World TB Day and TB Mukt Bharat

1. Question 1Answer C

   World TB Day, 24 March, marks whose 1882 announcement of identifying the tuberculosis bacillus?

   • ALouis Pasteur
   • BAlexander Fleming
   • CCorrect answer: Robert Koch
   • DEdward Jenner

   Core Trigger: World TB Day, 24 March, marks Robert Koch's 1882 announcement that he had identified the tuberculosis bacillus.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 1

2. Question 2Answer D

   India's TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has run since which month?

   • AMarch 2025
   • BOctober 2023
   • CMarch 2024
   • DCorrect answer: December 2024

   Campaign: India's TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has run since December 2024.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 2

3. Question 3Answer A

   Who is Director-General of the World Health Organization?

   • ACorrect answer: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
   • BSoumya Swaminathan
   • CMargaret Chan
   • DGro Harlem Brundtland

   Current Head: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is Director-General of the World Health Organization.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 3

4. Question 4Answer B

   Which tool supports TB screening of vulnerable people under the campaign?

   • AMobile CT scan vans
   • BCorrect answer: AI-enabled handheld X-ray machines
   • CDrone-based sample couriers
   • DWearable cough monitors

   Key Tool: AI-enabled handheld X-ray machines support screening of vulnerable people.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 4

5. Question 5Answer D

   How many people were screened under the campaign?

   • AOver 5 crore
   • BOver 10 crore
   • COver 40 crore
   • DCorrect answer: Over 20 crore

   Data: Over 20 crore people were screened and 32.65 lakh patients found, nearly 10.9 lakh without symptoms.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 5

6. Question 6Answer C

   Which is/are correct? 1. The National TB Elimination Programme is under the Union Health Ministry. 2. It set India's goal of ending TB by 2030.

   • AOnly 2
   • BBoth 1 and 2
   • CCorrect answer: Only 1
   • DNeither

   Stakeholders: The National TB Elimination Programme under the Union Health Ministry set India's goal of ending TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global target.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 6

7. Question 7Answer B

   Where is the World Health Organization headquartered?

   • AVienna, Austria
   • BCorrect answer: Geneva, Switzerland
   • CParis, France
   • DNew York, USA

   Headquarters: WHO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 8

8. Question 8Answer A

   In which year was World TB Day first observed?

   • ACorrect answer: 1982
   • B1972
   • C1992
   • D2000

   Founded: World TB Day was first observed in 1982, the centenary of Koch's discovery.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 9

9. Question 9Answer B

   Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity (1996) held that denying emergency medical care violates which Article?

   • AArticle 14
   • BCorrect answer: Article 21
   • CArticle 19
   • DArticle 32

   Landmark: Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity (1996) held that denying emergency medical care violates Article 21.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 10

10. Question 10Answer C

    Which is/are correct? 1. Article 47 makes raising public health a duty of the State. 2. TB became notifiable in India in 2012.

    • AOnly 1
    • BOnly 2
    • CCorrect answer: Both 1 and 2
    • DNeither

    Articles: Article 47 makes raising public health a duty of the State; TB became notifiable in India in 2012.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 375, point 11

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