Current affairs 13-10-24(2024-10-14)

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Which of the following is/are correct regarding “water chestnut”?

  1. It is derived from the plant which is endemic to India.
  2. It is cultivated for its edible corms
  3. The water chestnut is not a nut but rather an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes, under water, or in mud.

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. All life requires proteins and all proteins are made of amino acids.
  2. Amino acids are found in tissues that provide structural support

Which of the following statements are true?

  1. Females have 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes but males have only 22 pairs of chromosomes.
  2. In humans and most other complex organisms, one copy of each chromosome is inherited from the female parent and the other from the male parent.

The term “hibakusha” was in the news recently and attracted the attention of the people. It refers to

Which of the following viruses are usually spread by infected mosquitoes?

  1. Zika virus
  2. Oropouche virus

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. India is the second largest tea producer in the world.
  2. South India is the largest tea producer than north India.

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