{"id":126484,"date":"2024-08-17T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T13:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=126484"},"modified":"2024-09-09T12:36:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T07:06:18","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-17th-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-17th-august-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 17th August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_764\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" \n\t\t\t\t    style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\"\n\t\t\t\t   style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>This quiz is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/category\/todays-update\/daily-current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ARTICLES<\/a>\u00a0 posted regularly on PWOnlyIAS website for UPSC IAS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To view Solutions, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To Start quiz click on \u2013 \u2018<strong>Start Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Solve all <strong>Questions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u00a0\u2018<strong>Quiz Summary&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018<strong>Finish Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click on <strong>\u2018View Questions<\/strong>\u2019 button to see the all <strong>Explanations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\" style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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       <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n   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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>\u00a0With reference to \u201casteroids\u201d, consider the following statements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asteroids are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stony S-type asteroids are the most common asteroid type, followed by carbonaceous C-type asteroids and rarer metallic M-type asteroids.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the Earth collides with large asteroids, an increase<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in temperatures on Earth is observed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Select the <\/b><b><i>incorrect<\/i><\/b><b> answer using the codes given below:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5046\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5046\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5046\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5046\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 1 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5046\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2 and 3                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, <\/span><b>a study<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published in Journal Science <\/span><b>confirmed that the asteroid causing the dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago originated beyond Jupiter&#8217;s orbit.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By <\/span><b>analysing sediment samples and ruthenium isotopes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> researchers identified the impactor as a <\/span><b>carbonaceous asteroid or C-type asteroid,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dismissing previous comet theories. These findings <\/span><b>deepen the understanding of celestial impacts and Earth\u2019s history.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Asteroids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are sometimes also called<\/span><b> minor planets,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are <\/span><b>rocky, airless remnants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Carbonaceous C-type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asteroids, among the solar system\u2019s most ancient objects, are the most common asteroid type, followed by<\/span><b> stony S-type <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">asteroids and rarer <\/span><b>metallic M-type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asteroids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Compositional differences among asteroids arise from how far from the sun they formed.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is incorrect<\/b><b>:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If an asteroid\u2019s normal orbit is disrupted, a collision with Earth is highly unlikely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A 2021 study found that Earth is likely to collide with large asteroids only once in 250 million years. While such a collision is <\/span><b>unlikely to take place in humanity\u2019s lifetime, if it does occur, it will be deadly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> massive volumes of sulfur, dust and soot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that the asteroid-impact threw in the air, <\/span><b>partially blocked the Sun, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and caused<\/span><b> decrease in temperatures on Earth and impaired photosynthesis in plants and phytoplankton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This caused <\/span><b>massive disruptions in the ecosystem that, in the end, very few creatures could survive.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, <\/span><b>a study<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published in Journal Science <\/span><b>confirmed that the asteroid causing the dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago originated beyond Jupiter&#8217;s orbit.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By <\/span><b>analysing sediment samples and ruthenium isotopes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> researchers identified the impactor as a <\/span><b>carbonaceous asteroid or C-type asteroid,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dismissing previous comet theories. These findings <\/span><b>deepen the understanding of celestial impacts and Earth\u2019s history.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Asteroids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are sometimes also called<\/span><b> minor planets,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are <\/span><b>rocky, airless remnants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Carbonaceous C-type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asteroids, among the solar system\u2019s most ancient objects, are the most common asteroid type, followed by<\/span><b> stony S-type <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">asteroids and rarer <\/span><b>metallic M-type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asteroids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Compositional differences among asteroids arise from how far from the sun they formed.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is incorrect<\/b><b>:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If an asteroid\u2019s normal orbit is disrupted, a collision with Earth is highly unlikely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A 2021 study found that Earth is likely to collide with large asteroids only once in 250 million years. While such a collision is <\/span><b>unlikely to take place in humanity\u2019s lifetime, if it does occur, it will be deadly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> massive volumes of sulfur, dust and soot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that the asteroid-impact threw in the air, <\/span><b>partially blocked the Sun, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and caused<\/span><b> decrease in temperatures on Earth and impaired photosynthesis in plants and phytoplankton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This caused <\/span><b>massive disruptions in the ecosystem that, in the end, very few creatures could survive.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Which of the following is\/are cited by the scientists as evidence\/evidences for the continued expansion of the Universe?