Kerala University of Health Sciences Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of SurgeryCommunity Medicine Previous Year Question Papers

Particles _______in size reaches the alveoli and get deposited causing damage to the lungs, producing various types of pneumoconiosis a) 0.5μ - 3μ b) > 10μ c) 5μ – 10μ d) <0.1μ

The number of daughters a new born girl will bear during her life time assuming fixed age specific fertility and mortality rate, refers to which one of the following a) Age specific fertility rate c) Net reproduction rate b) Gross reproduction rate d) Total fertility rate

All the following are true regarding BCG vaccine except a) Diluent used is Normal saline c) Needs to be repeated if scar is not present b) The strain used is Danish 1331 d) Newborns are given 0.05ml

The following consideration is NOT required to be taken while doing a screening programme a) The disease should be a public health problem b) The disease should be vaccine preventable c) There should be an acceptable and effective treatment d) Facilities for confirming the diagnosis and for treatment should be available.

The killing power of a disease is best expressed by a) Case fatality rate c) Secondary attack rate b) Attack rate d) Proportional mortality rate

Assertion: Prevalence is used as indicator of Morbidity Reason: Prevalence includes only new cases a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A c) A is true but R is false b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A d) A is false but R is true

Assertion: The trend in mortality from tuberculosis in India showed a steady fall in the past years Reason: Tuberculosis shows a cyclic trend a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A c) A is true but R is false b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A d) A is false but R is true

Assertion: During COVID 19 Pandemic a 14-day quarantine period is applied to contacts Reason: 14days is the median incubation period of COVID 19 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A c) A is true, but R is false b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A d) A is false, but R is true

Assertion: Randomization eliminates selection bias Reason: Randomization reduces potential for confounding a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A c) A is true but R is false b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A d) A is false but R is true

Assertion: Mean, median and mode are the measure of Dispersion Reason: Mean is affected by extreme values or outliers a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A c) A is true but R is false b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A d) A is false but R is true

As per biomedical waste management rules in India all the following has be discarded in the yellow colored container: 1) Urinary catheter 2) Intravenous tube 3) Discarded medicines 4) Human anatomical waste a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct c) 1, 3 and 4 are correct b) 1 and 2 are correct d) 3 and 4 are correct

Air pollution is a major public problem in India 1) National Air Quality Monitoring Programme in India is sponsored by Health and Family Welfare Department 2) Air pollution index is an arbitrary index which takes into account one or more pollutants as a measure of severity of pollution 3) The combination of smoke and fog is called as smog 4) The best indicators for air pollution are Sulphur dioxide, smoke and suspended particle a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct c) 1, 3 and 4 are correct b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

To reduce selection bias in case-control studies, it is recommended that 1) Population based designs are used 2) Different eligibility criteria are applied for selecting cases and controls 3) Both cases and controls undergo the same diagnostic procedures 4) Avoid hospital based design a) 1 and 3 are correct c) Only 2 is correct b) 1 and 2 are correct d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

Which among the following are disability rates 1) Disability adjusted life years (DALY) 2) HALE (Health – Adjusted Life Expectancy) 3) Five year Survival rates 4) Human disability index a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct c) 1 and 2 are correct b) 1, 2 and 3 are correct d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

The purpose of the National List of Essential Medicines is to 1) Guide safe and effective treatment of priority disease conditions of a population 2) Promote the rational use of medicines 3) Optimize the available health resources of a country 4) Identify the must know domain for the teaching and training of health care professionals a) 1 and 2 are correct c) 3 and 4 are correct b) 1,3 and 4 are correct d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct