Question 1

After we have completed an epidemiological study and are calculating the p - value based

on statistical tests, we are :

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trying to estimate the probability by which our results are likely to be different from the

truth, because of random error

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Trying to find out the extent of measurement error in our study

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trying to see whether our study population was representative of reference population

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trying to minimize the random error

Question 2

‘A Treatise of the Scurvy’ and ‘An Essay on the Most Effectual Means of Preserving the

Health of Seamen in the Royal Navy’ were published by:

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James Lind

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William Farr

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Edwin Chadwick

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Pettenkofer

Question 3

Which committee suggested constitution of an All India Health Service in the pattern of Indian Administrative Service?

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Mudaliar Committee

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Chaddha Committee

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Kartar Singh Committee

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Junagalwalla Committee

Question 4

You are requested to plan a mega health camp on a particular date which involves undertaking several simultaneous activities to ensure that mega health camp is conducted on the stipulated date. You decided to write down all activities with the expected time to betaken by each activity. If A is the beginning point today. J is the conduct of the camp on the stipulated date, and all activities are denoted by intervening alphabets, you plan the activities. What is the critical path here and why?

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A-B-E-H-J: Time taken is 10 days

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A-C-E-I-J: Time taken is 9 days

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A-D-F-I-J: Time taken is 6 days

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A-B-D-G-J: Time taken is 5 days

Question 5

Visual inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) is a method of screening for

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Cervix

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Oral Cavity

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Prostate

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Gastric

Question 6

Paired ‘t’ test is used in all the following condition, except

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When two different samples are similar to each (frequency match)

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When only one sample gives two sets of readings (before and after readings)

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When two different samples are similar to each (paired match)

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Independent samples are considered

Question 7

Which of these is not true for nutritional surveillance :

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It can be used as a nutritional survey technique

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It is an ongoing process

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It provides timely warning for action

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It is a close scrutiny of events related to nutritional changes

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