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Multiple ChoiCe Questions

HEALTH CARE IN INDIA 8. Principal Unit of Administration in India is:

(a) Centre [AIIMS Dec 1997]
1. One PHC is located for a population of: (b) State
(a) 5000 [AIPGME (c) District
1999] (d) Village
(b) 30,000 9. Match list A with List B: [AIPGME 2000]
(c) 100,000 List A List B
(d) 500 A. Shrivastava 1. Malaria workers to look
2. A subcentre in a hilly area caters to a population of: Committee after FP work too
(a) 1000 [AIPGME B. Chadah Committee 2. Integration of health services
C. Kartar Singh 3. Led to creation of
2001]
Committee Health guides
(b) 2000 [Recent Question
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D. Jungalwallah 4. Led to creation of

2013] Committee MPW
(c) 3000 (a) A3; B4; C1; D2
(d) 5000 (b) A3; B1; C4; D2
3. Eligible Couple Register is maintained at: (c) A2; B1; C4; D3
(a) Subcentre [AIIMS Dec (d) A2; B4; C1; D3
1997] 10. A sub-centre is manned by: [AIIMS Nov 2007]
(b) PHC (a) Medical Officer
(c) CHC (b) Multipurpose worker
(d) District headquarters (c) Health Assistant
4. One health assistant male/female should be posted for (d) Aanganwadi worker
every: [AIPGME 1991] 11. Elements of primary health care include all of the
(a) 5000 population following except: [AIIMS May 1994; AIPGME 03]
(b) 20000 population (a) Adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation
(c) 30000 population (b) Providing essential drugs [AIIMS May 2014]
(d) 10 000 population (c) Sound referral system
5. Three-Tier system of Health care delivery in rural (d) Health Education
areas in India is based on the recommendations of: 12. All of the following are Pillars of primary health care
(a) Bhore Committee [AIIMS May 1993] except: [Recent Question 2014] [AIPGME 1999]
(b) Chadah Committee (a) Equitable distribution
(c) Srivastava Committee (b) Community Participation
(d) Mudalair Committee (c) Health Education
6. Elements of primary health care include all of the (d) Intersectoral Coordination
following except:
[Recent Question 2014] [AIIMS Dec
1994]
(a) Adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation
(b) Prevention & control of local endemic diseases 13. Alma Ata conference was held in: [DPG 2005]
(c) Providing employment to every youth (a) 1948
7. (d) Immunization
Panchayati against
Raj System is major
a 3-tierinfectious
system ofdiseases
rural local (b) 1956
self-government in India. Match the institutions with (c) 1977
levels: [AIPGME 1996] (d) 1978
A – Panchayat, I – Village level 14. Health man power indicated by which of the
B – Panchayat Samiti, II – District level following: [PGI June
C – Zila Parishad, III – Block level 2005]
(a) A-III, B-II, C-I (a) Doctor 1 per 3500 population
(b) A-II, B-III, C-I (b) ANM 1 per > 1000 population
(c) A-I, B-III, C-II (c) Lab technician 1 per 10000 population
(d) A-I, B-II, C-III (d) Pharmacist 1 per 100000 population
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15. Population of 1000 is covered by: [PGI Dec

24. Following is/ are the job(s) of Health worker male:
2K]
(a) Sputum collection [PGI May 2011]
(a) Anganwadi worker
(b) ORS distribution
(b) Health assistant
(c) DOTS supervision
(c) Trained Dai
(d) Growth monitoring
(d) Village health guide
(e) Environmental sanitation
16. Function of PHC are: [PGI June
25. Staff at PHC include: [PGI November 2012]
03]
(a) Referral services (a) Pharmacist
(b) Family planning & referral services (b) Clerk
(c) Basic laboratory services (c) Radiologist
(d) Specialist service (d) Laboratory technician
(e) Collection and reporting of viral statistics (e) Paediatrician

17. Which of the following is the suggested norm for 26. Which of the following is not a work of female multi-
nurses In Indian population? [Karnataka purpose health worker? [Recent Question 2012]
2009] (a) Malaria surveillance
(a) 1 per 1000 (b) Distribution of condoms
(b) 1 per 2000 (c) Immunization H
(c) 1 per 3000 (d) Dots activities ea
(d) 1 per 5000 lt
27. With of the following is at sub-centre level?
h
18. Function of Health worker female: [PGI Dec (a) Zila parishad [DNB December 2011]
C
2K] (b) Panchayat samiti
ar
(a) Perform 50% of deliveries (c) Gram panchayat
(d) Gram sabha
e
(b) Trains dais
in
(c) Enlist dais of the subcentre 28. A suggested norm for health manpower in India is:
(d) Chlorination of water
In
(a) 1 health worker for 3500 population di
(e) Collectors of urine samples
(b) 1 doctor per 5000 population [DNB June 2009] a,
19. Functions of female health worker includes: (c) 1 nurse per 5000 population H
(a) Visit 4 subcentres/month Health Assistment (d) 1 pharmacist for 5000 population ea
(b) Enlist dais of the sub-centre [PGI June lt
29. Highest level of integration in health service is
01] h
(a) PHC [DNB June 2009]
(c) Conduct 50% delivery
(b) Sub centre Pl
(d) Chlorination of water Health worth male
(c) CHC an
(e) Collection of urine sample
(d) District hospital ni
20. All of the following are state responsibility for health n
30. Which of the following is true about female health
except: [DPG 2006] g
worker? [DNB June 2011]
(a) Vital statistics an
(b) Promotion of research through research centers & (a) Acts at PHC level
(b) Covers a population of 5000 population d
ther bodies M
(c) Prevention of adulteration (c) Chlorinates well at regular intervals
(d) Makes at least 3 post natal visits for each delivery an
(d) Prevention of communicable disease
21. ASHA is posted at the: [AIPGME 2010] 31. How many beds are there in PHC for indoor patients?
(a) Village level [DNB December 2011] [DNB 2012]
(b) Community Health Centre [Recent Question 2012] [Recent Question 2013]
(c) Primary Health Centre (a) 2
(d) Sub-centre (b) 3
(c) 6
22. Which of the following is a new concept in primary (d) 9
Health Care? [AIPGME
2010]
(a) Equitable distribution
(b) Community participation
(c) Qualitative enquiry
(d) Primary Health Care
23. Principles of Primary Health Care includes all except: 32. Community health centre covers a population of:
(a) Intersectoral coordination [Recent Question (a) 10,000 to 20,000 [DNB
2013] 2012]
(b) Appropriate technology (b) 30,000 to 50,000
(c) Mainly coordinated by doctors (c) 50,000 to 80,000
(d) Community participation (d) 80,000 to 120,000
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33. All are principles of primary health care except: (b) 5000
(a) Intersectoral coordination [DNB June 2009] (c) 10000
(b) Community participation (d) 50000
(c) Appropriate technology
43. A subcentre caters the population of: [DNB 2000]
(d) Decentralised approach
(a) 5,000
34. Emphasis shifted from urban to rural services: (b) 10,000
(a) Equitable distribution [Recent Question 2013] (c) 50,0000
(b) Community participation (d) 1 lac.
(c) Intersectoral coordination
44. Vaccine can be stored at subcentre for:
(d) Community participation
(a) 1 day [DNB 2001]
35. Female health worker: [Recent Question 2012] (b) 7 days
(a) Cover 100 population [Recent Question 2014] (c) 15 days
(b) Covers 1000 population (d) 30 days
(c) Covers 5000 population
45. An ideal subcenter for a rural population should cater
(d) Covers 30000 population
a population of: [DNB
36. Which of the following is not a work of anganwadi 2001]
worker? [DNB
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(a) 1000
2012]
(b) 2000
(a) Immunization of children
(c) 5000
(b) Non formal preschool education
(d) 10000
(c) Sanitation
(d) Health education 46. At the village level, the Panchayati Raj consists of all
of the following except? [DNB
37. Minimum number of beds in community health centre:
2003]
(a) 4-6 [Recent Question 2012]
(a) Zila Parishad
(b) 15
(b) Nyaya Panchayat
(c) 30
(c) Gram Panchayat
(d) 100
(d) Gram Sabha
38. Most common operation done by an Ophthalmologist
in district hospital: [AIIMS May 47. An ideal subcenter for a rural population should cater
2013] a population of: [DNB
(a) Phacoemulsification 2005]
(b) Trabeculectomy (a) 1000
(c) Bilateral lamellar tarsal rotation (b) 2000
(d) Dacrocystorhinostomy (c) 5000
(d) 10000
39. Staff at PHC include: [PGI November
2013] 48. An subcenter for a population in plains should cater:
(a) Radiographer (a) 1000 [DNB 2006]
(b) Pharmacist (b) 2000
(c) Anesthetist (c) 5000
(d) Pediatrician (d) 10000
(e) Laboratory technician 49. Primary health care involves all except:
40. Multipurpose health worker works for population: (a) Sanitation & water supply [UP 2000]
(a) 1000 [Recent Question 2014] (b) Sound referral center
(b) 3000 (c) Supply of essential drugs
(c) 100 (d) Health education
(d) 5000
50. Village health guide scheme in introduced in:
41. Functions of female health worker includes: (a) 1960 [UP 2004]
(a) Visit 4 sub-centers/month [Recent Question (b) 1970
2014] (c) 1980
(b) Collection of blood sample (d) 1990
(c) Conduct 50% delivery
51. “Mobile medical care” is provided services to all
(d) Chlorination of water
except: [UP
Review Questions 2005]
(a) Primary health care
42. One village health guide is for population of: (b) Secondary health care
(a) 1000 [DNB 2000] (c) Tertiary health care
(d) Near home based

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52. Community health centres covering a population of:

(c) Dai
(a) 40 – 60,000 [UP
(d) Health assistant
2007]
(b) 60 – 80,000 62. Sub centre in rural areas covers population of:
(c) 80 – 1.20,000 (a) 3000 [RJ 2002]
(d) None (b) 5000
(c) 10000
53. In India under Norms Doctor-population ratio is:
(a) 1:2500 [AP (d) 15000
2007]
(b) 1:3500
(c) 1:5000 63. A trained Dai caters for a population of: [RJ 2003]
(d) 1:7500 (a) 1000 [Recent Question 2013]
(b) 2000
54. In Hilly area PHC caters population of: [MP 2003] (c) 3000
(a) 20,000 (d) 4000
(b) 30,000
(c) 3,000 64. Village health guide covers a population of: [RJ 2004]
(d) 5,000 (a) 1000
(b) 3000
55. An example of secondary health care level would be:
(c) 5000
(a) Primary Health Center [MP 2007] H
(d) 10000
(b) Sub center ea
(c) Community health center 65. Primary health care includes all, except: [RJ 2006] lt
(d) Aped health institutions (a) Treatment is done by a docter h
(b) Equitable distribution C
56. Which of the following is not a function of primary
(c) Intersectorial coordination
health center in India? [MP 2008] ar
(a) Medical Care (d) Appropriate technology
e
(b) Safe water supply 66. Population covered by a PHC in hilly region is: in
(c) Collection of vital statistics (a) 20000
[RJ 2006] In
(d) Supplementary functioning of under six children (b) 30000 di
57. Recommended numbers of population for primary (c) 40000 a,
Health Centres for a tribal area is: [MH 2002] (d) 25000 H
(a) 50,000 ea
(b) 30,000 HEALTH PLANNING lt
(c) 20,000 h
(d) 10,000 67. Which of the following is a set point framed for Pl
58. Recommended number of populations for primary long term plans but is yet something that cannot be an
health centers & subcenters for tribal area is: quantified or measured? [AIPGME 2009] ni
(a) 30,000 & 5000 respectively [MH 2003] (a) Target n
(b) 20,000 & 3000 respectively (b) Goal g
(c) 30,000 & 3000 respectively (c) Objective an
(d) 20,000 & 5000 respectively (d) Mission d
59. Panchayati Raj includes the following Except: 68. The National Population Policy of India has set the M
(a) Gram Panchayat [MH 2007] following goals except: [AIPGME an
(b) Gram Sabha 04]
(c) Nyaya Panchayat (a) To bring down total fertility rate (TFR) to
(d) Nyaya sabha replacement levels by 2015
(b) To reduce the infant mortality rate to 30 per 1000
60. Anganwadi worker demonstrating preparation of
live births
home made ORS to the mothers of under five children,
(c) To reduce the maternal mortality rate to 100 per
is an example of? [MH 2008]
100,000 live births
(a) Intersectoral coordination
(d) 100 percent registration of births, deaths, marriages
(b) Community participation
and pregnancies
(c) Appropriate technology 69. “3-Million Plan” was proposed by: [AIPGME 1991]
(d) All of the above (a) Kartar Singh Committee
61. All are grass root level worker except: [RJ (b) Mudaliar Committee
2001] (c) Srivastava Committee
(a) Anganwadi worker (d) Bhore Committee
(b) Village health assistant
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70. Under the National Population Policy 2000, it is aimed (d) Bhore Committee
to reduce the maternal mortality ratio to below:
(a) 100 per 100,000 live births [MP
2007]
(b) 200 per 100,000 live births
(c) 50 per 100,000 live births
(d) 150 per 100,000 live births
71. All of the following goals under NHP 2002 have to be
achieved by 2010 except: [AIIMS May
2004]
(a) Reduce prevalence of blindness to 0.5%
(b) Reduce IMR to 30/ 100 and MMR to 100/ Lakh
(c) Increase utilization of Public health facilities from
<20% to >75%
(d) Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
72. Recommendations of Bhore Committee include:
(a) Constitution of All India Health Service on the
pattern of IAS [AIIMS May
1995]
(b) Separate staff for Family Planning Programme
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(c) Creation of “Bands of para-professionals & semi-

