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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements about Liberia
- It is a landlocked country bound by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ghana in West Africa.
- It is the only state in Africa which was never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic.
- Niger River drains into Atlantic Ocean in Liberia.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
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Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3
Incorrect Correct Incorrect
Liberia:
- Location: It is located along the coast of western Africa.
- It is the only state in Africa which was never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic.
- Land Boundary: It is bounded by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, Côte d’Ivoire to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west.
- The Atlantic Ocean borders Liberia to the south-southwest.
- It has Cape Mount (about 1,000 feet in elevation) in the northwest, Cape Mesurado in Monrovia, and Cape Palmas in the southeast.
- Major Rivers: The Mano and Morro Rivers in the northwest and the Cavalla in the east and southeast are major rivers and form sections of Liberia’s boundaries.
- Natural resources: It has natural resources like Iron diamonds, gold, lead, manganese, graphite, cyanite.
Niger river runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3
Incorrect Correct Incorrect
Liberia:
- Location: It is located along the coast of western Africa.
- It is the only state in Africa which was never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic.
- Land Boundary: It is bounded by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, Côte d’Ivoire to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west.
- The Atlantic Ocean borders Liberia to the south-southwest.
- It has Cape Mount (about 1,000 feet in elevation) in the northwest, Cape Mesurado in Monrovia, and Cape Palmas in the southeast.
- Major Rivers: The Mano and Morro Rivers in the northwest and the Cavalla in the east and southeast are major rivers and form sections of Liberia’s boundaries.
- Natural resources: It has natural resources like Iron diamonds, gold, lead, manganese, graphite, cyanite.
Niger river runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about Hantavirus
- Hantaviruses are rodent-borne viruses which can cause serious illnesses and death.
- The virus cause severe infections of the lungs or kidney.
- It is contagious and can be easily transmitted from one person to another through droplets.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Incorrect Hantavirus: · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illnesses and death.
· The virus can cause severe infections of the lungs (with cough and shortness of breath) or kidneys (with abdominal pain, and sometimes kidney failure).
· It causes diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).
Transmission:
· They are spread mainly by rodents like rats and mice, and are not spread from person-to-person.
· Transmission of the virus to humans occurs through inhalation of infected rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
Symptoms:
· Symptoms of hantavirus infection can be mild or severe, depending on whether a person’s lungs become infected.
· The infection starts with sudden fever, headache, muscle aches, and sometimes abdominal symptoms, which may be followed by a cough and shortness of breath or by kidney problems.
· The infection gets worse quickly. Lung failure can occur and may lead to death.
Treatment:
· There is no specific treatment for hantavirus infection, but early medical care can help if serious disease develops.
· More than half of people who have this disease in their lungs die.
Context: A health alert has been recently issued in the United States, after a rodent-borne hantavirus killed four people.
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Incorrect Hantavirus: · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illnesses and death.
· The virus can cause severe infections of the lungs (with cough and shortness of breath) or kidneys (with abdominal pain, and sometimes kidney failure).
· It causes diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).
Transmission:
· They are spread mainly by rodents like rats and mice, and are not spread from person-to-person.
· Transmission of the virus to humans occurs through inhalation of infected rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
Symptoms:
· Symptoms of hantavirus infection can be mild or severe, depending on whether a person’s lungs become infected.
· The infection starts with sudden fever, headache, muscle aches, and sometimes abdominal symptoms, which may be followed by a cough and shortness of breath or by kidney problems.
· The infection gets worse quickly. Lung failure can occur and may lead to death.
Treatment:
· There is no specific treatment for hantavirus infection, but early medical care can help if serious disease develops.
· More than half of people who have this disease in their lungs die.
Context: A health alert has been recently issued in the United States, after a rodent-borne hantavirus killed four people.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Recently India signed a “Cultural Property Agreement” with which of the following country to prevent and curb the illicit trafficking of antiquities?
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Solution (d)
Option d Correct Cultural Property Agreement: · It is to prevent and curb the illicit trafficking of antiquities from India to the USA.
· It is aligned with the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, to which both countries are States party.
· It restricts the importation into the United States of certain archaeological material ranging in date from 1.7 million years ago through 1770 CE and certain ethnological material, which may include categories of civic, religious, and royal architectural material, religious material and ceremonial items, and manuscripts ranging in date from 2nd century BCE to 1947 CE.
· As per the agreement, the United States of America shall offer to return to India any object or material on the Designate List forfeited to the Government of the United States of America.
· It is to be noted that USA has already executed agreement with countries like -Algeria, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Jordan, Mali, Morocco, Peru and Turkey.
· Significance: The Agreement shall be helpful in quick seizure of Indian antiquities at US Customs and their repatriation back to India.
Context: Recently, the Government of India and the Government of the United States of America signed the first ever ‘Cultural Property Agreement’ on the sidelines of the 46th World Heritage Committee, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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Solution (d)
Option d Correct Cultural Property Agreement: · It is to prevent and curb the illicit trafficking of antiquities from India to the USA.
· It is aligned with the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, to which both countries are States party.
· It restricts the importation into the United States of certain archaeological material ranging in date from 1.7 million years ago through 1770 CE and certain ethnological material, which may include categories of civic, religious, and royal architectural material, religious material and ceremonial items, and manuscripts ranging in date from 2nd century BCE to 1947 CE.
· As per the agreement, the United States of America shall offer to return to India any object or material on the Designate List forfeited to the Government of the United States of America.
· It is to be noted that USA has already executed agreement with countries like -Algeria, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Jordan, Mali, Morocco, Peru and Turkey.
· Significance: The Agreement shall be helpful in quick seizure of Indian antiquities at US Customs and their repatriation back to India.
