Ans: C

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WHO launches ICD-11, Traditional Medicine Module 2.

Statement 1 is correct: The data and terminology relating to diseases based on Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine have been included in the WHO ICD-11 classification. With this effort, the terminology defining diseases in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha medicine has been indexed as a code and included in the WHO Disease Classification Series ICD-11.  The inclusion of traditional medical terminologies in ICD-11 forms a link between traditional medicine and global standards. The indexing of disease terminology related to traditional medicine in ICD-11 proves to be a milestone in building a unified global tradition. Moreover, it will further strengthen India’s routine health system.

Statement 2 is correct: Originating in the 19th century, the latest version of the ICD, ICD-11, was adopted by the 72nd World Health Assembly in 2019 and came into effect on 1st January 2022. For more than a century, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) has been the basis for comparable statistics on causes of mortality and morbidity between places and over time.

Ans: D

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Space X, Blue Origin and Orienspace are private players in the Space Industry whereas NASA is a US government agency.

• SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is an American aerospace company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk that helped usher in the era of commercial spaceflight. 
• Blue Origin is a private player in Space industry founded by Jeff Bezos.
• Orienspace is a Chinese space startup.
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. 

Ans: A

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Statement 1 is correct: Atal Setu is about 21.8 km long 6-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land. It  is the longest bridge in India and also the longest sea bridge in India. 

Statement 2 is incorrect: Atal Setu  will provide faster connectivity to Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport and will also reduce the travel time from Mumbai to Pune, Goa and South India.

The bridge ‘Maitri Setu’ has been built over Feni river which flows between the Indian boundary in Tripura State and Bangladesh. The name ‘Maitri Setu’ symbolises growing bilateral relations and friendly ties between India and Bangladesh.

Ans: C

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• In 2004, the Government of India decided to create a new category of languages called “classical languages”.
• In 2006, it laid down the criteria for conferring classical language status. So far, six languages are granted classical language status in India.

• Once a language is declared classical, it gets financial assistance for setting up a centre of excellence for the study of that language and also opens up an avenue for two major awards for scholars of eminence. 
• Besides, the University Grants Commission can be requested to create – to begin with at least in Central Universities – a certain number of professional chairs for classical languages for scholars of eminence in the language.

Ans: B

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Statement 1 is correct:  Aditya L1 is the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun. Aditya-L1 was launched by ISRO with the mission of observing and helping us better understand the Sun.

Statement 2 is correct: Aditya-L1 is located outside the Earth’s atmosphere and its instruments can observe the ultraviolet radiation from the corona, and in the process, better understand its workings. 

Statement 3 is incorrect: Aditya L1 is not the only space mission placed at L1 point.

A few space missions are already parked around the L1 point, including the LISA Pathfinder, and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), both collaborative missions of NASA and the European Space Agency.