IBPS PO General Awareness: Healthcare Economics questions with solutions

Q1. Statement: A condition of hypothermia can be experienced by the human body when its temperature drops down to 10°C. Conclusions: I. Getting stuck in a snow blizzard for a couple of hours can cause hypothermia. II. Swimming causes hypothermia. Which conclusion is true?

1. Only conclusion I is true
2. Only conclusion II is true
3. Either I or II is true
4. Neither I nor II is true

Answer: Only conclusion I is true

The statement says hypothermia occurs when body temperature drops to 10°C. Being stuck in a snow blizzard can plausibly cause such a drop, so conclusion I follows. Swimming may or may not cause hypothermia depending on conditions, so conclusion II does not necessarily follow.

Q2. Which statement STRENGTHENS the case for privatizing hospitals?

1. Private hospitals take high fees for the surgeries and operations they perform.
2. Private hospitals are the best when it comes to proper maintenance, basic health facilities and choice of best doctors and surgeons.
3. Public hospitals are mostly free or charge a very meager amount for the treatment.
4. All of these

Answer: Private hospitals are the best when it comes to proper maintenance, basic health facilities and choice of best doctors and surgeons.

To strengthen privatization: we need a reason why private hospitals are better. 'Best maintenance, health facilities, and doctor quality' directly supports the case for privatization. High fees (A) and free public hospitals (C) actually weaken or are irrelevant to privatization.