Health, Chemicals, Pharma & Food Processing Schemes — Practice MCQs

Questions: 10 | Attempted: 0

Q1GS-IIImoderate· statement correct

With reference to the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q2GS-IIImoderate· statement correct

Consider the following about the PRIP (Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma & MedTech) Scheme:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q3GS-IIImoderate· match pairs

Match List-I (PRIP Component B priority area) with List-II (Example):

List I

List II

Choose the correct match:

(A) Precision-Gene therapy; NCEs-Novel APIs; Orphan-Rare diseases; AMR-Antimicrobial drugs(B) Precision-Novel APIs; NCEs-Gene therapy; Orphan-Rare diseases; AMR-Antimicrobial drugs(C) Precision-Antimicrobial drugs; NCEs-Novel APIs; Orphan-Gene therapy; AMR-Rare diseases(D) Precision-Gene therapy; NCEs-Rare diseases; Orphan-Novel APIs; AMR-Antimicrobial drugs

Q4GS-IImoderate· statement reason

Consider the following:

Assertion (A): The Supreme Court has ruled that the PMGKY ₹50-lakh insurance scheme covers private practitioners whose services were requisitioned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reason (R): The scheme is administered by New India Assurance with the Central Government bearing 100% of the premium.

(A) Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A(B) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A(C) A is true but R is false(D) A is false but R is true

Q5GS-IIeasy· statement correct

Consider the following about Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA):

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q6GS-IIeasy· direct

PMSMA was launched in June 2016 as a flagship initiative under which programme?

(A) Janani Suraksha Yojana(B) National Health Mission(C) Ayushman Bharat(D) POSHAN Abhiyaan

Q7GS-IIImoderate· statement correct

With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q8GS-IIImoderate· match pairs

Match List-I (PMKSY Food Processing component) with List-II (Description):

List I

List II

Choose the correct match:

(A) Cold Chain-Farm-gate cold chain; APC-Smaller processing units; Unit Scheme-Capacity creation; FTL-Food labs(B) Cold Chain-Smaller processing units; APC-Farm-gate cold chain; Unit Scheme-Food labs; FTL-Capacity creation(C) Cold Chain-Capacity creation; APC-Farm-gate cold chain; Unit Scheme-Smaller processing units; FTL-Food labs(D) Cold Chain-Food labs; APC-Smaller processing units; Unit Scheme-Capacity creation; FTL-Farm-gate cold chain

Q9GS-IIImoderate· statement correct

Consider the following about the QCI initiatives for food safety mentioned under PMKSY:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q10GS-IIIeasy· direct

Which of the following best distinguishes the two schemes that share the acronym 'PMKSY'?

(A) One is run by the Ministry of Agriculture for irrigation; the other by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries for agro-processing infrastructure(B) One is a Central Sector Scheme; the other is a state-level scheme(C) Both are run by the Ministry of Agriculture but for different crops(D) Both target the same beneficiaries but with different funding ratios