Housing Standards and Ventilation
- Previous year questions on Housing Standards and Ventilation 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.
- 4 live questions in Housing Standards and Ventilation.
- 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.Optimal operation theatre temperature should be
- A21degC✓ Correct answer
- B28degC
- C32degC
- D37degC
Q2.Floor space of 2 persons –
- A70–90 sq.ft
- B90–100 sq.ft
- C50–70 sq.ft
- D110–120 sq.ft✓ Correct answer
Q3.The mechanical system in which fresh air is blown into the room by centrifugal fans so as to create positive pressure and displace the vitiated air is termed as
- ABalanced ventilation
- BPlenum ventilation✓ Correct answer
- CExhaust ventilation
- DAir conditioning
Q4.Which is not a criteria for overcrowding ?
- ANo. of persons
- BSex separation
- CDoor and window✓ Correct answer
- DFloor space
Answer key
Q1: A. 21degC; Q2: D. 110–120 sq.ft; Q3: B. Plenum ventilation; Q4: C. Door and window.
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