HomeDaily QuizUPSC Daily Quiz | 22 Jun 2024 UPSC Daily Quiz | 22 Jun 2024Daily Quiz, June 2024 | By admin /5 Daily Quiz - 22 June Tarun IAS offers a variety of courses and resources for UPSC aspirants, including a section for daily current affairs and quizzes. The institute was established with the goal of providing high-quality education and preparing students for the IAS exams. They aim to offer education that is up to date, challenging, and accessible regardless of the student's location or the time of dayTarun IAS emphasizes the importance of Current Affairs in both the prelims and mains of the UPSC exams, offering extensive materials and notes on the subject. Her For the most current and specific daily MCQs related to current affairs or any other subject, please click on the link below. 1 / 5 1. The organisms ‘newts, salamanders, and caecilians’ are: Aquatic Terrestrial Amphibians Metamorphic Explanation: Amphibians are a class of vertebrates that typically live part of their lives in water and part on land. This matches the characteristics of newts and salamanders, which often have both aquatic and terrestrial life stages. While caecilians are less well-known, they are also amphibians. Caecilians are limbless amphibians that spend most of their lives burrowed under soil. Amphibians include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians, among others. 2 / 5 2. Xuan Zang visited India during the reign of which Indian ruler? Ashoka Chandragupta Maurya Harsha Samudragupta Explanation:Xuan Zang, also known as Hiuen Tsang, was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, and traveler who visited India during the 7th century. His journey to India took place during the reign of King Harsha, also known as Harshavardhana, who ruled from approximately 606 to 647 CE. Xuan Zang traveled extensively across India, visiting major Buddhist sites and documenting his observations in his work “Great Tang Records on the Western Regions.” His accounts provide valuable insights into the social, political, and religious conditions of India during Harsha’s reign. 3 / 5 3. Which one of the following treatments is most commonly used to reduce the frequency of sickle cell crises in patients with Sickle Cell Disease? Antibiotics Hydroxyurea Blood transfusions Bone marrow transplant Explanation:Hydroxyurea is the primary and most commonly used treatment to reduce the frequency of sickle cell crises in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). 4 / 5 4. Consider the following items:1) Healthcare services2) Electricity3) Natural gasHow many of the above are included under the Goods and Services Tax (GST)? Only one Only two All three None Explanation:Under the current taxation regime, all healthcare services doctors and hospitals provide are exempt from GST. Supply of electricity is exempted under GST. Natural gas is also not included in the GST. 5 / 5 5. “Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2024” Report released by IEA UNEP WEF IRNEA Explanation:“Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2024” Report is published by the World Economic Forum. Your score is 0% Restart quiz
