Linkages between environment and health

1. What is environment?
[a] It is the surrounding
[b] It is the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences
[c] It is the physical and biological factors along with their chemical
interactions that affect an organism
[d] All the above

2. Physical environment includes……………..

[a] Air conditions [b] Water [c] Land [d] All the above

3. Social environment includes……………….

[a] Spiritual environment [b] Emotional environment
[c] Home and family [d] All the above

4. Which of the following is the environmental issue?

[a] Forest and agricultural degradation of land
[b] Resource depletion water, mineral, forest, sand, rocks etc.
[c] Environmental degradation
[d] All the above

5. Land degradation is defined as……………

[a] The long-term loss of ecosystem function
[b] Productivity
[c] Both a and b
[d] None of these

6. Which of the following purpose the public health is organized?

[a] Prevent disease [b] Promote health
[c] Protect environment [d] Only a and b

7. Public health professionals……………….

 [a] Monitor the health concerns
[b] Diagnose the health concerns of entire communities
[c] Promote health practices
[d] All the above

8. Which of the following is the main public health function?

[a] The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and
populations at risk to identify health problems and priorities
[b] The formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local and
national health problems and priorities
[c] To assure that all populations have access to appropriate and cost-
effective care, including health promotion and disease prevention services
[d] All the above

9. Which of the following is the notable public health campaign?

[a] Vaccination and control of infectious diseases
[b] Safer workplaces
[c] Safe drinking water
[d] All the above

10. Which of the following is related to importance of Public Health?

[a] It helps to increase the public income
[b] Improving public health helps children thrive
[c] Public health saves money and improves quality of life
[d] Only b and c

11. The built environment influences…………

[a] The public’s health [b] The public’s income
[c] The public’s expenditure [d] All the above

12. The primary public health threat during…………..

[a] The industrial revolution
[b] The unsanitary conditions
 [c] The overcrowded urban areas facilitated the spread of infection
[d] All the above

13. When the connection between public health and the built environment
became increasingly apparent?
[a] During the 18th Century [b] During the 19th Century
[c] During the 20th Century [d] None of the above

14. Industrialization highlighted…………………

[a] The connection between the built environment and public health
[b] Established the dominant view that population concentration
[c] Proximity between business and residences
[d] All the above

15. Which of the following duration is called the housing-reform movement?

[a] The early 20th-century [b] The early 19th-century
[c] The early 21th-century [d] None of these

16. The built environment influences the public’s health, particularly in relation
to…………………….
[a] Chronic diseases [b] Regular diseases
[c] Both a and b [d] None of these

17. Which of the following statement is correct to understand the effect of the
built environment on health?
[a] It is necessary to examine the major health threats
[b] The income of the public should increase
[c] Ensure proper public awareness
[d] All the above

18. Air pollution is a mixture of……………………………..

[a] Solid particles in the air [b] Gases in the air
[c] None of these [d] Only a and b
19. Which of the following is (are) the source(s) of air pollution?
[a] Car emissions [b] Chemicals from factories
[c] Dust and pollen [d] All the above

20. When ozone forms air pollution, it’s also called………………..

[a] Rain [b] Smog [c] Wind [d] All the above

21. What is the volume of Nitrogen and oxygen in Air?

[a] 99% [b] 97% [c] 79% [d] 80%

22. Which of the following year the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
was enacted?
[a] In the year 1981 [b] In the year 1961
[c] In the year 1971 [c] In the year 1980

23. Which of the following is the abbreviation of NAMP?

[a] National Air Quality Monitoring Process
[b] National Air Quality Monitoring Programme
[c] National Air Quality Mentoring Programme
[d] None of these

24. The water quality is measured by several factors such as……………..

[a] The concentration of dissolved oxygen
[b] The bacteria levels
[c] The amount of salt
[d] All the above

25. When the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted?
[a] In the year 1976 [b] In the year 1984
[c] In the year 1971 [d] In the year 1974

26. Soil quality reflects………………………

 [a] How well a soil performs the functions of maintaining biodiversity and
productivity
[b] Partitioning water and solute flow
[c] Filtering and buffering
[d] All the above

27. Which of the following is (are) the threats to soil quality?

[a] Climate change [b] Sealing [c] Campaction [d] All the above

28. Culture encompasses the set of…………………

[a] Beliefs [b] Moral values [c] Traditions and language [d] All the above

29. Dietary diversity is a………………

[a] Measure of the number of individual foods
[b] Food groups consumed in a given time period
[c] Both a and b
[d] None of these

30. Health food is food considered to be beneficial to health in ways that go

beyond a normal healthy diet required for……………………
[a] Human Nutrition [b] Human Style
[c] Both a and b [d] None of these

31. The origins of the Human Development Indices (HDI) are found in the annual
Development Reports of the………………………
[a] United nations Development Programme [b] SAARC Programme
[c] Both a and b [d] None of these

32. How many developing countries identified during 2013 by Human

Development Report?
[a] More than 40 Countries [b] More than 50 Countries
[c] More than 60 Countries [d] More than 30 countries