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Subject – NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Topic: Health Care and Development of Nursing Services in India

🟢 Easy
Q1. The Bhore Committee (1946) is known for:  📌 NORCET 2021 PYQ
a) Establishing AIIMS
b) Introducing multipurpose health workers
c) Integrating preventive and curative services
d) Starting National Health Mission

🟢 Easy
Q2. The primary objective of the Indian health care system is:
a) Build more hospitals
b) Ensure free surgeries for all
c) Provide comprehensive health care to all
d) Increase private sector involvement

🟢 Easy
Q3. Which level of health care includes referral services and specialists?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Sub-centre

🟢 Easy
Q4. In the three-tier health system, a Community Health Centre (CHC) functions at which level?  📌 ESIC 2020 PYQ
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) None

🟢 Easy
Q5. Sub-Centre population coverage is:  📌 NORCET 2020 PYQ
a) 1,000 in plain, 500 in hilly
b) 5,000 in plain, 3,000 in hilly
c) 10,000 in plain, 5,000 in hilly
d) 2,000 in plain, 1,000 in hilly

🟢 Easy
Q6. Which organization gives funding and policy guidance for India’s health programs?
a) WHO
b) Indian Red Cross
c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
d) UNICEF

🟡 Medium
Q7. National Health Mission (NHM) was launched in:
a) 2005
b) 2013
c) 2012
d) 2014

🟡 Medium
Q8. Nursing staffing norms in hospitals are recommended by:
a) Bhore Committee
b) INC
c) IPHS
d) Indian Medical Association

🟡 Medium
Q9. Who appoints the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in India?
a) State Government
b) INC
c) UPSC
d) Central Government

🟡 Medium
Q10. Vision of AYUSH is to:
a) Ban traditional medicine
b) Modernize surgery
c) Integrate Indian systems of medicine
d) Create medical AI systems

🟢 Easy
Q11. Rural Health Care Infrastructure includes:
a) AIIMS
b) Medical Colleges
c) SC, PHC, CHC
d) Private Clinics

🟢 Easy
Q12. District Hospital is part of which level of care?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Quaternary

🟢 Easy
Q13. Which committee introduced PHC concept in India?  📌 NORCET 2022 PYQ
a) Bhore
b) Chadha
c) Mudaliar
d) Jungalwalla

🟢 Easy
Q14. First-line contact in Indian rural health system is:
a) CHC
b) PHC
c) Sub-Centre
d) AIIMS

🟡 Medium
Q15. Primary Health Care principles include all EXCEPT:
a) Community participation
b) Equity
c) Multispecialty care
d) Appropriate technology

🟡 Medium
Q16. Who is responsible for organizing health services at the village level?
a) Anganwadi Worker
b) ANM
c) Medical Officer
d) Health Secretary

🔴 Hard
Q17. Which committee recommended integration of medical education with health services?
a) Bhore Committee
b) Mudaliar Committee
c) Kartar Singh Committee
d) Srivastava Committee

🟡 Medium
Q18. Urban Health Services are addressed under:
a) NRHM
b) NUHM
c) NHM
d) Both b and c

🟢 Easy
Q19. Which of the following is NOT a primary health care principle?
a) Equitable distribution
b) Community participation
c) Centralization
d) Appropriate technology

Q20. Which year was the National Health Policy (NHP) revised last?  📌 NORCET 2023 PYQ
a) 2002
b) 2015
c) 2017
d) 2021

🟢 Easy
Q21. Referral system is used in health services to:
a) Refer patients to local healers
b) Transfer equipment
c) Maintain cost-effectiveness
d) Provide specialized care at higher levels

🔴 Hard
Q22. The recommendation for one PHC for every 30,000 population comes from:
a) Bhore Committee
b) Srivastava Committee
c) Mudaliar Committee
d) IPHS

🟢 Easy
Q23. Which level is directly above PHC in the referral system?
a) SC
b) CHC
c) District Hospital
d) Private Hospital

