1. Archaeological sites ‘Dima Hasao’, ‘Kobak’, ‘Bolasan’ are located in which of the following states?
[A] Tamilnadu
[B] Haryana
[C] Assam
[D] Gujarat
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Assam]
Notes:- A number of megalithic stone jars has been discovered in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. This discovery has brought to focus possible links between India’s Northeast and Southeast Asia, dating back to the second millennium BC. Laos and Indonesia, the only two other sites where similar jars have been found.
- The jars of Assam were first sighted in 1929 by British civil servants James Philip Mills and John Henry Hutton, who recorded their presence in six sites in Dima Hasao: Derebore (now Hojai Dobongling), Kobak, Kartong, Molongpa (now Melangpeuram), Ndunglo and Bolasan (now Nuchubunglo).
2. Which of the following pairs of defence equipment and their respective countries are correctly matched?
- Helina – India
- Spike – Russia
- Javelin – USA
- Kornet – Israel
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 4
[D] Only 2 & 3
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:
Helina is an anti-tank guided missile developed by India. Javelin is an American-made portable anti-tank missile system. Spike is an Israeli anti-tank guided missile, not Russian. Kornet is a Russian anti-tank missile, not from Israel. Therefore, only pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched to their respective countries.
3. Which of the following viruses was/were first detected in China?
- MERS
- SARS
- COVID-19
- Ebola
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:
MERS was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. SARS was first detected in China in 2003. COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. Ebola virus was first identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1976. Thus, only SARS and COVID-19 were first detected in China.
![Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 01-02, 2022 [Mock Test]](https://i0.wp.com/www.gktoday.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/prelims-cover.png?resize=75%2C42&ssl=1)
