Health and general knowledge

20 AIIMS NORCET (Nursing Officer) practice questions on Health and general knowledge, part of General Knowledge and Aptitude. The first 20 are below; the first 5 with answers and explanations (tap Show answer after you have chosen), the rest in Learn with a free account.

1. Question 1 · Easy

   Where is the headquarters of the World Health Organization?

   1. AGeneva, Switzerland
   2. BNew York, United States
   3. CNew Delhi, India
   4. DParis, France

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   Answer: A · Geneva, Switzerland

   WHO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, where the World Health Assembly meets each year. It works through six regional offices. India belongs to the South-East Asia Region, whose regional office is in New Delhi. Knowing the structure helps when reading WHO guidance issued at global and regional level.

   • B: New York hosts the United Nations headquarters and UNICEF, not WHO.
   • C: New Delhi hosts the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office, not the global headquarters.
   • D: Paris is the headquarters of UNESCO.

2. Question 2 · Hard

   Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, which of these health-related subjects can be legislated on by both Parliament and the state legislatures?

   1. AHospitals and dispensaries
   2. BPort quarantine and seamen's hospitals
   3. CPublic health and sanitation
   4. DPopulation control and family planning

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   Answer: D · Population control and family planning

   The Seventh Schedule divides subjects into the Union, State and Concurrent Lists. Population control and family planning was added to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, so both Parliament and states may make laws on it. Public health, sanitation, hospitals and dispensaries are on the State List, which is why health services are run mainly by the states. Port quarantine is a Union subject because it concerns entry into the country.

   • A: Hospitals and dispensaries are on the State List with public health.
   • B: Port quarantine and marine hospitals are on the Union List.
   • C: Public health and sanitation are on the State List.

3. Question 3 · Medium

   The National Health Policy 2017 set a target for government (public) health expenditure to rise to:

   1. A5% of GDP by 2030
   2. B10% of GDP by 2025
   3. C2.5% of GDP by 2025
   4. D1% of GDP by 2020

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   Answer: C · 2.5% of GDP by 2025

   The National Health Policy 2017 aims at universal access to good-quality health care at affordable cost. It set a goal of raising public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025, from about 1.15% at the time. It also proposed that two-thirds or more of resources go to primary care. The policy shifted the focus from sick care towards wellness and preventive care.

   • A: 5% of GDP is far above the target set in the policy.
   • B: 10% of GDP is a level seen in some high-income countries, not India's target.
   • D: Around 1% of GDP was close to the spending level the policy wanted to raise, not its target.

4. Question 4 · Medium

   The Directive Principle that makes raising the level of nutrition and the standard of living, and improving public health, among the primary duties of the State is laid down in:

   1. AArticle 21
   2. BArticle 47
   3. CArticle 39
   4. DArticle 51A

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   Answer: B · Article 47

   Article 47, a Directive Principle of State Policy, makes raising nutrition and the standard of living and improving public health a primary duty of the State. It also directs the State to work towards prohibiting intoxicating drinks and harmful drugs except for medicinal use. Directive Principles guide policy but cannot be enforced in a court. Schemes such as the mid-day meal and anaemia programmes draw on this principle.

   • A: Article 21 is the fundamental right to life and personal liberty, which courts have read to include health.
   • C: Article 39 lists other policy principles, such as protecting the health of workers and children from abuse.
   • D: Article 51A lists the fundamental duties of citizens, not duties of the State.

5. Question 5 · Easy

   World Health Day is observed every year on 7 April because that date marks:

   1. AThe first session of the World Health Assembly
   2. BThe certification of smallpox eradication in 1980
   3. CThe founding of the World Health Organization in 1948
   4. DThe signing of the Alma-Ata Declaration in 1978

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   Answer: C · The founding of the World Health Organization in 1948

   The Constitution of the World Health Organization came into force on 7 April 1948, the day WHO was founded. World Health Day has been held on that date since 1950, each year with a theme chosen by WHO. Nurses often use the day for community health education on the year's theme. WHO has its headquarters in Geneva and six regional offices.

   • A: The first World Health Assembly met in Geneva in June 1948, not on 7 April.
   • B: Smallpox eradication was declared by the World Health Assembly in May 1980.
   • D: The Alma-Ata Declaration on primary health care was signed in September 1978.

6. Question 6 · Easy

   Which United Nations agency has the survival, development and protection of children as its core mandate?

