True or False: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms to withstand drugs designed to kill them.
- True
- False
Answer: True
AMR arises via mutation, horizontal gene transfer. Misuse of antibiotics accelerates resistance. India's National Action Plan on AMR (2017) addresses surveillance, stewardship, R&D. Critical global health threat. [[MoHFW, WHO Reports]]