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In the initial assessment of the elderly participants, what proportion was found to have vision-related problems?

  1. A.43.05 per cent
  2. B.6.85 per cent
  3. C.67.73 per cent
  4. D.92.12 per cent

Correct answer

C. 67.73 per cent

Explanation

The correct answer is 67.73 per cent. The first assessment of the participants identified vision-related problems in that share of them, making it the commonest of the difficulties recorded. Option A, 43.05 per cent, is the proportion found to be physically inactive, and option B, 6.85 per cent, is the proportion with reduced cognitive function; both figures come from the same baseline screening, which is why they are offered here. Option D is a figure from an unrelated context and does not appear in this study at all. The screening also picked up high blood pressure, raised random blood glucose levels, reduced bone mineral density, constipation and sleep-related problems among the elderly participants. The three percentages are best learnt in descending order, since an examiner can ask for any one of them and will usually supply the other two as options, as this question does.

Read the full article: AIIA Ayurveda Study Screens 5,594 Elderly in Faridabad

Q1.Science & TechnologyMedium

In which district did the All India Institute of Ayurveda conduct its community-based Ayurveda programme for elderly people?

  1. A.Gurugram, Haryana
  2. B.Faridabad, Haryana
  3. C.Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
  4. D.Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. Faridabad, Haryana

The project was titled "Community-Based Ayurveda Intervention for Promotion of Physical and Mental Health in Elderly Population of Faridabad District, Haryana State", and under the institute’s Public Health Initiative it screened 5,594 people in the sixty to eighty year age group there over three months.

Q2.Science & TechnologyEasy

The All India Institute of Ayurveda is an autonomous institution under which Union Ministry?

  1. A.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.The Ministry of Ayush
  3. C.The Ministry of Science and Technology
  4. D.The Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: B. The Ministry of Ayush

The All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi is an autonomous institution under this Ministry, and it works on Ayurveda through education, research, clinical services and public health initiatives.

Q3.Science & TechnologyHard

How did the total WHOQOL score change after the 60-day intervention in the first component of the AIIA project?

  1. A.From 292.0 to 326.3
  2. B.From 277.4 to 364.2
  3. C.From 326.3 to 364.2
  4. D.From 292.0 to 277.4
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Correct answer: A. From 292.0 to 326.3

In the first component of the project a sixty-day intervention raised the total score on the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment by that margin, and improvements were also recorded in all six parameters used to assess Agnibala, along with a gain in bone mineral density.