Prelims Power Play 24 March 2024

1. Which nation among the following passed the law, known as Article 23, that covers newly defined acts of treason, espionage, theft of state secrets, sedition and foreign interference?

2. Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol drugs  in news today is used to treat?

3. Consider the following sequence of migrations of early Humans

1. Arab peninsula
2. India
3. Africa
4. Australia

Arrange in the correct sequence of order of migration

4. Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy:

1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women.
2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of child-birth.
3. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents.
4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

5. Consider the following statements

1. The World Health Organization recommends haemoglobinas the biomarker to assess population-based prevalence estimates of anaemia
2. Haemoglobin is assessed in a whole blood sample using either venous or capillary blood.
3. Venous blood samples are collected from a vein whereas Capillary blood samples are collected by pricking the skin of the finger.
4. Capillary blood is the gold standard source of blood;

How many of the above is /are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.