Which of the following suggestions of World Health Organisation about a healthy city are correct?
A. Providing clean and safe environment.
B. Meeting basic needs of all its inhabitants.
C. Providing employment to youth.
D. Providing easy access to health services.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests what a ‘healthy city’ must have.
A. Providing clean and safe environment. — Correct. A healthy city must have a clean and safe environment.
B. Meeting basic needs of all its inhabitants. — Correct. It must meet the basic needs of all the people who live in it.
C. Providing employment to youth. — Incorrect. Jobs for young people are not on the WHO list. The list has a clean and safe environment, basic needs of all, the community’s role in local government and easy access to health services.
D. Providing easy access to health services. — Correct. It must provide easily accessible health services.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT:
Box: What is a Healthy City? |
