Cancer, Obesity and Blindness
- Previous year questions on Cancer, Obesity and Blindness for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 57 live questions in Cancer, Obesity and Blindness.
- Community Medicine is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 3 Sept 2026.
Q1.Corpulence index means -
- AMeasurement of obesity✓ Correct answer
- BMeasurement of copper level in serum
- CMeasurement of iron losses in faeces
- DPressure difference b/w chambers of heart
Q2.Primary prevention of obesity includes: (PGI Dec 2007)
- ALow fiber diet
- BHigh fiber diet✓ Correct answer
- CHigh cholesterol diet
- DHigh intake of protein
Q3.One of the following is not true of Ponderal index:(2000)
- AIt is measure of obesity
- BIs height and weight independent✓ Correct answer
- CIs height and weight dependant
- DAge independent
Q4.Most common carcinoma in female worldwide -
- ACervix
- BLung
- CBreast✓ Correct answer
- DKidney
Q5.Commonest carcinoma in men in tropical countries -
- ACa rectum
- BCa oral cavity✓ Correct answer
- CCa testis
- DCa bladder
Q6.National Cancer Awareness day is celebrated on:
- A7th May✓ Correct answer
- B31st May
- C7th November
- D31st November
Q7.Height is not included in which index of obesity:
- AQuetlet index
- BBrocas index
- CPond eral index
- DCorpulence index✓ Correct answer
Q8.One of the following is not true of Ponderal index -
- AIt is measure of obesity
- BIs height & weight independent✓ Correct answer
- CIs height & weight dependent
- DAge independent
Q9.The chosen method for measurement of obesity is -
- ASkinfold thickness✓ Correct answer
- BBody electrolyte count
- CHeight - weight - sex chas
- DBasal oxygen consumption
Q10.Height in centimeters by cube root of body weight is also known as?
- AQuetlet index
- BBroca index
- CPonderal's Index✓ Correct answer
- DCorpulence index
Answer key
Q1: A. Measurement of obesity; Q2: B. High fiber diet; Q3: B. Is height and weight independent; Q4: C. Breast; Q5: B. Ca oral cavity; Q6: A. 7th May; Q7: D. Corpulence index; Q8: B. Is height & weight independent; Q9: A. Skinfold thickness; Q10: C. Ponderal's Index.
Other topics in Community Medicine
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- Determinants and Indicators of Health
- Disease Concepts and Levels of Prevention
- Epidemiological Principles
- Descriptive Study Designs
- Analytical Study Designs: Case-Control and Cohort
- Experimental and Trial Designs
- Core Terminology in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Disease Transmission Dynamics
- Immunization and Vaccination Principles
- Vaccine Manufacture and Cold Chain Storage
- Disinfection and Sterilization Methods
- Screening
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- Respiratory Infections of Bacterial Origin
- Enteric and Intestinal Infections
- Arthropod-Transmitted Infections
- Viral Zoonoses
- Bacterial and Parasitic Zoonoses
- Sexually Transmitted and Surface Infections
- Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
- National Health Programmes: NVBDCP
- National Health Programmes: NLEP, NTEP and NACO
- National Health Programmes: NIS, JSY, RBSK and Others
- Demographic Cycle, Growth Rate and Age Pyramid
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- Family Planning
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- Macronutrients and Energy Requirements
- Vitamins, Minerals and Water
- Food Processing, Safety and Quality
- Sociological and Psychological Concepts
- Social Structure and Health Economics
- Water Sources and Purification
- Water Disinfection
- Water Quality Standards
- Climate and Environmental Meteorology
- Housing Standards and Ventilation
- Lighting, Noise and Radiation
- Refuse and Sewage Disposal
- Mosquitoes and Flies as Disease Vectors
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- ESI Scheme and the Factories Act
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- Health Service Delivery in India
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- Probability and Types of Data
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