Primary health care: 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 · Primary health care

Sample item

What term describes care that is accessible, essential, and community oriented?

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

The answer and the reasoning

C. Primary health care

This Primary health care item is answered by Primary health care, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Option by option

  • A. Forensic certification

    Forensic certification may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

  • B. Tertiary intensive care

    Tertiary intensive care does not establish the requested primary health care conclusion.

  • C. Primary health care (correct)

    Correct. Primary health care most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

  • D. Elective surgery

    Elective surgery does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is C, Primary health care. This Primary health care item is answered by Primary health care, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Why is "Forensic certification" not the answer?

Forensic certification may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

Why is "Tertiary intensive care" not the answer?

Tertiary intensive care does not establish the requested primary health care conclusion.

Why is "Elective surgery" not the answer?

Elective surgery does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Primary health care in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct. Primary health care 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 Primary health care?

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.