professional health workers”
(d) Major changes in Medical education to prepare
“Social Physicians”
73. Multi-purpose worker scheme in India was introduced
following the recommendation of: [AIPGME
2004]
(a) Srivastava Committee [Recent Question
2012]
(b) Bhore Committee [Recent Question
2014]
74. Under NHP 2002, all of the following are correctly
matched except: [AIPGME
2007]
(a) Achieve zero level growth of HIV/AIDS – 2010
(b) Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis – 2015
(c) Reduce IMR to 30/100 and MMR to 100/ Lakh –
2010
(d) Increase health sector spending from 5.5% to 7% of
the budget – 2005
75. Match the following names of health committees in
India: [AIPGME
1991]
A – Bhore Committee
B – Mudaliar Committee
C – Jungalwallah Committee
D – Kartar Singh Committee
I – Health Survey & Development Committee
II – Committee on MPWs under Health & Family
Planning
III – Committee on Integration of Health Services
IV – Health Survey & Planning Committee
(a) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
(b) A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
(c) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
(d) A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
76. A group on Medical Education & Support Manpower
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1996]
(a) Kartar Singh Committee
(b) Mudaliar Committee
(c) Srivastava Committee
77. Pla mentation – b
nni Assessment of resources
ng –c
Cy Analysis of existing health
cle situation – d Logical sequence in
has planning cycle would be
got (a) a b c d
sev (b) d c b a
era (c) d b c a
l (d) c d b a
ste 78. A 3 year graduate MBBS programme was
ps: suggested by which committee?
[AIIMS May 2013]
[AI (a) Sundar Committee
PG (b) Srivastava Committee
ME (c) Expert Level Committee on
199 Universal Health Coverage
3] (d) Krishnan Committee
M
o 79. Planning cycle includes: [Recent Question 2013]
n (a) Analysis of situation
i (b) Evaluation
t (c) Resource assessment
o (d) All
r 80. Concept of multipurpose workers was given by:
i (a) Mudaliar committee [DNB 2008]
n (b) Srivastava committee
g (c) Kartar singh committee
(d) Mukherjee committee
&
81. Set of statement for monitoring Progress
e towards goal is referred as:
v (a) Target [DNB December 2011] [DNB December 2010]
a (b) Objective
l (c) Programme
u (d) Procedure
a
t 82. Bajaj committee, true is: [Recent Question 2013]
i (a) Constituted in 1946
o (b) Recommends formation of PHC
n (c) Recommends health manpower policy
(d) None
– 83. Integration of health services was first proposed by:
(a) Bhore committee [DNB June 2009]
a (b) Jungallwalla commitee
(c) Mudaliar commitee
P
(d) Srivastava committee
r
o 84. Bajaj committee in 1986 proposed: [DNB December 2010]
g (a) Multipurpose health worker
r (b) Manpower and planning
a (c) Rural health service
m (d) Integrated health services
m
i 85. Rural health scheme introduced by: [DNB June 2011]
n (a) Bhore committee
g (b) Mukherjee commitee
(c) Shrivastava committee
& (d) Mudaliar committee

