Class 7 Civics Chapter 2 Question Answers - Role of Government in Health

Very Short Question Answers :

Ques 1: Define health.

Ans:  Health means the ability of a person or animal to remain free of illness and any kind of injuries.

Ques 2: Name some factors that affect our health.

Ans: Diseases, polluted water, and the atmosphere.

Ques 3: People do not get adequate food or have to live in cramped conditions, will be prone to illness. True/false.

Ans: True

Ques 4: Private services like healthcare are funded by tax money. True/false

Ans: False

Ques 5: To avail private healthcare services patients have to pay a lot of money. True/False.

Ans: True

Ques 6: Adequate healthcare available to all in India. True/False.

Ans: False

Ques 7: To be healthy, it is not necessary to live without mental strain. True/ False.

Ans: False

Ques 8: India has the largest number of medical colleges in the world and is among largest producer of _____________________.

Ans: Doctors

Ques 9: India gets large number of medical___________________ from many countries.

Ans: Tourist

Ques 10: Who runs the public health care system?

Ans: Government

Ques 11: Suppose you see long queues, outside a hospital opd counter. What kind of hospital is that?

Ans: Public hospital

Ques 12: Which of the two is expensive a private hospital or a public hospital?

Ans: Private hospital

Ques 13: State the function of village health workers.

Ans: They deal with common illnesses and works under the supervision of Doctors at primary Health Centre.

Ques 14: From where does government gets funds to invest on various health care plans and schemes?

Ans: By the tax paid by people

Ques 15: Establishing equality in a democratic society is a continuous struggle. 
True/ False.

Ans: True 
Even though people are aware that discrimination is against the law, they continue to treat others unequally on the basis of caste and religion. Changing people's attitude is a very slow process and hence establishment of equality in society is a continuous struggle.

Ques 16: What is OPD?

Ans: OPD stands for outpatient department

Ques 17: What is the function of OPD?

Ans: In an OPD patients are first brought in and treated in a hospital without being admitted to any special ward.

Ques 18: Define communicable diseases.

Ans: Diseases that can spread from one person to another person through water, food, air etc.