UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 187

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 187

Question 11 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements regarding 'LaQshya' Programme.
  1. Government of India launched "LaQshya" to improve quality of care in labour room and maternity operation theatres in all health facilities.
  2. It aims to reduce preventable maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity and stillbirths.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None
Question 11 Explanation: 

Government of India has launched "LaQshya" (Labour room Quality improvement Initiative) to improve quality of care in labour room and maternity operation theatres in public health facilities.

It's a multipronged approach focused at Intrapartum and immediate postpartum period.

Aim: To reduce preventable maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity and stillbirths associated with the care around delivery in Labour room and Maternity Operation Theatre and ensure respectful maternity care.

Objectives:

  1. To reduce maternal and newborn mortality & morbidity due to hemorrhage, retained placenta, preterm, preeclampsia and eclampsia, obstructed labour, puerperal sepsis, newborn asphyxia, and newborn sepsis, etc.
  2. To improve Quality of care during the delivery and immediate post-partum care, stabilization of complications and ensure timely referrals, and enable an effective two-way follow-up system.
  3. To enhance satisfaction of beneficiaries visiting the health facilities and provide Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) to all pregnant women attending the public health facilities.

Following types of healthcare facilities have been identified for implementation of LaQshya program:

  1. Government medical college hospitals.
  2. District Hospitals & equivalent health facilities.
  3. Designated FRUs and high case load CHCs with over 100 deliveries/month (60 in hills and desert areas)

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Question 12 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Recently "MOSAiC" has been in news sometimes related to
A
Interior decoration
B
Polar expedition
C
Weather observing satellite
D
None of the above
Question 12 Explanation: 
Refer: https:/ the-study-of-arctic-climate-mosaic-expedition/
Question 13 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to 'Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)'
  1. The district collectors have been empowered to conduct investigations that affect interests of consumer under the aegis of CCPA.
  2. It is to be set up under Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 2019.
Select the correct statements
A
1 Only
B
2 Only
C
Both
D
None
Question 13 Explanation: 
Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be set up under Consumer Protection Act 2019, will address issues related to consumer rights, unfair trade practices, misleading advertisements and impose penalties for selling spurious and adulterated products.

Parliament last year approved 'The Consumer Protection Bill 2019', replacing the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The law seeks to revamp the process of administration and settlement of consumer disputes, with strict penalties, including jail term for adulteration and misleading ads by firms.

The district collectors have also been empowered to conduct investigations that affect the interests of the consumer as a class under the new law under the aegis of CCPA. The establishment of a central authority and initiating action as a class comes as an additional mode of relief that can be exercised along with individual consumers filing complaints to address their grievances thereby having two parallel proceedings.

Question 14 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements: 1.A series of uprisings of people in the recent past referred to as 'Arab Spring' originally started from Tunisia
  1. Tunisia lies in the Sahel region of Africa
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 14 Explanation: 

The Arab Spring is a misnomer used by the media to describe the uprising that the self-immolation of Mohammad Bouazizi unleashed in Tunisia on December 18, 2010 in protest against police corruption and ill-treatment - a spark that ignited into wildfire and spread to Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen and to other countries. (The uprising in Tunisia is specifically referred to as the Jasmine Revolution.) Sahel is a semiarid region of western and north-central Africa extending from Senegal eastward to The Sudan. It forms a transitional zone between the arid Sahara (desert) to the north and the belt of humid savannas to the south. Q1 CS(P) 2014: http://mrunal.org/2014/08/answerkey-csat-2014-international-relation-defense.html ; https://www.britannica.com/place/Sahel ; Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/after-the-spring-the-seventh-anniversary-of-the-jasmine-revolution/article22444684.ece ; - "

Question 15 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following best describes 'INS Arihant', which was recently seen in news?
A
Amphibious warfare ship
B
Torpedo launch and recovery vessel
C
Nuclear-powered submarine
D
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
Question 15 Explanation: 
Nuclear-powered submarine. INS Arihant (meaning: Slayer of enemies), nicknamed mini-bomber and built by the Ship Building Centre in Vishakhapatnam, is India's first indigenously-built nuclear submarine.
There are 15 questions to complete.