Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct for health? (i) A person's state in the absence of physical illness, disease and mental distress (ii) The disorder of structure or function in a human body. (iii) The change in the physical structure of the human body. (iv) The state of complete physical, mental and social well being.

  1. Both (i) and (iii)

  2. Both (i) and (iv)

  3. Both (ii) and (iii)

  4. Both (iii) and (iv)
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Explanation

The WHO defines health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being' (statement iv). Statement (i) describes only the absence of illness, which is incomplete. Statements (ii) and (iii) describe disease/disorder, not health. Therefore both (i) and (iv) are correct statements about health.

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