plasma donations

1. Plasma constitutes 55% of total blood volume, which contains immunoglobulins, clotting factors and fibrinogen
2. Plasma from a healthy individual can be injected to an infected person with COVID-19 for his speedy recovery.
3. The PLACID study by ICMR for Plasma Therapy have found that it is quite successful in reducing COVID-19 mortality rate.
4. People with type AB blood are considered best for plasma donation.
5. Convalescent plasma therapy induces active immunity in the body

Which of the above-mentioned statements is / are correct?

5. T-Cells are quite in news for their effectiveness in controlling COVID-19 through immune response in body, consider the following statements with respect to T-Cells

1. T-cells are unique in body as these are only cells producing Cytokines in response to an antigen
2. They are called T-Cells because they mature and are produced in Thymus
3. T- Helper cells are involved in both Cell mediated and Antibody mediated Immunity
4. T-Cells are major component of Innate Immunity

Which of the above-mentioned statements Is / are correct?