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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Health Department of this state conferred With WHO’s Award for Tobacco Control.
A
Haryana
B
Rajasthan
C
Andra Pradesh
D
Tamil Nadu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why was Jharkhand granted the WHO Award for Tobacco Control by the World Health Organization? The effective programmes and reach-out helplines for individuals who wished to stop tobacco are the reason for the decline of tobacco in Jharkhand.

Detailed explanation-2: -Washington D.C. May 27 2022 (PAHO) – A tobacco control advocate in El Salvador, Violeta de Palomo, the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and a researcher and academic from the United States of America, Thomas Novotny, received the 2022 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Awards.

Detailed explanation-3: -"It’s a great achievement for Jharkhand, which could be possible only due to political and administrative supports that tobacco control cell has got in implementing the programme,” Pathak said.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is PGI Chandigarh. The WHO has awarded the Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh with the Regional Director Special Recognition Award.

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