Question

Choose the correct option:

i. The Ministry of Health is the nodal agency for the implementation of health policies of the government.

ii. One of the main objectives of the sixth Five-Year Plan was to make primary health services as well as medical care services available to all citizens.

iii. Sarojini Naidu was the first Health Minister of independent India.

iv. Various fields of medicines such as Unani, Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Allopathy have been recognised by the government and efforts are made to popularise it.

• A. All statements i, ii, iii and iv are correct
• B. Only statements i and iii are correct.
• C. Only statements i, iii and iv are correct.
• D. Only statements i, ii and iv are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Only statements i, ii and iv are correct.

• The task of improving public healthcare is that of Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. It is the nodal agency, responsible for overlooking the implementation of government health policies across all regions.
• One of the main objectives of the sixth Five-Year Plan was to make primary health services as well as medical care services available to all citizens.
• Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first Health Minister of Independent India.
• Various fields of medicines such as Unani, Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Allopathy have been recognised by the government and efforts are made to popularise it.