JIPMER Entrance General Knowledge and Current Affairs Syllabus

General Knowledge and Current Affairs syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Health, Science and Environment Awareness

   4 topics

   • Major Diseases and National Health Programmes
   • Important Scientific Discoveries and Inventions
   • Nutrition, Vitamins and Public Health
   • Environment, Pollution and Conservation
2. 2

   India and the World: Static GK

   4 topics

   • Indian Polity and Constitution Basics
   • Indian and World Geography Fundamentals
   • Landmarks of Indian History and Freedom Movement
   • Important Days, Awards and Organizations
3. 3

   Current Affairs

   4 topics

   • National and International Events
   • Sports, Persons and Achievements in News
   • Government Schemes and Policies
   • Science, Technology and Health in the News

General Knowledge and Current Affairs flashcards for JIPMER Entrance

21 of 50 cards from the General Knowledge and Current Affairs deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. Which national programme launched in 1997 aims to control tuberculosis in India using the DOTS strategy, and what is its current name?

   The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), renamed the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in 2020, targeting TB elimination by 2025.

2. What is the causative organism of malaria and which vector transmits it?

   Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite (P. vivax, P. falciparum, etc.) and is transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito.

3. Name the four diseases targeted by the WHO Expanded Programme on Immunization that were the original focus of India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).

   Tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, polio, and measles were the original UIP targets (BCG, DPT, OPV, and measles vaccines).

4. Which virus causes AIDS, and which national programme addresses it in India?

   AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); it is addressed by the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) run by NACO.

5. What is Pulse Polio Immunisation and which vaccine does it administer?

   Pulse Polio is a national immunisation campaign giving the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to all children under 5 years to eradicate poliomyelitis; India was declared polio-free in 2014.

6. Who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic, and in what year?

   Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 from the mould Penicillium notatum.

7. Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

   Charles Darwin, in his 1859 work 'On the Origin of Species'.

8. Who discovered X-rays, and in what year?

   Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895, earning the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

9. Who is credited with discovering the structure of DNA as a double helix?

   James Watson and Francis Crick (with key X-ray data from Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins) in 1953.

10. Who invented the telephone and the electric light bulb (practical incandescent)?

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone (1876); Thomas Edison developed the practical incandescent light bulb (1879).

11. Which Indian scientist discovered the Raman Effect, and what Nobel Prize did he win?

    C. V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect (scattering of light) and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

12. Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy, and what is the vitamin's chemical name?

    Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency causes scurvy, marked by bleeding gums and poor wound healing.

13. Which vitamin deficiency causes rickets in children, and how is this vitamin synthesized in the body?

    Vitamin D (calciferol) deficiency causes rickets; it is synthesized in the skin on exposure to ultraviolet (sunlight).

14. Which vitamin deficiency causes night blindness, and name a rich dietary source.

    Vitamin A (retinol) deficiency causes night blindness; rich sources include carrots, green leafy vegetables, and liver.

15. Which vitamin deficiency causes beriberi, and what is the vitamin's name?

    Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency causes beriberi, affecting the nervous and cardiovascular systems.

16. Which disease results from iodine deficiency, and what national measure prevents it?

    Iodine deficiency causes goitre (and cretinism in children); universal salt iodisation (iodised salt) prevents it.

17. Distinguish between fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins with examples.

    Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) are stored in body fat and can accumulate; water-soluble vitamins (B-complex and C) are not stored and must be taken regularly.

18. What is kwashiorkor and which nutrient deficiency causes it?

    Kwashiorkor is a severe protein-energy malnutrition disorder in children caused mainly by protein deficiency, marked by oedema and a swollen belly.

19. What are the two main gases responsible for the greenhouse effect and global warming?

    Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) are the principal greenhouse gases (along with water vapour and nitrous oxide).

20. Which gas in the stratosphere protects Earth from harmful UV radiation, and which chemicals deplete it?

    Ozone (O3) shields against UV radiation; chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) deplete the ozone layer.

21. What international protocol, adopted in 1987, aims to phase out ozone-depleting substances?

    The Montreal Protocol (1987).

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