Daily Quiz Update- 9 April 2019

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully blasted the surface of an asteroid Ryugu to make a carter on its surface.

Under the MoU, the two have agreed to set-up a Centre of Excellence in the field of Standardization, Testing and Conformity Assessment with the BIS branding at the IIT Delhi campus.

By carrying out directives issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first station in India to obtain the ISO 14001: 2015 certification for implementation of environment management system.

Chinese scientists have discovered a possible "death switch" mechanism in plant's immune system that triggers infected cells to self-destruct, thus limiting the spread of the disease and keeping other parts of the plant healthy.