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Monday 23 July 2012

UPSC
1.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's tobacco control campaign has launched music video 'Life Se Panga mat Le Yaar'.
    2.    The Government of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) 2007-08,to implement the tobacco control laws and create awareness on the harmful effects of tobacco.
    3.    Evidence suggests that 40% of all TB deaths are directly attributable to tobacco use.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2, 3    (d)    3 only

2.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    Assam is going to be the first state in the country to conduct Gross State Happiness Index survey.
    2.    Supported by the United Nations Development Programme,the survey will be based on bhutan gross national happiness.
    3.    The happiness index will be measured on the aspects of living standard, health, education, culture etc.
    Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2, 3
    (d)    None of these

3.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    The International Advisory Panel (IAP) is of the view that National Rural Health Mission has made progress in its journey of providing accessible, equitable and affordable health care ever since its launch in 2003.
    2.    There is a three point decline in the IMR both in 2009 & 2010 and the decline in rural IMR is greater than the decline in Urban IMR.
    3.    Extensive focus on  child care through implementation of the ASHAs; incentives for ASHAs for delivering such care in the rural areas; launch of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), in June, 2011 with initiatives stipulating free drugs, free diet, free diagnostics, and, if required, free blood, besides free transport from home to institution.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2, 3
    (d)    3 only

4.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    Artificial heart 'Heartmade II', considered a boon for those suffering from heart ailments  will soon be going to be launch in Southeast Asia.
    2.    It will be demonstrated at the 58th annual meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons to be organised in kolkata.
    3.    Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case other heart transplantation is impossible.
    4.    The first artificial heart to be successfully implanted in a human, was the Jarvik-7, designed by Paul Winchell and also attributed to Robert Jarvik and implemented in 1982.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2, 3 and 4
    (d)    3 only

5.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    India and France stressed on the need to build on the existing good bilateral cooperation in the area of Science and Technology (S & T).
    2.    India stated that cooperation in new areas where France has expertise like geological mapping, water resource management, sub soil management, health, bio technology, nano material, Information Communication Technology, cloud computing and supercomputing can be explored, and thus there is need for commercializing technology and translating research into the well-being of the society.
    3.    France too stressed on the need to develop cooperation in higher education and scientific research.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2 and 3
    (d)    3 only