Epidemiology — MCQs

In which one of the following diseases are the source of infection and reservoir of infection the same ?

The Sample Registration System (SRS), an important source of health information consists of continuous enumeration of births and deaths by an enumerator and an independent survey every six months by an investigator-supervisor. Which one of the following terms best describes this system ?

Which one of the following is defined as "the average number of children a woman would have if she were to pass through her reproductive years, bearing children at the same rates as the women now in each age group" ?

Consider the following statement : "The people should seek to preserve their traditional eating patterns and lifestyles associated with low levels of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)." Which level of prevention is implied in this statement?

As per the United Nations definition of a vital events registration system, ‘vital events’ include which of the following? 1. Foetal deaths 2. School admissions 3. Legal separations 4. College graduations Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following definition : "A high level of infection beginning early in life and affecting most of the child population, leading to a state of equilibrium such that the adult population shows evidence of the disease much less commonly than the children." Which one of the following terms best fits this definition?

Which of the following statements are correct for incidence rate? 1. It is useful for taking action to control a disease. 2. Rising incidence rates may indicate ineffectiveness of the current control programmes. 3. Fluctuation in incidence rate may indicate a change in aetiology of disease. Select the answer using the code given below.

The statement, "Health is a dynamic equilibrium between man and environment and disease a maladjustment of the human organism to environment" explains which one of the following concepts of health?

Which of the following are correct in respect of incidence rate? 1. It is a sum total of new and old cases. 2. It refers to a specified period of time. 3. It refers to a defined population. 4. It must include the unit of time in final expression.

Which of the following is the most fundamental criterion that must be met by a disease before it is to be considered suitable for a screening programme? 1. The natural history of the disease should be adequately understood. 2. No effective treatment should exist for the disease. 3. The disease should not have a recognizable latent or asymptomatic stage. 4. There should be a test that can detect the disease prior to onset of signs and symptoms.