UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam, Social Medicine & Community Health, January-2022

Total Questions: 100

51. The following statements regarding the Chi square test are correct:

(a) Used for determining statistical significance of the association between two discrete variables
(b) Degree of freedom is (rows-1) × (column-1)
(c) Degree of freedom is (rows × columns) -1
(d) Used for statistical association between two means.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

Correct Answer: A. (a) and (b) only

52. Deprivation Index by Government of India (2008) uses which of the following indicators?

(a) Adult members illiterate
(b) Eligible children staying out of school
(c) Lack of access to basic health services
(d) Belonging to specific caste categories
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (b) and (c) only

53. Latent tuberculosis can be detected by:

(a) Tuberculin skin test
(b) CBNAAT
(c) Interferon gamma release assay
(d) Chest X-ray
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a) and (c) only

54. Which of the following statements about isolation are correct?

(a) Done for persons who have come in contact with a diseased person or has passed through an endemic place.
(b) Done for persons who have clinical (signs/symptoms) or laboratory confirmation or suspicion of disease.
(c) Done for a period which is equal to the maximum known period of communicability of the disease.
(d) Done for a period which is equal to the maximum known incubation period of the disease.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (b) and (c) only

55. Which of the following is the channel of transmission of communicable disease by the direct method?

(a) By droplet nuclei
(b) By fomites as items of personal use
(c) Vertical transmission from mother to child
(d) Contact of skin or mucous membrane with the agent contained in inanimate environment
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (c) and (d) only

56. Which of the following statements regarding Gestational Diabetes are correct?

(a) Develops during pregnancy and continues after giving birth.
(b) Women developing the condition are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in future.
(c) Leads to an increased risk of birth defects and stillbirths.
(d) Develops most commonly in first trimester.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (b) and (c) only

57. Which of the following statements regarding 'Home Delivery of Contraceptives' are true?

(a) ASHAs deliver contraceptives at the doorstep of the beneficiaries.
(b) The contraceptives are delivered free of cost.
(c) Nominal amount is charged for the contraceptives from the beneficiaries.
(d) Anganwadi workers deliver contraceptives at the doorstep of the beneficiaries.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a) and (c) only

58. The disease caused by deficiency of the vitamin Niacin is characterized by which all among the following?

(a) Dermatitis
(b) Diabetes
(c) Dementia
(d) Deafness
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (a) and (c) only

59. A pregnant woman presented to you for antenatal checkup. You measured the blood pressure and checked her urine for the presence of albumin. Which among the following are indicative of imminent eclampsia and require urgent referral to First Referral Unit (FRU)?

(a) Systolic blood pressure above 150 mm Hg
(b) Diastolic blood pressure above 110 mm Hg
(c) Bilateral pedal oedema
(d) Presence of albumin in urine (strongly positive)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (b) and (d) only

60. Identify the priority areas of National Health Policy, 2017 from the following:

(a) Yatri Suraksha
(b) Nirbhay Nari
(c) Sanitation
(d) Environmental pollution
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

Correct Answer: A. (a) and (b) only