Social Structure and Health Economics
- Previous year questions on Social Structure and Health Economics 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.
- 16 live questions in Social Structure and Health Economics.
- 1 of 16 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.Components of Kuppuswamy scale
- AHousing, Livestock, land
- BIncome, Occupation, Education✓ Correct answer
- CIncome, Housing, Education
- DIncome, Livestock, Housing
Q2.Which of these statements is true about Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana?
- ACashless benefit on presenting smart card and fingerprints✓ Correct answer
- BValid for up to 4 family members
- CCan be used only in 1 district
- DTreatment only in government hospitals
Q3.In which of the following, interpretation of benefits is done in terms of results achieved: September 2010
- ASystem analysis
- BCost accounting
- CCost benefit analysis
- DCost effective analysis✓ Correct answer
Q4.Patterns of inter relationships between persons in a society is -
- ASocial structure✓ Correct answer
- BSocial psychology
- CHerd structure
- DSocial science
Q5.Arrange the following stages of family cycle in chronological sequence:
- AFormation, Extension, Complete extension, Dissolution, Contraction, Complete contraction
- BFormation, Extension, Contraction, Complete extension, Complete contraction, Dissolution
- CFormation, Contraction, Complete contraction, Extension, Complete extension, Dissolution
- DFormation, Extension, Complete extension, Contraction, Complete contraction, Dissolution✓ Correct answer
Q6.Rashtriya Swasthya Bi ma Vojna is:
- AGovernment run insurance scheme for its employees
- BGovernment run insurance scheme for all citizens
- CGovernment run insurance scheme for all poor✓ Correct answer
- DPrivate insurance company run scheme thrall poor
Q7.Optimum unit of preventive, curative and promotive health care is
- AAppropriateness
- BAvailability
- CAdequacy
- DComprehensiveness✓ Correct answer
Q8.Poverty line is defined as expenditure required for daily calorie consumption below
- A1800
- B2100✓ Correct answer
- C2000
- D2200
Q9.Skilled job kupposwami which socioeconomic grade -
- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4✓ Correct answer
Q10.Dowry prohibition act 1986, punishment is ?
- ATyr, Rs 25000
- BTyr Rs 15000
- C5yr, Rs 25000
- D5yr Rs 15000✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Income, Occupation, Education; Q2: A. Cashless benefit on presenting smart card and fingerprints; Q3: D. Cost effective analysis; Q4: A. Social structure; Q5: D. Formation, Extension, Complete extension, Contraction, Complete contraction, Dissolution; Q6: C. Government run insurance scheme for all poor; Q7: D. Comprehensiveness; Q8: B. 2100; Q9: D. 4; Q10: D. 5yr Rs 15000.
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
- 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