Prelims Power Play 29 February 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Every year, on the last day of February, the world comes together to observe Rare Disease Day

Statement-II: February 29th, occurring only once every four years, represents the rarity of these conditions.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

2. ICD-11 recently in news is related to?

3. Consider the following pairs:

Islands                          Location

1. Thinadhoo            Myanmar
2. South Talpatti      Maldives
3. Kachchatheevu    Sri Lanka

How many of the above pair/s is/are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

4. Consider the following regarding

Statement-I:  Rare diseases are also called as   orphan disease.

Statement-II:  Rare diseases generally afflict orphans

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

5. Consider the following statements regarding Rare Diseases.

1. WHO defines rare disease as often debilitating lifelong disease or disorder with a prevalence of 1 or less, per 10000 population.
2. India doesn’t have any policy on rare diseases.
3. India accounts for one-half of the global rare disease incidence.

How many of the above statements are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below: