RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 2 Role of the Government in Health

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 2 Role of the Government in Health Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 2 Role of the Government in Health

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
Where are medicines sold?
(a) Medical stores
(b) Departmental stores
(c) school
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Medical stores

 

Question 2. 
Good health depends upon:
(a) social conditions
(b) basic amenities
(c) health care facilities
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these

Question 3. 
In which continent is Costa Rica situated?
(a) Australia 
(b) South America
(c) North America 
(d) Asia
Answer:
(b) South America

Question 4. 
What percentage of people can afford required medical care?
(a) 10% 
(b) 30%
(c) 20% 
(d) 40%
Answer:
(c) 20% 

Question 5. 
What does PHC means?
(a) Private Health Centre
(b) Public Health Court
(c) Primary Health Centre
(d) All of these
Answer:
(c) Primary Health Centre

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
According to the medical council of India’s code of medical ethics, physician should prescribe drug with ................ names.
Answer:
generic

Question 2.
................ is one of the healthiest countries in Central America.
Answer:
Costa Rica

Question 3. 
The resources needed to run public health services are obtained from ................ 
Answer:
Money

Question 4. 
In Kerala  ................   % of centre, budget is given to Panchayats.
Answer:
4. 40,

 

Question 5. 
India is the ................  largest country in the world in producing medicine.
Answer: 
third.

True/False

Question 1. 
The private health facilities is a chain of health centres and hospitals run by the government.
Answer:
False

Question 2. 
These is wide range of private health facilities that exist in our country.
Answer:
True

Question 3. 
Every physician should as far as possible, prescribe drugs with generic names.
Answer:
True

Question 4. 
In Kerala thirty present of the entire state budget was given to panchayats.
Answer:
False

Question 5.
Costa Rica is considered to be one of the healthiest countries in central America. 
Answer: 
True

Match the column

Column I	Column II
1. Hakim Seikh	(a) Primary Health Centre
2. PHC	(b) run by government
3. Healthiest country	(c) Registered Medical Practi¬tioners
4. Public health	(d) Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity
5. RMP	(e) Costa Rica

Answer:

Column I	Column II
1. Hakim Seikh	(d) Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity
2. PHC	(a) Primary Health Centre
3. Healthiest country	(b) run by government
4. Public health	(e) Costa Rica
5. RMP	(c) Registered Medical Practi¬tioners

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
How has the number of hospitals grown in India from 1950 to the year 2000? 
Answer: 
The number of hospitals have grown from 2,717 in 1950 to 18,218 in the year 2000.

Question 2. 
What are'the two broad categories of health care facilities?
Answer: 
The two broad categories of health care facilities are the Public Healthcare System and the Private Healthcare System.

 

Question 3. 
What is a Primary Health Centre?
Answer: 
A Primary Health Centre is the public health service looking after the health needs of the people of a number of villages.

Question 4. 
Name the two aspects that affect the health of the people.
Answer: 
The two aspects that affects the health of the people sure the quality of health services and the basic amenities and the social surroundings of the people.

Question 5. 
Hakim Seikh was a member of which organisation?
Answer: 
Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity.

Question 6. 
Which is the third largest country in the world to manufacture medicines?
Answer: 
India.

Question 7. 
Which country has the highest number of medical colleges across the world?
Answer: 
India.

Question 8. 
What are communicable diseases?
Answer: 
Diseases which are transmitted from one person to another through food, water, air etc. are called communicable diseases.

Question 9. 
In which two categories can we divide health services?
Answer: 

1. Public health services, and 
2. Private health facilities.

Question 10. 
What is R. M. P.?
Answer: 
Registered Medical Practitioners.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Does ‘Health’ mean only being free of illness and injuries?
Answer: 
No, besides remaining free from illness and injuries, it also includes clean drinking water or a pollution free environment, health awareness, proper food and housing facilities. It is not healthy to be dull, inactive, anxious or scared for long stretches of time. We all need to be without mental strain. All of these various aspects of our lives are a part of health.

Question 2. 
Explain the range of private health facilities that exist in our country.
Answer: 

1. A large number of doctors run their own private clinics.
2. In the rural areas, one finds Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs).
3. Urban areas have a large number of doctors, many of them providing specialised services.
4. There are hospitals and nursing homes that are privately owned.
5. There are many laboratories that do tests and offer special facilities such as x-ray, ultrasound, etc.
6. There are also shops from where we buy medicines.