<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detection of microwaves in space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Observation of redshift phenomenon in space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movement of asteroids in space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Occurrence of supernova explosions in space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Observation of blueshift phenomenon in space<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Select the correct answer using the codes given below:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5047\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5047\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5047\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 1 and 5 \r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5047\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 1, 2, 3 and 4\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5047\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 3, 4 and 5\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are puzzling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; instead of newborn galaxies, the early phases of the Universe appear to be full of adult-sized galaxies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, the <\/span><b>rate at which the Universe is expanding,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as measured by the space telescope, also differs from expectations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Expansion of the Universe: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This concept of expansion of the Universe was first proposed by <\/span><b>Georges Lemaitre in the 1920s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and later <\/span><b>supported by Edwin Hubble&#8217;s observations.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It refers to increasing<\/span><b> distance between galaxies over time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, leading to the stretching of space itself.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Evidence for Cosmic Expansion:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hubble&#8217;s Law: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It states that <\/span><b>galaxies are receding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from us, with their <\/span><b>redshift<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> proportional to their distance, indicates universal expansion.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Redshift:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When an object is <\/span><b>moving away<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from us, the light from the object is known as redshift.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Blueshift: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When an object is <\/span><b>moving towards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> us, the light from the object is known as blueshift.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> An echo of the Big Bang, the CMB radiation is uniformly distributed and provides evidence of the universe&#8217;s early hot and dense state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Large-Scale Structure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Observations of the distribution of galaxies and galaxy clusters show a web-like structure, consistent with an expanding universe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Movement of asteroids in space <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">may provide information regarding the type of material in the early universe, but as such <\/span><b>no evidence regarding the expanding universe is provided.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The supernova explosion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> occurs when there is a change in the core, or centre, of a star. It helps in studying the distribution of elements throughout the universe. However, it <\/span><b>does not provide any evidence for expansion of the universe.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are puzzling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; instead of newborn galaxies, the early phases of the Universe appear to be full of adult-sized galaxies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, the <\/span><b>rate at which the Universe is expanding,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as measured by the space telescope, also differs from expectations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Expansion of the Universe: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This concept of expansion of the Universe was first proposed by <\/span><b>Georges Lemaitre in the 1920s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and later <\/span><b>supported by Edwin Hubble&#8217;s observations.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It refers to increasing<\/span><b> distance between galaxies over time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, leading to the stretching of space itself.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Evidence for Cosmic Expansion:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hubble&#8217;s Law: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It states that <\/span><b>galaxies are receding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from us, with their <\/span><b>redshift<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> proportional to their distance, indicates universal expansion.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Redshift:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When an object is <\/span><b>moving away<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from us, the light from the object is known as redshift.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Blueshift: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When an object is <\/span><b>moving towards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> us, the light from the object is known as blueshift.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> An echo of the Big Bang, the CMB radiation is uniformly distributed and provides evidence of the universe&#8217;s early hot and dense state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Large-Scale Structure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Observations of the distribution of galaxies and galaxy clusters show a web-like structure, consistent with an expanding universe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Movement of asteroids in space <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">may provide information regarding the type of material in the early universe, but as such <\/span><b>no evidence regarding the expanding universe is provided.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The supernova explosion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> occurs when there is a change in the core, or centre, of a star. It helps in studying the distribution of elements throughout the universe. However, it <\/span><b>does not provide any evidence for expansion of the universe.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It published the World Investment Report.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has never hosted the UNCTAD Conference.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5048\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5048\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5048\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5048\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All three\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5048\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently,<\/span><b> the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released the World Investment Report 2024.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNCTAD is <\/span><b>a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1964.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">headquartered in <\/span><b>Geneva, Switzerland.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNCTAD is<\/span><b> part of the UN Secretariat and United Nations Development Group.