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Download VNSGU (Veer Narmad South Gujarat University or South Gujarat University) MBBS?(Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) 3rd Year New 2406000103020601 Community Medicine Paper I Dec 2024 Previous Question Paper

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EXAMINATION DECEMBER 2024
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY
(THIRD PART-1)

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COMMUNITY MEDICINE ( PAPER - I ) ( NEW ) ( EFFECTIVE
FROM 2023-24 ) - LEVEL 2 (OMR)
[Time: As Per Schedule]
[Max. Marks:100]
Instructions:

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Seat No:
1. Fill up strictly the following details on your answer book
a. Name of the Examination : BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND
BACHELOR OF SURGERY (THIRD PART-1)
b. Name of the Subject : COMMUNITY MEDICINE ( PAPER - I )

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( NEW ) ( EFFECTIVE FROM 2023-24 ) - LEVEL 2 (OMR)
c. Subject Code No : 2406000103020601
2. Sketch neat and labeled diagram wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate ful marks of the question.
4. Al questions are compulsory.

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Student's Signature


Section ?I

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Q.1 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (Each Carry 1 Marks)
20

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1. Circle the Correct Answer
2. No Negative Marking
3. Multiple Selection/Cancelling selected answers will not be counted

for marking

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1. At which TDS level, palatability of water is considered to be good?
(A) < 100 mg/liter
(B) <200 mg/liter
(C) <500 mg/liter
(D) <600 mg/liter

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2. In an outbreak of cholera in a village of 2,000 populations, 20 cases
have occurred and 5 die Case fatality rate is:
(A) 1%
(B)10%
(C) 25%

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(D) 40%
3. Public Policies in Gujarat aim at avoiding the underlying reasons for the
development of environmental and atmospheric concentration of SO2 to
protect the health of people It is an example of
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(A) Primordial
(B) Primary
(C) Secondary

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(D) Tertiary
4. A researcher was studying maternal mortality in Rawalpindi District. He
observed more deaths in women who were brought to hospital and
without taking other factors into account concluded that hospital
managed cases have more mortality as compared to home deliveries.

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This is an example of:
(A) Temporal association
(B) Spurious association
(C) Direct association
(D) Causal association y

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5. Which state can be considered as yardstick for judging health status in
country?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bihar
(C) Delhi

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(D) Kerala
6. In the post-disaster phase the most important point in order of preference
is:
(A) Vaccination against infectious diseases
(B) Provision of safe water, food & clothing

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(C) Disposal of dead bodies
(D) Disposal of solid wastes
7. Acceptable noise level (dBA) in hospital wards:
(A) 20-35
(B) 30-45

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(C) 10-25
(D) 40-55
8. A woman travelled a long way from a remote village & came to a
population welfare centre/family planning centre She had enough money
but was very tired on account of traveling. When she went inside, she

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found a male doctor dealing with the clients. She decided to go back.
The most likely reason for this decision is lack of:
(A) Acceptability
(B) Affordability
(C) Accessibility

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(D) Efficacy
9. People of a village reported a high prevalence of bacterial gastroenteritis
even after proper chlorination of water supply for the recommended
duration. On water analysis, level of chlorine in water was 0.01 mg/L
and pH of water was 6.5. The likely reason of increased bacterial

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gastroenteritis even after chlorination is:
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(A) Low residual chlorine

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(B) High pH leading to chlorination failure
(C) Presence of sulphides
(D) Inadequate contact time
10. Demographic Processes' does not include:
(A) Fertility

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(B) Morbidity
(C) Mortality
(D) Social mobility
11. The spindle-shaped Age pyramid denotes?
(A) Developing country

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(B) Developed country
(C) Underdeveloped country
(D) Middle east country
12. Indoor air pollution does not cause:
(A) Chronic lung disease

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(B) Adverse Pregnancy outcomes
(C) Childhood pneumonia
(D) Neuro-developmental problems
13. A survey on air pollution was conducted in an urban area to determine
the major contaminant in air. The major contaminant estimated in all air

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pollution is:
(A) Grit and dust
(B) Sulphur dioxide
(C) Carbon monoxide
(D) Nitrogen dioxide

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14. A woman came with antepartal bleeding. She was to be transfused with
blood her blood was sent for blood grouping and HBV screening. She
was found to be HB positive This screening is;
(A) Targeted
(B) Research

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(C) Mass
(D) Opportunistic
15. True about composition of Indian hospital waste products:
(A) Metal 5%
(B) Paper 25%

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(C) Glass 55%
(D) Infectious waste 1.5 %
16. A village has total of 100 under-five children. The coverage with
measles vaccine in this age group is 60%. Following the occurrence of a
measles case in a child after a visit outside, twenty-six children

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developed measles. The secondary attack rate of measles is:
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(A) 25%

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(B) 26%
(C) 66%
(D) 5%
17. When the number of educated females is expressed as a percentage of
total females present in a village. It is known as:

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(A) Proportion
(B) Rate
(C) Ratio
(D) Frequency
18. Which of the following is used to denote a continuous variable?

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(A) Simple bar
(B) Histogram
(C) Pie diagram
(D) Multiple bar
19. Study was undertaken to assess the effect of a drug in lowering serum

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cholesterol levels. 15 obese women and 10 non-obese women formed
the 2 limbs of the study. Which test would be useful to correlate the
results obtained?
(A) ANOVA test
(B) Student's t-test

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(C) Chi square test
(D) Fischer test
20. In the WHO recommended EPI Cluster sampling for assessing primary
immunization coverage, the age group of children to be surveyed is
(A) 0-12 months

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(B) 6-12 months
(C) 9-12 months
(D) 12-23 months

Section-II

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Q.2 Write the full Question on following: (any 1 out of 2)

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A. Explain web of causation with myocardial infarction as example.
B. Describe health aspects of family planning.

Q.3 Write one or two line short questions (2 marks each)

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20

(A) Define public health.
(B) Differentiate disease elimination and eradication.
(C) Justify "epidemiology is diagnostic tool of community diagnosis".

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(D) Enlist four health care delivery indicators.
(E) Define net reproduction rate and write its importance.
(F) What is effective literacy rate?
(G) Enlist four criteria for adopting terminal method of family planning.
(H) Enlist four national health programmes run at sub center level.

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(I) Mention five categories of adverse event following immunization.
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(J) Write two important charactertics of cross sectional study.
Q.4 Write Short notes/ Comments on the following: (any 2 out of 3)

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(A) Prepare checklist before prescription of oral contraceptive pills.
(B) Enlist five steps to prevent disease outbreak after disaster as medical
officer.

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(C) Briefly describe five health hazards of biomedical waste.


Section-III

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Q.5 Write the full Question on following: (any 1 out of 2)
10

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(A) Explain the importance of incubation period for epidemiologist.
(B) Classify epidemics and explain in brief "continuous exposure epidemic"
with relevant diagram, (4 +6)
Q.6 Write Short notes on the following: (any 5 out of 6)
20

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A. Classify the water related diseases.
B. Differentiate qualitative and quantitative data.
C. Mention four differences between cohort and case control.
D. Write four control measures of scabies

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E. Mention the period of isolation for chicken pox, measles, mumps and
Diphtheria.
F. Write down four key health advice to travellers.
Q.7 Write Short notes on the following: (any 2 out of 3)
10

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A. Write five preventive measures to reduce effects of heat stress.
B. Explain the concept of "Lead time" for screening.
C. Enlist five main duties of MPHW (male) at primary health center.
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