Community Medicine Questions and Answers Part-6

1. A person presented with hearing loss after 12 hours of noise exposure. This hearing loss disappeared shortly afterwards. The frequency of noise is likely to be between the ranges of:
a) 1000 – 2000 Hz
b) 2000 – 4000 Hz
c) 4000 – 6000 Hz
d) 6000 – 8000 Hz

Answer: c

2. To impart health education regarding child care to large number of mothers visiting MCH centre it is decided to resort to method of group discussions. What could be appropriate strength of each group for this purpose?
a) 3-5
b) 4-6
c) 6-12
d) 20-25

Answer: c

3. To develop effective AIDS control strategy for Pakistan, the experts from all over the world are invited to devise the plan after relevant discussion. What name is given to this method?
a) Seminar
b) Group discussion
c) Symposium
d) Panel discussion

Answer: d

4. Persuasive communication was deliberately employed to manipulate feelings, attitudes and beliefs of people regarding smoking, this method is known as:
a) Counseling
b) Motivation
c) Propaganda
d) Advising

Answer: c

5. Health education is the responsibility of
a) Health educationalist
b) Doctor
c) Paramedical staff
d) Every health worker

Answer: d

6. Diarrhoeal cases among children of an urban slum are on a rise. Almost all the mothers are illiterate and belong to lower socioeconomic class. It seems difficult to make them understand the use of ORS. What method can provide the best solution in this scenario?
a) Role playing
b) Poster competition
c) Radio Programme
d) Lectures

Answer: a

7. There was a tableau held in POF Hospital, Wah Cantt on the world children’s day to demonstrate the importance of ORS in dehydration with a back drop of ORS, breast feeding and MCH service. This method is known as:
a) Poster competition
b) Role playing
c) Symposium
d) Lectures

Answer: b

8. After a thorough study of socio-demographic characteristics of a population in Dhok Ratta, a relevant method of health education against smoking was employed to this population. Upon assessing the population habits even after lapse of 2 years, no change in the behaviour of the smokers was note what is likely to be missing in this programme to achieve the desired results
a) Reinforcement
b) Knowledge of cultures
c) Knowledge of beliefs
d) Required devotion

Answer: a

9. In Pakistan about 50% population is illiterate and smoking is mostly prevalent among the poor. Government has started giving pictorial warnings instead of written, to have a greater impact of health education on people: This strategy is more focused on:
a) Message
b) Receiver
c) Sender
d) Channel

Answer: b

10. A pregnant woman presented with pallor, shortness of breath, lethargy and palpitation. Her blood examination revealed hemoglobin level of 9 gm/dl. In your opinion what could be the probable deficiency in the woman?
a) Iron
b) Niacin
c) Vitamin C
d) Iodine

Answer: a