The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) launched on 12th April 2005 primarily aimed provisioning of accessible, affordable and quality health care to rural population, especially vulnerable and under served population groups in the country with the primary objective of faster reduction in infant mortality rate (30 per thousand live birth) maternal mortality ratio (100 per 1,00,000 live birth) and total fertility rate by 2012 to accelerate the population stabilization process by 2045AD at a level consistent with the requirements of sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental protection. The architectural correction enshrined in the Preamble of NRHM document primarily comprised of decentralization, communitization, organisational structural reforms in health sector, inter-sectoral convergence, public private partnership in health sector, main streaming Indian system of medicines under Ayurveda, yoga, Unani Sidha and Homeopathy induction of management and financial personnel into health care management and delivery system. The NRHM vision envisaged the architectural corrections to enable the heath care system to effectively handle increased allocations and promote policies that strengthen public health management and service delivery in the country. The mission also intended to adopt synergistic approach by relating health to determinants of good health viz nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, and safe drinking water. The mission attempts to achieve its goals through a net of core strategies including decentralized health planing and management, appointment of community heath volunteers, strengthening of public health service delivery infrastructure, promoting the non-profit sector and community empowerment inter-sectoral convergance launching of Janani Suraksha Yojana scheme formation of village health sanitation committee and upgradation of public health facilities to Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) etc.

1. What was the aim of National Rural Health Mission

To improve health status of rural, vulnerable and under served population groups in the country

To make rural health services more responsive and comprehensive including promotive, preventive and secondary heath care services

To provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to rural population, especially vulnerable and under served population groups

To provide services based on equity, gender sensitivity, quality and affordability

2. Which was the primary objective of National Rural Health Mission

To reduce the urban-rural differential in health status of population in the country by 2045AD

Faster reduction in infant mortality rate, maternal mortality ratio and total fertility rate to accelerate the population stabilization process by 2045AD

Expansion of family planning services through ASHA and other health workers to accelerate the population stabilization by 2045AD

To increase age of marriage, promotion of spacing methods of contraceptions and reduction of infant and child death rates

3. What has been mainstay of architectural corrections enshrined in the Preamble of NRHM document

It comprised of better governance, financial and logistic management, improved infrastructure and quality health care services

It comprised of better allocation of resources, public private partnership, community ownership and convergence with other sectors

It comprised of assuring basic health services to all in gender sensitive, human right, equitable and efficient manner

It comprised of decentralization communitization, organizational structural reforms in health sector, inter sectoral convergence public private partnership main streaming Indian System of medicines, improving health care management and delivery system

4. Which kind of approach was adopted in NRHM

It adopted multiple approach of demand side financing, augmenting human resources increased budgetary allocation and communitization of services

It adopted synergistic approach my relating health to determinants of good health viz nutrition, sanitation, hygiene and safe drinking water for improved outcomes

It adopted mix of clinical, social and developmental approach for bringing down mortality and ensure better health outcomes

It adopted Primary Health Care' approach to address infant, child and maternal health issues in the country

5. Which among the following was promoted under Indian System of Medicines under NRHM

Ayurveda, Yoga, Tibbetian medicine and traditional healing

Ayurveda, Herbal medicine, Naturopathy, and Homoeopathy

Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidha, and Homoeopathy

Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Electropathy

6. Which one of the following was not the core strategy to achieve goals in NRHM

Decentralized health planning

Universal coverage of health insurance

Intersectoral convergence

Formation of Village Health Sanitation Committees

7. What information is missing in service statistics for computation of incidence rate of disease

numerator

denominator

numerator and denominator

none of the above

8. Who among the following proposed I (Impact) P (Population) x A (Affluence) x T (Technology)

Paul Ehrlich

Kingsley Davis

Carr Sauders

Easterlin

9. Which one of the following characteristics of husband makes wife most prone to spousal violence

Husband's drinking behaviour

Husband's controlling behaviour

Husband's education level

Increasing age-gap between husband and wife

10. Find out the correct combination of answer according to the following statements
Increasing urbanization is an indicator of deteorating quality of living
Level of urbanization is closely linked with economic development
Level of urbanization is closely linked with economic and social development
Level of urbanization is closely linked with economic, social and technological development Codes

only

and

and

and

11. Which amongst the following statement is not correct

Domestic violence is a violation of the human rights of women

Domestic violence has significant economic costs including loss of women's labour hours and increased health care costs

Domestic violence has significant public health consequence including effects on unwanted fertility, contraceptive use, infant and child mortality, children's access to immunization and other health care

Domestic violence does not affect women's mental and psychological health

12. The life table column l x is the number of persons of age x . For calculation of probability dying between 30 and 50 years, select the correct formula from the following

l 30/l 50

L30/ L50

T30 T50



13. Find out the correct answer of the urban units for which Indian census provide data.
Conurbation
Urban agglomeration
Rural urban fringe
Metropolitan cities
Codes

only

and

and

and

14. According to Rostoks which one among the following determinants does not have significant affect on the pace of development.

