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Read the following passage and answer In any society, nutritional problems are not just linked to food but to a variety of interacting/interrelated factors at various levels. While poverty is often the underlying cause, the situation becomes worse when a substantial proportion of families do not have access to basic amenities. Rural households have less access to toilets. Poor sanitation results in loss of work days and further economic loss. Further, considerable proportion of the population does not have safe drinking water. The causes of malnutrition identify several levels of causes: immediate, underlying and basic. 1. Which of the following is not one of the underlying causes? a. Insufficient rainfall for agriculture b. Inadequate access to food c. Inadequate care for mothers and children d. Insufficient health services and unhealthy environment2. Following are nutrition programmes and their examples operating in India. Select the incorrect option. a. Food Supplementation Programme - Mid day meal b. Food Security Programme - Public distribution system c. ICDS-Annapurna Scheme d. Nutrient Deficiency Control Programme- National Prophylaxis Programme3. What is the mission of Public Health Nutrition? a. To prevent overnutrition and to maintain optimal nutritional status of individual and family b. To prevent undernutrition and to maintain optimal nutritional status of individuals c. To prevent undernutrition and overnutrition problem of society. d. To prevent both undernutrition and overnutrition and to maintain optimal nutritional status of the population4. Since past 15 days, Seema who is 30-year-old is feeling lethargic, breathlessness and fatigue on slight exertion. Identify the deficiency disease she might be suffering from. a. IDA b. IDD c. VAD d. Osteoporosis5. To tackle with nutritional problems Poshaan Abhiyaan was started. Following interventions were initiated i. Food fortification ii. Ensuring food security iii. Poverty alleviation iv. Production of low cost nutritious food 6. Which of these are direct short term interventions to tackle nutritional problems? a. i and ii b. ii and iii c. i and iv d. ii and iv |
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Answer» 1. a. Insufficient rainfall for agriculture 2. c. ICDS-Annapurna Scheme 3. d. To prevent both undernutrition and overnutrition and to maintain optimal nutritional status of the population 4. a. IDA 5. c. i and iv 6. b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation. |
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