UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam, Social Medicine & Community Health, June-2021

Total Questions: 100

91. (Qs. No. 91-95): Read the given paragraph and answer the question that follows:

Mr. ABC is aged 35 years and resides in a coastal village. He developed a high-grade fever with chills & rigors. An ASHA worker visited him, took a blood sample and prepared a slide with blood film for microscopy.

The slide was sent to PHC. Meanwhile, the ASHA worker also did a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT). The slide was stained and examined at PHC. Both procedures revealed the presence of P. vivax.

The ASHA worker informed of the report to the patient and referred him to the PHC for further management.

She advised other family members about various protective measures and provided them Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to be used while sleeping.

She also did indoor residual spraying, with help of other health workers, in that household and surrounding ones.

Which one of the following vectors is most probably involved in this disease transmission?

Correct Answer: B. An. sundaicus

92. Which staining material is used for the slide in the given case?

Correct Answer: C. JSB

93. Which level of prevention is suggested by "use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) by family members"?

Correct Answer: B. Primary

94. Which principles of primary health care are followed in the diagnostic procedure of the given case?

(a) Equitable distribution
(b) Community participation
(c) Intersectoral coordination
(d) Appropriate technology
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: 5. (A,D)

95. Which of the following agents can be used for indoor residual spraying in the given case?

(a) Malathion
(b) Lindane
(c) Abate
(d) Deltamethrin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

96. (Qs. No. 96-100): Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows:

Mrs ABC visited a PHC with her two kids aged 18 months and 1.5 months respectively.

The mother complained that the elder child was having moderate fever, sneezing with nasal discharge, red eyes, diarrhoea and rashes on the body for the last 3 days.

The younger child also had sneezing but no other symptoms, for the same duration. On examination, the rash was maculopapular; started behind the ears and then had spread on the face and it extended down the body gradually.

Oral examination showed small, bluish-white spots on a red base opposite to the lower second molar teeth. The eye examination revealed triangular yellow foamy spots on the bilateral bulbar conjunctiva.

The examination of younger child did not show any significant finding. Both kids had not have received any vaccines to date but the mother allowed only one vaccine at a time to each child.

The elder kid was given treatment including an age-appropriate dose of vitamin A. On investigation, 10 children with a similar presentation were found in the same village. For the same duration, there was not a single case reported last year.

What is the most probable diagnosis?

Correct Answer: A. Measles

97. The single most preferred age-appropriate vaccine for the younger child is:

Correct Answer: B. BCG

98. The lesions revealed on oral examination are:

Correct Answer: B. Koplik's spot

99. The disease in village can be termed as:

Correct Answer: B. Epidemic

100. The required suggested dose of vitamin A for the older child:

Correct Answer: C. Threе