Communicable disease control: 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 · Communicable disease control

Sample item

What is the main objective of contact tracing for a communicable disease?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

B. Identify exposed people for assessment, testing, prevention, or treatment

Contact tracing identifies people at risk after exposure so they can receive timely assessment, testing, prophylaxis, treatment, or isolation guidance.

Option by option

  • A. Estimate hospital construction costs

    Cost estimation is not the primary public-health purpose.

  • B. Identify exposed people for assessment, testing, prevention, or treatment (correct)

    Correct: it interrupts transmission through targeted follow-up.

  • C. Assign legal blame for infection

    Public health tracing is not principally a blame process.

  • D. Replace laboratory confirmation in every case

    Laboratory confirmation may still be essential.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is B, Identify exposed people for assessment, testing, prevention, or treatment. Contact tracing identifies people at risk after exposure so they can receive timely assessment, testing, prophylaxis, treatment, or isolation guidance.

Why is "Estimate hospital construction costs" not the answer?

Cost estimation is not the primary public-health purpose.

Why is "Assign legal blame for infection" not the answer?

Public health tracing is not principally a blame process.

Why is "Replace laboratory confirmation in every case" not the answer?

Laboratory confirmation may still be essential.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Communicable disease control in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct: it interrupts transmission through targeted follow-up.

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 Communicable disease control?

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.