Questions

Gitanjali Rao, an 11-year-old Indian-American schoolgirl, was named as "America’s top young scientist" for inventing a cost-effective, quick lead-contamination detector in water. The seventh-grade student was inspired by the large-scale lead contamination in water in Flint, Michigan, that came to light recently.

DNA is the genetic material in the cell. 

Hence, option B) DNA is located in the nucleus best matches the description with the genetic material.

Gene flow means migration of genes from one to another. This gene flow is caused by individuals moving into population.

A solution is a homogeneous type of mixture of two or more substances.

A solution has two parts::

1. A solute and

2. A solvent.

The solute is the substance that dissolves, and the solvent is the majority of the solution.

A. J . Oparin was the first to propose the origin of life from inorganic chemical atoms like Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Carbon.

Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma, Delhi Police Commissioner was appointed as new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will have tenure of two years. He was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S Khehar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. He will take over from interim director Rakesh Asthana, who was handed the reins of the premier investigating agency after former director Anil Sinha retired on December 2, 2016.

Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR). He has replaced Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma. Prior to it, he was holding the appointment of Director General Combat Engineers at Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence(Army).