Civils Prelims
2024 Model Questions
TEST 3
on
Indian Polity (Prepared on 30.3.2024 )
Prepared by :
Praturi Potayya
Sarma MA,LLB,PGDIRP
GENERAL STUDIES / Model Questions based on
(Current Affairs)
Indian
Polity – 2
1)Consider the following
statements :
1. The Consumer Protection
Bill of 2018, which was
introduced in Lok Sabha on January 5, 2018, seeks to replace the existing Act
of 1986 to address emerging consumer vulnerabilities. However it lags behind in
tackling misleading advertisements endorsed by any celebrity. The Bill has been
under discussion since 2015.
2. The Bill states that any manufacturer or service provider, who puts up
a false or misleading advertisement, will be punished with imprisonment of up
to two years and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh
3. Consumer Protection Act 1986 was amended thrice in the past—in 1991,
1993 and 2002—based on the experience gained from implementation of the regulation.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
2)Consider the following
statements :
1. Delhi had witnessed a 66 per cent increase in the deaths due to
respiratory diseases between 2016 and 2014, suggests recently released data by
the state government.
2. The Capital recorded a worrying 9,149 respiratory deaths in 2016, up
from 5,516 in 2014, the year since when air pollution level has been constantly
deteriorating every year, as per the Union Ministry of Environment Forests and
Climate Change.
3. In 2016, Delhi not only recorded its worst air quality levels—in terms
of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and PM 10—but also saw the worst smog in over 17 years.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
3)Consider the following
statements (Seats won in 2019 ) :
1.PDP,NC : J&K
2.DMK,AIADMK: TN
3.TDP,YSRCP:AP
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
4)Consider the following
statements (Parties in Power in 2019) :
1.TMC:WB
2.BJD:Odisha
3.Shiv Sena :Maharastra
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
5)Consider the following
statements : (In fixing MSP for Crops)
1.A2+FL
2.C2=A2+FL+Rent on own
land or interest on fixed capital
3. A2+FL+50%
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : c
6)Consider the following
statements :
1. Article 239 AA(4) :
Lt.Governor, Delhi
2. 1987 :Balakrishnan
Report
3. Article 80(1)(a) &
80 (3) Constitution of India : Nomination of Members to Rajya Sabha
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
7)Seeing the proceedings
of Supreme Court of India on TV .
Consider the following statements
:
1. Transparency ,
availability of justice
2.Extension of ‘open court
‘ system
3. Petitioners from long
distances like Tamilnadu/Kerala can know their case position
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
8)Consider the following
statements :
1.Savita Law: Ireland
2.Pentrich to Peter
Martinsburg: Mahatma Gandhi
3.Krishna River Water
Management Board : S.K.Sahoo
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
9)Consider the following
statements :
1.Shangrila Dialogue :
Singapore
2.Wuhan : China
3.Quingdao : China SCO
Meeting
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
10)Consider the following
statements :
1.Constitution of India 7th
Schedule , List II under entry No. : State Public Services (in context of
Delhi)
2.Rowlat Act(1919) drafted
by : Sydney Arthur Tailor Rowlat
3. Jamaica Coalition :
proposed in Germany
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
11)Consider the following
statements :
1.Article 51( c )
Constitution of India : Respecting the
items mentioned in international acts/agreements
2. Right to Privacy :
Article 21 (inherently )
3. Article 35 A
: included in Constituion of India by an ordinance after 1954
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
12)Consider the following
statements :
1. Article 13 of
Constitution of India : no act/law should object relating Fundamental Rights
2. Act East Policy : India
3. Belt and Road
Initiative : China
4. Indo-Pacific Doctrine :
India –Tokyo-Washington
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 , 3 and 4
Ans : d
13)Consider the following
statements :
1. The unilateral approval granted by the Central Water Commission
(CWC) to Karnataka to proceed with the preparation of Detailed Project Report
(DPR) for the Mekedatu
project in violation of the decisions of
the tribunal and apex court for equitable apportionment of Cauvery water.
2. The feasibility report of the proposed Mekedatu Balancing
Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project in “utter disregard” to the Supreme Court
and Cauvery Tribunal decisions to provide ample storage and distribution of
water to Tamil Nadu.
3. Tamil Nadu said the Supreme Court had noted that the existing
storages in the Cauvery basin of Karnataka should be taken into account for
ensuring water releases to Tamil Nadu during the month of June to January.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
( c ) 1 ,2, 3
(d)3 only
Ans:c
14)Consider the following
events:
1. There are over 5,200 large dams in India and about 450 are under
construction.
