UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 186

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 186

Question 1 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statement National Action Plan for viral Hepatitis
  1. National Viral Hepatitis Control Program aims to combat hepatitis and achieve goal of countrywide elimination of Hepatitis C by 2030.
  2. One model hepatitis treatment centre will be established in each State in a government institution in the first year and model centres will be increased gradually.
Choose the correct option
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 1 Explanation: 
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the National Action Plan - Viral Hepatitis. Technical Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B was also released.

The Action Plan provides a strategic framework, based on which National Viral Hepatitis Control Program was framed and launched in 2018. According to the action plan, one model hepatitis treatment centre will be established in each State in a government institution in the first year and model centres will be increased gradually.

National Viral Hepatitis Control Program aims to combat hepatitis and achieve goal of countrywide elimination of Hepatitis C by 2030. It also seeks to achieve significant reduction in the infected population, morbidity and mortality associated with Hepatitis B and C, A and E.

Question 2 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to GreenPeace India Annual Report 2018:
1. Jharia in Jharkhand was ranked as the most polluted city in the country in 2018
2. Report is based on analysis of Carbon Dioxide emission data across 287 cities
Which of the following below given codes are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 2 Explanation: 
Greenpeace India has released an annual report on the most polluted cities in India. The report is based on analysis of particulate matter data across 287 cities. It has used Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data to rank the most polluted cities in India. Jharia in Jharkhand which is known for its underground coal fires was ranked as the most polluted city in the country in 2018. Dhanbad in Jharkhand was ranked as the second-most polluted city in India. Delhi was 10th most polluted city in 2018 and improvement by two ranks as compared to 2017. Lunglei in Mizoram was the least polluted city in India followed by Meghalaya's Dowki. Further, six of the top-10 polluted cities are in Uttar Pradesh namely Noida, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Allahabad, Moradabad and Firozabad.
Question 3 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct regarding Exo-planets?
  1. Planets of our solar system are also called as exoplanets.
  2. EPIC (K2-236b) is the first exoplanet discovered by the Indian Space Agency.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 3 Explanation: 
2 only is correct. Planet outside our solar system is called exoplanets. EPIC(K2-236b) is the first exoplanet discovered by the Indian Space Agency. In an epic Indian discovery, a team from the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, has spotted for the first time a distant planet six times bigger than Earth and revolving around a Sun-like star about 600 light years away. Both the planet and the star have been named EPIC.
Question 4 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
2019 World Press Freedom Index is released by
A
World Economic Forum
B
International Federation of Journalists
C
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
D
None of the above
Question 4 Explanation: 

2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), covering 180 countries and territories.

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Question 5 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct?
  1. Saturation of oceans with oxygen altered the character of atmosphere.
  2. Life evolved first in oceans before on the land.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 5 Explanation: 
Both 1 and 2
There are 5 questions to complete.