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It <\/span><b>reports to the UN General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reports published by the UNCTAD are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>World Investment Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Digital Economy Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Commodities and Development Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Trade and Development Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Least Developed Countries Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Information and Economy Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Technology and Innovation Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is incorrect<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>second UNCTAD Conference was held in 1968 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and was <\/span><b>hosted by India.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UNCTAD Conference <\/span><b>ordinarily meets once in four years.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently,<\/span><b> the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released the World Investment Report 2024.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNCTAD is <\/span><b>a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1964.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">headquartered in <\/span><b>Geneva, Switzerland.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNCTAD is<\/span><b> part of the UN Secretariat and United Nations Development Group.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It <\/span><b>reports to the UN General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reports published by the UNCTAD are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>World Investment Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Digital Economy Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Commodities and Development Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Trade and Development Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Least Developed Countries Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Information and Economy Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Technology and Innovation Report<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is incorrect<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>second UNCTAD Conference was held in 1968 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and was <\/span><b>hosted by India.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UNCTAD Conference <\/span><b>ordinarily meets once in four years.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" 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style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>4<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>4<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to \u201cGross Environment Product Index (GEPI)\u201d, consider the following statements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kerala has become the first Indian state to launch GEPI.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GEPI has four pillars comprising air, soil, tree and water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Select the correct answer using the codes given below:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5049\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5049\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only \r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5049\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5049\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Both 1 and 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5049\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, Uttarakhand launched a<\/span><b> Gross Environment Product Index, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the <\/span><b>first in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to go beyond ecosystem services to ecosystem growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Uttarakhand (not Kerala) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has become the first Indian state to launch GEPI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There are<\/span><b> four pillars of the Gross Environment Product Index- air, soil, tree and water.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The formula of GEP index = <\/span><b>Air-GEP index + Water-GEP index + Soil-GEP index + Forest-GEP index<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The index will<\/span><b> help to assess the impact of anthropological pressure on the ecosystem and natural resources.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, Uttarakhand launched a<\/span><b> Gross Environment Product Index, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the <\/span><b>first in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to go beyond ecosystem services to ecosystem growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Uttarakhand (not Kerala) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has become the first Indian state to launch GEPI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There are<\/span><b> four pillars of the Gross Environment Product Index- air, soil, tree and water.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The formula of GEP index = <\/span><b>Air-GEP index + Water-GEP index + Soil-GEP index + Forest-GEP index<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The index will<\/span><b> help to assess the impact of anthropological pressure on the ecosystem and natural resources.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to \u201cGraphics Processing Unit (GPU)\u201d, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a chip component found in computing devices similar to a Central Processing Unit (CPU).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a specialized electronic circuit in a computer that speeds up the processing of images and videos in a computer system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Select the correct answer using the codes given below:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5050\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5050\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\r\n          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                                        <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_764_5050\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span 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(CPU)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> within computers which was used exclusively for graphics and video rendering initially.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A GPU is a specialized electronic circuit in a computer that <\/span><b>speeds up the processing of images and videos in a computer system.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Initially created for graphics tasks, GPUs have transformed into potent parallel processors with applications extending beyond visual computing.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This in-depth exploration will<\/span><b> cover the history, architecture, operation, and various uses of GPUs.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126482 aligncenter\" 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of the central processing unit (CPU)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> within computers which was used exclusively for graphics and video rendering initially.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A GPU is a specialized electronic circuit in a computer that <\/span><b>speeds up the processing of images and videos in a computer system.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Initially created for graphics tasks, GPUs have transformed into potent parallel processors with applications extending beyond visual computing.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This in-depth exploration will<\/span><b> cover the history, architecture, operation, and various uses of GPUs.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126482 aligncenter\" 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