List of top Public Health Questions on Epidemiology asked in Common University Entrance Test

In India, birth weight of less than 2.5 kg is considered low birth weight:

Arrange the various methods of mosquito control according to life history of mosquitoes from egg to adult stages: A. Source reduction through engineering methods like filling, levelling B. Screening of buildings with bronze gauge C. Biological control through fish D. Residual sprays with Malathion

Attributes of a mentally healthy person in the Mental Dimensions of Health include: A. Faces problems and tries to solve them intelligently B. Coping with stress and anxiety C. Commitment to integrity, principles, ethics, belief, and commitment to some higher beings D. Has good self-control and balances rationally and emotionally

Increase in Prevalence of a disease depends on: A. Incidence of disease B. Communicable period of disease C. Increased Duration of disease/illness D. Increased mortality due to the disease

According to vaccine vial monitors, a vaccine is to be discarded and not to be used if: A. Inner square color is lighter than outer circle B. Inner circle color is lighter than outer square C. Inner square color is same as the outer circle D. Inner square color is darker than outer circle

Arrange the following scientific events in chronological sequence (oldest to latest) A. Florence Nightingale organized hospitals with minimized cross infections. B. Joseph Lister developed aseptic techniques. C. Fanny Hesse advocated use of agar as a solidifying material for microbiological media. D. Elie Metchikoff discovered phagocytosis.

Average number of hookworm eggs per gram of faeces for the entire community is called as:

Which of the following studies are observational?
1. Case-control study
2. Cohort study
3. Randomised Controlled Trial
4. Non-randomised Trial