2. In addition, there are thousands of medium and small dams
3. “If two States agree, then the Centre has the legislative
competency to introduce the Bill”
4. The government said that due to lack of legal and institutional
safeguards, dam safety is an issue of concern in the country.
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3
(b)1-2-3-4
( c )3-4-2-1
(d) None of these
Ans : b
15)Consider the following
statements :
1. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, bankruptcy or
indebtedness, and farming-related issues were reported as the major causes for
suicides among farmers
2. While the Centre would not consider loan waivers, it had initiated
a number of measures to reduce the debt burden of farmers and to increase
availability of institutional credit to farmers
3. It was not considering any loan waiver scheme as it would affect
the credit culture, incentivise defaulters, create a moral hazard and
perpetuate demands for further waivers.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
( c ) 1 ,2, 3
(d)3 only
Ans: c
16)Consider the following
events:
1. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, as many as 822
incidents of communal violence were reported in 2017, an increase of 16.9% over
the previous year.
2. Most incidents (195) were reported in Uttar Pradesh.
3. While the number of such incidents reported in 2014 was 644, it
was 751 in 2015 and 703 in 2016.
4. Since 2014, there had been a 27.6% increase in incidence of
communal violence.
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3
(b)1-2-3-4
( c )3-2-1-4
(d) 2-1-3-4
Ans : b
17)Consider the following
statements :
1. Obesity has become a global pandemic, driven mainly by urbanisation
that brought in significant changes to diet and lifestyle.
2. It was until now believed to ensnare people in the urban areas partly
because access to highly processed foods and beverages — high in salt,
saturated fat and sugar — are much greater and easier in cities than in rural
areas.
3. A new study that analysed the global trends in body-mass index (BMI) — a
measure of underweight and overweight — showed spurt in weight gain in rural
areas, and determined it as the main culprit behind the worldwide
epidemic.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
( c ) 1 , 2, 3
(d)3 only
Ans : c
18)Consider the following
events:
1. State governments were
competent to enact legislation to prevent lynching in the name of
cow-vigilantism and it was the responsibility of the State to prevent such
crimes.
2. Ministry of Home Affairs said it issued an advisory to all States
in 2016 “for taking prompt and strict action against miscreants who take law
into their own hands in the name of protection of cow.”
3. It is also informed the Lok
Sabha that it had issued “revised communal harmony guidelines laying down
standard operating procedures to deal with the situations arising out of
communal violence.”
4. They were aimed at maintaining due vigilance, careful planning and
taking preparatory measures to prevent and pre-empt potential communal violence
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3
(b) 1-2-3-4
( c )2-3-4-1
(d) 3-1-4-2
Ans : b
19) The entry of women between the age of 10 and 50 to Sabarimala (As
per news in 2019).
Consider the following statements :
1. It will be inexpedient to withdraw the police arrangements at the
Sannidhanam, Pampa and Nilackal or lift the prohibitory orders now in place at
the religiously sensitive high-security zone.
2. The police said they had told the committee that they had no plans
to block pilgrims or deprive them of space to worship near the sanctum.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
( c ) 1 and 3
(d)3 only
Ans:a
20)Consider the following
events:
1. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has
approved the terms of reference (ToR) for carrying out the Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA) study for the new Mullaperiyar dam mooted by Kerala.
2. The new dam falls in the ecologically fragile Periyar Tiger
Reserve (PTR)
3. The initial gesture from Tamil Nadu on the release of water from
Mullaperiyar during the August floods was not ‘good’.
4. Those who were staying in the downstream of Idukki reservoir and
had lost their home and land in the floods would be allocated new land and
rehabilitated.
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3
(b)1-2-3-4
( c )2-3-4-1
(d) 3-1-2-4
Ans: b
21)Consider the following
statements :
1. The Supreme Court extended
the deadline for submission of claims and objections for inclusion in the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) from
December 15 to December 31, 2018.
2. The court further directed NRC and State authorities to make
available copies of draft NRC at district magistrate offices, gram panchayat
offices, sub divisional offices so that those who want to file objections could
easily verify the Application Receipt Numbers (ARN) of those already included
in the final draft NRC.
