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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Education for Sustainable Development
January 2025- 5 Assignment
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 10
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QUESTION 1:
Which of the following is not an indigenous system of medicine?
A. ayurveda
B. siddha
C. surgery
D. homeopathy
Ans. C = surgery
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.2) for better understanding
QUESTION 2:
Which of the following is not a health system building block as suggested by WHO?
A. Financing
B. Service delivery
C. Politics
D. Leadership/Governance
Ans. C = Politics
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.4) for better understanding
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
QUESTION 3:
Technology in healthcare infrastructure can be used through ___.
A. Increasing cost of medicine
B. Mobile hospital
C. Mobile medicine
D. None of the above
Ans. B = Mobile hospital
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.5-7) for better
understanding
QUESTION 4:
___ in healthcare is how well a healthcare system meets its objectives.
A. Cost
B. Value
C. Currency
D. Expense
Ans. B = Value
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.9) for better understanding
QUESTION 5:
The National Digital Health Mission will help in better management using the open ___
framework.
A. MPI
B. KPI
C. UPI
D. API
Ans. D = API
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.13) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 6:
The POSHAN Abhiyan in India was launched in ___ .
A. 1999
B. 2023
C. 2018
D. 1965
Ans. C = 2018
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.15) for better
understanding
QUESTION 7:
Sus-QI extends the scope of QI to include ___.
A. ecological sustainability
B. financial value
C. short term perspective
D. economic profit
Ans. A = ecological sustainability
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.18) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 8:
___ is the worst level of food security for a country.
A. Drought
B. Famine
C. Flood
D. Obesity
Ans. B = Famine
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.35) for better
understanding
QUESTION 9:
The ___ program in India has been key source of extra nourishment for millions of
school going children.
A. post-day meal
B. end-day meal
C. mid-day meal
D. start-day meal
Ans. C = mid-day meal
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.40) for better
understanding
QUESTION 10:
Which of the following is not a pillar of food security?
A. Food access
B. Food tax
C. Food availability
D. Food use
Ans. B = Food tax
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -5 (Slide No.51) for better
understanding
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