Challenge your UPSC & APSC preparation with the Daily Current Affairs Challenge – 19 June 2026, featuring questions on Indian Art, Assam Culture, Personality, Science & Tech and Indian Economy with detailed explanations and exam-focused insights.
Question No 1
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
The handicraft products Ladakh Likir pottery, Pabu of Ladakh, and Ladakh Pashmina textile belong to the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Recently, eight traditional handicraft products from Ladakh received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, recognising their unique cultural and artisanal heritage.
The GI-tagged products include:
- Ladakh Challi textiles
- Ladakh Thigma
- Ladakh painting
- Pabu of Ladakh
- Ladakh Nambu textile
- Ladakh Pashmina textile
- Ladakh Chilling metal work
- Ladakh Likir pottery
Question No 2
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
All of the above are works of Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwala.
Question No 3
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
- Statement 1 is incorrect: Bipul Chandra Das is a pioneering cultural figure from Assam and a celebrated exponent of Kathak, one of India’s major classical dance forms, not Sattriya
- Statement 2 is incorrect: He is widely recognised as the first Assamese artist to receive the National Scholarship in Kathak from the Department of Culture, Government of India.
- He has received several prestigious honours, including:
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Kathak)
- Nritya Samrat Pandit Birju Maharaj Award
- Bishnu Rabha Award of Assam
Question No 4
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks melanocytes (the pigment-producing cells of the skin), resulting in loss of melanin and the formation of depigmented white patches.
- The patches can vary in size and may appear on any part of the body.
- It is not contagious and cannot spread from person to person.
- The condition is primarily associated with immune-mediated destruction of melanocytes.
Question No 5
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
- Statement 1 is correct: Bharat Buildcon 2026 was organised under the banner “One Nation, One Expo”, highlighting innovations and technologies in the construction and building materials industry.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Bharat Buildcon was not limited to cement and steel. It covered 24 building material segments, including:
- Cement and steel
- Ceramics and stone
- Construction technologies
- Electricals
- Hardware
- Paints
- Plywood and laminates
- Sanitaryware
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