Multiple Choice Type
(Select the most appropriate option in each case)
Question 1
Red Cross Day is celebrated on
- May 8 ✓
- June 23
- September 17
- November 21
Question 2
WHO headquarters are located in
- Paris
- Berlin
- Geneva ✓
- New York
Very Short Answer Type
Question 1
Match the activities in Column I with the respective organization in Column II (there can be one or more than one activity).
| Column I (Activity) | Column II (Organization) |
|---|---|
| (i) To extend relief to victims of earthquake | (A) Red Cross |
| (ii) To lay pharmaceutical standards for important drugs | (B) WHO |
| (iii) Arranging ambulance in emergencies | |
| (iv) To suggest quarantine measures | |
| (v) Training of midwives | |
| (vi) Procuring and supplying blood for transfusion |
Answer
| Column I (Activity) | Column II (Organization) |
|---|---|
| (i) To extend relief to victims of earthquake | Red Cross |
| (ii) To lay pharmaceutical standards for important drugs | WHO |
| (iii) Arranging ambulance in emergencies | Red Cross |
| (iv) To suggest quarantine measures | WHO |
| (v) Training of midwives | Red Cross |
| (vi) Procuring and supplying blood for transfusion | Red Cross |
Question 2
What do the following abbreviations stand for?
(a) WHO
(b) UNO
(c) NICD
Answer
(a) WHO - World Health Organization
(b) UNO - United Nations Organization
(c) NICD - National Institute Of Communicable Diseases
Short Answer Type
Question 1
List any three health problems in India.
Answer
Health problems in India:
Food and water borne diseases — Contaminated food and water cause several diseases. Water-borne diseases occur due to contaminated water from hand pumps or mixing of untreated sewage with river water.
Insects and air-borne diseases — Lack of general cleanliness leads to breeding of houseflies and mosquitoes which are carriers of certain diseases.
Lack of medical facilities — Lack of medical facilities especially in rural areas leads to unavoidable deaths and damage to health.
Question 2
State the main functions of Red Cross.
Answer
The main functions of the Red Cross are:
- To extend relief and help to the victims of any calamity — fire, flood, famine, earthquakes etc.
- To procure and supply blood for the victims of war and other calamities.
- To extend all possible first-aid in any accident.
- To educate people in accident prevention.
- To arrange for ambulance service in all emergencies.
- To look after maternal and child welfare centres.
Question 3
State the main functions of World Health Organization.
Answer
The main functions of World health Organization are:
- To collect and supply information about occurrence of epidemic diseases. Example — Cholera, typhoid etc.
- To promote and support projects for research on diseases.
- To supply information on latest developments about the use of vaccines and about health hazards of nuclear radiation.
- To suggest quarantine measures to avert spreading of diseases.
- To lay pharmaceutical standards for important drugs.
- Organization of campaigns to control epidemic and endemic diseases.
Long Answer Type
Question 1
Describe the reasons for the formation of WHO.
Answer
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations Organization (UNO) which is concerned with international public health.
- It was established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a member of the United Nations Development Group.
- Member countries of the UNO focused on the need for creating an international body to look after the health problems of people of the world.
- This need of having an organization was felt in fields of research on the causes and cures of diseases.
- Combined efforts in this direction were to give better and faster results.
- Poor and developing countries were to benefit quickly.