State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 25

What is the expanded form of 'mRNA', widely discussed since the beginning of the pandemic?

  1. Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
  2. Mutant Ribonucleic Acid
  3. Modified Ribonucleic Acid
  4. Mnemonic Ribonucleic Acid
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Answer: (A) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid

Explanation

mRNA vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna) deliver messenger RNA that tells cells to make the spike protein.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: mRNA carries genetic instructions from DNA to ribosomes.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: incorrect.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: incorrect.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: incorrect.