3. On November 1,2018 a Bench of Justice Gogoi and Justice Nariman had
approved the Centre’s draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for submission
of claims for inclusion in the NRC.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
( c ) 1 ,2, 3
(d)3 only
Ans: c
22)Consider the following
events:
1. The Indian Rupee declined by 16 paise to close at 72.01 against
the U.S. dollar in 2018 amid strengthening of the greenback and rising crude
oil prices even as the equity markets staged a sharp upmove.
2. The weakness in the Indian Rupee comes amid the prompt appointment
of former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das as the new RBI Governor.
3. Forex traders said the Indian Rupee came under pressure following
strengthening of the US Dollar against major global currencies overseas and
rise in crude oil prices. 4.However, a significant surge in domestic equities
capped the fall.
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3
(b) 1-2-3-4
( c )2-3-4-1
(d) 3-4-2-1
Ans: b
23)Consider the following
statements :
1. Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient tomb with mummies
believed to date back about 2,000 years in the southern city of Aswan.
2. The Antiquities Ministry said in a statement that the tomb is from the Greco-Roman period
that began with Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.
3.Aswan is in Egypt
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1,2,3
(b)2 only
( c ) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1 only
Ans: a
24)Consider the following
events:
1. The orbit of Phaethon brings it closer to the Sun (within 6.4
million miles) between December 4-16 every year.
2. Phaethon’s debris trail should become visible to the naked eye
after 9 pm on December 13, peaking after midnight with as many as 120 meteors
per hour. The Geminid meteor shower was first discovered through satellite 35
years ago.
3. Named after the Gemini constellation, where the meteors are
believed to be originating, the Geminid meteor shower is also called the “rock
comet”.
4. They are however not one comet, but the fragments of an unusual
asteroid called Phaethon 3200, named after the Greek god Apollo’s son.
5.
Named after the Gemini constellation, where the meteors are believed to be
originating, the Geminid meteor shower is also called the “rock comet”. They
are however not one comet, but the fragments of an unusual asteroid called
Phaethon 3200, named after the Greek god Apollo’s son.
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3
(b) 1-2-3-4-5
( c ) 2-3-4
(d) None of these
Ans : b
25)Consider the following
statements :
1. Over 2 lakh people have visited the website since the portal was
launched on September 20 to receive complaints from citizens on objectionable
online content related to child pornography, child sexual abuse material, and
sexually explicit material such as rape and gang rape.
2. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approached U.S.-based
search engine Google for sharing its Application Programming Interface (API)
for identifying child sexual abuse material on social media platforms.
3. In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the MHA said that as
many as 26 First Information Reports were registered based on complaints
against child pornography and sexual harassment faced by women received
on
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
( c ) 1 ,2, 3
(d)3 only
Ans : c
26)Consider the following
events:
1. SWIFT was formed in 1973
by a group of seven banks
2. The(SWIFT) Brussels
based member-owned cooperative has since gained near – universal acceptance,
with over 11,000 financial institutions from 200 countries enrolled on its
network.
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 only
( c )2 only
(d) 1 and 2
Ans : d
27)Consider the following
statements :
1) Letter of Undertaking
(LoU)
2) It is a document issued
by a bank, guaranteeing the credit-worthiness of a client for overseas export
payments.
3) The bank stands as
guarantor for the client and is liable for the repayment of the principal and
interest of the amount for which the LoU was drawn
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
( c ) 1 ,2, 3
(d)3 only
Ans : c
28)Consider the following
events:
1. The 150-page judgment Madras High Court , had pointed out the
significant differences in the powers conferred on the legislatures of
Puducherry and Delhi under Articles 239A and 239AA of the Constitution
2. Unlike Article 239AA, which
imposes several restrictions on the legislature of Delhi, no such restrictions
had been imposed explicitly in the case of Puducherry under Article 239A, the
High Court had held.
3. “The above Article symbolises the supremacy of the Legislature
above the Administrator in case of the Union Territory of Puducherry.”
4. The judge held that secretaries of the Puducherry administration
were required to report to the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister
on all official matters.
Which of the following is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3
(b) 1-2-3-4
( c )2-3-4-1
(d)2-4-1-3
Ans: b
19)Consider the following
statements :
1. Yellow rust disease of wheat, also known as ‘stripe rust of wheat’, is
a disease caused by fungus Puccinia — frequently
found in cold wheat growing regions such as North Western Plains Zone and
Northern Hills Zone.
2. Currently used wheat cultivars in India have a part of rye chromosome
which confers resistance to yellow rust and powdery mildew disease.
