Health promotion: 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 · Health promotion

Sample item

What does health education aim to improve?

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

The answer and the reasoning

D. Knowledge and healthy behavior

This Health promotion item is answered by Knowledge and healthy behavior, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Option by option

  • A. Weather forecasting

    Weather forecasting does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

  • B. Only hospital bed occupancy

    Only hospital bed occupancy does not establish the requested health promotion conclusion.

  • C. Genetic inheritance

    Genetic inheritance may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

  • D. Knowledge and healthy behavior (correct)

    Correct. Knowledge and healthy behavior most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is D, Knowledge and healthy behavior. This Health promotion item is answered by Knowledge and healthy behavior, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Why is "Weather forecasting" not the answer?

Weather forecasting does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

Why is "Only hospital bed occupancy" not the answer?

Only hospital bed occupancy does not establish the requested health promotion conclusion.

Why is "Genetic inheritance" not the answer?

Genetic inheritance may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Health promotion in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct. Knowledge and healthy behavior 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 Health promotion?

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.