unit-i epidemiology related MCQ

1. UNIT FIRST EPIDEMIOLOGY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS,TRUE/FALSE,OBJECTIVES
1. The basic science of preventive & social medicine
a) Sociology
b) Epidemiology
c) Biostatistics
d) Health economics
2. The current interests of medicine sciences in epidemiology has given rise
to newer offshoots
a) Clinical epidemiology
b) Serological epidemiology
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
3. The foundation of epidemiology was laid in
a) 19t h century
b) 20t h century
c) 21st century
d) None of the above
4. Epidemiological society of London in 1850’s under the presidency of
a) Winslow
b) Greenwood
c) Earls of Shaftesbury
d) Macmohan
5. First professor of epidemiology in usa
a) W.h. frost
b) Winslow
c) Macmohan
d) None of above
6. Distribution refers to analysis of
a) Time,place
b) Time, population
c) Time,place population
d) None of the above
7. Measurement of frequency of disease,disability or death and summarizing
this information:
a) Rates/ratio
b) Frequency
c) Both a and b

2. d) None of above
8. The aspect of study of distribution pattern is known as:
a) Descriptive epidemiology
b) Analytical epidemiology
c) Social epidemiology
d) Processing epidemiology
9. The branch of medical science which treats epidemics said by:
a) Frost, 1927
b) Parkin,1873
c) Greenwood,1934
d) Macmohan, 1960
10. The science of the mass phenomena of infectious disease said by:
a) Frost ,1927
b) Parkin, 1873
c) Greenwood, 1934
d) Macmohan, 1960
11. The study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency is said
by:
a) Frost,1927
b) Parkin ,1873
c) Greenwood, 1934
d) Macmohan, 1960
12. The study of disease and any disease as a mass phenomenon said by
a) Frost,1927
b) Parkin ,1873
c) Greenwood, 1934
d) Macmohan, 1960
13. Other name of ecological studies
a) Prevalence
b) Cross sectional
c) Correlation
d) Case control
14. Experimental studies except
a) Rct
b) Field trial
c) Cohort
d) Community control

3. 15. Mention aim of epidemiology?
16. Mention 3 components of epidemiology?
17. These rates are essential for comparing disease frequency in different
populations.
18. An important function of epidemiology is to study disease distribution in
various population by time ,place ,person.
19. Aim of epidemiology according to international epidemiological
association, to describe the distribution and magnitude of health and
disease in human population.
20. According to IEA,to provide data essential to planning, implementation,
and evaluation of services for prevention,control and treatment of
diseases.
21. Mention the ultimate aim of epidemiology?
22. Epidemiological study includes surveillance
,observation,screening,hypothesis testing,analytic research,experiments
and prediction. - TRUE
23. A unique feature of epidemiology is to test aetiological hypothesis and
underlying causes of disease. - TRUE
24. Expand the following: IEA
WHO
SMR
CBR
CDR
EBV
AIDS
RR
DCS
CHD
ECG
RCT
MRFIT
RLF
STD