Community Mental Health
- Previous year questions on Community Mental Health 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.
- 5 live questions in Community Mental Health.
- 1 of 5 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
- 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.Most common mental health disorder is
- AAnxiety
- BDepression✓ Correct answer
- CPhobia
- DSchizophrenia
Q2.Provisions of WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme are all, except:
- AHuman rights
- BCommunication regarding care and career
- CScreening family members✓ Correct answer
- DSocial support
Q3.Which category of ICD is associated with mood disorders?
- AF0
- BF1
- CF2
- DF3✓ Correct answer
Q4.TRUE about borstals are:
- AMeant for ages > 15 years
- BIt comes under the children act
- CIt is governed by state inspector general for prisons✓ Correct answer
- DA borstal sentence is usually of 5 years
Q5.Objectives of National Mental Health Program include all except:-
- ATo ensure availability & accessibility of minimum mental health care for all
- BTo protect rights of mental health patients✓ Correct answer
- CTo promote community paicipation in mental health services development
- DTo encourage application of mental health knowledge in general health care
Answer key
Q1: B. Depression; Q2: C. Screening family members; Q3: D. F3; Q4: C. It is governed by state inspector general for prisons; Q5: B. To protect rights of mental health patients.
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