52 - AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers - part 42

211q: chronic carrier state is seen in all except ?

a. measles
b. diphtheria
c. herpes
d. cholera

answer a . measles .

212q: 85% of lung cancer among smokers was due to their smoking . this is an example of ?

a. attributable risk
b. relative risk
c. odds ratio
d. population attributable risk

answer a . attributable risk .

213q: treatment of severe ulnar neuritis in borderline tuberculoid leprosy ?

a. MDT only
b. MDT + steroid
c. Wait and watch
d. MDT + thalidomide

answer b . MDT + steroid .

214q: BMI of obese ?

a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 51

answer b . 30 .

215q: a study was conducted on the use of herbal tea in prevention of common cold . data is collected on the number of people who had cold and those who did not have it . the following data is obtained :

 

	HERBAL TEA	HERBAL TEA
	Consumed	Not consumed
Had cold	12	23
Did not have cold	34	38

 Which analytical test you use for this study ?

1. student – t
2. chi square test
3. paired – t test
4. pearson’s correlation coefficient 

answer b . chi square test .