Exam Details
| Subject | Public Nutrition | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master of Science in Dietetics and Food Service management | |
| Department | School of Continuing Education (SOCE) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 3 IMFN-006 I 2 MASTER OF SCIENCE (DIEI'EI'ICS AND
v o FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT) Term-End Examination June, 2016
MFN-006: PUBLIC NUTRITION
Time: 3lwurs Maximum Marks: 100 Note: Answer five questions in all.
Question No. 1 is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Define/Explain the following:
Goitrogens
Nutrition security
Gomez's classification
Specificity of a test
Communication
list four causes for each of the following
Vitamin A deficiency
PEM
Iron deficiency Anaemia
Rickets
Vitamin B complex deficiency
2. Define Health and Public Nutrition. Discuss briefly the scope and concept of Public Nutrition in an Indian context.
Describe the influence of agricultural and horticulture production on the food consumption of our population.
3. Explain the public health significance of the following. Also enumerate strategies adopted by Government of India for their prevention.
PEM
Iodine Deficiency Disorders
Lathyrism
4. What is demography Describe the stages of demographic cycle.
Discuss briefly the factors which affect fertility behaviour of Indian population.
5. Why do we assess nutritional status of any population Enumerate the commonly used methods of direct assessment of nutritional status.
How will you determine nutritional status of pre-school children using weight and height?
Tabulate WHO guidelines for diagnosing anaemia.
6. Describe the National Nutrition Policy with respect to its aims, policy instruments and policy implementation.
Comment on National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education.
7. Explain briefly the following:
Dietary Diversification
Food Fortification
Genetically modified foods
Importance of good management and governance
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Channels of communication
Developing an evaluation system for NEC programme
Street foods
"Improving water quality and sanitation is an important strategy to alleviate malnutrition"
ICDS
v o FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT) Term-End Examination June, 2016
MFN-006: PUBLIC NUTRITION
Time: 3lwurs Maximum Marks: 100 Note: Answer five questions in all.
Question No. 1 is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Define/Explain the following:
Goitrogens
Nutrition security
Gomez's classification
Specificity of a test
Communication
list four causes for each of the following
Vitamin A deficiency
PEM
Iron deficiency Anaemia
Rickets
Vitamin B complex deficiency
2. Define Health and Public Nutrition. Discuss briefly the scope and concept of Public Nutrition in an Indian context.
Describe the influence of agricultural and horticulture production on the food consumption of our population.
3. Explain the public health significance of the following. Also enumerate strategies adopted by Government of India for their prevention.
PEM
Iodine Deficiency Disorders
Lathyrism
4. What is demography Describe the stages of demographic cycle.
Discuss briefly the factors which affect fertility behaviour of Indian population.
5. Why do we assess nutritional status of any population Enumerate the commonly used methods of direct assessment of nutritional status.
How will you determine nutritional status of pre-school children using weight and height?
Tabulate WHO guidelines for diagnosing anaemia.
6. Describe the National Nutrition Policy with respect to its aims, policy instruments and policy implementation.
Comment on National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education.
7. Explain briefly the following:
Dietary Diversification
Food Fortification
Genetically modified foods
Importance of good management and governance
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Channels of communication
Developing an evaluation system for NEC programme
Street foods
"Improving water quality and sanitation is an important strategy to alleviate malnutrition"
ICDS
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