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Q.1
WBPSC Miscellaneous Prelims 2018
Who has developed the contact lens sensors to monitor things like stress hormones, uric acid, pressure sensing for glaucoma?
A. Professor Kit
B. Professor Greg Herman
C. Professor Sensor
D. Professor Black William
Explanation
Why Correct: Professor Greg Herman and his team at Oregon State University developed contact lens sensors that monitor biomarkers like stress hormones and uric acid, and can detect intraocular pressure changes for glaucoma.
Distractor Analysis: Professor Kit has no known association with contact lens sensors; Professor Sensor is a generic term not a real researcher; Professor Black William is not linked to this invention.
Takeaway: This is a notable biomedical engineering innovation for non-invasive health monitoring via smart contact lenses.
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Q.2
WBPSC Miscellaneous Prelims 2018
Which University has developed the holographic imaging process that enables the radiation of a standard Wi-Fi router to generate 3D (dimensional) images of the surrounding environment?
A. Technical University of China
B. Singapore Technical University
C. West Bengal Technical University
D. Technical University of Munich
Explanation
Why Correct: Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) developed a holographic imaging process that uses Wi-Fi radiation to generate 3D images of the surrounding environment.
Distractor Analysis: Technical University of China is a vague entity not known for this breakthrough; Singapore Technical University is not associated with this research; West Bengal Technical University has no reported work on Wi-Fi holography.
Takeaway: Wi-Fi-based imaging is an emerging technology for through-wall sensing and 3D mapping, with TUM leading this innovation.
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Q.3
WBPSC Miscellaneous Prelims 2018
Who designed the polaroid instant camera?
A. Edwin Land
B. William Clark
C. Michael Brack
D. Sir White
Explanation
Why Correct: Edwin Land invented the Polaroid instant camera in 1948, which produced a developed photograph within minutes using a self-developing film.
Distractor Analysis: William Clark was a surgeon, not related to camera invention. Michael Brack and Sir White are not associated with Polaroid or instant photography.
Takeaway: The first Polaroid camera was the Model 95 Land Camera. Instant photography revolutionized photography by eliminating the need for darkroom processing.
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Q.4
WBPSC Miscellaneous Prelims 2012
Name the telescope from NASA that recently discovered 26 new planets.
A. Galileo Telescope
B. Copernicus Telescope
C. Kepler Telescope
D. Bose Telescope
Explanation
Why Correct: NASA's Kepler space telescope, launched in 2009, discovered thousands of exoplanets, including a batch of 26 new planets announced in early 2012.
Distractor Analysis: Galileo telescope (ground-based, Canary Islands) is not NASA's exoplanet hunter. Copernicus is a European Earth observation satellite program. Bose Telescope (Bose Institute, India) is a ground-based observatory, not NASA's.
Takeaway: Kepler is purpose-built for exoplanet detection; its successor is TESS. Know: Kepler → exoplanets, Hubble → deep space, James Webb → infrared.
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Q.5
WBCS prelims 2024
"My two fingers on a typewriter have never reflected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course." — Graham Greene. Which one of the following is a manufacturer of Fountain Pens?
A. Voltas
B. Sailor
C. Hundai
D. Kirloskar
Explanation
Why Correct: Sailor is a well-known Japanese manufacturer of fountain pens, established in 1911 in Hiroshima. It is one of the 'Big Three' Japanese pen brands along with Pilot and Platinum, and is famous for its high-quality nibs.
Distractor Analysis: Voltas is an Indian engineering and air-conditioning company, not a pen manufacturer. Hundai (Hyundai) is a South Korean automobile manufacturer. Kirloskar is an Indian industrial conglomerate known for pumps, engines, and compressors, not pens.
Takeaway: The 'Big Three' Japanese fountain pen manufacturers are Sailor, Pilot, and Platinum. Sailor's signature feature is its 'nagahara' nibs, which are hand-ground and highly regarded by pen enthusiasts.
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