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_____ is the number of babies born per 1,000 people during a particular period of time.

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  1. Birth rate

  2. Baby rate

  3. Born rate

  4. Big rate

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The birth rate is the total number of live births per 1,000 of a population in a year. The rate of births in a population is calculated in several ways: live births from a universal registration system for births, deaths, and marriages; population counts from a census, and estimation through specialized demographic techniques. The birth rate  are used to calculate population growth.

Yeshaswini programme in Karnataka State aims at _____________.

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  1. Assisting women in adopting family planning methods

  2. Assisting women to earn wage income

  3. Assisting rural and tribal women in health care services

  4. Providing with health insurance facility for farmers co-operations

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yeshaswini programme in Karnataka State aims at providing with health insurance facility for farmers co-operations.

Which of the following places does not house the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)?

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  1. Bhopal

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Jodhpur

  4. New Delhi

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Correct Option: B

Public health system in India is controlled by ____________.

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  1. Ministry of health and family welfare

  2. Ministry of finance

  3. Ministry of social justice

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In India the public healthcare is looked after by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Earlier these were two different departments Dept. of Health and Family Welfare and Dept. of Health Research which were combined in 2014. Under this several programs are run in order to improve the lifespan and health of every Indian citizen.

When the Comprehensive Family Planning programme was initiated by the Government of India?

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  1. In 1952

  2. In 1956

  3. In 1955

  4. In 1954

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India launched a nationwide Family Planning Programme in 1952. Commonly practiced Family Planning methods include birth control pills, condoms, sterilization and IUD (Intrauterine device). 

What does the letter 'A' stand for in AYUSH?

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  1. Aggregate

  2. Auxiliary

  3. Ayurveda

  4. Aromatic

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

AYUSH is an acronym that is used to refer to the non-allopathic medical systems in India. It includes the Indian medical system of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and also Homeopathy.

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences is located in __________.

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  1. Trivandrum

  2. Bangalore

  3. Hyderabad

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B

NRHM stands for _________.

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  1. National rural health mission

  2. National regional hospital mechanism

  3. National regional health mission

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not included under Indian system of medicine?

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  1. Ayurveda

  2. Naturopathy

  3. Homeopathy

  4. Allopathy

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Correct Option: D

Referral hospitals are ___________.

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  1. Hospitals which are in rural areas

  2. Hospitals which are in medical colleges

  3. District hospitals

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: B