Deck 4: National Health Programs in India - a Comprehensive Overview

Question 1

In which stage of demographic cycle India has recently entered?

A)Highly stationary
B)Early Expanding
C)Late expanding
D)Low Stationary

Answer 1

Late expanding

Question 2

Which IUCD has been introduced in National Program on Family Planning

A)Cu-T-380 A
B)Cu - T- 200
C)Multiload Copper T
D)Levonorgestrel IUD

Answer 2

Cu-T-380 A

Question 3

The Oral contraceptive pills containing oestrogen and progesterone should be given for ____ days.

A)28 days
B)21 days
C)30 days
D)31 days

Answer 3

21 days

Question 4

What is the maximum period of fetus for the abortion carried out by a Registered Medical practitioner without 2nd opinion according to MTP Act 1971?

A)15 weeks
B)16 weeks
C)12 weeks
D)20 weeks

Question 5

Billing method of Family planning method is A

A)Permanent method of Contraception
B)Observance of basal body temperature
C)Calendar method of contraception
D)Observance of changes in the characteristics of cervical mucus

Question 6

What is the minimum age of the husband for Vasectomy?

A)21 years
B)22 years
C)24 years
D)25 years

Question 7

Which is the first country to launch National Family welfare program

A)India
B)China
C)UK
D)Pakisthan

Question 8

When did National Malaria Eradication program launched?

A)1953
B)1973
C)1958
D)1951

Question 9

Which month is observed as National Anti-malaria month?

A)June
B)July
C)Aug
D)Sept

Question 10

How are endemic areas classified in National Anti-malaria program?

A)Annual parasite incidence
B)No. of malaria cases
C)No. of positive slides of malaria
D)No. of deaths due to malaria

Question 11

Intensified malaria control project was launched with the assistance from

A)Global Fund
B)CARE
C)Prime Minister fund
D)SIDA

Question 12

National Filaria control was merged with ____ in 1978

A)National Urban Malaria control program
B)National control program for Vector borne diseases
C)National Anti - Malaria program
D)National Rural malaria control program

Question 13

Which mass drug therapy is used in Filaria control program?

A)DDT
B)DEC
C)Malathion
D)Primiquine

Question 14

National Lepsosy eradication program has been in operation since _____.

A)1947
B)1913
C)1983
D)1971

Question 15

Which Pharma company supplies Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) free of cost through WHO.

A)Cipla
B)Novartis
C)Hetero
D)Ranbaxy

Question 16

When was National Tuberculosis control program launched?

A)1962
B)1953
C)1975
D)1958

Question 17

Which one of the following is long term objective of National Tuberculosis control program

A)To vaccinate new borns and infants with BCG
B)To detect maximum no. of cases of Tb at OPD levels
C)DOTS Directly observed short term therapy
D)One case infects less than one new person annually.

Question 18

When was National control program on AIDS launched in India?

A)1965
B)1987
C)1995
D)2001

Question 19

Voluntary counseling and testing centers deals with ____.

A)AIDS
B)Tuberculosis
C)Leprosy
D)Mental disorders

Question 20

Anti-Retroviral Threapy (ART) is given free of cost for ___

A)Viral Diseases
B)AIDS
C)Swine Flu
D)Bird Flu

Question 21

When was National Blindness control program launched?

A)1976
B)1985
C)1958
D)1995

Question 22

Which is the apex institute involved in man -power development, research and referral services in National Control program of Blindness?

A)Dr Rajendra Prasad centre for ophthalmic science in AIIMs
B)Sanjay Gandhi Ophthalmic Unit at Bangalore
C)Vasan Eye Care Centre, Chennai
D)Swami Vivekananda Yoga AnusandhanaSamsthana, Bangalore

Question 23

Which states are called as Goitre belt?

A)Uttar Pradesh along the belt of Himalayas
B)Coastal areas of Karnataka and Kerala
C)Maharashtra and Madhyapradesh
D)Costal belts of Tamilnadu and Andhrapradesh

Question 24

Which National Health program has the tag line Vision 2020: The Right to Sight

A)National control program on Iodine deficiency disorders
B)National control program on Blindness
C)National control program on Tuberculosis
D)National control program on Malaria

Question 25

Universal Child Immunization was the program launched by _________

A)WHO
B)UNICEF
C)UNICARE
D)CARE