The Health Ministry's proposal to expand authorised drug import gateways amends which rule of the Drugs Rules, 1945?
- A.Rule 43A
- B.Rule 21
- C.Rule 65
- D.Rule 96
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Explanation
The correct answer is Rule 43A. This is the provision of the Drugs Rules, 1945 that sets out the ports, airports, railway stations, road crossings and other points through which drugs may lawfully be brought into India, and it is the rule the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed to amend. The amendment would lengthen that list with a set of inland container depots, one special economic zone and one international airport, so that consignments can be cleared nearer to the warehouses and factories they are meant for. None of the other rule numbers offered is the subject of this proposal. Two things are worth carrying into the examination hall together: the parent rules date from 1945, and the entry-point list sits in Rule 43A, which covers medical devices and cosmetics as well, not medicines alone.
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Practice Questions
Which international airport has the Health Ministry proposed to authorise for the import of drugs by air?
- A.Kannur International Airport
- B.Noida International Airport
- C.Mopa International Airport
- D.Shirdi Airport
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Among the locations the Health Ministry wants added to the list of authorised import gateways, this is the only airport, and it is named specifically for drugs brought in by air.
Read the full explanation →ICD Dadri, proposed as a new gateway for importing drugs, is located in which state?
- A.Haryana
- B.Gujarat
- C.Uttar Pradesh
- D.Telangana
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ICD Dadri appears in the Health Ministry's proposal as an inland container depot in Uttar Pradesh, the same state that holds the proposal's only airport, Noida International Airport.
Read the full explanation →According to the Union Health Minister, how many AIIMS institutions are operational in India out of those sanctioned?
- A.15 of 20
- B.18 of 22
- C.20 of 25
- D.22 of 22
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Speaking at AIIMS Rajkot, the Union Health Minister said the country had moved from a single AIIMS in New Delhi to 18 operational institutions out of 22, which he described as a significant strengthening of access to specialised tertiary healthcare.
Read the full explanation →Approximately how large a population is the Advanced Radiotherapy Facility at AIIMS Rajkot expected to serve?
- A.About 54 lakh people
- B.About 1.54 crore people
- C.About 2.54 crore people
- D.About 15.4 crore people
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That is the catchment the facility is expected to cover across Saurashtra, taking in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Gir Somnath, Devbhumi Dwarka and Botad, a region made up largely of rural, semi-urban and economically weaker communities.
Read the full explanation →Under which scheme was the Advanced Radiotherapy Facility at AIIMS Rajkot set up?
- A.Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
- B.Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
- C.Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
- D.National Health Mission
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The facility at AIIMS Rajkot was established under this scheme at a cost of about Rs 39 crore, and the stated purpose was to reduce regional imbalance in the availability of tertiary healthcare.
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