Propensity to apply science to economic ends

Propensity to accept innovations

Propensity to seek material advancement

Propensity to consume

15. Match the items in List with List -II and select the correct answer using codes given below

List I List II
Montreal Protocol Ozone depletion
Rio Summit Green house gas emission level
Ramsar convention Convention on Biological diversity
Kyoto Protocol Wetlands convention

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16. Match the items given in List I with items in List II

List I List II
Megalopolis Futuristic form of urban settlement
Smart city Multicentre urban field Ecumenopolis Urban field
Conurbation A city equipped with basic infrastructure to give a decent quality of life, a clean and sustainable environment through application of some smart solutions
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17. Match indicators given in List I with their definition given in List II

List I List II
Child -women Ratio The ratio of economically dependent part of the population to the population in the "working ages"
Dependency Ratio The number of children under age 5 per 1000 women ages 15 49 in a population in a given year
Sex Ratio The number of women who die as a result of pregnancy and child birth complications per 1,00,000 live births in a given year
Maternal Mortality Ratio Number of females per 1000 males in a population

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18. Gender equality and women empowerment is emphasised in one of the Millennium Development Goals, identify the goal from the following

Goal 1

Goal 2

Goal 3

Goal 4

19. UN Joint score method is used for which among the following purposes

interpolation of population

evaluation of age sex data

population projection

all of the above

20. Which one of the following formulae in terms of life table columns, calculate probability of survival from birth to 0 4 years

4Lo/ lo

T5/lo

4qo

5lo)

21. Gender differential in mortality can be noted from a number of mortality indicators. Which one of the following mortality indicators captured the fact that overall mortality for female is better than that of male

infant mortality rate

5q1

e0

maternal mortality ratio

22. Which one of the following methods is used to project district population

Component method

Regression method

Ratio method

Mathematical model

23. Crude death rate in USA is found to be 10.0 deaths per 1000 population this level in India is 7. 0 deaths per 1000 population. What will you say about comparative level of mortality in these two countries.

Mortality in USA is higher than India

Mortality level of these two countries cannot be compared because they are very different

Calculate expectation of life at birth for these two countries and then compare

Death rates in these countries should be standardized for comparison

24. Which of the following period is covered by the latest available population projections for India

2001 -2026

2011 -2026

2011 -2036

2006 -2026

25. Choose one of the following given below relations between Quartile Deviation Mean Deviation and Standard Deviation (S.D.).

4 Q.D. 5 M.D. 6 S.D.

5 Q.D. 6 M.D. 4. S.D.

6 Q.D. 5 M.D. 4 S.D.

4 Q.D. 6 M.D. 5. S.D.

26. Which one of the following formula given below is used to estimate the probability of death in conventional life table method using ASDR in a given population

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27. Match the items given in List I with the items in

List II List I List II
Year of lowest sex ratio in population 1981
Year of highest population growth rate 1991
Year when census count showed India's 2001 population of 100 crore or more (one billion)
Year when infant mortality rate came down 2009 to 50 or below
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28. UN Joint Score is based on empirical relationship between the Sex -Ratio Scores the Age Ratio Scores Male (ARSM) and the Age Ratio Scores Female (ARSF). Which one of the following relationship given below is correct

U.N. Joint Scores 2 ARSM ARSF

U.N. Joint Scores 3 ARSM ARSF

U.N. Joint Scores 4 2 (ARSM) 2 (ARSF)

U.N. Joint Scores 5 3 (ARSM) 3 (ARSF)

29. Match the indicators given in List I with their sources given in List II List I List II

Couple Protection Rate Sample Registration System
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate Service Statistics
Natural Rate of Population Growth Population census
Rate of population growth Demographic Surveys
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30. Which one of the following is five guiding principle of "Primary Health Care"

Nutrition, hygine, prevention of diseases, population control, human right approach in health care

Population control, water and sanitation, public health strengthening, quality of care, environmental sanitation

Equitable distribution, community involvement, focus on prevention, appropriate technology, multi sectoral approach

Social development, preventive and promotive health, gender equity, quality of care, convergence of services.