3. This infection, which causes reduction of kernel numbers per spike and
decreases the weight of wheat kernels, is capable of causing up to 70 per cent
decline in wheat yields.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: d
Ans : d
30)Consider
the following statements :
1. The findings do resonate with the Economic Survey of India which warned
that climate change could reduce annual agricultural incomes in the range of
15-18 per cent on average, and up to 20-25 per cent for unirrigated areas.
2. In fact the proportion of dry days (rainfall less than 0.1 mm per day)
have increased steadily over the last one decade, and extreme rainfall shocks
resulted in a 12.8 per cent decline in kharif yields.
3. The frequency and severity of climate extremes is projected to further
increase in most regions worldwide, which is likely to affect the agricultural
productivity.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
31)Consider the following
statements :
1. The frequency and severity of climate extremes is projected to further
increase in most regions worldwide, which is likely to affect the agricultural
productivity.
2. The food and beverage multinational recently sued farmers in Gujarat
for cultivating their proprietary FC5 variety of potatoes(Atlanta) that are
used to make Lay’s chips. This variety is designed to have less moisture and
sugar content than other spuds.
3. Protection of Plant Varieties
& Farmers Rights (PPV&FR) Act 2001 lets farmers cultivate any variety
they like to, including the patented variety of potatoes, say activists.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
32)Consider the following
statements :
1. The NCRB data shows that in 2015, as many as 8,007 farmers and 4,595
agricultural labourers committed suicide.
2. Psychological help is a new and scattered effort though many states are
witnessing distress suicides by farmers. Society for Rural and Urban Joint
Activities (SRUJAN), a grassroot level non-profit, is working with the farmers
in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra 2005 onwards on farm distress related
issues
3. The approach of the organisation has been to create dependable
community-based support system, to go along with providing psycho-logical
counselling.
4. “The idea is to not let the farmer in distress feel that he is alone.
We organise meetings with farmers and sensitise them about mental health issues
like depression”
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 4 only
(d) 1,2 ,3,4
Ans : d
33)Consider the following
statements :
1. Irrespective of employment category (casual and regular/salaried),
organised or unorganised sector, and location (urban and rural), women workers
in India are paid a lower wage rate
2. The gender pay gap was 34 per cent in India, that is, women get 34 per
cent less compared to men for performing the same job with same qualifications
3. The wage difference is lesser for more skilled workers and more for
semi-skilled or unskilled workers. Across enterprise type, wage difference is
less for government/public sector and public/private limited company.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
34)Consider the following
statements :
1. Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) has come out with a
study on strains of Zika virus (ZIKV)
that led to an outbreak in Rajasthan in 2018, and in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in
2016 and 2017 respectively
2. The US-based Centre for Disease Control had issued a level 2 (out of 3
levels) alert in December 2018. In its advisory, it advised pregnant women not
to visit areas exposed to Zika in India as ZIKV was endemic (regularly found).
3. “Once ZIKV establishes in the Indian ecosystem, its chances of mutation
(to other forms) cannot be neglected. “
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
35)Consider the following
statements :
1. Drug prices are escalating . Not able to curb the business of substandard
drugs
2. One report added that drugs
account for more than 70 per cent of one’s medical expenses. This has happened
since the government decided to adopt market-based pricing system instead of
calculating it through cost of production.
3. The panel also highlighted that difference between prices of drugs sold
at Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) and that of branded medicines is too high due to
promotional cost. So it asked the government to ensure drug prices are not more
than a certain ceiling fixed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. But,
it did not define the ceiling.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
36)Consider the following
statements :
1. Oxytocin is a drug that induces labour and controls bleeding during
child birth.
2. But, the hormone is also used controversially in milch cattle to
enhance milk production.
3. This, in turn, has adverse effects on the health of cattle as well as
humans who consume the milk. This is the government’s reason for putting curbs
on it.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
37)Based
on safety limits prescribed by the International Commission on Non Ionizing
Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), the review report had said that there was no
substantive or convincing evidence of cell phone radiation’s biological effects
that could harm a person’s health. The ICNIRP standard uses the limit of 450
μW/cm2
Consider
the following statements :
1. In international standards, “thermal effect” of radiation refers to the
heat that is generated due to absorption of microwave radiation which causes
cellular and physiological changes in living beings. This effect may be
responsible for genetic defects, effects on reproduction and development,
central nervous system behavior and many similar serious health consequences.
