1. The Indian rhino is listed as weak within the IUCN Red List.

2. Indian Rhinos are solely present in north-eastern India.

3. Rhino horn is utilized in conventional Chinese drugs to remedy a spread of illnesses.

4. The variety of Indian Rhinos has decreased as of a decade in the past.

How most of the statements given above are right?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All 4

QUESTION 2

Consider the next pairs:

How most of the pairs given above are accurately matched?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 3

Consider the next statements:

1. More than 1 / 4 of the inhabitants was both diabetic or in pre-diabetic stage.

2. The prevalence of diabetes was increased in rural areas as in comparison with city areas.

Which of the assertion(s) given above is/are right?

(a) 1 solely

(b) 2 solely

(c) Both 1 and a couple of

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

QUESTION 4

Which of the next nations have launched “Smart Lander for Investigating Moon” or SLIM?

(a) China

(b) United States

(c) Russia

(d) Japan

QUESTION 5

With reference to the cervical cancer, take into account the next statements:

1. It is attributable to the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

2. It is the second most prevalent widespread most cancers in India.

3. Cervavac is the primary indigenous vaccine towards cervical most cancers.

How most of the statements given above are right?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

ANSWERS TO THE MCQs

1. (b)

FYI:

— The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is discovered solely within the Brahmaputra valley, elements of North Bengal, and elements of southern Nepal. Hence, assertion 2 shouldn’t be right.

— It has a single black horn that will develop to be 60 cm lengthy and a powerful, grey-brown conceal with pores and skin wrinkles that provides the animal its armour-plated look.

— The Indian rhino is listed as weak (higher than endangered, worse than close to threatened) within the IUCN Red List. Hence, assertion 1 is right.

— The WWF says the “recovery of the greater one-horned rhino is among the greatest conservation success stories in Asia”.

— According to the WWF, there are round 3,700 Indian rhinos within the wild immediately. Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) alone has 2,613 animals, in response to a census carried out in March 2022.

— Rhinos have been poached for his or her horn, which is prized in some cultures.

— Rhino horn is utilized in conventional Chinese drugs to remedy a spread of illnesses, from most cancers to hangovers, and in addition as an aphrodisiac. In Vietnam, a rhino horn is taken into account a standing image. Hence, assertion 3 is right.

— According to the State of the Rhino 2023, the anticipated variety of higher one-horned rhinos is 4014, and the pattern is upward. Hence, assertion 4 shouldn’t be right.

Therefore, possibility (b) is the right reply.

2. (d)

FYI:

Therefore, possibility (d) is the right reply.

(Other Source: wii.gov.in)

3. (a)

FYI:

— According to a lately printed research by the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and the Indian Council of Medical Research, India has approximately 101 million people with diabetes and another 136 million people in pre-diabetes stages.

The research discovered:

(i) More than 1 / 4 of the inhabitants was both diabetic or in pre-diabetic stage. 11.4 per cent of India’s inhabitants or 101 million individuals are residing with diabetes. Whereas 15.3 per cent of the inhabitants or a further 136 million individuals are pre-diabetic. Hence, assertion 1 is right.

(ii) The prevalence of hypertension or hypertension was discovered to be increased nonetheless within the nation. Around 35.5 per cent of the inhabitants or 315 million individuals are residing with the situation.

(iii) 28.6 per cent of the inhabitants could be thought of to be overweight as per the BMI (physique mass index) measure, 39.5 per cent of the inhabitants or 351 million individuals had stomach weight problems.

Prevalence of non-communicable ailments in India. (Source: ICMR)

— India Diabetes or Indiab research is a 12 year-long undertaking with over 113,000 members. Data collected by the research through the years in phases throughout the totally different states have helped researchers in India precisely decide the prevalence of metabolic issues.

— The prevalence of diabetes stood at 16.4 per cent in city India as in comparison with 8.9 per cent in rural India. Hence, assertion 2 shouldn’t be right.

— The prevalence of diabetes was increased within the Southern states and some north Indian states reminiscent of Delhi and Punjab. The prevalence of diabetes was lowest in Uttar Pradesh at 4.8 per cent of the inhabitants.

Therefore, possibility (a) is the right reply.

4. (d)

FYI:

— The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its “Smart Lander for Investigating Moon” or SLIM lander efficiently went into lunar orbit.

— SLIM was inserted into an elliptical lunar orbit connecting the Moon’s south and north poles with a interval of about 6.4 hours.

— Its altitude might be about 600 kilometres on the level closest to the Moon (perilune) and 4,000 kilometres on the level furthest away from the Moon (apolune).

— The mission’s important goal is to display precision touchdown capabilities by touchdown inside 100 metres of the chosen website.

— According to JAXA, pinpoint touchdown know-how is crucial to guarantee that a spacecraft can land shut sufficient to scientifically attention-grabbing websites on the Moon which might be accessible by a rover. SLIM goals to land close to a small crater named Shinoli within the equatorial area.

Therefore, possibility (d) is the right reply.

5. (c)

FYI:

— Cervavac—the primary indigenous vaccine towards cervical most cancers—developed and manufactured by city-based Serum Institute of India (SII). Hence, assertion 3 is right.

— Cervical most cancers is the second most prevalent widespread most cancers in India. The nation accounts for practically one–fifth of the worldwide burden of cervical most cancers. Hence, assertion 2 is right.

— Cervical most cancers is a kind of most cancers that impacts the cells of the cervix. It is attributable to the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Hence, assertion 1 is right.

— According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), HPV is the commonest viral an infection of the reproductive tract.

— HPV vaccination can forestall greater than 90 per cent of cervical cancers when given on the really useful age.

Therefore, possibility (c) is the right reply.

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