Health Education and Communication Methods
- Previous year questions on Health Education and Communication Methods 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.
- 27 live questions in Health Education and Communication Methods.
- 2 of 27 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2020.
- 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.Minimum number of people for a group discussion are
- A8
- B6✓ Correct answer
- C5
- D4
Q2.Loss of inter personal communication is managed by
- AGroup counselling
- BIndividual counselling
- CCheck telecommunications✓ Correct answer
- DImproving language
Q3.Which of the following is a technique based on behavior sciences methods?
- ANetwork analysis
- BManagement by objective✓ Correct answer
- CSystems analysis
- DDecision making
Q4.Group of 4-8 experts talking in front of a large group of audience is known as:
- APanel discussion✓ Correct answer
- BSymposium
- CWorkshop
- DSeminar
Q5.A patient of diabetes and hypertension comes to your clinic. As a doctor, you explain to him the risks of various complications. Which of these is the best tool to demonstrate the complications?
- APie chart
- BHistogram
- CScatter plot
- DVenn diagram✓ Correct answer
Q6.Propaganda is :
- AKnowledge by active learning
- BFacilitates learning
- CKnowledge forced into the mind✓ Correct answer
- DGroup discussion
Q7.Counselor must have all except
- APatience
- BSympathy
- CUnderstanding
- DSensitivity✓ Correct answer
Q8.4–8 qualified persons, discuss a topic in front of a large audience, is an example of –
- ASymposium
- BPanel discussion✓ Correct answer
- CWorkshop
- DGroup Discussion
Q9.Principles of Health education include all Except
- ACredibility
- BInterest
- CMotivation
- DUnknown to known✓ Correct answer
Q10.Components of comunication
- ASender
- BChannel
- CFeedback
- DAll of the above✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. 6; Q2: C. Check telecommunications; Q3: B. Management by objective; Q4: A. Panel discussion; Q5: D. Venn diagram; Q6: C. Knowledge forced into the mind; Q7: D. Sensitivity; Q8: B. Panel discussion; Q9: D. Unknown to known; Q10: D. All of the above.
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
- 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
- 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