By which year does the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission aim to end the disease as a public health problem?
- A.2030
- B.2035
- C.2040
- D.2047
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Explanation
The correct answer is 2047. The mission was launched in 2023 and its target year is the centenary of independence, which is why that year recurs across so many national goals and why it is the one to remember here. Option A is the year attached to a different goal mentioned in the very same release, the elimination of Hepatitis B and C as public health threats, so a candidate who mixes the two diseases will lose the mark. Options B and C are round years that carry no goal in this release at all. Along with the year, remember the mission's numbers, which India presented at the OneSCD launch: more than 7.29 crore people screened, over 20 lakh carriers identified, 2.5 lakh diagnosed and more than 4.93 crore sickle cell cards distributed, together with work on point-of-care diagnostics, hydroxyurea therapy and an indigenous gene-editing therapy.
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Practice Questions
India's two global health engagements were held on the sidelines of which session of the United Nations General Assembly?
- A.79th
- B.80th
- C.81st
- D.82nd
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Both engagements India took part in were side events of that session: the ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends of Universal Health Coverage and Global Health, and the launch of the OneSCD partnership on sickle cell disease.
Read the full explanation →How many teleconsultations has e-Sanjeevani facilitated, according to India's statement at UNGA81?
- A.297 million
- B.397 million
- C.497 million
- D.597 million
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The Union Health Secretary cited this figure as proof that technology is closing the distance between a patient in a remote area and a doctor, and she placed it beside the other digital health number from the same speech, namely that over 900 million citizens now hold a unique health…
Read the full explanation →Which country's government co-hosted the launch of the OneSCD partnership with India?
- A.Nigeria
- B.Kenya
- C.Ghana
- D.South Africa
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OneSCD, described as a global partnership to advance equity and transform sickle cell care, was launched with the Government of Nigeria among its partners, along with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Africa CDC, the World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillar II thematic clusters of Horizon Europe named as matching India's research priorities?
- A.Health
- B.Climate, energy and mobility
- C.Defence procurement and arms exports
- D.Food and the bioeconomy
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The clusters listed under Pillar II of Horizon Europe in the announcement are health; digital technologies, industry and space; climate, energy and mobility; and food and the bioeconomy.
Read the full explanation →The exploration of India's association with Horizon Europe was launched after a summit held on which date?
- A.27 January 2026
- B.15 July 2026
- C.7 November 2026
- D.15 August 2025
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According to the announcement, an exploration of the possible association was launched after the India-EU Summit held on that date, which the Ministry of Science and Technology calls historic.
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