Social Organization and Economics MCQs

Ans. is 'a' i.e., Cost effectiveness [Ref. Park 22"dle p. 814] The study results can be evaluated by cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis. In cost-benefit analysis all costs and benefits are evaluated in terms of money, i.e. economic benefits of the programme/ study are compared with the cost of programme. The main drawback with this technique is that the benefits in the health field canot always be expressed in monetary term. For example birth or death prevented, or illness avoided etc. Hence the scope of applying this method is rather vague. Cost-effective analysis is more promising tool for application in the health field. It evaluates how best to spend a given amount of money to achieve specific goals, i.e. benefits are expressed in terms of results achieved, e.g. number of lives saved, or the number of days free from disease.

The correct answer is b. 100 days Under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a household is entitled to a minimum of 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year. This means that if a household demands employment under MGNREGA, the government is obligated to provide them with work for at least 100 days in a year. Why the other options are not correct: a. 60 days: This option is incorrect because the minimum entitlement under NREGA is 100 days, not 60 days. c. 150 days: This option is incorrect because the minimum entitlement under NREGA is 100 days, not 150 days. d. 200 days: This option is incorrect because the minimum entitlement under NREGA is 100 days, not 200 days. Reference: Prak's Preventive and social medicine, 27th EDITION Pg 880