Preventive Care in Pregnancy, Childhood and Old Age
- Previous year questions on Preventive Care in Pregnancy, Childhood and Old Age 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.
- 49 live questions in Preventive Care in Pregnancy, Childhood and Old Age.
- 5 of 49 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019, 2020.
- 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.Fast breathing in a 6-month old infant is taken as
- A>60 breaths/ min
- B>50 breaths/ min✓ Correct answer
- C>40 breaths/ min
- D>30 breaths/ min
Q2.Integrated Management of childhood illness includes except
- AARI
- BMalaria
- CDiarrhea
- DTB✓ Correct answer
Q3.Very low birth weight is less than:-
- A<1000g
- B<1500g✓ Correct answer
- C<2000g
- D<2500g
Q4.Most common injury-related deaths in pediatrics is due to
- ARoad traffic accidents✓ Correct answer
- BHomicides
- CBurns
- DDrowning
Q5.A 2 years old child presents to PHC with fever and cough. He had chest in-drawing and respiratory rate of 38 per minute, weight 11 kg. the next step in management according to IMNCI is:
- AOnly antipyretics are given
- BRefer to tertiary care
- CGive antibiotics and refer to tertiary centre
- DGive antibiotics and re-assess in 3 days✓ Correct answer
Q6.Which of the following should be considered a 'High risk infant'?
- AMal-presentation
- BFolic acid tablet not consumed
- CWorking mother✓ Correct answer
- DAntenatal preeclampsia
Q7.Which of the following is considered as high risk infant?
- AWorking mother✓ Correct answer
- BAntenatal preeclampsia
- CThird child
- DTwins
Q8.Criteria for infant at risk?
- AWorking mothers✓ Correct answer
- BHave not taken 100 days folic acid
- CPreclampsia is pregnancy
- DMalpresentation during birth
Q9.Which of these indicators is used at anganwadi centers for growth monitoring in children?
- AHeight for age
- BWeight for age✓ Correct answer
- CWeight for height
- DMid-arm circumference
Q10.Comprehensive emergency obstetric care does not include:
- AManual removal of placenta
- BHysterectomy✓ Correct answer
- CBlood transfusion
- DCesarean section
Answer key
Q1: B. >50 breaths/ min; Q2: D. TB; Q3: B. <1500g; Q4: A. Road traffic accidents; Q5: D. Give antibiotics and re-assess in 3 days; Q6: C. Working mother; Q7: A. Working mother; Q8: A. Working mothers; Q9: B. Weight for age; Q10: B. Hysterectomy.
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
- 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