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Question
In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1.
The Serum Institute of India produced COVID-19 vaccine named Covishield using mRNA platform.
- 2.
Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured using vector based platform.
- 3.
COVAXIN is an inactivated pathogen based vaccine.
Options
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect.
Covishield (Oxford-AstraZeneca) relies on a viral vector platform (a modified chimpanzee adenovirus), not an mRNA platform (which is used by Pfizer and Moderna). Sputnik V is also a viral vector vaccine. Covaxin (Bharat Biotech) relies on traditional inactivated virus technology.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q39
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Botany & Flora
Type
Matching pairs
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
National Regulatory Approval of Indigenous COVID-19 Vaccines
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