[UPSC PRELIMS 2014] Insights Secure Prelims-2014, 09 July 2014

With reference to Filariasis, consider the following statements

1. Lymphatic filariasis is transmitted through mosquito bites
2. The persons with chronic filarial swellings suffer severely from the disease but no longer transmit the infection
3. In India, 99.4% of the cases of lymphatic filariasis are caused by the species – Brugia malayi

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to ‘Brain Death’, consider the following statements

1. In India, organs from a dead body can be removed only if the body is certified to be ‘brain dead’
2. In India, the stage at which all functions of the brain stem have permanently and irreversibly ceased, such stage is called as ‘brain dead’

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

With reference to tobacco and its effect on health, consider the following statements

1. Tobacco smoke contains cyanide, benzene, formaldehyde and other nearly 7000 chemicals
2. Tobacco also contain radioactive carcinogens which trigger various cancers
3. In India, tobacco use is discouraged by the enforcement of Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, (COTPA), 2003

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), consider the following statements

1. The International Institute for Population Sciences(IIPS) is the nodal agency, responsible for providing coordination and technical guidance for the NFH survey
2. Till now four surveys have been conducted and provided essential data on health and family welfare needed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. Ladakh is not connected by any National Highway
2. The new NH 44 runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?