With reference to UV-C device, consider following statements

1. It is an ultraviolet light with wavelength 254 nanometres device which consists of a shorter, more energetic wavelength of light.
2. It is particularly good at destroying genetic material in COVID-19.
3. It is designed and developed by DRDO laboratories.

Select the correct statement.

• Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DIPAS and Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, INMAS, DRDO laboratories in Delhi have designed and developed Ultraviolet C Light based sanitisation box and hand held UV-C (ultraviolet light with wavelength 254 nanometres) device.
• The UV-C consists of a shorter, more energetic wavelength of light. It is particularly good at destroying genetic material in COVID-19. The radiation warps the structure RNA which prevents the viral particles from making more copies of themselves.
• The UV-C kills microbes quickly. Sanitisation of the items by employing UV-C light avoids the harmful effects of the chemicals used for the disinfection.

By: Shubham Tiwari