2. Non-thermal effects of radiation have been shown to be responsible for
fatigue, irritability, headaches, nausea, loss of appetite, sleep disturbance,
disruption and other psychological disorders, memory loss and difficulties in
concentration.
3. While stating that there was no impact of radiation from towers, the
CPCB has said that this concern on health hazards needed further research, both
national as well as international.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
38)Consider the following
statements :
1. Many questions have been raised after the Delhi and Madras high courts
issued a sweeping ban on the online sale of medicines till the central
government frames rules to regulate online pharmacies and such entities.
2. The pharmacies have appealed to the court to remove the ban on online
sale of drugs, arguing that they had the necessary licences and nothing is
being sold illegally.
3. Online sale of medicines would lead to a drug epidemic, drug abuse and
mis-utilisation of habit forming and addictive drugs”.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
39)Consider the following
statements :
1. The Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, on
December 19 with a voice vote amid repeated disruptions and adjournements.
2. The Bill ensures effective regulation of surrogacy, prohibits
commercial surrogacy, and allows altruistic surrogacy to needy Indian infertile
couples who have been married for at least 5 years.
3. Under the Bill, the surrogate mother and the intending couple need
eligibility certificates from the appropriate authority. The surrogate mother
must be a “close relative” of the couple who intend to have the baby through
surrogacy. She must have herself borne a child, should not be a Non Resident
Indian or a foreigner and can be a surrogate only once in her lifetime.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
40)Consider the following
statements :
1. Currently, there are no drugs available to treat Ebola, Dengue and
Zika diseases
2. The Ebola virus, which was first reported in 1976, bleeds 50
per cent of its victims to death. The disease has resurfaced in the
conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while its worse
outbreak occurred in West Africa between 2013 and 2016, causing about 28,000
infections and 11,000 deaths.
3. Zika, a zoonotic disease, was declared a public health emergency of
international concern in February, 2016. It was first isolated from the rhesus
monkey in Uganda’s Zika forest in 1947 and in humans in 1952, but in 2007,
there was a massive outbreak. And dengue has continued to remain a huge cause of
concern for health authorities in India, especially in Delhi.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
41) Chhattisgarh’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG),Consider
the following statements :
1. Kamar, Pahari Korwa, Abhujhmaria are tribes
2. Birhor tribes apart from the Baigas
3. These are the most vulnerable among India’s indigenous communities.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
42)Consider the following
statements :
1. Deposits of talc—used in cosmetics, baby products, women’s
hygiene products and antiperspirants—are often near deposits of asbestos and
there is frequent cross-contamination. Asbestos has been linked with cancer.
2. talc-based products contain asbestos and caused her lung cancer,
mesothelioma.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
( c ) 1 only
(d) None of these
Ans : a
43)Consider the following
statements :
1. After Gujarat and Punjab, now Uttar Pradesh has lost two children to Measles-Rubella
vaccination and several other schoolchildren have fallen sick in Pilibhit
and Shahjahanpur districts.
2. The vaccination drive was kicked off only after the World Health
Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
(UNICEF) and the health department conducted experiments on it.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
( c ) 2 only
(d) None of these
Ans :a
44)Consider the following
statements :
1. The 2017-2018 winters were the third consecutive warmer winter in
India. February 2018 was the warmest in the last 118 years. Mean temperatures for
January-February 2018 were 0.53°C higher than the normal of 22.17°C for this
period.
2. Apart from El Nino,
global warming could also be playing a role here as
the temperatures in northwest India have been generally above the normal over
the past few years. Last year’s winter too saw normal to slightly above-normal
temperatures.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
( c ) 1 only
(d) None of these
Ans : a
45)Consider the following
statements :
1. On October 25, 120 UN member countries signed the Astana Declaration,
vowing to strengthen primary healthcare and achieve universal health coverage
by 2030.
2. This is the second time the world took this pledge. In 1978, 134
nations signed the Alma-Ata Declaration with the same pledge
3. As populations age, and multimorbidity becomes the norm, the role of
primary health-care workers becomes ever more important.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
46)Consider the following
statements :
1. The world is unlikely to reach the target of universal sanitation
coverage – where every person in the world has access to toilets that safely
contain excreta – by 2030 unless countries make policy shifts and invest more
funds, said the World Health Organization (WHO) as it launched its first global
guidelines on sanitation and health.
2. The guidelines can help countries reduce the 829,000 annual diarrhoeal
deaths due to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene.