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86. Universal Health Coverage of India was recently ap- 95. 3 month training of doctors in social and preventive
proved by which health committee? [AIIMS May 2014] medicine was suggested by: [MP 2004]
(a) Medical education health group (a) Bhore committee
(b) MPW in health and family planning (b) Mudliar committee
(c) High level expert group (c) Shrivastava committee
(d) Health survey and development committee (d) Kartar Singh committee
96. Which of the following health committee recom-
87. Which article of Indian Constitution confers ‘Right to
mended a medical and health education commission
life’ to citizens of India? [Recent Question
for reform in health and medical education on the
2014] times of University Grants Commission? [MP
(a) Article 11 2008]
(b) Article 21 (a) Shrivastav Committee
(c) Article 23 (b) Mukerji Committee
(d) Article 25 (c) Chadah Committee
(d) Kartar Singh Committee
Review Question
97. Who among the following is Chairman of Central
88. Concept of multipurpose workers was given by: Council for Health? [MH 2003]
(a) Mudaliar committee [DNB 2008] (a) Prime minister
(b) Srivastava committee (b) Secretary of health H
(c) Kartar Singh committee (c) Union health minister ea
(d) Mukherjee committee (d) Director General of Health Sciences lt
89. All are included in health sector policy in India 98. PHC was introduced as result of report: [RJ 2006] h
except: [UP (a) Bhore committee C
2000] (b) Kartar Singh committee ar
(a) Nutritional supplements (c) Mudaliar committee e
(b) Medical education (d) Shrivastav committee in
(c) Family welfare programme 99. Multipurpose worker scheme in India was introduced In
(d) Control of communicable disease following the recomendation of: [RJ di
2006] a,
90. 3 month’s training in preventive and social medicine (a) Shrivastav Committee H
during internship is recommended by: [UP (b) Kartar Singh Committee
2005] ea
(c) Mudaliar Committee lt
(a) Bhore committee (d) Shrivastav Committee
(b) Chadah committee h
(c) Mudaliar committee 100. Correct sequence of cycle is: [RJ 2007] Pl
(a) Planning, Evaluation, Object, Goal an
(d) Mukerji - committee
(b) Planning, Object, Goal, Evaluation ni
91. Health Survey & Development Committee is given by: (c) Planning, Object, Evaluation, Goal n
(a) Mudaliar [AP 2002] (d) Planning, Goal, Evaluation, Object
g
(b) Bhore 101. Chadah committees recommended all except: [RJ 2007] an
(c) Srivasthava (a) PHC at the block level d
(d) Mukharji (b) Concept of multipurpose worker M
92. Not used in health care planning: [AP 2008] (c) One basic health worker per 10,000 populations an
(a) Increasing demands for resources (d) The family planning Health assistants were to
supervise 3 to 4 of this basic health worker
(b) To match with limited resources
(c) To plan best course of action
(d) To decrease wastage HEALTH MANAGEMENT

93. Each subcenter should be staffed by one male and one

102. Most comprehensive indicator of Cost Effectiveness
female health worker. It was recommended by: Analysis is: [AIIMS Dec
(a) Bhore committee [MP 1997]
2001] (a) No. of life years gained
(b) Mudaliar committee (b) No. of heart attacks avoided
(c) Chaddah committee (c) QALYs gained
(d) Kartar Singh committee
(d) Cost per life year gained
94. Recommendation of the Krishnan committee was for:
103. Time taken for any project is estimated by:
(a) Local dai [MP (a) Work sampling [AIIMS Nov
2003] 2005]
(b) Village health guides (b) Input-output analysis
(c) Integration of PHCs (c) Network analysis
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