Question 3. 
How has Costa Rica become the healthiest nation in South America?
Answer: 
Costa Rica has become the healthiest nation in South America as its. Constitution prohibits any expenditure on defence. Government spent the money that the army would use on health and education. The Costa Rican Government provide basic amenities to all such as safe drinking water, sanitation, nutrition and housing. All these measures made them the healthiest.

Question 4. 
How can illness be prevented?
Answer: 
In order to prevent and treat illness, we need appropriate healthcare facilities, e.g., health centres, hospitals, laboratories for testing, ambulance services, blood banks, etc. They can provide the required care and services that patients need. We need health workers, nurses, qualified doctors and other health professionals who can advise, diagnose and treat illneses. We also need medicines and equipments that are neccessary for treating patients.

 

Question 5. 
Does adequate healthcare available to all in India?
Answer: 
In India, private sector is expanding, but public sector’s growth is slow. Therefore, people do not have any option but to go to private sector. Private sector is more concentrated in urban areas. The cost of these services are very high. Medicines are very expensive. Many people cannot afford them or have to borrow money when there is an illness in the family. So according to the above discussion it is dear that adequate healthcare services are not avilable to all in India.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What problems did Hakim Seikh face after he met with a train accident?
Answer: 
Hakim Seikh accidentally fell off a running train and suffered head injuries. He was in a serious condition and needed immediate treatment. He was taken to a government hospital in Kolkata but they refused to admit him because they did not have a spare bed. Another hospital did not have the facility or the specialised doctors necessary for this treatment. In this way, he spent 14 hours in a critical state and was taken to eight different government hospitals but none of them admitted him. Finally, he was admitted in a private hospital, where he was charged a lot for treatment he received. 

Question 2. 
Explain the structure of public health services available in India.
Answer: 
It is chain of health centres and hospitals run by the government.

1. They cover both rural and urban areas.
2. They provide treatment to all kinds of problems from common illnesses to special services..
3. At-village level, there are health centres where there is usually a nurse and a village health worker.
4. They are trained in dealing with common illnesses and they work under the supervision of doctors at the Primary Health Centre (PHC).
5. One PHC covers many villages.
6. At the district level, there is a district hospital which supervises the health centres.
7. In large cities, there are government hospitals.

Question 3. 
Why are public health services called ‘public’?
Answer: 
They are called ‘public’ for many reasons: 

1. Government establishes these hospitals and health centres in order to fulfil its commitment to provide health care to its citizens.
2. Government obtains money through taxes in order to arrange resources to run those services.
3. It provides quality services at very less cost.
4. It takes action to prevent the spread of diseases such as TB, Malaria, jaundice, cholera, diarrhoea, chikungunya etc.
5. Such illnesses have to be prevented by the government with the participation of people otherwise it is not effective, e.g., campaigns to check mosquitoes to control malaria.

Question 4. 
What decision was made by the court in case of Hakim Seikh?
Answer: 
The constitution assigns primary duty to the government to ensure the welfare of the people and provide health care facilities to all. The government must safeguard the ‘Right to life of every person. The court said that the difficulty that Hakim Seikh had to face could have cost him his life. If hospital cannot provide timely medical treatment to a person, it means that this protection of life is not being given. The court also says that it is the duty of the government to provide the necessary health services. The court asked the state government to give Hakim Seikh the money that he had spent on his treatment.

Question 5. 
Make a review of the Kerala’s
Government allocation of 40% of the budget to Panchayats in 1996.
Answer:
In 1996, the State Government of Kerala allocated 40% of its budget to the Panchayats. With this, the Panchayats could plan and implement their own requirements. This ensured proper planning of villages with respect to the provision of water, food, education and women empowerment. Thus, the water supply plans were reviewed, the functioning of schools and anganwadis was ensured and the particular problems of the village were focused. The working of health centers was also made better. Thus, the overall situation improved. Still a lot has to be done with respect to short supply of medicines, lack of beds in hospitals and shortage of doctors.

 

Question 6. 
How did Costa Rica become the healthiest country in South America?
Answer:
Costa Rica is considered to be one
of the healthiest countries in Central America. The main reasons for this can be found in the Costa Rican Constitution:
(i) Several years ago, Costa Rica took a very important decision and decided hot to have an army. This helped the Costa Rican government to spend the money that the army would have used, on health, education and other basic needs of the people.
(ii) The Costa Rican government believes that a country has to be healthy for its development and pays a lot of attention to the health of its people.
(iii) The Costa Rican government provides basic services and amenities to all Costa Ricans