The correct answer is Only a. • In India, there is one doctor for every 1,457 people, which is lower than the WHO norms. Hence option 1 correct. • Assuming 135 crore population of the country, the nurse-population ratio is about 1:675 against WHO norms 3:1000. Hence option 2 is incorrect. Related Concepts: • National family health survey (NFHS): • Released by the International Institute for population sciences, Mumbai, the nodal agency for NFHS. • 5th NFHS released in 2018-19. • WHO: • UN specialized agency, headquartered in Geneva (1948). • The current Director-General is Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was appointed on 1st July 2017. • Chairman of WHO - Dr Harsh Vardhan (Union Health minister) • National Medical Commission: • A statutory body under the health ministry, which grants permission for new medical colleges. • The doctor-population ratio prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO) is typically referenced as a means to assess the availability of medical professionals in relation to the size of a population. • Specifically, the ratio seeks to measure the number of medical doctors available per 10,000 inhabitants in a given year, within a given country, territory, or geographic area. • This ratio serves as an important indicator for assessing the accessibility to medical services and the capacity of a health system to meet the health needs of its population. • While the WHO provides guidance on tracking and assessing this ratio as an important health system metric, it doesn't specify a universal "prescribed" target ratio applicable to all countries. • The optimal doctor-population ratio can vary depending on a country's specific health needs, resources, and context. • However, it's important to note that the WHO standards or goals might be referenced in various contexts or studies aiming to assess or improve the accessibility and quality of healthcare in different regions.