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1. Ms Rekha , who developed fever with rash in her second trimester gave birth to a low birth weight
baby with hypoplasia of extremity, skin scarring, localized muscular atrophy, encephalitis, cortical
atrophy, microcephaly and chorioretinitis. Identify the fever with rash in her.

a) Measles
b) Mumps
c) Rubella
d) Chicken pox
CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION D: CHICKEN POX

The baby was born with Congenital Varicella Syndrome: a low birth weight baby with
hypoplasia of extremity, skin scarring, localized muscular atrophy, encephalitis, cortical
atrophy, microcephaly and chorioretinitis.

Ref: Park K. Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine. 25th ed. 2019; Pg 157

2. The limitation of freedom of movement of healthy persons/animals exposed to communicable

disease , for a period upto longest incubation period in order to prevent contact with those not
exposed is called as :-

a) Isolation
b) Quarantine
c) Latent period
d) Surveillance

CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION B: QUARANTINE

OPTION A: Isolation (INCORRECT): separation of infected persons/animals for the period of

communicability
OPTION B: Latent time (INCORRECT): time interval between the entry of infectious agent in
body and start of shedding of organism.
OPTION D: Surveillance (INCORRECT): Continuous scrutiny of factors that determine
occurrence & distribution of disease.

Ref: Park K. Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine. 25th ed. 2019; Pg 132

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3. 50 pregnant women visiting a tertiary care center were asked about the history of smoking and
were followed up to see how many of them gave birth to low birth weight babies. What is this type of
study?

a) Prospective cohort
b) Ecological
c) Case-control
d) Cross-sectional
CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION A: PROSPECTIVE COHORT

Since the pregnant women are recruited and asked for exposure (smoking) and later followed
up till delivery (Low birth weight- disease).

Ref: Park K. Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine. 25th ed. 2019; Pg 84

4. An English physician who administered a material from a cowpox lesion obtained from a dairy maid
to an 8 year old boy who then did not develop the disease. This discovery led to development of a
landmark in field of immunology. Identify the Scientist.

a) Louis Pasteur
b) James Lind
c) Edward Jenner
d) Ronald Ross
CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION C: EDWARD JENNER

OPTION A: Louis Pasteur (INCORRECT): Anti-rabies vaccine, cholera vaccine, diphtheria

antitoxin , anti-typhoid vaccine
OPTION B: James Lind (INCORRECT): prevention of scurvy
OPTION C: Edward Jenner (CORRECT): Smallpox vaccine
OPTION D: Ronald Ross (INCORRECT): demonstrated malaria transmission by anopheles.

Ref: Park K. Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine. 25th ed. 2019; Pg 6

5. An Indian dies on an average 19 years earlier compared to Japanese along with some years spent in
disability. Which of the following indicator covers both premature death and disability?

a) Sullivan’s Index
b) DALY

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c) HALY
d) YLD

CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION B: DALY

OPTION A: Sullivan’s Index (INCORRECT): Expectation of life free of disability

OPTION B: DALY (CORRECT): Disability Adjusted Life Years ( = Years of life lost due to
disability+ Years of life lost)
OPTION C: HALY (INCORRECT): Number of years in full health that a newborn can expect to
live based on current rates of ill-health
OPTION D: YLD (INCORRECT): Years of life lost due to disability.

Ref: Park K. Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine. 25th ed. 2019; Pg 26

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