🟡 Medium
Q24. Who regulates nursing education in India?
a) WHO
b) INC
c) State Council
d) UGC

🔴 Hard
Q25. The Jungalwalla Committee was formed to:
a) Create nursing curriculum
b) Integrate medical and health services
c) Launch NRHM
d) Design NHM structure

🟢 Easy
Q26. Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) are developed by:
a) WHO
b) ICMR
c) Ministry of Health
d) INC

🟢 Easy
Q27. Which of the following provides technical advice for health programs?
a) DGHS
b) CHC
c) PHC
d) ANM

Q28. A PHC is manned by a:
a) GNM Nurse
b) ANM
c) Medical Officer
d) Nursing Superintendent

🟢 Easy
Q29. Primary Health Centre (PHC) is recommended for a population of:
a) 10,000
b) 20,000
c) 30,000
d) 50,000

🟡 Medium
Q30. The basis of health planning in India comes from:
a) Five-Year Plans
b) National Census
c) WHO Charter
d) Lok Sabha Recommendations

🟡 Medium
Q31. Which program aims at reducing infant and maternal mortality in India?
a) NUHM
b) Janani Suraksha Yojana
c) RNTCP
d) ICDS

🟡 Medium
Q32. Mid-level health providers are trained under which program?
a) NHM
b) ASHA
c) NHP
d) Ayushman Bharat

🔴 Hard
Q33. Multipurpose worker scheme was recommended by:
a) Bhore Committee
b) Kartar Singh Committee
c) Mudaliar Committee
d) Srivastava Committee

🟡 Medium
Q34. Health manpower planning in India is guided by:
a) WHO
b) AIIMS
c) National Health Mission
d) Health Policy

🟢 Easy
Q35. Which is the apex body for nursing in India?
a) INC
b) AIIMS
c) UGC
d) MCI

🟢 Easy
Q36. Village Health Sanitation Committee (VHSC) includes:
a) Only doctors
b) Only women
c) Community members
d) District officers

🟢 Easy
Q37. Who supervises the work of ASHA workers?
a) Medical Officer
b) Staff Nurse
c) ANM
d) Health Inspector

🟢 Easy
Q38. Which health worker works under a sub-centre?
a) ASHA
b) CHO
c) Medical Officer
d) GNM

🟡 Medium
Q39. The planning commission has been replaced by:
a) WHO
b) NITI Aayog
c) NHRC
d) NHP

🟡 Medium
Q40. CHC acts as:
a) Sub-district hospital
b) Referral unit for SC
c) Head office
d) Urban clinic

🔴 Hard
Q41. Public health nurse in district hospital is appointed by:
a) District Magistrate
b) State Health Society
c) INC
d) MoHFW

🟡 Medium
Q42. ASHA is selected by:
a) ANM
b) Panchayat
c) State Nursing Council
d) PHC doctor

🟢 Easy
Q43. First point of contact for rural child immunization:
a) CHC
b) Sub-Centre
c) District Hospital
d) Medical College

🟡 Medium
Q44. One CHC is established for a population of:
a) 50,000
b) 80,000
c) 1 lakh
d) 1.2 lakh

🟢 Easy
Q45. Who manages sub-centres?
a) ASHA
b) Staff Nurse
c) ANM
d) GNM

🔴 Hard
Q46. Health Information System (HIS) is vital for:
a) Waste management
b) Data collection and planning
c) Nurse promotion
d) Surgery registration

🟡 Medium
Q47. Community participation ensures:
a) Delay in services
b) Bureaucracy
c) Ownership and accountability
d) Increased privatization

🟢 Easy
Q48. ASHA stands for:
a) Accredited Social Health Activist
b) Active Safety Health Agent
c) Advanced Social Health Association
d) Allied Staff of Health Authority

🟡 Medium
Q49. Which is NOT part of Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs)?
a) Mid-level provider
b) ASHA
c) PHC
d) Super specialist

🟢 Easy
Q50. Focus of NHM is:
a) Urban elite care
b) Costly care
c) Universal access to healthcare
d) Private hospital promotion

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