09-Jun-21: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider following statements.

1. The Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has emerged as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

2. At present this technology is not available in India.

3. This is the one of the cheapest treatment used for cancer treatment in developed countries and can be used widely in India.

Correct statements is/are

Find out correct pair of mangoes and their GI tag.

1.   Alphonso – Maharashtra

2.   Benganpalli – Telangana

3.   Laxmanbhog – West Bengal

4.   Zardalu – Bihar

Correct pairs are

Consider following statements.

1. “Operation Pangea XIV” is the operation to crack down fake medicines with more than 1.1 lakh web links, including websites and online marketplaces.

2. The operation involved the police, customs and health regulatory authorities of 92 countries.

3. It was co-ordinated by the WHO.

Correct statements is/are

Consider following statements about the vaccine.

1. The first small pox vaccine was administered in India in 1802.

2. The first animal vaccine depot was set up in Shillong in 1890.

3. Historically, challenge for universal vaccination was not a lack of access to vaccines, but social and economic factors surrounding vaccination.

Correct statements is/are

Consider following statements about Climate change and its’s impact.

1. India may lose anywhere around 3 to 10 per cent of its GDP annually by 2100 and its poverty rate may rise by 3.5 per cent in 2040 due to climate change.

2. India is already experiencing the consequences of 1°C of global warming, it said. Extreme heatwaves, heavy rainfall, severe flooding, catastrophic storms and rising sea levels.

Correct statements is/are