3. According to the global health body, for every US$ 1 invested in
sanitation, it expects a nearly six-fold return as measured by lower health
costs, increased productivity and fewer premature deaths.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
47)Consider the following
statements :
1. Globally, 1.34 billion people live in multidimensional poverty in 105 developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa and South
Asia have 83 per cent (more than 1.1 billion) of total multidimensional poor
people in the world, according to the 2018 Global Multidimensional Poverty
Index (MPI).
2. While India moved 271 million people out of poverty between 2005-06 and
2015-16, the country still has the largest number of people (364 million)
living in multidimensional poverty.
3. Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh is the poorest in the country
where 76.5 per cent of people are poor.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
48)Consider the following
statements :
1. Hepatitis A and E are
typically caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Hepatitis B, C and
D usually occur as a result of parenteral contact with infected body
fluids.
2. Common modes of transmission of these viruses include transfusion of
contaminated blood or blood products, invasive medical procedures using
contaminated equipment; in the case of hepatitis B, the virus gets transmitted
from mother to baby at birth, from family member to child, and also by sexual
contact. The government of India has included vaccine of hepatitis B in its
vaccination programme.
3. Hepatitis C is a blood borne-disease. As in the
case of HIV/AIDS, it spreads through contact with infected blood and shared
needles, particularly among drug users. The main sources of HCV are injected
drugs and unsafe blood.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
49)Consider the following
statements :
1. In its one of the most awaited verdicts, the constitution bench of
the Supreme
Court on September 6,2018 decriminalised gay sex in the Indian Union.
2. The decision is likely to have a significant impact on the
Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Queer (LGBTQ) community who had been facing
legal hardships, and consequently, many health challenges due to the archaic
law.
3. Health experts and agencies have always reiterated that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was framed in 1861, creates
obstacles in carrying out awareness regarding HIV/AIDS.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
50)Consider the following
statements :
1. “Rat fever” or leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted in water
containing urine from rodents and other animals
2. Leptospirosis rarely spreads from person to person and can be treated
with common antibiotics. Its symptoms include muscle pain and fever.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
( c ) 1 only
(d) None of these
Ans : d
51)Consider the following
statements :
1. A new study has warned that over two-thirds of India's districts are
unlikely to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of
reducing deaths to 25 or less per 1,000 live births in under 5-year-old
children and 12 or less per 1,000 live births for newborns by 2030.
2. The study is based on analysis of data from the 2015–2016 National
Family Health Survey (NFHS).
3. Of the 613 districts considered, 9 per cent and 14 per cent have
already achieved the target for reducing the deaths in newborns and under
5-year-old children, respectively. But nearly half the districts (315) are
unlikely to achieve the target by 2030. Most of the poorly performing districts
are located in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: d
52)Consider the following
statements :
1. The Union government on May 7 signed a loan deal worth US $200 million
with the World Bank for the National Nutrition Mission or POSHAN Abhiyaan. The loan would help India in
achieving its goal of reducing stunting in children 0-6 years of age from 38.4
per cent to 25 per cent by 2022.
2. The POSHAN (PM’s Overarching
Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan was launched by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on March 8 this year at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
3. The scheme aims to ensure holistic development and adequate nutrition
for pregnant women, mothers and children. It also targets to reduce the level
of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia and low birth rate.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
53)Consider the following
statements :
1. In March 2018, the Supreme Court (SC) in a landmark
judgement declared the right to die with dignity as
a fundamental right and passed an order allowing End of Life Care (EOLC),
passive euthanasia in common parlance, in the country.
2.Justice
D Y Chandrachud, a member of the five-judge bench of the apex court headed
by the Chief Justice of India said,
“Life and death are inseparable. Every moment our bodies undergo change… life
is not disconnected from death. Dying is a part of the process of living.”
3. In passive euthanasia, the patient dies because the
mechanism (life-support machines) that keeps the patient alive is removed. In
active euthanasia, medical professionals, or a relevant authority, act upon a
patient’s desire (such as giving an injection or medication) to die.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
54)Consider the following
statements :
1. Egg-laying poultry birds should be administered antibiotics only to
treat diseases, that too under veterinary supervision
2. In food animals, antibiotics are misused in two ways: They are fed to
chicken to fatten them and also to prevent diseases — as a substitute to
farm hygiene.
3. In India and across the world, antibiotics are misused in food animals
such as poultry. This adds to the growing burden of antibiotic resistance
(ABR), recognised by the World Health Organization as a global public
health challenge.
Which of the statements
given above is / are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
( c ) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans : d
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