Context: Recently, the Government of India and the Government of the United States of America signed the first ever ‘Cultural Property Agreement’ on the sidelines of the 46th World Heritage Committee, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about GROWTH-India Telescope
- It is India’s first fully robotic optical research telescope
- The telescope’s primary mission is to discover exoplanets.
Choose the incorrect statements:
Correct
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2
Correct Incorrect
GROWTH-India Telescope:
- It is India’s first fully robotic optical research telescope
- The telescope’s primary mission is to observe explosive transients and variable sources, including near-Earth asteroids.
- Location: The telescope is located at the Indian Astronomical Observatory site at Hanle, Ladakh. Situated at 4500 meters above mean sea level, this is one of the highest observatory sites in the world and one of the best telescope locations in the country.
- It joins The Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) the gamma-ray array telescope (HAGAR), and the imaging Cherenkov telescope (MACE) at this site.
- It was constructed through a partnership between the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), with support from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum.
- GROWTH-India project is part of an international network of observatories, known as the Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen (GROWTH).
- It aims to provide continuous monitoring of interesting celestial events. The network’s collaborative approach ensures that observations are not interrupted by daylight, allowing for comprehensive data collection.
Context: Recently, the GROWTH-India Telescope made a remarkable observation, capturing a 116-meter, building-sized asteroid as it made its closest approach to Earth.
Incorrect
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2
Correct Incorrect
GROWTH-India Telescope:
- It is India’s first fully robotic optical research telescope
- The telescope’s primary mission is to observe explosive transients and variable sources, including near-Earth asteroids.
- Location: The telescope is located at the Indian Astronomical Observatory site at Hanle, Ladakh. Situated at 4500 meters above mean sea level, this is one of the highest observatory sites in the world and one of the best telescope locations in the country.
- It joins The Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) the gamma-ray array telescope (HAGAR), and the imaging Cherenkov telescope (MACE) at this site.
- It was constructed through a partnership between the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), with support from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum.
- GROWTH-India project is part of an international network of observatories, known as the Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen (GROWTH).
- It aims to provide continuous monitoring of interesting celestial events. The network’s collaborative approach ensures that observations are not interrupted by daylight, allowing for comprehensive data collection.
Context: Recently, the GROWTH-India Telescope made a remarkable observation, capturing a 116-meter, building-sized asteroid as it made its closest approach to Earth.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
- It is a decentralized, state-based surveillance programme in the country.
- The programme is implemented by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with the assistance from World Bank.
Choose the correct statements:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP): · It is a decentralized, state-based surveillance programme in the country.
· It was launched with World Bank assistance in November 2004 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
· Objectives: To strengthen/maintain a decentralized laboratory-based IT enabled disease surveillance system for epidemic-prone diseases to monitor disease trends and to detect and respond to outbreaks in the early rising phase through trained Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).
Programme Components:
· Integration and decentralization of surveillance activities through the establishment of surveillance units at the Centre, State, and District levels.
· Human Resource Development: Training of State Surveillance Officers, District Surveillance Officers, RRT, and other medical and paramedical staff on principles of disease surveillance.
· Use of Information Communication Technology for collection, collation, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of data.
· Strengthening of public health laboratories.
· Inter sectoral coordination for zoonotic diseases.
Data Management:
· Under IDSP, data is collected on epidemic-prone diseases on a weekly basis (Monday–Sunday).
· The information is collected in three specified reporting formats, namely “S”(suspected cases), “P” (presumptive cases), and “L” (laboratory confirmed cases), filled by Health Workers, Clinicians, and Laboratory staff, respectively.
· IDSP receives disease outbreak reports from the States/UTs on a weekly basis. Even NIL weekly reporting is mandated, and compilation of disease outbreaks/alerts is done on a weekly basis.
· The weekly data gives information on the disease trendsand seasonality of diseases.
· Whenever there is a rising trend of illnesses in any area, it is investigated by the RRTs to diagnose and control the outbreak.
· Data analysis and actions are being undertaken by respective State/District Surveillance Units.
Context: A total of 1,862 disease outbreaks were reported to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme last year, with the highest number being reported from Kerala, the Lok Sabha was informed recently.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP): · It is a decentralized, state-based surveillance programme in the country.
· It was launched with World Bank assistance in November 2004 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
· Objectives: To strengthen/maintain a decentralized laboratory-based IT enabled disease surveillance system for epidemic-prone diseases to monitor disease trends and to detect and respond to outbreaks in the early rising phase through trained Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).
Programme Components:
· Integration and decentralization of surveillance activities through the establishment of surveillance units at the Centre, State, and District levels.
· Human Resource Development: Training of State Surveillance Officers, District Surveillance Officers, RRT, and other medical and paramedical staff on principles of disease surveillance.
· Use of Information Communication Technology for collection, collation, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of data.
· Strengthening of public health laboratories.
· Inter sectoral coordination for zoonotic diseases.
Data Management:
· Under IDSP, data is collected on epidemic-prone diseases on a weekly basis (Monday–Sunday).
· The information is collected in three specified reporting formats, namely “S”(suspected cases), “P” (presumptive cases), and “L” (laboratory confirmed cases), filled by Health Workers, Clinicians, and Laboratory staff, respectively.
· IDSP receives disease outbreak reports from the States/UTs on a weekly basis. Even NIL weekly reporting is mandated, and compilation of disease outbreaks/alerts is done on a weekly basis.
· The weekly data gives information on the disease trendsand seasonality of diseases.
· Whenever there is a rising trend of illnesses in any area, it is investigated by the RRTs to diagnose and control the outbreak.
· Data analysis and actions are being undertaken by respective State/District Surveillance Units.
Context: A total of 1,862 disease outbreaks were reported to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme last year, with the highest number being reported from Kerala, the Lok Sabha was informed recently.
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