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Thursday 6 September 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
6.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), based at Chennai, a unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an affordable cochlear implant (also known as a bionic ear).
    2.    It will cost around 1 lakh rupees which is similar to imported device which costs about 8 lakh rupees.
    3.    India is now the fifth country besides US, Austria, Australia and France in the world to produce such a complex device.
    Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2 and 3
    (d)    3 only

7.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD),and IFC International Finance Corporat-ion, a member of the World Bank Group, for jointly undertaking different Projects relating to entrepreneurship development in India.
    2.    NIESBUD is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
    3.    The ultimate objective is to create a cadre of Master Trainers who would, in turn, replicate the model to impart training for MSME Sector in a much bigger way.
    Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2 and 3
    (d)    None of these
8.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to hold the Presidential and Legislative elections quickly.
    2.    The meeting was held between Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Chief Khaled Meshal in Doha.
    3.    Fatah controls West Bank while Hamas rules Gaza. The two rival factions signed an agrrement in April 2011 which called for holding polls simultaneously in West Bank and Gaza stripes by May 2012.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2 and 3
    (d)    3 only

9.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has published its 12th India State of Forest Report 2011 of the forest cover in the country since 1987.
    2.    The India State of Forest Report is recognized as the authoritative assessment of the country's forest resources.
    3.    It is based on interpretation of satellite data from the indigenous IRS-P6-LISS III sensor.
    4.    Mizoram tops with 90.68% followed by Lakshadweep with 84.56.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    2 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2, 3 and 4    (d)    3 only

10.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the advance estimates of national income at constant (2004-05) and current prices, for the financial year 2011-12.
    2.    The economic growth is likely to be around 6.9 per cent in 2011-12. It was 8.5 per cent in the last fiscal.
    3.    Government data says this is mainly due to sharp slowdown in the manufacturing, agriculture and mining sectors.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
    (a)    1 only
    (b)    1 and 3 
    (c)    1, 2 and 3
    (d)    3 only