Health

Social Problems – Health

• Assertion and Reason:
  Assertion (A): Easy access to rural health centres helps rural people to identify, monitor and prevent communicable diseases.
  Reason (R): Proper utilization of rural health infrastructure yields expected benefits.
  Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• The first committee report submitted for an integrated approach to health services was the Sir Joseph Bhore Committee.
• Rehabilitation of alcohol addicts and beggars is the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• Assertion and Reason:
  Assertion [A]: Maternal Mortality Rate in India has been declining since 1990.
  Reason [R]: Implementation of National Health Programmes.
  Answer: Both [A] and [R] are correct, and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].
• Expenditure on health leads to the creation and development of a productive labour force.
• The most recently included system in the AYUSH family is Sowa Rigpa.
• Correctly matched pairs:
  (1) AIIMS — All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
  (3) NIPCCD — National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development.