16 - AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers - part 6

26q: pneumococcal vaccine is indicated in all except ?

a. diabetes mellitus
b. renal failure
c. cystic fibrosis
d. sickle cell anaemia

answer . cystic fibrosis . recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine are :1. to individuals greater than 65 years of age 2. younger people with chronic diseases such as heart diseases, diabetes, renal failure and sickle cell anaemia .3. for those who work and live with high risk person .

27q: a patient of TB with sputum positive after 1-5 month of ATT , diagnosis is

a. drug resistant
b. drug failure
c. relapse
d. drug defaulter

answer b . drug failure .

28q: all are important causes of maternal mortality in India except ?

a. abortion
b. hemorrhage
c. anemia
d. eclampsia

answer d . eclampsia .

29q: both active and passive immunization is given in all except ?

a. tetanus
b. rabies
c. measles
d. HBV

answer c. measles

30q: a female health worker , while prescribing oral contraceptive pills should evalutate all except ?

a. calf tenderness
b. convulsions
c. history of chronic headache
d. having two live issues

answer d. having two live issues