Who released the commemorative stamps on breast cancer awareness for the Department of Posts?
- A.Dr. Pushp Lata, Additional Director General
- B.Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary
- C.Manisha Sinha, Director General Postal Services
- D.The Union Minister of Communications
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Explanation
The correct answer is Manisha Sinha, Director General Postal Services. She released the souvenir sheet of two commemorative stamps on breast cancer awareness at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi, in the presence of Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava and other senior officials of both ministries. In her address she said commemorative stamps are an important medium for showing a country's priorities and spreading awareness beyond geographical boundaries, urged regular screening and early detection, and spoke of postcards as a medium of encouragement for women under treatment. Option B names the Health Secretary, who was present and spoke at the event but is not from the Department of Posts. Option A names the Additional Director General who closed the programme with an address on the burden of breast cancer. Option D is wrong because no minister performed the release; it was done at the level of the Director General Postal Services.
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Practice Questions
Where were the commemorative postage stamps on breast cancer awareness released?
- A.Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
- B.Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
- C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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The special souvenir sheet carrying two commemorative postage stamps on breast cancer awareness, together with a set of picture postcards, was released there by Director General Postal Services Manisha Sinha in the presence of Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with senior officials of…
Read the full explanation →How many screenings for oral, breast and cervical cancers have been conducted in all under the NP-NCD programme?
- A.49.02 crore
- B.22.90 crore
- C.86.97 crore
- D.14.05 crore
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Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, that is the total of screenings carried out across the country for oral, breast and cervical cancers.
Read the full explanation →In which State did overall telecom network availability reach 99.18 percent after Cyclone Arnab, with eleven Cell on Wheels deployed?
- A.Odisha
- B.Tamil Nadu
- C.Andhra Pradesh
- D.West Bengal
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Overall telecom network availability in the State was reported at 99.18 percent, and among the districts the cyclone hit hardest the figure stood at 98.5 per cent in West Godavari and 91.96 per cent in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema.
Read the full explanation →What does the Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) arrangement allow a mobile subscriber to do?
- A.Make all calls free of charge anywhere in India
- B.Connect to another operator's network within the same telecom circle
- C.Use a satellite phone without a separate licence
- D.Change the mobile number without changing the SIM card
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Intra-Circle Roaming is a telecom arrangement under which a subscriber latches on to another service provider's network inside the same circle, so mobile services keep working even where the subscriber's own operator has no coverage in that particular area.
Read the full explanation →Which cyclone's damage led the Department of Telecommunications to keep Intra-Circle Roaming operational across districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha?
- A.Cyclone Montha
- B.Cyclone Arnab
- C.Cyclone Remal
- D.Cyclone Dana
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It came ashore along the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, and the heavy rainfall, flash floods, tree falls and power infrastructure damage that followed disrupted telecom services in parts of both States and the adjoining regions.
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