Stroke: Every Second Counts
- According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, how many deaths occur worldwide annually due to stroke? – 9.4 million
- What was the estimated number of stroke cases in India in 2019? – 1.29 million
- According to WHO, by how much has stroke increased over the past 17 years? – 50%
- What percentage of all strokes are ischemic strokes? – 87%
- In the FAST test for stroke recognition, what does “F” stand for? – Face drooping
- What percentage of all strokes are hemorrhagic strokes? – 13%
- On which date is World Stroke Day observed every year? – 29 October ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Govt. Magazines Exam Pointers
- 1 Human-Wildlife Conflict in India
- 2 Wastewater Pollution Threatening Marine Protected Areas
- 3 India’s Energy Transition Amidst Global Turmoil
- 4 Center-State Coordinated Strategy for LWE Eradication
- 5 Bastar Olympics: A New Wave of Peace, Participation, and Change
- 6 Eklavya Model Residential Schools
- 7 From Security to Connectivity: The Role of Telecom Revolution in Naxal-Free India
- 8 Bastar Pandum: Restoration of Culture, Identity, and Peace
- 9 Social Security through Technology
- 10 Empowering Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) through Technology
