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June 10, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following statements:
- An initial public offering refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporationto the public in a new stock issuance.
- The Kostak rate is the amount that one investors pays to the seller of IPO application before the IPO listing.
(a) Only 1 is correct
(b) Only 2 is correct
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
2. Litoriamira that was in news refer to
(a) Butterfly species
(b) Tree Frog
(c) Dinosaur
(d) Glacier
3. Which of the following statements about Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is/are true?.
1. A patient’s T cells are changed in the laboratory so they will bind to cancer cells and kill them.
2. T cells are cancer causing malignant cells.
3. CAR T-cells are cells are genetically engineered.
(a) 1 Only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. Identify the correct pairs
1. Alphonso – Maharashtra
2. Benganpalli – Karnataka
3. Laxmanbhog – West Bengal
4. Zardalu – Bihar
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
5. “Operation Pangea XIV” is the operation to crack down fake medicines with more than 1.1 lakh web links, including websites and online marketplaces is coordinated by
(a) WHO
(b) WTO
(c) INTERPOL
(d) WEF
Answers
1-(c) - An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. The Kostak rates is the amount that one investors pays to the seller of IPO application before the IPO listing.
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/portfolio/personal-finance/four-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-invits/article34515154.ece
2-(b)
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/litoria-mira-frog-species-7338983/
3-(b)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/car-t-cell-therapy-trials-for-cancer-treatment-begin-in-mumbai-101623004290248.html
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/tweaking-genes-to-fight-cancer-how-does-it-work-4914437/
4-(c)
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/agriculture/the-alphonso-mango-is-now-completely-traceable-76863
https://in.news.yahoo.com/sixteen-varieties-mangoes-exported-bahrain-173316977.html
5-(c)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/over-1-lakh-web-links-removed-in-global-crackdown-on-illegal-medical-trade/article34762765.ece
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