1. NACO is an organisation which deals with which of the following health concerns?
(A) HIV/AIDS
(B) Kala Azar
(C) Pneumonia
(D) Typhoid



2. Nodal agency for Annual Health Survey (AHS) in India is

(A) International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
(B) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
(C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(D) Indian Council of Medical Research



3. Which of the following deaths are included in computation of neo-natal mortality rate?

(A) Foetal deaths after 28 weeks
(B) Deaths in the first week after birth
(C) Deaths in the first month after birth
(D) Deaths in the one to eleven months after birth



4. Which of the following is not an institutional mechanism of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)?

(A) Village Health and Sanitation Committee
(B) Rogi Kalyan Samiti
(C) State Health Mission
(D) Mahila Mandal



5. Which of the following services are not provided by the Anganwadi Centres?

(A) Immunisation and health check-ups
(B) Treatment of minor illnesses and referral
(C) Growth monitoring and supplementary feeding
(D) Water and sanitation



6. Throughout mankind existence, population grew at a rate of ______ per year.

(A) 10 percent
(B) 0.002 percent
(C) 2 percent
(D) 0.5 percent



7. The ______ is ratio of the nonworking population (under 15 years old and over 64 years old) to the working age-population.

(A) Labour force participation rate
(B) Per capita population ratio
(C) Population transition
(D) Dependency ratio



8. The Sample Registration System in India became operational in which among the following periods?

(A) 1963-64
(B) 1969-70
(C) 1973-74
(D) 1983-84



9. For the estimation of crude birth rate the denominator is

(A) Total population of the respective geographical area
(B) Total child population age (0 – 4)
(C) Mid-year population of the respective calendar year
(D) Female population in reproductive age group in the respective calendar year



10. Simon’s Model is consistent with

(A) Population self-sufficiency and constant economic growth
(B) Low fertility and mortality
(C) A laissez-faire population policy
(D) Economies of scale



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