Model questions for COMMUNITY MEDICINE (MCQ's only)

[chetnarayan]

Model questions for COMMUNITY MEDICINE (MCQ's only)

Tick the best/ appropriate alternative:

1 Immunoglobulins are;
a. active artificial immunity
b. active natural immunity
c. passive natural immunity
d. passive artificial immunity

2 health education is the;
a. element of PHC
b. principle of PHC
c. goal of PHC
d. strategy of PHC

3 Strepyomycin is the drugs use treating TB under category
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

4. Which is not the characteristic of health indicator?
a. valid
b. reliable
c. feasible
d. changeable

5 Complete this proverb, If I hear, I forget; If I see, I remember; If I do, I …………
a. can
b. tell
c. do
d. know

6 Which is not the principle of Health Education?
a. Interest
b. Motivation
c. Participation
d. Changeability

7 Which one of the following is NOT true of epidemiological triad?
a. Agent
b. Host
c. Disease
d. Environment

8 Religion is which dimension of health?
a. Physical
b. Social
c. Mental
d. Emotional

9 Prevalence of disease is estimated from
a. case control study
b. cross sectional study
c. cohort study
d. randomised trials

10 In an outbreak of cholera in a village of 5,000 populations, 50 cases have occurred and 15 died. The Incidence rate would be
a. 0.25%
b. 1%
c. 5%
d. 25%

11 The most common mode of transmission of Tuberculosis is;
a. Vehicle borne
b. droplet
c. vector borne
d. vertical

12 The first step in conducting an epidemic investigation is to
a. determine the case count
b. calculate the incubation period
c. verify the diagnosis
d. collect appropriate samples

13 Etiologic agents that cause disease can best be established by the;
a. Exploratory study
b. prevalence study
c. case control study
d. cohort study

14 A total of 300 newly diagnosed patients with laryngeal cancer are allocated to treatment with either surgical excision alone or surgical excision plus radiation treatment would be most appropriately illustrated by
a. case control study
b. clinical trial
c. cohort study
d. all of the above

15 What is the incubation period of Hepatitis B?
a. 45-180 days
b. 50-150 days
c. 70-140 days
d. 20-30 days

16 All are the features of screening test EXCEPT
a. based on one criterion
b. test results are final
c. very accurate
d. not a basis of treatment

17 What is the recommended age for BCG vaccine?
a. 0-12 month
b. 9-12 month
c. 1.5- 12 month
d. 1-5 years

18 If a 11-month old child has received two doses of DPT and polio, comes for further immunisation after 5 months of the last dose, what should be done?
a. repeat the whole course
b. repeat the second dose and continue the course
c. give third dose and continue the course
d. give only booster dose

19 All are inactivated/killed vaccine EXCEPT
a. Pertusis
b. hepatitis-B
c. measles
d. salk polio

20 The causative organism of Diphtheria is;
a. Bordetella Diphtheriae
b. Mycobacterium Diphtheriae
c. Corynebacterium Diphtheriae
d. Leptospirous Diphtheriae

21 Which is the level of prevention for interventions related to rehabilitation?
a. primordial prevention
b. primary prevention
c. secondary prevention
d. tertiary prevention

22 Which of the following is NOT the morbidity indicator?
a. incidence rate
b. notification rate
c. duration of hospital stay
d. disability rate

23 Which of the following statement is true?
a. In prepathogenesis phase, the agent has entered in host already and SS are seen
b. In prepathogenesis phase, the agent has entered in host and SS are not seen
c. In prepathogenesis phase, the agent has entered in host already and complications are seen
d. In prepathogenesis phase, the agent has not entered in host yet

24 Which is not the principle of primary health care?
a. Cost effectiveness
b. Appropriate technology
c. Community participation
d. Intersectoral coordination

25 What is the full form of DALY in health?
a. Delay adjusted life years
b. disability adjusted life years
c. disability acquired life years
d. delay acquired life years

26 Anthropometry measurement is;
a. nutritional indicator
b. social indicator
c. morbidity indicator
d. utilization indicator

27 HEALTH EDUCATION is the;
a. element of PHC
b. principle of PHC
c. goal of PHC
d. strategy of PHC

28 Hepatitis a is mainly;
a. food borne
b. airborne
c. vector borne
d. blood borne

29 Which of the following is the live attenuated vaccine?
a. Diphtheria
b. Oral polio
c. Tetanus Toxoid
d. Pertusis

30 Which of the following is considered as fast respiratory rate?
a. 45/minute in 1-5 years
b. 38 in 1-5 years
c. 45 in 2-12 months
d. 45 in < 2 months

31 A case comes again for tuberculosis treatment discontinuing for 3 months. What is the term used for that;
a. relapse
b. treatment failure
c. transfer in
d. defaulter

32 A new sputum smear positive TB patient is treated using;
a. Category I
b. Category II
c. Category III
d.Category IV

33 What is the other name of bird flu?
a. Haemophilus Influenza
b. Avian influenza
c. Para influenza
d. Common cold

34 What is the full form of MMR vaccine?
a. Measles, malaria and Rubella
b. Mumps, malaria and Rubella
c. Measles, mumps and Rubella
d. Measles, Mumps and Rabies

35 What is the full form of DOTS?
a. Directly obtained treatment short course
b. Direct observation of tuberculosis schedule
c. Directly observed treatment short course
d. Determined observation for treatment short course

36 Which of the following is not the mortality indicator?
a. Infant mortality rate
b. Maternal Mortality ratio
c. Crude death rate
d. Incidence rate

37 Which of the following is the dimension of physical health?
a. Coordinated body movement
b. Education
c. Good thinking
d. Good IPR


38 Odds ratio is calculated in;
a. Cohort study
b. Exploratory study
c. Case control study
d. Randomised control trial

39 Odds ratio and risk ratios are similar in;
a. Common disease
b. Rare diseases
c. Cohort study
d. Randomised control trial

40 Sensitivity in screening test means;
a. True negative
b. False negative
c. True positive
d. False positive

41 Complete this proverb, If I hear, I forget; If I see, I remember; If I do, I …………
a. can
b. tell
c. do
d. know

42 Which is not the element of communication?
a. Sender
b. Message
c. Receiver
d. Recorder


THANX.........

[Arjun]

Thankyou Mr. Chetnarayan for posting very valuable information in Community Medicine. Thanks a lot

Hey the questions are very similar to the Kathmandu University pattern. Are you taught like this in China??

Regards

[chetnarayan]

Originally Posted by Arjun

Thankyou Mr. Chetnarayan for posting very valuable information in Community Medicine. Thanks a lot

Hey the questions are very similar to the Kathmandu University pattern. Are you taught like this in China??

Regards

hey ARJUN,
glad to hear that you liked my post.
i dont know about other MEDICAL colleges in china --- ((may not be the same))......... but in my college we have the same syllabus as the medical colleges in NEPAL have >>>> same text book & same questions too.

THE CREDIT OF PREPARATION OF THESE TWO MODEL PARERS OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE ....which i recently posted >>>>GOES TO MY COMMUNITY HEALTH lecturer....Mr L N Pandey.

[alawiasalim]

thank you for this very valuable information

[sarosem]

thanks a lot. keep on doing..........................