History & Civics
Study the picture given here and answer the questions that follows:
(a) Name the Organisation associated with this Emblem.
(b) This Organisation and the UNICEF launched a programme to immunize children against six killer diseases. Name these diseases.
(c) Mention any four of its functions.
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Answer
(a) The Organisation associated with this Emblem is WHO (World Health Organisation).
(b) The six killer diseases, against which WHO and the UNICEF launched a programme to immunize children are:
- Measles
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis
- Polio
- Whooping cough
(c) The four functions of the WHO are:
- It promotes and coordinates research in the fields of communicable diseases, maternal and child health, mental health and diseases like cancer, blindness, diabetes and heart attacks.
- It sets international standards with respect to food, biological and pharmaceutical products (drugs, medicines and vaccines).
- It helps countries to improve their health system by building up infrastructure especially manpower, institutions and services for the individual and community.
- It organises conferences, seminars and training for health care personnel from different countries.
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Study the picture given here and answer the questions that follows:
(a) Name the Organisation associated with this Emblem.
(b) Which year did the Organisation celebrate as the International Year of the Child?
(c) What was the purpose of the Convention adopted by the 1990 World Summit on Children?
(d) Mention any three functions of this Organisation.
UNESCO seeks to broaden the base of education, to bring benefits of science to all countries and to boost cultural interchange. In this context describe:
(a) Three of its functions in the field of Education.
(b) Three of its functions in the field of Science.
(c) Three of its functions in the field of Culture.
OR
Three of its functions that preserve Cultural Heritage.