Disease Concepts and Levels of Prevention
- Previous year questions on Disease Concepts and Levels of Prevention 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 Disease Concepts and Levels of Prevention.
- 4 of 57 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- 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.On republic day, a camp was organized and people were screened for Hypertension by checking BP and for diabetes by checking their BMI and Blood sugar level, which level of prevention is this?
- APrimary
- BPrimordial
- CSecondary✓ Correct answer
- DTertiary
Q2.Which of the following is an example of disability limitation?
- AReducing occurrence of polio by immunization
- BArranging for schooling of child suffering from PRPP
- CResting affected limbs in neutral position✓ Correct answer
- DProviding calipers for walking
Q3.All the following are examples of Health promotion except
- AStop smoking
- BInstallation of sanitary latrine
- CChemoprophylaxis✓ Correct answer
- DDecreased salt intake
Q4.In Africa, vaccination was given in an endemic outburst area for a specific disease but due to shortage of vaccines, mass chemoprophylaxis treatment was given to people who were not diseased. Which type of prevention is this?
- ASpecific protection✓ Correct answer
- BHealth promotion
- CEarly diagnosis and treatment
- DRehabilitation
Q5.Mass chemoprophylaxis in an endemic area is given for all except?
- ALeprosy✓ Correct answer
- BYaws
- CTrachoma
- DFilariasis
Q6.Haddon matrix is related to:
- AInjury prevention✓ Correct answer
- BCommunicable diseases
- CMaternal and child mortality
- DHypertensive disorders
Q7.Which of the following does not include Specific protection under primary prevention?
- ATab Rifampicin to those in contact with meningitis
- BHealth education✓ Correct answer
- CPentavalent vaccination
- DWheat flour fortified with added iron
Q8.In “Tip of Iceberg Phenomenon”, submerged portion does not consist of
- AHealthy population✓ Correct answer
- BCarriers
- CUndiagnosed cases
- DLatent period
Q9.Control of TB and leprosy is by:
- AIsolation of case
- BSpecific protection
- CEarly diagnosis and treatment✓ Correct answer
- DElimination of reservoirs
Q10.IFA supplementation is an example of:
- APrimordial
- BSpecific protection✓ Correct answer
- CSecondary
- DTertiary
Answer key
Q1: C. Secondary; Q2: C. Resting affected limbs in neutral position; Q3: C. Chemoprophylaxis; Q4: A. Specific protection; Q5: A. Leprosy; Q6: A. Injury prevention; Q7: B. Health education; Q8: A. Healthy population; Q9: C. Early diagnosis and treatment; Q10: B. Specific protection.
Other topics in Community Medicine
- Evolution of Medicine
- Determinants and Indicators of Health
- 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
- Demographic Indicators
- 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