Occupational health: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Occupational health

Sample item

What is a basic approach to reducing workplace hazard exposure?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Control hazards at source

This Occupational health item is answered by Control hazards at source, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Option by option

  • A. Rely only on worker illness

    Rely only on worker illness does not establish the requested occupational health conclusion.

  • B. Avoid training

    Avoid training may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

  • C. Control hazards at source (correct)

    Correct. Control hazards at source most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

  • D. Remove all reporting

    Remove all reporting does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is C, Control hazards at source. This Occupational health item is answered by Control hazards at source, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Why is "Rely only on worker illness" not the answer?

Rely only on worker illness does not establish the requested occupational health conclusion.

Why is "Avoid training" not the answer?

Avoid training may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

Why is "Remove all reporting" not the answer?

Remove all reporting does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Occupational health in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct. Control hazards at source most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Occupational health?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.