A major health mission carried in 1996 was a) war against leprosy b) small-pox eradication c) pulse polio immunization d) popularisation of oral rehydration therapy
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- Aa) war against leprosy
- Bb) small-pox eradication
- Cc) pulse polio immunizationCorrect
- Dd) popularisation of oral rehydration therapy
Explanation
The correct answer is C because the Pulse Polio Immunization program was launched in India in 1995-96 following the World Health Assembly resolution of 1988. While smallpox was eradicated much earlier in the late 1970s and the war against leprosy and ORT programs were ongoing initiatives, the nationwide mass immunization campaign for polio gained significant momentum and became a major public health mission specifically during this period. The program aimed at 100 percent coverage to eliminate the poliomyelitis virus.
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