31. Which of the following is correct regarding National Population Policy 2000

It has 14 socio -demographic goals, 12 strategic themes and 100+Point Action Plan

It has 10 socio -demographic goals, 12 strategic themes and 100+Point Action Plan

It has 10 socio -demographic goals, 10 strategic themes and 100+Point Action Plan

None of the above

32. Which one of the following is appropriate definition of 'Reproductive Health'

It is defined as free from reproductive morbidity

It is defined as free from reproductive trace infection

It is state of complete physical mental and social well being in all matters relating to the reproductive system, its functions and processes

It implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and they have capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if when and how often to do so

33. Match the five year plans given in Column I with family welfare program strategies given in Column II

Column I Column II
Fifth five year plan Village health guide scheme
Sixth five year plan 'Family planning programme' changed to 'Family welfare programme' Seventh five year plan Goal of NRR 1 shifted to 2006 11
Eighth five year plan Goal of NRR 1 to be achieved by 1996

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34. Who convened the first India Population Conference in Lucknow in 1936

P. K. Wattal

B. T. Ranadive

Radhakamal Mukherjee

Taraknath Das

35. Which one of the following was not part of Family Planning Programme in China during 1950 70 under the leadership of Mao Zedong

F. P programme was linked with Social Development

F. P was implemented using localised community approach

F. P programme aimed at equitable access to basic education health and income

F. P programme imposed 'One Child Policy'

36. Most of the countries have expanded their family planningIFamilywelfare services to cover scope of Reproductive and Child Health services. Which of the following world population conference had recommended this expansion

Belgrade 1965

Bucharest 1974

Mexico 1984

Cairo 1994

37. Arrange the following four states of India by their decreasing level of "Ante-natal checkup" (NFHS 3 data)
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
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38. As per family welfare program in India, the first check up of a pregnant woman is prescribed in which of the following periods

First eight weeks

First twelve weeks

First twenty weeks

First twenty eight weeks

39. Which one of the following is not goal under NRHM

MMR 100

CBR 21

Under weight children 20% below 3 years

Anemia among women 15 -49 28% years

40. Match the family planning methods shown in List with their clinical effectiveness (Approximate) shown in List -II

List I List II
Oral contraceptive pill 50%
IUD 89%
Emergency contraceptive pill 95%
Condom 99%

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41. Match the authors of books given in List I with the names of the books published by them in List II

List I (Authors) List II (Books)

Paul Ehrlich Population of India and Pakisthan
Henry Shryock The Techniques of Population Analysis
George W. Barclay Population Bomb
Kingsley Davis Materials and methods of Demography

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42. In view of the changing age composition, the base of age pyramid of India is

expanding

shrinking

stationary

oscillatory

43. Which one of the following indicator of fertility is related with mean length of generation

crude birth rate

gross reproduction rate

net reproduction rate

total fertility rate

44. Arrange following categories of the countries in descending order (top to bottom) according to the Human Development Index rank assigned to there countries in the Human Development Report 2014 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Norway
Australia
Switzerland(dNetherlands)

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45. Match the Industrial stages given in List I with changes taken place in urbanization given in List II

List I List II
Pre industrial Stage Urbanized area
Industrial stage City Region
Post industrial stage I Urban nuclears
Post industrial stage II Metropolitan complex urbanIfield
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46. Which one is the correct combination of facts given below
Climate change causes flooding, draught and, super storms
Air pollution is related with diarrhoea
Water pollution causes hypertension
Air pollution increases asthma and other respiratory diseases among people
Codes

and

and

and

and

47. According to various population censuses carried out in India identify the correct code given below
Over the past decades there is an increase in employment related migration
There is an increase in migration towards urban areas
There is a decline in intra-district migration
The proportion of migrants has remained around one third
Codes

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

48. Match the proposers of methods given in List I with the methods proposed in List II in the case of age misreporting

List I List II
whipple's Index Dual reporting system
Myer's Index Digit preference
UN Join Score Index Dislike index
Chandra Sekhar and Deming formula A score of 12 indicates age data is accurate
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49. Match items given in List I with items given in List II below

List I List II
International Youth Day 12th August
International Day of older persons 1st October
International Day of the girl child 11th October
International Day for The Elimination 25th November of Violence against women

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50. Match the type of settlements given in List I with their features given in List II

