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 | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 3 IMFN-0061
MASTER OF SCIENCE (DIETETICS AND
FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
MFN-006 PUBLIC NUTRITION
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks 100
Note: Answer five questions in all.
Question No.1 is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Define/Explain the following:
Food security
Bitot's spots
Human Development
Sensitivity of a test
Culture
List three signs/symptoms of the following:
Marasmic Kwashiorkor
Iodine deficiency disorders
Riboflavin deficiency
Fluorosis
List four organisations/systems involved with nutrition monitoring in India.
2. Explain the concept of health economics. Describe economic consequences of malnutrition.
Discuss the population trends and structure in India. Explain the implications of population growth on Nutrition and Quality of Life.
3. Explain briefly the following:
Food behaviour.
Storage of food products.
Health service delivery system in India.
Supplementary feeding programmes.
4. Give a detail account of the methods available for the prevention and control of: 4+4
Anaemia
Vitamin A deficiency
What is the role of zinc in human body? Discuss the possible consequences of zinc deficiency.
How can we prevent:
Folic acid deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
5. Explain different aspects of nutrition economics and their interactions.
Enumerate on the government spending on major direct and indirect nutrition programmes.
6. Elaborate on the techniques for conducting situational analysis.
Describe the various steps required to plan, implement and evaluate a public nutrition programme.
7. Define nutrition education. Discuss the importance, challenges and the constraints of nutrition education.
What are the essential elements of a message design and what criteria will you use while choosing the media? Explain giving appropriate examples.
What is social marketing?
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Community participation.
Types of evaluation.
Principles of good governance and management.
Public Distribution System.
Nutrition Surveillance System.
MASTER OF SCIENCE (DIETETICS AND
FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
MFN-006 PUBLIC NUTRITION
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks 100
Note: Answer five questions in all.
Question No.1 is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Define/Explain the following:
Food security
Bitot's spots
Human Development
Sensitivity of a test
Culture
List three signs/symptoms of the following:
Marasmic Kwashiorkor
Iodine deficiency disorders
Riboflavin deficiency
Fluorosis
List four organisations/systems involved with nutrition monitoring in India.
2. Explain the concept of health economics. Describe economic consequences of malnutrition.
Discuss the population trends and structure in India. Explain the implications of population growth on Nutrition and Quality of Life.
3. Explain briefly the following:
Food behaviour.
Storage of food products.
Health service delivery system in India.
Supplementary feeding programmes.
4. Give a detail account of the methods available for the prevention and control of: 4+4
Anaemia
Vitamin A deficiency
What is the role of zinc in human body? Discuss the possible consequences of zinc deficiency.
How can we prevent:
Folic acid deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
5. Explain different aspects of nutrition economics and their interactions.
Enumerate on the government spending on major direct and indirect nutrition programmes.
6. Elaborate on the techniques for conducting situational analysis.
Describe the various steps required to plan, implement and evaluate a public nutrition programme.
7. Define nutrition education. Discuss the importance, challenges and the constraints of nutrition education.
What are the essential elements of a message design and what criteria will you use while choosing the media? Explain giving appropriate examples.
What is social marketing?
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Community participation.
Types of evaluation.
Principles of good governance and management.
Public Distribution System.
Nutrition Surveillance System.
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- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
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Subjects
- Advance Nutrition
- Applied Physiology
- Clinical and Therapeutic Nutrition
- Entrepreneurship and Food Service Management
- Food Microbiology and Safety
- Nutritional biochemistry
- Principles of Food Science
- Public Nutrition
- Research Methods and Biostatistics
- Understanding Computer Applications