Demographic Indicators
- Previous year questions on Demographic Indicators 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.
- 55 live questions in Demographic Indicators.
- 3 of 55 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Community Medicine is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Sample registration system is done once in -
- A6 months✓ Correct answer
- B1 year
- C2 years
- D5 years
Q2.Sample registration is done
- AEvery 3 months
- BEvery 6 months✓ Correct answer
- CEvery 9 months
- DEvery 12 months
Q3.In a certain population, there were 4050 births in the last one year. There were 50 stillbirths. 50 infants died within 7 days whereas 150 died within 28 days. What is the Neonatal mortality rate?
- A50✓ Correct answer
- B62.5
- C12.5
- D49.4
Q4.Death of the mother from an automobile accident comes under
- ADirect maternal death
- BIndirect maternal death
- CNonmaternal death✓ Correct answer
- DNone of the above
Q5.MMR is expressed in :
- APer 1000 live birth
- BPer 10000 live birth
- CPer 1 lakh live birth✓ Correct answer
- DPer 10 lakh live birth
Q6.Maximum IMR is seen in
- ATamilnadu
- BOrissa✓ Correct answer
- CMaharashtra
- DKerala
Q7.Birth is defined as
- AThe complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a fetus after 20 weeks gestation
- BThe complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a fetus after 28 weeks gestation✓ Correct answer
- CThe complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a fetus after 38 weeks gestation
- DThe complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a fetus after 40 weeks gestation
Q8.Calculate IMR if in a population of 100000 there are 3000 live births in a year and 150 infant deaths in the same year:
- A75
- B18
- C5
- D50✓ Correct answer
Q9.Which of the following is the national level system that provides annual national as well as state-level reliable estimates of fertility and mortality?
- ACensus
- BAdhoc Survey
- CSample Registration System✓ Correct answer
- DCivil Registration System
Q10.Maximum Infant Mortality Rate is seen in
- ATamilnadu
- BOrissa✓ Correct answer
- CMaharashtra
- DKerala
Answer key
Q1: A. 6 months; Q2: B. Every 6 months; Q3: A. 50; Q4: C. Nonmaternal death; Q5: C. Per 1 lakh live birth; Q6: B. Orissa; Q7: B. The complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a fetus after 28 weeks gestation; Q8: D. 50; Q9: C. Sample Registration System; Q10: B. Orissa.
Other topics in Community Medicine
- Evolution of Medicine
- 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
- Respiratory Infections of Viral Origin
- 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
- Cancer, Obesity and Blindness
- 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
- Family Planning
- Preventive Care in Pregnancy, Childhood and Old Age
- 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
- Ticks, Fleas and Mites as Disease Vectors
- Pest and Vector Control Measures
- Handling and Disposal of Biomedical Waste
- Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Occupational Diseases and Hazards
- ESI Scheme and the Factories Act
- Health Education and Communication Methods
- Planning and Management of Health Services
- Health Service Delivery in India
- Global Health and International Agencies
- Probability and Types of Data
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Measures of Variability and Dispersion
- Measures of Position: Percentiles and Z-Scores
- Principles of Inferential Statistics
- Hypothesis Testing Concepts
- Significance Testing Methods
- Correlation and Regression Techniques
- Clinical Research Design and Applied Biostatistics
- Community Mental Health
- Genetics in Public Health