Science and Technology is that segment of UPSC Civil Services Examination that scares most of the aspirants coming from non-technical backgrounds. One question is often asked that is, “How to prepare Science and Technology for UPSC?”
Along with answering how to prepare for Science and Technology for UPSC IAS Exam, BYJU’S Science Education Portal has answered questions from wide-ranging topics that are important for the exam.
The answers are tailored to aspirants’ needs. Not only from the static topics, questions are extracted even from the current affairs topics that are related to science and technology.
How will Science Questions & Answers help UPSC aspirants?
The Science and Technology Questions & Answers portal will help IAS aspirants in the following way:
- Clarity of topics – A variety of topics from science are covered that will bring clarity on how to approach this subject for UPSC.
- UPSC Syllabus is the source – Any topic that is important from the civil services examination point of view has been covered in the form of questions ans answers.
- From NCERTs to Current Affairs – Each question from a key topic that has been covered either in school textbooks or newspapers and is important from the exam’s point of view will be answered here.
Yes, plant cells can move relative to other cells, some parts of the cell can grow to new locations. You can read about the Stems Cells - Types,...
Nucleus controls all the activities of the plant cell. It controls production of protein, it has DNA, and genetic material. You can read about...
Golgi body, Mitochondria, Ribosomes, Cytoskeleton, Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell Membrane are some of the different parts of a plant cell. You can...
Vehicles which can travel at a speed which is at least 5 times the speed of sound are known as hypersonic vehicles. You can read about the...
Hypersonic vehicles have applications in commercial air travel and military applications. You can read about the Hypersonic Technology...
Experimental hypersonic planes such as X-43 of NASA, X-51 waverider of Boeing have been tested. Commercial hypersonic planes do not exist as of...
Flying at hypersonic speed is difficult due to generation of shock waves and excessive heat. You can read about the Hypersonic Technology...
Successful experiments on hypersonic flights have been conducted by US, Russia, China and India.You can read about the Hypersonic Technology...
The Sclerenchymal, Collenchymal, Parenchymal are the 3 types of plant cells. You can read about the Plant Tissues - Classification, Definition,...
Central vacuole, plastids,chloroplasts,cell walls are the structures which are found only in plant cells. You can read about the Plant Tissues -...
Photosynthesis capability is an important characteristic of plant cells. You can read about the Plant Tissues - Classification, Definition, Types...
No, ramjet does not have moving parts.You can read about the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) - unmanned scramjet technology of...
Plant cell will have a thick cell wall, it will be green in colour due to chloroplasts. You can read about the Plant Tissues - Classification,...
No, one cannot say that ramjet is better than scramjet, rather it is the other way round, scramjet is better than ramjet as it can travel...
Central vacuole, plastids,chloroplasts,cell walls are the structures of plant cells. You can read about the Plant Tissues -...
The main advantage of scramjet and ramjet engines are, it allows the vehicle to achieve greater speeds with higher efficiency and they do not...
The life of plant cells varies depending upon the plant organism it belongs to. You can read about the Plant Tissues - Classification,...
Yes, scramjet is the fastest. X-43 aircraft of NASA holds the record for traveling at a speed of Mach 9.68, it was powered by the scramjet. You...
Meristem plays a vital role in the growth of plants. Meristem helps in the growth of roots and plants. Meristem is a type of plant tissue. Plants...
For example, the X-33 aircraft of NASA, powered by a scramjet engine, costs around $ 1 billion. You can read about the Hypersonic Technology...
