Q.: Which disease has India officially eliminated as a public health problem according to the WHO certification in October 2024?
A) Malaria
B) Trachoma
C) Tuberculosis
D) Polio
Answer
Answer: B) Trachoma
India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the third country in the South-East Asia region to achieve this milestone, as announced by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Q.: Trachoma, once a leading cause of blindness in India, was caused by:
A) Streptococcus pneumoniae
B) Chlamydia Trachomatis
C) Escherichia coli
D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Answer
Answer: B) Chlamydia Trachomatis
Trachoma, a contagious bacterial eye infection caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis. It affects the eyes and spreads through the eyes, eyelids, nose, or throat secretions of infected people
Q.: What change did the RBI make to its monetary policy stance in October 2024?
A) Moved from ‘neutral’ to ‘accommodative’
B) Shifted from ‘withdrawal of accommodation’ to ‘neutral’
C) Shifted to ‘tightening’
D) Adopted an ‘expansionary’ stance
Answer
Answer: B) Shifted from ‘withdrawal of accommodation’ to ‘neutral’
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a shift in the central bank’s monetary policy stance from “withdrawal of accommodation” to “neutral.” This change allows the RBI to balance inflation control with economic growth support.
Q.: Who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs in protein structure research?
A) Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier
B) David Baker, John Jumper, and Demis Hassabis
C) Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez
D) Frances Arnold, George Smith, and Gregory Winter
Answer
Answer: B) David Baker, John Jumper, and Demis Hassabis
David Baker, John Jumper, and Demis Hassabis were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking contributions to protein structure research.