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

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in India (2015) is  ____ per 100,000 births.

  1. 174 deaths

  2. 580 deaths

  3. 240 deaths

  4. 810 deaths
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) data for the period 2014-2016, the MMR in India was recorded at 130, but 174 was the figure for the 2011-2013 period, which is often used in textbooks.

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

Select the incorrect one ones out of the given statements using the code given below:
1. The IRDA has increased the entry age for health insurance in the country to $75$ years in its recent decision.
 2. As per the IRDA insurance penetration after deregulation in the sector has increased and today it is more than double of the level of $2000$.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

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

The entry age for health insurance has been increased from 6060 to 6565years by the IRDA. recently. Insurance penetration has increased to 3.3 per cent in 20152015 from 2.32.3 per cent in 20002000. 

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Death rate is the number of people per _____ who die during a particular period of time.

  1. 10,000

  2. 1,000

  3. 100

  4. 10

  5. 500
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year.

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

  1. Birth rate

  2. Baby rate

  3. Born rate

  4. Big rate

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.

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

Yeshaswini programme in Karnataka State aims at _____________.

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

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

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

  1. Bhopal

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Jodhpur

  4. New Delhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While there are AIIMS locations in Bhopal, Jodhpur, and New Delhi, there is no AIIMS in Hyderabad (though other major medical institutes exist there).

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Public health system in India is controlled by ____________.

  1. Ministry of health and family welfare

  2. Ministry of finance

  3. Ministry of social justice

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
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.

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

  1. In 1952

  2. In 1956

  3. In 1955

  4. In 1954
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A Correct answer
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). 

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

  1. Aggregate

  2. Auxiliary

  3. Ayurveda

  4. Aromatic
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C Correct answer
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.