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Topic 375 · Important Days, Events & Anniversaries

World TB Day and TB Mukt Bharat

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: World TB Day, 24 March, marks Robert Koch's 1882 announcement that he had identified the tuberculosis bacillus.
  2. Campaign: India's TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has run since December 2024.
  3. Current Head: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is Director-General of the World Health Organization.
  4. Key Tool: AI-enabled handheld X-ray machines support screening of vulnerable people.
  5. Data: Over 20 crore people were screened and 32.65 lakh patients found, nearly 10.9 lakh without symptoms.
  6. 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.
  7. India Link: India carries roughly a quarter of the world's TB cases, the highest national burden of any country.
  8. Headquarters: WHO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
  9. Founded: World TB Day was first observed in 1982, the centenary of Koch's discovery.
  10. Landmark: Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity (1996) held that denying emergency medical care violates Article 21.
  11. Articles: Article 47 makes raising public health a duty of the State; TB became notifiable in India in 2012.
  12. Doctrine: A notifiable disease is one that clinicians and laboratories must legally report to public health authorities for tracking and control.
Question 1 of 10

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

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Answer: (C) Robert Koch

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

Question 2 of 10

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

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Answer: (D) December 2024

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

Question 3 of 10

Who is Director-General of the World Health Organization?

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Answer: (A) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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

Question 4 of 10

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

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Answer: (B) AI-enabled handheld X-ray machines

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

Question 5 of 10

How many people were screened under the campaign?

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Answer: (D) 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

Question 6 of 10

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.

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Answer: (C) Only 1

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

Question 7 of 10

Where is the World Health Organization headquartered?

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Answer: (B) Geneva, Switzerland

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

Question 8 of 10

In which year was World TB Day first observed?

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Answer: (A) 1982

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

Question 9 of 10

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

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Answer: (B) Article 21

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

Question 10 of 10

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

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

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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