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State whether True or False.
Public health service is a chain of health centres and hospitals run by the government.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

PHC stands for __________.

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  1. Preventable health centre

  2. Primary health centre

  3. Primary health council

  4. Poors health centre

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Correct Option: B

'ASHA' is a scheme for providing which of the following services to the people in India?

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  1. Health service

  2. Clean water

  3. Primary education

  4. Employment for 100 days

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Correct Option: A

Costa Rica is amongst the healthiest nations in South America.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Private health facility is not owned by an individual or company but by the government.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is true in relation to the current state of health infrastructure?

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  1. Central Council of Health and Family Welfare collects information and renders financial and technical assistance to government

  2. India has built up a vast health infrastructure and manpower at different levels

  3. India has a large number of hospitals run by voluntary agencies and the private sector

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements regarding Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.
(A) The scheme started rolling from $1$st April $2008$
(B) The beneficiaries under RSBY are entitled to hospitalisation coverage up to Rs. $50,000$ for most of the diseases that require hospitalisation.
(C) The maximum age limit to be enrolled into RSBY is $65$ years.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

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  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (A) and (B)

  3. Only (A) and (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Correct Option: A

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Efforts are being made by the Government to achieve the goal of 'Health for All'.

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  1. True

  2. False

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In India, the fruits of economic growth have reached ________________.

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  1. Only elite people

  2. Masses

  3. Both above

  4. None of above

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India accounts for more than ______  of global maternal and child deaths.

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  1. 10%

  2. 17%

  3. 30%

  4. 40%

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Correct Option: B