Environmental health: indoor air pollution programme: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Environmental health: indoor air pollution programme

Sample item

A 45-year-old woman from a below-poverty-line household in rural India has a chronic cough from years of cooking on a wood-fired chulha. Which national scheme specifically provides deposit-free LPG connections to such households to reduce indoor air pollution?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Smoke from biomass fuels is a major cause of chronic obstructive lung disease, acute respiratory infection in children and low birth weight. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, launched in 2016, supplies LPG connections to women of poor households to replace solid fuels. Other schemes address sanitation, water supply and insurance.

Option by option

  • A. Swachh Bharat Mission

    Swachh Bharat Mission addresses sanitation and open defecation.

  • B. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

    PM-JAY provides health insurance cover for hospitalisation.

  • C. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (correct)

    Correct. The Ujjwala scheme provides clean cooking fuel.

  • D. Jal Jeevan Mission

    Jal Jeevan Mission aims at tap water connections to rural households.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is C, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Smoke from biomass fuels is a major cause of chronic obstructive lung disease, acute respiratory infection in children and low birth weight.

Why is "Swachh Bharat Mission" not the answer?

Swachh Bharat Mission addresses sanitation and open defecation.

Why is "Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana" not the answer?

PM-JAY provides health insurance cover for hospitalisation.

Why is "Jal Jeevan Mission" not the answer?

Jal Jeevan Mission aims at tap water connections to rural households.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Environmental health: indoor air pollution programme in PSM. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, launched in 2016, supplies LPG connections to women of poor households to replace solid fuels. Other schemes address sanitation, water supply and insurance.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Environmental health: indoor air pollution programme?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.