MCQs - 2026-09

The VCAP 2020-2025 aims to achieve zero vulture deaths from NSAIDs by 2025 and ensure the conservation of the remaining vulture populations through various measures including breeding programs and safe zones.

The approval of indigenous surveillance drones is a significant step towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing, directly supporting the 'Make in India' initiative by reducing import dependency and fostering domestic production.

Indigenous surveillance drones are primarily aimed at bolstering India's capabilities in real-time intelligence gathering for maritime surveillance and effective border protection.

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has been identified as the manufacturer for the indigenous surveillance drones approved by the MoD.

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Joint maritime exercises like JIMEX typically cover a broad spectrum of naval operations, including anti-submarine warfare, air defence, counter-terrorism, anti-piracy, and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief to ensure comprehensive interoperability.

JIMEX (Japan-India Maritime Exercise) is the primary bilateral maritime exercise between India and Japan. While Malabar involves other nations, JIMEX is specifically between these two.

Traditionally, determining the 3D structure of proteins experimentally is a time-consuming and expensive process. AI models like AlphaFold provide accurate predictions much faster and cheaper, accelerating the initial drug design phase.

AI significantly shortens the drug discovery timeline and reduces the immense costs associated with traditional research and development by optimizing various stages from target identification to lead optimization.

AlphaFold, developed by DeepMind, is a revolutionary AI program that accurately predicts the 3D structure of proteins from their amino acid sequence, greatly speeding up drug design.