Health, Food & Nutrition MCQ — 172 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements: 1. Mission Indradhanush was launched in December 2014 to raise full immunisation coverage to 90% by 2020. 2. National Health Mission subsumes the National Rural Health Mission and the National Urban Health Mission. 3. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana provides only patented medicines at higher prices. 4. Ayushman Bharat has two pillars: Health and Wellness Centres and PM-JAY. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about India's Universal Immunization Programme: 1. The Expanded Programme on Immunization was launched in 1978 and renamed Universal Immunization Programme in 1985. 2. The programme targets close to 2.67 crore newborns and 2.9 crore pregnant women annually. 3. UIP provides free immunization against only 9 vaccine-preventable diseases in all forms. 4. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine was launched in May 2017 to reduce infant mortality and morbidity caused by pneumococcal pneumonia. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements: 1. UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets include 95% of people living with HIV knowing their status. 2. Under lymphatic-filariasis Mass Drug Administration, pregnant women, children below 2 years and seriously ill persons are excluded. 3. Niger became the first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis. 4. Onchocerciasis is caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements: 1. A healthy diet should include at least 400 g of fruit and vegetables per day, excluding starchy roots. 2. Free sugars should be less than 10% of total energy intake. 3. WHO recommends more than 10 g of salt intake per day for adults. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements: 1. Chandipura virus is primarily transmitted through sandfly bites and can cause acute encephalitis. 2. Fruit bats of the Pteropus genus are the natural reservoir of Nipah virus. 3. Zika virus is primarily transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. 4. Tuberculosis is classified as a vector-borne disease like malaria, dengue and chikungunya. Which of the statements given above are correct?