GHP EXAM 1 QUIZZES 1-5 AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which statement about the Global Fund is false? ✅✅ANSW-It is primarily a technical agency.
Which of the following represents public-private partnerships for public health? ✅✅ANSW-All of
these are correct.
Which statement about NTDs is false? ✅✅ANSW-NTD control is not a best buy in global health,
causing additional challenges.
If a country prints additional currency in order to pay off debts, what is likely to be the economic
outcome? ✅✅ANSW-Inflation
If you become sick but are able to quickly see a specialist, take time off from work, and have meals
prepared for you because of the efforts and connections of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors,
you have a high level of ______. ✅✅ANSW-Social capital
If you wanted to describe a country as having a low per capita gross national income, which one of
the following terms would be best to use? ✅✅ANSW-Low income country
Which statement about WHO is false? ✅✅ANSW-It is a major financing agency for global health
projects.
Which United Nations agency is primarily involved in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS?
✅✅ANSW-UNAIDS
All of the following are multilateral development agencies, except the: ✅✅ANSW-United States
Agency for International Development
The largest charitable foundation in the world is: ✅✅ANSW-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Which NGO is based in a low- and middle-income country? ✅✅ANSW-BRAC
, In which one of the following countries was a high life expectancy achieved in spite of several
decades of rule by a dictator intermixed with modest investments in health programs?
✅✅ANSW-Chile
In which one of the following places is there a democratic political system that has enacted
"socialist" or "communist" policies and has very favorable public health outcomes, similar to a
Scandinavian country? ✅✅ANSW-Kerala, India
What is the name given to the phenomenon that, either on a national or individual level, as income
increases so does life expectancy? ✅✅ANSW-Wealth-health gradient
Which one of the following is the type of development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs? ✅✅ANSW-Sustainable
development
Which one of the following nations is unique in its epidemiologic transition because it achieved the
transition by addressing infectious diseases without improving the nutritional status of its
population? ✅✅ANSW-China
Which one of the following statements best summarizes our current understanding of the impact of
stress on human health? ✅✅ANSW-Chronic stress from poverty or other poor living conditions
are more strongly associated with poor health outcomes than acute or short-term stressors.
Which two countries account for more than one-third of the world's total population? ✅✅ANSW-
China and India
A country with gross national income per capita of $1,000 is classified by the World Bank as a(n):
✅✅ANSW-Low-income country
What is the most important factor in the spread of TB from lower-income countries to higher-
income countries? ✅✅ANSW-Immigration
What is the most important milestone achieved in global health over the last 50 years?
✅✅ANSW-Decrease in the under-5 mortality rate to 65 per 1,000 children
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which statement about the Global Fund is false? ✅✅ANSW-It is primarily a technical agency.
Which of the following represents public-private partnerships for public health? ✅✅ANSW-All of
these are correct.
Which statement about NTDs is false? ✅✅ANSW-NTD control is not a best buy in global health,
causing additional challenges.
If a country prints additional currency in order to pay off debts, what is likely to be the economic
outcome? ✅✅ANSW-Inflation
If you become sick but are able to quickly see a specialist, take time off from work, and have meals
prepared for you because of the efforts and connections of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors,
you have a high level of ______. ✅✅ANSW-Social capital
If you wanted to describe a country as having a low per capita gross national income, which one of
the following terms would be best to use? ✅✅ANSW-Low income country
Which statement about WHO is false? ✅✅ANSW-It is a major financing agency for global health
projects.
Which United Nations agency is primarily involved in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS?
✅✅ANSW-UNAIDS
All of the following are multilateral development agencies, except the: ✅✅ANSW-United States
Agency for International Development
The largest charitable foundation in the world is: ✅✅ANSW-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Which NGO is based in a low- and middle-income country? ✅✅ANSW-BRAC
, In which one of the following countries was a high life expectancy achieved in spite of several
decades of rule by a dictator intermixed with modest investments in health programs?
✅✅ANSW-Chile
In which one of the following places is there a democratic political system that has enacted
"socialist" or "communist" policies and has very favorable public health outcomes, similar to a
Scandinavian country? ✅✅ANSW-Kerala, India
What is the name given to the phenomenon that, either on a national or individual level, as income
increases so does life expectancy? ✅✅ANSW-Wealth-health gradient
Which one of the following is the type of development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs? ✅✅ANSW-Sustainable
development
Which one of the following nations is unique in its epidemiologic transition because it achieved the
transition by addressing infectious diseases without improving the nutritional status of its
population? ✅✅ANSW-China
Which one of the following statements best summarizes our current understanding of the impact of
stress on human health? ✅✅ANSW-Chronic stress from poverty or other poor living conditions
are more strongly associated with poor health outcomes than acute or short-term stressors.
Which two countries account for more than one-third of the world's total population? ✅✅ANSW-
China and India
A country with gross national income per capita of $1,000 is classified by the World Bank as a(n):
✅✅ANSW-Low-income country
What is the most important factor in the spread of TB from lower-income countries to higher-
income countries? ✅✅ANSW-Immigration
What is the most important milestone achieved in global health over the last 50 years?
✅✅ANSW-Decrease in the under-5 mortality rate to 65 per 1,000 children
