RAS question
Approximately how many diabetes cases does India have according to ICMR 2023 data?
Correct answer: (C) 101 million.
According to ICMR INDIAB 2023 data cited by the Press Information Bureau, India has approximately 10.1 crore diabetes cases.
Explanation
The correct figure is 10.1 crore, which corresponds to the 101 million option. The Press Information Bureau, citing the Indian Council of Medical Research - India Diabetes (ICMR INDIAB) study published in 2023, states that diabetes prevalence in India is 10.1 crore. This is why option C is the best answer, while lower figures such as 5 crore or 7.5 crore understate the ICMR estimate. This disease burden, alongside India's 25.4 crore obese citizens, makes affordable semaglutide generics significant from a public-health perspective.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 5 crore is too low because the PIB-cited ICMR INDIAB 2023 figure is 10.1 crore diabetes cases.
- (B) 7.5 crore understates the prevalence reported in the ICMR INDIAB 2023 data, which is 10.1 crore.
- (D) 15 crore overstates the cited ICMR figure; the PIB release gives diabetes prevalence as 10.1 crore.
Concept
This tests the use of official health-survey data in Science and Technology and public-health questions. Such figures recur in RAS because disease burden, screening and affordable treatment policy are frequent links between health statistics and governance.