UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 72 p.c. of school children have dental diseases
Q1. The National Oral Health Programme (NOHP), which supports the establishment of Dental Care Units at the district level and below, is implemented as a component of which one of the following?
- A. National Rural Livelihood Mission, Ministry of Rural Development
- B. Ayushman Bharat, Ministry of AYUSH
- C. National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- D. National Health Mission, Ministry of Women and Child Development
Q2. With reference to the National Oral Health Programme (NOHP), consider the following statements:
1. It was launched in 2014-15 in 9 States and is currently under implementation in 294 districts across 32 States/UTs.
2. Under its NHM component it supports the establishment of Dental Care Units only at the level of District Hospitals and not at any level below.
3. The National Oral Health Division that coordinates the programme functions under the Directorate General of Health Services.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- It was launched in 2014-15 in 9 States and is currently under implementation in 294 districts across 32 States/UTs.
- Under its NHM component it supports the establishment of Dental Care Units only at the level of District Hospitals and not at any level below.
- The National Oral Health Division that coordinates the programme functions under the Directorate General of Health Services.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. With reference to India's national oral-health surveys, consider the following statements:
1. The 2002-03 National Oral Health Survey and Fluoride Mapping was carried out under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
2. The 2007-08 Multicentric Oral Health Survey was conducted by the MoHFW jointly with the World Health Organization.
3. The 2002-03 survey also undertook nationwide fluoride mapping of drinking-water sources.
4. The 2007-08 Multicentric Survey reported a uniform dental caries prevalence of 51.9% among 12-year-olds across all its centres.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- The 2002-03 National Oral Health Survey and Fluoride Mapping was carried out under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- The 2007-08 Multicentric Oral Health Survey was conducted by the MoHFW jointly with the World Health Organization.
- The 2002-03 survey also undertook nationwide fluoride mapping of drinking-water sources.
- The 2007-08 Multicentric Survey reported a uniform dental caries prevalence of 51.9% among 12-year-olds across all its centres.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 3 only
- C. 4 only
- D. 2 and 4
Q4. In India, dental caries prevalence figures of 51.9%, 53.8% and 63.1% for the age groups 5, 12 and 15 years respectively are the baseline findings associated with which one of the following?
- A. Multicentric Oral Health Survey, 2007-08
- B. National Oral Health Survey and Fluoride Mapping, 2002-03
- C. National Family Health Survey-5
- D. WHO Global Oral Health Status Report, 2022
Q5. Consider the following bodies connected with dentistry and consumer protection in India:
1. Dental Council of India — a statutory body constituted under the Dentists Act, 1948.
2. National Dental Commission — the apex regulator established under the National Dental Commission Act, 2023.
3. Indian Dental Association — a statutory regulatory body established by an Act of Parliament.
4. Consumer Council of India — a voluntary, non-governmental consumer organisation rather than a statutory regulator.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- Dental Council of India — a statutory body constituted under the Dentists Act, 1948.
- National Dental Commission — the apex regulator established under the National Dental Commission Act, 2023.
- Indian Dental Association — a statutory regulatory body established by an Act of Parliament.
- Consumer Council of India — a voluntary, non-governmental consumer organisation rather than a statutory regulator.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q6. Chronic fluoride toxicity in humans manifests as fluorosis in three forms. Which one of the following is the form that affects the teeth and is generally the earliest and most visible clinical sign of fluorosis?
- A. Skeletal fluorosis
- B. Dental fluorosis
- C. Non-skeletal fluorosis
- D. Renal fluorosis
Q7. With reference to the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF), consider the following statements:
1. It was launched in 2008-09 during the 11th Five Year Plan.
2. It is implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3. As per its guidelines, the desirable limit of fluoride in drinking water is 1.0 mg/litre.
4. It is implemented exclusively in the six coastal States of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- It was launched in 2008-09 during the 11th Five Year Plan.
- It is implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- As per its guidelines, the desirable limit of fluoride in drinking water is 1.0 mg/litre.
- It is implemented exclusively in the six coastal States of India.
- A. 1 only
- B. 4 only
- C. 2 and 3
- D. 3 and 4
Q8. In India, toothpaste is regulated as a cosmetic. Which one of the following is the principal (parent) statute under which cosmetics, including toothpaste, are regulated?
- A. Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016
- B. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- C. Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
- D. Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Q9. Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — the statute under which toothpaste is regulated in India — the term 'cosmetic' is defined as an article intended to be applied to the human body primarily for which one of the following purposes?
- A. Diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease
- B. Cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance
- C. Supplementing the human diet with essential nutrients
- D. Destroying or repelling micro-organisms present on the skin
Q10. The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), under which school children are screened for dental and other defects, was launched in 2013 as a child health screening initiative under which one of the following?
- A. Integrated Child Development Services, Ministry of Women and Child Development
- B. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Ministry of Education
- C. National Health Mission, Ministry of AYUSH
- D. National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Q11. According to the WHO Global Oral Health Status Report (2022), which one of the following is the single most common oral disease, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide through its untreated form?
- A. Dental caries (tooth decay)
- B. Severe periodontal (gum) disease
- C. Oral cancer
- D. Complete tooth loss (edentulism)