   1. AUNFPA
   2. BUNDP
   3. CUNESCO
   4. DUNICEF

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7. Question 7 · Easy

   Which body is India's apex organisation for formulating, coordinating and promoting biomedical research?

   1. AIndian Nursing Council
   2. BNational Health Systems Resource Centre
   3. CIndian Council of Medical Research
   4. DNational Medical Commission

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8. Question 8 · Easy

   India Standard Time is the local time of the standard meridian of India, which lies at:

   1. A97.4 degrees East
   2. B82.5 degrees East
   3. C77.2 degrees East
   4. D68.7 degrees East

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9. Question 9 · Medium

   A woman from a rural village, booked for delivery at a government hospital, may need a caesarean section. Her husband is worried about the cost of the surgery, drugs, food during her stay and the ambulance home. Which scheme entitles her to all of these free of charge?

   1. AJanani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
   2. BPradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
   3. CRashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram
   4. DJanani Suraksha Yojana

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10. Question 10 · Medium

    World Tuberculosis Day falls on 24 March because on that date in 1882:

    1. AStreptomycin was first used to treat a tuberculosis patient
    2. BWilhelm Roentgen produced the first chest radiograph
    3. CAlbert Calmette gave the first dose of BCG vaccine
    4. DRobert Koch announced the discovery of the tubercle bacillus

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11. Question 11 · Medium

    Whose birth anniversary is marked by World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on 8 May?

    1. AHenry Dunant
    2. BClara Barton
    3. CFlorence Nightingale
    4. DLouis Pasteur

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12. Question 12 · Medium

    The nursing superintendent of a district hospital plans a ceremony on the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, which is also International Nurses Day. On which date should it be held?

    1. A8 May
    2. B1 July
    3. C5 May
    4. D12 May

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13. Question 13 · Hard

    Earliest first, the correct order in which these Indian health committees submitted their reports (Kartar Singh, Bhore, Shrivastav, Mudaliar) is:

    1. ABhore, Mudaliar, Shrivastav, Kartar Singh
    2. BMudaliar, Bhore, Kartar Singh, Shrivastav
    3. CBhore, Kartar Singh, Mudaliar, Shrivastav
    4. DBhore, Mudaliar, Kartar Singh, Shrivastav

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14. Question 14 · Easy

    The Constitution of India came into force on:

    1. A26 January 1950
    2. B26 January 1930
    3. C26 November 1949
    4. D15 August 1947

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15. Question 15 · Hard

    A WHO webinar starts at 14:00 Geneva time in January, when Geneva keeps Central European Time (UTC+1). India Standard Time is UTC+5:30. At what time should a nurse in Delhi join?

    1. A08:30
    2. B19:30
    3. C17:30
    4. D18:30

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16. Question 16 · Medium

    An 82-year-old bedridden woman has stayed indoors for two years and eats few dairy products. She complains of bone pain, and her serum alkaline phosphatase is raised. Deficiency of which vitamin is most likely?

    1. AVitamin K
    2. BVitamin D
    3. CVitamin B12
    4. DVitamin A

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17. Question 17 · Hard

    A nurse educator plans one awareness session on each of these days in a calendar year: World AIDS Day, World Health Day, World No Tobacco Day and World Tuberculosis Day. In which order do they fall, from January to December?

    1. AAIDS Day, TB Day, Health Day, No Tobacco Day
    2. BTB Day, Health Day, No Tobacco Day, AIDS Day
    3. CTB Day, No Tobacco Day, Health Day, AIDS Day
    4. DHealth Day, TB Day, No Tobacco Day, AIDS Day

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18. Question 18 · Hard

    A child's temperature is taken with a Fahrenheit thermometer and reads 104 degrees F. The ward chart is kept in degrees Celsius. What value should be recorded?

    1. A40.0 degrees C
    2. B57.8 degrees C
    3. C72.0 degrees C
    4. D25.8 degrees C

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19. Question 19 · Medium

    A daily-wage labourer's family is listed as eligible under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). His wife now needs hospital admission for surgery. What does the scheme provide for her?

    1. ACash refund of Rs 50,000 per person per year
    2. BCover up to Rs 1 lakh per family for life
    3. CCashless cover up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year
    4. DFree outpatient visits at private clinics only

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20. Question 20 · Medium

    Primary health care was declared the key to attaining 'Health for All by the year 2000' at the international conference held in:

    1. AAstana, 2018
    2. BAlma-Ata, 1978
    3. COttawa, 1986
    4. DGeneva, 1948

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