Determinants and Indicators of Health
- Previous year questions on Determinants and Indicators of 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.
- 45 live questions in Determinants and Indicators of Health.
- 1 of 45 questions carries a verified exam year: 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.Human development index includes all except ?
- ALongevity
- BKnowledge
- CIncome
- DLiteracy rate✓ Correct answer
Q2.The maximum DALY loss is for the following disease -
- ASchizophrenia
- BUnipolar depression✓ Correct answer
- CBipolar depression
- DMania
Q3.The physical quality of life index is measured by all, except
- AInfant mortality
- BLife expectancy at age one
- CLiteracy
- DPer capita income✓ Correct answer
Q4.Performance of components of PQLI is counted between-
- A-1 to +1
- B0 to 1
- C0 to 100✓ Correct answer
Q5.10% of total deaths in a city is due to accidents. There are 500 total deaths repoed. What is true?
- A10% is case fatality rate
- BOut of total deaths 50 are due to accidents✓ Correct answer
- CBoth of these
- DNone of these
Q6.Human developmental index includes all except:
- AAdult literacy rate
- BPer capita income
- CLife expectancy
- DInfant mortality rate✓ Correct answer
Q7.Physical quality of life index is measured by all, Except
- AInfant mortality
- BLife expectancy at age one
- CLiteracy
- DPer capita income✓ Correct answer
Q8.True statements regarding the calculation of HDI are all of the following except
- AIn gross enrolment, only secondary education is considered, not primary education
- B1/3rd weightage is given to adult literacy
- C2/3rd weightage is given to gross enrolment
- DCountry's achievement is computed on the basis of adult literacy✓ Correct answer
Q9.Which is the best index for burden of disease?
- ACase fatality rate
- BMorbidity data
- CDependency ratio
- DDisability adjusted life years✓ Correct answer
Q10.Not included in the human poverty index is:
- A% of population not surviving up to 40 yrs age
- BOccupation✓ Correct answer
- CUnderweight for age
- D% population not using safe water supply
Answer key
Q1: D. Literacy rate; Q2: B. Unipolar depression; Q3: D. Per capita income; Q4: C. 0 to 100; Q5: B. Out of total deaths 50 are due to accidents; Q6: D. Infant mortality rate; Q7: D. Per capita income; Q8: D. Country's achievement is computed on the basis of adult literacy; Q9: D. Disability adjusted life years; Q10: B. Occupation.
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