Posted in Current Affairs Quiz UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 17 May 2024 May 17, 2024 Leave a comment 1. Consider the following statements about Dengue: Dengue is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by a virus. It is transmitted principally by Aedes aegypti mosquito. Dengvaxia vaccine is available to all the people in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None 2. Minamata Convention is related to which of the following? (a) Biodiversity Conservation (b) Digital Cooperation (c) Mercury Pollution (d) Anti-Piracy 3. With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)’, consider the following statements: China, Russia and US are among the dialogue partners of IORA Its secretariat is located at Mauritius Which of the above given statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 4. Igla-S, recently seen in news, refers to (a) Air defence system developed by Russia (b) Indigenous anti-missile programme of DRDO (c) Anti-missile system of Israel (d) Chinese radar system Loading …
