UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Malaria in Bombay

Q1. Which one of the following organisations was the principal organiser of the International Malaria Conference (IMC) 2026 held in New Delhi?

  • A. National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC)
  • B. ICMR–National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR–NIMR)
  • C. National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
  • D. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

Q2. India's currently operational National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination, which guides the push for zero indigenous cases, covers which one of the following periods?

  • A. 2016–2030
  • B. 2017–2022
  • C. 2023–2027
  • D. 2025–2030

Q3. As per official data cited on World Malaria Day 2025, how many States/UTs in India remained classified as 'high burden' (Category 3) for malaria in 2023?

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 5
  • D. 10

Q4. With reference to India's malaria situation between the 2015 baseline and 2023, consider the following statements: 1. India recorded over an 80% reduction in malaria cases between 2015 and 2023. 2. The number of States/UTs in Category 3 (high burden) fell from ten in 2015 to only two in 2023. 3. India was the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to exit the High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) group, doing so in 2024. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. India recorded over an 80% reduction in malaria cases between 2015 and 2023.
  2. The number of States/UTs in Category 3 (high burden) fell from ten in 2015 to only two in 2023.
  3. India was the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to exit the High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) group, doing so in 2024.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3