UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam, Social Medicine & Community Health, June-2019Total Questions: 10011. Which one of the following preventive measures is most effective for prevention of surgical site infections?A. FumigationB. Change of ventilator circuit every 48 or 72 hoursC. Surgical techniqueD. Preoperative shavingCorrect Answer: C. Surgical technique12. Which one of the following addictions is associated with epidermoid carcinoma of hard palate?A. Cigarette smokingB. Tobacco chewingC. Bidi smokingD. Chutta cigarCorrect Answer: D. Chutta cigar13. Assessment of ecological factors for malnutrition include the study ofA. individual dietary recall methodB. dietary intake in selected populationC. parasitic and viral infections in communityD. infant mortality rate and rate of low birth weight babiesCorrect Answer: C. parasitic and viral infections in community14. Out of the following variables for Kuppuswamy classification, the one which is NOT used isA. occupationB. educationC. per capita incomeD. family income per monthCorrect Answer: C. per capita income15. Which of the following is a measure of contraceptive failure?A. Quetelet's indexB. Chandler indexC. Pearl indexD. Sullivan indexCorrect Answer: C. Pearl index16. Which of the following indicators is 'impact' type linked to ‘noncommunicable disease and mental health' targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?A. Hypertension treatment coverageB. Cervical cancer screeningC. NCD (Noncommunicable Diseases) mortality rateD. Substance abuseCorrect Answer: C. NCD (Noncommunicable Diseases) mortality rate17. Duration of hospital stay was recorded in 6 patients in surgery ward of tertiary care hospital.Data of hospital stay: 3 months, 5 days, 12 days, 10 days, 6 days, 17 days In the above example, which one is the best for measurement of central tendency?A. MeanB. MedianC. ModeD. RangeCorrect Answer: B. Median18. Researcher is interested to know the sexual behaviour of HIV positive people. What is the best technique/method to address the above objective?A. Case control studyB. Cohort studyC. Randomised control trialD. Qualitative researchCorrect Answer: D. Qualitative research19. What type of statistical test is applied to see the statistical significant difference in mean birth weight of A hospital and B hospital? (Sample size more than 30 in both hospitals).A. Chi-squareB. Standard error of difference between two proportionsC. Paired t-testD. Standard error of difference between two meansCorrect Answer: D. Standard error of difference between two means20. General fertility rate is a better measure of fertility than crude birth rate, becauseA. all women in the denominator are exposed to the risk of child birthB. denominator is restricted to the number of women in child-bearing ageC. denominator is covering only mid-year married female population of reproductive age groupD. denominator is estimated mid-year population of a given area in a particular yearCorrect Answer: B. denominator is restricted to the number of women in child-bearing ageSubmit Quiz« Previous12345678910Next »
