Expansion of rural health services under the National Population Policy can reduce which inequality?

Correct answer: The difference in access to services between cities and villages

Direct answer: A is correct. Rural health expansion means taking clinics, health workers, information, medicines or referral support closer to people living in villages and remote areas. First, urban areas may have more hospitals and easier access, while rural residents may travel farther for care. Second, expanding services in rural areas can reduce this distance and access gap. Third, more equal access can support maternal care, child health, health education and family welfare. A is correct because it names a social and service inequality that health planning can address. B, C and D are wrong because they describe physical or resource differences, not unequal access to health services. Rural health expansion does not make rivers, seas, mountains, plateaus, minerals or soils identical. Memory cue: when a question mentions rural service expansion, look for the rural-urban access gap.