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Community health aims at

  1. Better health and family planning

  2. Better hygiene and clean environment

  3. Removing communicable diseases

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The community is the group of people which aims at better social, mental and physical heath. It supports the better health technique and various methods of birth control to regulate population. It helps to maintain better hygiene and attempts to decrease the spread of communicable disease like AIDS, small pox, and polio. Most of the communicable diseases spread mainly through air and water so clean environment is essential to stop the spread of contagious diseases. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Health of an organism depends upon the surrounding environmental conditions.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of diseases. One can be considered in a state of positive health when his surrounding conditions provide him a healthy environment. Unhygienic conditions like sewage, domestic water, garbage, toxic substances and harmful gases pollute the surrounding environment which may cause several diseases and psychie disorders that ultimately deteriorates the health of a person.

Ramesh started going for a regular morning walk for controlling his blood sugar level. He did so for a month and also started for any pathological examination. He underwent pathological test after two months and found that the blood sugar level has come down. Presuming that he had not changed his food habits during these two months, which statements given below follows most logically?

  1. Blood sugar level comes down after doing regular morning walk.

  2. Blood sugar level comes down after yoga

  3. Blood sugar level rises on doing regular morning walk, yoga or both may raise sugar level despite not changing food habits

  4. Regular morning walk, yoga or both may bring down sugar level despite not changing food habits


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In diabetes patients, the cells do not respond to the insulin. Doing walk or exercise our body uses more glucose from the blood stream. Over time this lowers the blood sugar level and also makes the insulin in our body work better. Yoga acts on the endocrine gland of our body and regulates the body functions. It massages and tones the abdominal organs like pancreas and liver stimulate the nervous and circulatory system which in turn helps in controlling diabetes. So, the option D is correct. 

Proper nutrition and health of children can be provided by

  1. Proper educational facilities and mid-day meals in schools

  2. Distribution of food through public distribution system

  3. Provision of basic health care for all

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Health does not simply mean the absence of disease or physical fitness. It could be defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease. A balanced diet, personal hygiene, regular exercise, right attitude of mind and good habits are very important to maintain good health. Thus option D is the correct answer. 

Education and literacy can be considered as a factor to determine health of a person.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to the World Health Organization, the main determinants of health include the social and economic environment, the physical environment and the person's individual characteristics and behaviours. 

A disease free person may not be a ......... person.

  1. Healthy

  2. Unhealthy

  3. Weak

  4. None  of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A healthy person can be disease free, but a disease free person may not be a healthy person. As health is determined by all the three factors like physical, mental and social while the disease depends only on physical factors.

So, the correct answer is option A.

All the activities in the body are

  1. Not connected

  2. Interconnected

  3. Carried together

  4. Few are interconnected


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

All the activities in the body are interconnected. Example, if the kidneys are not filtering urine, poisonous substances will accumulate. Under these conditions the brain will not be able to think properly. Therefore, (b) is the correct answer.

Other factors that influence the health of an individual can be

  1. Lifestyle

  2. Background

  3. Economic condition

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Health is dependent on all the three factors social, physical and mental. A number of other factors are known to influence the health status of individuals, including their background, lifestyle, economic and social conditions and spirituality. 

So, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following aspects can be controlled by an individual to determine the effect on health?

  1. Environment

  2. Biochemical process

  3. Lifestyle

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The lifestyle of a particular individual can be adjusted to avoid the unhealthy situation. Whereas, the environment and biochemical factors cannot be controlled. 

So, the correct answer is option C.

A person living a .......... life cannot be considered as healthy.

  1. Moderate

  2. Sedentary

  3. Hard working

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The physical body is built for activity. Living a sedentary lifestyle makes the body rigid and allow to lose its natural flexibility and strength. 

So, the correct answer is option B.