UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Fresh applications invited under PLI Scheme for Medical Devices

Q1. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Under the PLI Scheme for Medical Devices, the rate of incentive is designed to decline over the scheme period.
  2. A declining rate of support is meant to push beneficiary firms to become cost-competitive instead of relying on permanent subsidy.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q2. With reference to the promotion and the regulation of medical devices in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The rules governing medical devices have been framed under a standalone medical devices law enacted by Parliament, separate from the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
  2. Selection of an applicant under the PLI Scheme for Medical Devices amounts to regulatory approval of its devices for sale in India.
  3. A device made by a beneficiary of the PLI Scheme for Medical Devices remains subject to the licensing requirements that apply to medical devices.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 3 only

Q3. With reference to medical imaging technologies such as those targeted under PLI-MD 2.0, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. In a PET-CT scanner, the CT component also depends on a radioactive tracer introduced into the patient, so both components map the metabolic activity of tissues.
  2. PET images are built from radiation arising from positron-emitting isotopes attached to compounds introduced into the body.
  3. Ultrasound imaging uses pulses of sound above the range of human hearing, generated by a piezoelectric transducer.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q4. Consider the following assertion: Giving a relatively higher incentive to critical components under the PLI Scheme for Medical Devices can spread the gains of medical-device manufacturing beyond a few large firms. Which of the statements given above support the assertion?

  1. Component production allows smaller enterprises to participate as suppliers without having to make a complete high-end device.
  2. Growth in domestic device manufacturing creates demand for locally made components through backward linkages.
  3. Under the scheme, the rate of incentive tapers over the scheme period.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q5. A hospital needs to perform repeated imaging of a pregnant patient and wishes to avoid exposing her to ionising radiation altogether. Which one of the following pairs of imaging modalities would meet this requirement?

  • A. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound imaging
  • B. Computed tomography and ultrasound imaging
  • C. Magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography
  • D. Positron emission tomography and computed tomography