27-Nov-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements

1. He has been revered in Assam as the warrior who defeated Mughal armies in the Battle of Saraighat in 1671.
2. He was commander of the Ahom armies during the battle of Saraighat and fought on the banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati.
3. He was a brilliant military commander.
4. He died a year after the Battle of Saraighat from a long-festering illness.

The above-mentioned statements refer to which one of the following personalities?

Recently, ‘Amplifi 2.0 Portal’ was in the news. It is associated with which one of the following sectors?

Consider the following statements

1. It is located in the state of Gujarat and lies roughly 15 kilometres from Porbandar and 100 kilometres west of Gir Forest National Park.
2. It has a hilly landscape, and the sanctuary sprawls over an area of 192.31 square kilometres.
3. There are two waterways, the Bileshvary River and the Joghri River, and two dams, Khambala and Fodara.
4. Ethnic races such as Maldharis, Bharvads, Rabaris, and Gadhvis live in this region.

The statements mentioned above refer to which one of the following wildlife sanctuaries?

Recently, ‘Amaterasu’ was in the news. It is a/an

Recently, ‘Casgevy Therapy’ was in the news. It is a possible cure for which one of the following diseases?

Who won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction?

In the context of Indian heritage and culture, consider the following ‘dhams’ or holy pilgrimage sites in Hinduism:

1. Puri
2. Dwarka
3. Rameshwaram
4. Badrinath
5. Gangotri

How many of the above dhams are being connected by highways under the ‘Chardham project’?

Air Quality Index (AQI) by CPCB currently does NOT assess which of the following air pollutant?

Consider the following diseases:

1. Meningitis
2. Rotavirus disease
3. Japanese encephalitis
4. Hepatitis C

How many of the above are covered under India’s Mission Indradhanush (vaccination programme)?

Lesbos island is situated in—