Read the following points about a healthy city according to World Health Organisation (WHO) carefully.
A. Clean and safe environment
B. Meets basic needs of all its inhabitants
C. Provides easily accessible health service to all
D. Provides employment to youths
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B, C only
The World Health Organisation (WHO) gives four points that a healthy city must have, among other things.
A. Clean and safe environment — Correct. A healthy city must have a ‘clean’ and ‘safe’ environment.
B. Meets basic needs of all its inhabitants — Correct. It must meet the basic needs of all its inhabitants.
C. Provides easily accessible health service to all — Correct. It must provide an easily accessible health service.
D. Provides employment to youths — Incorrect. Employment is not one of the four points. The fourth point is that a healthy city involves the community in local government.
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? |
