UPSC-CMS 2022 - Community Medicine Practice Questions

Q: The following table shows some of the pneumoconioses diseases along with the most implicated causative chemical agents. Which among the following represent the correct combinations of diseases and causative chemical agents? Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 and 2. ***Correct: 1 and 2*** - **Statement 1 (Anthracosis - Coal dust)** is correct. Anthracosis, also known as **coal worker's pneumoconiosis**, is caused by chronic inhalation of coal dust particles [1]. - **Statement 2 (Byssinosis - Cotton dust)** is correct. Byssinosis is an occupational lung disease affecting **textile workers** exposed to cotton, flax, or hemp dust, causing airway obstruction. *Incorrect: 2 and 4* - Statement 4 is incorrect. **Siderosis** is caused by inhalation of **iron dust** (common in welders and miners), not asbestos [1]. Asbestos exposure causes **asbestosis** [1]. *Incorrect: 2 and 3* - Statement 3 is incorrect. **Bagassosis** is caused by inhalation of **sugarcane bagasse dust** (a hypersensitivity pneumonitis), not silica dust [1]. Silica causes **silicosis** [1]. *Incorrect: 1 and 3* - While statement 1 is correct (Anthracosis - Coal dust), statement 3 is incorrect as explained above (Bagassosis is caused by sugarcane bagasse dust, not silica dust) [1]. **References:** [1] Kumar V, Abbas AK, et al.. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 9th ed. The Lung, p. 695.

Question 1

The following table shows some of the pneumoconioses diseases along with the most implicated causative chemical agents. Which among the following represent the correct combinations of diseases and causative chemical agents?

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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1 and 2

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2 and 4

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2 and 3

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1 and 3

Question 2

The following table shows the 'Total Fertility Rate (TFR)' by the Wealth Index, as per the National Family Health Survey, (NFHS–4) findings. Which among the following is/are correct about the information?

Accepted Answer

4. Each of the higher divisions of the Wealth Index had lower TFR than the previous (or lower) division.

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2. The information given in the table can be presented as a pie chart.

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1. The divisions of Wealth Index in the NFHS–4 can be called 'quartiles'.

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3. The Wealth Index was calculated in NFHS–4 by asking about the per capita income.

UPSC-CMS 2022 — Community Medicine