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Download SSUHS MBBS Final Year 2023 September Community Medicine Question Paper

Download SSUHS (Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences) MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Final Year 2023 September Community Medicine Question Paper

This post was last modified on 04 April 2025

SS/MBBS-II/2nd IA/COM/09-23
2023
(September)
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Full Marks: 100

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Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
Answer all questions
1. What are the stages of a demographic cycle? Mention four fertility
indicators. Discuss the demographic profile of India and its impact on health.

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5+2+8=15
2. Define epidemiology. Classify the different types of epidemiological studies.
Discuss the steps in conducting a case control study with appropriate example.
3+5+7=15
3. A 20 weeks antenatal mother has come for check up for the first time. What

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are the services due to her? What antenatal advice will you give? 6+4=10
4. Write short notes on: 5x8=40
a) Epidemiological triad.
b) Emergency contraceptive.
c) ORS in management of diarrhoea.

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d) Sources of health information.
e) Biomedical waste.
f) Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD).
g) Modes of transmission of disease.
h) National Nutrition Policy.

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5. Answer briefly: 2x5=10
a) Body Mass Index.
b) Beneficiaries under ICDS scheme.
c) Mention two freeze sensitive vaccines.
d) MCP card.

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e) What is Net Reproduction Rate?
6. Answer the following: 1x5=5
i. What is the temperature of the cold chain?
a) 0 - 8?C
b) 2 - 8?C

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c) 2 - 4?C
d) 4 - 8?C
ii. Which of the following is not a morbidity indicator?
a) Life expectancy
b) Incidence and prevalence

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c) Duration of stay in hospital
d) Notification rate
iii. In severe acute malnutrition, the mid-arm circumference is
a) 11.5 cm
b) < 11.5 cm

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c) 11 cm
d) >11 cm

iv. When is World Breastfeeding Week celebrated?
a) 1st week of March
b) 1st week of July

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c) 1st week of August
d) 1st December
v. Which of the following is not a water borne disease?
a) Diarrhoea
b) Hepatitis D

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c) Cholera
d) Hepatitis E
7. AETCOM
Strength and weakness of working in a health team. 5
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SS/MBBS-II/2nd IA/COM/09-23