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Healthcare Policy and Economics

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Healthcare policy and economics covers medical insurance, healthcare financing, and system affordability. These topics assess your understanding of regulatory frameworks and patient care costs. They are frequently asked in civil services and state PSC examinations.

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Healthcare Policy and Economics Questions

Multiple choice

used to refer to the entire laser apparatus used in health care facilities

  1. Physician operated laser device (POLD)

  2. Dermatological laser unit (DLU)

  3. Health care laser system (HCLS)

  4. Medical laser apparatus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A Health Care Laser System (HCLS) is the formal term used to describe the entire apparatus, including the laser, power supply, and delivery system, used in a medical or clinical setting.

Multiple choice geography pollution - preventive measures human activities and environmental degradation human activities and its impact on environment pollution, sources, effects and preventive measures

A specific statutory health warning on cigarette packs was introduced in _________.

  1. 1975

  2. 1974

  3. 1985

  4. 1852
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first legislation regarding tobacco in India was the Cigarettes (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1975, which mandated specific statutory health warnings on cigarette packs in 1975. The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, abbreviated to COTPA, received assent from the President on 18 May 2003.

Multiple choice common health problem international health bodies health organisation biology

For which of the following diseases, health organization works at a national level?

  1. Malaria

  2. Dengue

  3. Tuberculosis

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In India, several agencies, institutions and research centres are actively engaged in studying the health problems of the country. These centres are in particular working on the following diseases$:-$

$1$. Malaria

$2$. Dengue

$3$. Leprosy

$4$. Cholera

$5$. Tuberculosis

For each such disease, they undertake a regular survey, identification of the transmitting agent and its breeding places, arranging prophylactic immunization and any other kind of steps to be taken to fight against the respective diseases.

Multiple choice political science transgender / third gender transgender achieving equality moving towards equality

Because of the privatisation and the bad condition of ___________, poor people do not have access to good health services.

  1. Private hospitals

  2. Government hospitals

  3. International hospitals

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The increasing privatization of health services and the bad condition of government hospitals made it difficult for most of the poor people to get affordable and good health services. As the poor people do not have the resources to afford expensive private health services.

Multiple choice economics parameters (indicators) of development human development and human development index (hdi) hdi dynamic of human development

The Mudaliar Committee was related to _________________.

  1. Export Import Policy

  2. EXIM Bank

  3. Health survey and planning committee

  4. Banking Sector
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Mudaliar Committee, 1962 | National Health Portal Of India. This committee known as the “Health Survey and Planning Committee”, headed by Dr. A.L. Mudaliar, was appointed to assess the performance in health sector since the submission of Bhore Committee report.
Multiple choice civics community and community development diverse democracy national integration community development introduction to local self-government local self governing bodies

What are the public services which we use at home?

  1. Water and Electric supply

  2. Health services

  3. Education and transport

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

We all use public services and facilities. Water supply, electricity supply, health services, education and transport are some important public services. These services are meant for everyone. Our school is also a part of a system.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management business services 1 importance, types and documentation in warehousing meaning of warehousing and warehousing warehousing

Health Insurance is a safeguard against rising medical costs. 

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Health Insurance is a safeguard against rising medical costs- this is a true statement. Health insurance can be defined as a policy which is designed to provide coverage to costs which occur due to medical care. It helps to provide financial protection in case of hospitalization of the insured.

Multiple choice

Globally, how many people do not get the healthcare they need?

  1. At least half of the population

  2. At least 1/3 of the population

  3. At least 2/3 of the population

  4. At least 1/4 of the population

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, at least half of the world's population still lacks full coverage of essential health services. This highlights a critical challenge in achieving universal health coverage globally.

Multiple choice

Why did Johnson create Medicaid?

  1. To provide medical expenses for elders over 65 years old

  2. to provide health insurance for people with low incomes

  3. to help the homeless get back on their feet

  4. To provide aid to abandoned children find a home
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to low-income individuals and families, whereas Medicare is for the elderly.

Multiple choice

Which was included in Kennedy's New Frontier?

  1. Medicare

  2. Medicaid

  3. Food Stamps

  4. Peace Corps
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Peace Corps was a signature initiative of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier program, established in 1961 to promote world peace and friendship. Medicare and Medicaid were later established under Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy energy and health infectious diseases - transmission and prevention infectious diseases and how to prevent them

Which of the following is a basic healthcare unit in India?

  1. Taluk hospitals

  2. Community health centres

  3. Primary health centres

  4. District level hospitals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In the Indian public health system, the Primary Health Centre (PHC) serves as the basic unit for providing healthcare at the rural level.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government energy and health infectious diseases - transmission and prevention infectious diseases and how to prevent them

Select the correct statement/s related to the proposed National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) by using the code given below:
1. To be world's largest government-funded healthcare programme which will provide health assurancefrom primary to the tertiary levels.
2. The flagship scheme is aimed to cover over 5 crore poor families of the country.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The proposed programme will assure up to Rs. 5 lakh for helathcare at secondary and tertiary levles (does not cover primary levle)- covering over 20 crore people.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government energy and health infectious diseases - transmission and prevention infectious diseases and how to prevent them

Referral hospitals are ___________.

  1. Hospitals which are in rural areas

  2. Hospitals which are in medical colleges

  3. District hospitals

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Referral hospitals are typically large, well-equipped facilities, often associated with medical colleges, where patients are sent for specialized care that cannot be provided at smaller local centers.