List I List II
clustered settlement In this type of settlement the built up area is less compact
Semi clustered settlement In this settlement a few isolated huts are found
Hamleted settlement It occurs due to social and ethnic factors
Dispersed settlement In this type of settlement built up area is compact and Inter house distance is small

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51. Match the contributors to theories of mortality given List I with their contributions given in List II

List I List II

Benjamin Gompertz Genetic theory of mortality
Makeham Force of mortality Geometric progression of mortality with increase in age x Perk Change in an extraneous factor independent of age contributes to mortality in addition to decreasing capacity to resist destruction due to injury or infection
Beard Proposed logistic curve function of mortality to reduce the rate of increase of mortality at higher ages to conform to the actual observations
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52. Which of the following principles is used by W. Christtafer for developing central place theory

Homogeneity

Diversity

Uniformity

Collectively

53. How many "Sustainable Development Goals" have been set among the following by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015





17

No such goals have been set

54. India's population policy goal is to achieve zero rate of population growth. Which of the following situations will help to achieve this goal.

NRR 1.0

Population stabilization

NRR 1.0 and population stabilization

NRR 1.0, population stabilization and contraceptive prevalence rate 65%

55. Easterlin hypothesis relates economic and social fortunes of a cohort with the relative size of the cohort. Which among the following is used as approximation to relative size

crude birth rate

total fertility rate

gross reproduction rate

net reproduction rate

56. In Demographic and Health surveys, which of the following error is more important

Sampling error

Non sampling error

Both sampling and Non sampling

Nothing can be said about their comparative importance

57. Which of the following factors does not impact achievement of NRR 1.0 in India

Rise in age at marriage

Increase in use of family planning methods

Increase in percent women adopt practice of exclusive breast feeding for six months

Increase in length of postpartum amenorrhea

58. Which one of the following is not associated with National Health Policy 2015 (draft) key principles

Equity

Affordability

Accountability

Nutrality

59. Calculate conventional Infant Mortality Rate with 25,000 deaths in the same year for birth cohort in the same year D and 25,000 infant deaths for the cohort of previous year 1 Dp when the total births were 3,500,000 1

13

14

15

16

60. The Life Table Birth Rate (LTBR) is calculated as lo lo

LTBR LTBR Lo To loo lo LTBR LTBR qo lo 6l. Which of the following method is used for adjustment of data from dual record system reverse survival method

PIF method

Rele's method

Chandrasekaran -Deming method

62. Arrange the fertility indicators shown below from "Crude" to refined.
Crude birth rate
Total fertility rate
General fertility level
Total marital fertility level
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63. Among the following, which ones are necessary for construction of life table.
Population is closed to migration
Radix is know
Risk of mortality at each age
Average number of years lived
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64. In which of the following schemes I programmes 'Community Monitoring' technique was used

Reproductive and Child Health Programme

Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Programme (CSSM)

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

Universal Immunisation Programme

65. Which one of the following is correct expansion of

International Panel on Climate Change

Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change

International Programme for Climate Change

International Plan on Climate Change

66. Which among the following services received emphasis in the Scheme "JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA"in NRHM

Ante -natal care, Institutional Delivery, Post -natal care

Ante -natal care, Institutional Delivery

Ante -natal care

Institutional Delivery

67. Arrange the following four states of India by their decreasing (high to low) level of unmet need (NFHS 3 data)
Bihar
Jharkhand
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh
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68. Arrange the following four terms of pregnancy termination by their period of occurrence, from earliest to the latest.
Late foetal death
Peri natal mortality
Neo natal mortality
Infant mortality
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69. Match various 'Acts and Bills' given in Column with their year of promulgation in Column II

Column I Column II
The control of Tobacco Product Act 2011
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Amended(ii) 2004
The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Amendment Bill 2002
The protection of child from sexual offence bill 2006
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70. Arrange in descending order (high to low) the following states in terms of exposure of men to family planning through TV

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Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

71. Which of the following state has highest percentage of women and men exposed to family planning message through TV

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Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Bihar

72. Arrange the following states in ascending order (low to high) in terms of exposure of women to family planning messages by radio

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Kerala, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat

Kerala, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala

Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar

73. Which of the following state has the higher percentage of men exposed to family planning messages through radio

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Bihar

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Kerala

74. Which of the following state has least percentage of women exposed to family planning message through newspapers

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Kerala

Gujarat

Bihar

Himachal Pradesh

75. Which of the following state has highest percentage of men exposed to family planning message through newspaper

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Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Kerala

Bihar