2018 · Current AffairsPrevious Year Question
Q64.
Consider the following pairs: Terms sometimes seen in news - Context/Topic 1. Belle II experiment - Artificial Intelligence 2. Blockchain technology - Digital/Cryptocurrency 3. CRISPR-Cas9 - Particle Physics Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer

B

Explanation

Pair 1 is not correctly matched: Belle II is a PARTICLE PHYSICS experiment (not Artificial Intelligence) studying properties of B mesons. Pair 2 is correctly matched: Blockchain's primary use is as a distributed ledger for CRYPTOCURRENCIES like bitcoin. Pair 3 is not correctly matched: CRISPR-Cas9 is a GENOME EDITING tool (not Particle Physics).