Welcome to your Science and Tech – Prelims PYP Part 8 – 2022, 2023
1. SaaS buyers can customise the user interface and can change data fields.2. SaaS users can access their data through their mobile devices.3. Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are forms of SaaS.Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. Closed- Circuit Television2. Radio Frequency Identification3. Wireless Local area NetworkWhich of the above are considered short-range devices/technologies?
1. Its fibres can be blended with wool and cotton fibres to reinforce their properties.2. Containers made of it can be used to store any alcoholic beverage.3. Bottles made of it can be recycled into other products.4. Articles made of it can be easily disposed of by incineration without causing greenhouse gas emissions.Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. The Serum Institute of India produced COVID-19 vaccine named Covishield using mRNA platform.2. Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured using vector based platform.3. COVAXIN is an inactivated pathogen based vaccine.Which of the statements given above are correct?
DNA Barcoding can be a tool to:1. assess the age of a plant or animal.2. distinguish among species that look alike.3. identify undesirable animal or plant materials in processed foods.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Probiotics are made both of bacteria and yeast.2. The organisms in probiotics are found in foods we ingest but they do not naturally occur in our gut.3. Probiotics help in the digestion of milk sugars.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Web 3.0 technology enables people to control their own data.2. In Web 3.0 world, there can be blockchain based social networks.3. Web 3.0 is operated by users collectively rather than a corporation.Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. Other than those made by humans, nanoparticles do not exist in nature.2. Nanoparticles of some metallic oxides are used in manufacture of some cosmetics3. Nanoparticles of some commercial products which enter environment are unsafe for humans.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Detection of car crash/collision which results in the deployment of airbags almost instantaneously.2. Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop towards the ground which results in the immediate turning off the hard drive.3. Detection of the tilt of the smart-phone which results in the rotation of display between portrait and landscape mode.In how many of the above actions is the function of accelerometer required?
1. Carbon fibres are used in the manufacture of components used in automobiles and aircrafts.2. Carbon fibres once used cannot be recycled.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal combustion.2. It can be blended with natural gas and used as fuel for heat or power generation.3. It can be used in the hydrogen fuel cell to run vehicles.How many of the above statements are correct?
1. Aerosols2. Foam agents3. Fire retardants4. LubricantsIn the making of how many of the above are hydrofluorocarbons used?
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