37 - AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers - part 27

136q: regarding vector transmitted diseases , what is true ?

a. phlebotomus is a vector for oriental fever
b. loa loa is transmitted by Cyclops
c. myiasis is caused by dipterian larva
d. tse tse fly is a vector for chaga’s disease

answer a and c are correct . myiasis is caused by larva of flies . the flies belong to order diptera and phylum arthropoda . phlebotomus is one of the genuses of sandfly

1. phlebotomus argentiples transmits KALA AZAR
2. phlebotomus papatasii transmits SANDFLY FEVER ORIENTAL SORE
3. phlebotomus sergenti transmits ORIENTAL SORE
4. S-punjabensis is another type of housefly which transmits sandfly fever
5. disease transmitted by tse-tse fly – sleeping sickness
6. disease transmitted by black fly – onchoceriasis
7. disease transmitted by reduviid bug is chagas disease
8. disease transmitted by Cyclops is guinea worm disease and fish tape worm.

137q: which of the following indicator regarding maternal health takes mortality in consideration ?

a. GRR
b. NRR
c. Total fertility rate
d. General fertility rate

answer b . NRR .

138q: which of the following is the best indicator of health status in a community ?

a. infant mortality rate
b. birth rate
c. still birth rate
d. crude death rate

answer a. infant mortality rate .

139q: which of the following statement is not true regarding the carriers of diphtheria ?

a. immunization prevents carrier state
b. nasal carriers are the most dangerous
c. treatment of contact is indicated
d. they are responsible for most of the cases

answer a. immunization prevents carrier state .

140q: all of the following are included in “ five cleans “ of CSSM programme except

a. clean cord
b. clean tie
c. clean perineum
d. clean room

answer clean perineum .