List of top Social And Preventive Medicine Questions asked in NEET (PG)

A screening test applied to detect diabetes in population over 40 years of age should satisfy the following criteria, EXCEPT for
In respect of type-I error in the field of medical statistics, which one of the following is NOT correct?
Effect of pyrethrum on mosquitoes is described as
Under the National Programme for Control of Blindness, to define blindness, the visual acuity should be less than
With increased plan outlays for the National AIDS Control Programme, the secondary dividends of these interventions shall directly benefit
Assertion (A): A child who has had an acute attack of poliomyelitis should be administered oral polio vaccine.

Reason (R): There is no cross-immunity between the different types of polio viruses.
Match List I (Health Planning Committees) with List II (Main Recommendations/Important Results) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List IList II
A. Shrivastava Committee1. Malaria workers to look after FP work also
B. Chadah Committee2. Integration of services from the highest to the lowest levels
C. Kartar Singh Committee3. Led to creation of Health Guides
D. Jungalwalla Committee4. Led to creation of multipurpose worker
Which of the following is/are used as operation indicator in antileprosy activity?
The poverty line limit for rural areas is the purchasing capacity for a daily intake of 2400 calories per person. Which one of the following calorie limits is for urban areas?

Assertion (A): The 23 valent pneumococcal vaccine is not recommended for routine use in children.

Reason (R): Most pneumococcal strains are still susceptible to penicillin.

Assertion (A): The term 'Eradication' means termination of all transmissions of infection.

Reason (R): It involves complete destruction of the infective agent.

Assertion (A): Abortion may be induced at twenty weeks of gestation without second medical opinion.

Reason (R): The conditions for medical termination of pregnancy have been liberalized in India.

A person working in hot environment who consumes more water without salt is likely to develop a condition called
The most effective method for motivating a couple for adopting family planning practices is
The pattern of inter-relations between persons in a society is called
Amniocentesis to detect chromosomal abnormalities can be done as early as
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of non-communicable disease?
Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by
With reference to lead poisoning, match List I (Agent) with List II (Amount) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list.
List I (Agent)List II (Amount)
A. Coproporphyrin in urine1. > 70 mcg/100 ml
B. Aminolevulinic acid in urine2. > 5 mg/L
C. Lead in urine3. > 150 mcg/L
D. Lead in blood4. > 0.8 mg/L
The minimum air space per worker prescribed by Indian Factory (Amendment) Act, 1987 is
The number of live births per 1000 women in the reproductive age group in a year refers to
Which one of the following is NOT an absolute contraindication for oral contraceptive pills?
'DOTS' indicates
Consider the following statements: Use of oral contraceptive pills confers additional protection against
1. Fibroadenoma
2. Ectopic pregnancy
3. Ovarian cysts and iron deficiency anemia
Which of these statements are correct?
The organism which is NOT an indicator of fecal pollution is