Maternal and child health: 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 · Maternal and child health

Sample item

What is the most appropriate purpose of growth monitoring in young children?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Detect faltering growth early and guide nutrition or illness assessment

Serial growth monitoring identifies deviations from expected growth patterns, allowing early evaluation of nutrition, feeding, infection, and chronic disease.

Option by option

  • A. Assign a permanent intelligence score

    Growth charts do not assign fixed intelligence values.

  • B. Replace all clinical examinations

    Clinical assessment remains necessary when growth concerns arise.

  • C. Diagnose every genetic disorder

    They are not a universal genetic diagnostic test.

  • D. Detect faltering growth early and guide nutrition or illness assessment (correct)

    Correct: trends help detect problems while intervention is still possible.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is D, Detect faltering growth early and guide nutrition or illness assessment. Serial growth monitoring identifies deviations from expected growth patterns, allowing early evaluation of nutrition, feeding, infection, and chronic disease.

Why is "Assign a permanent intelligence score" not the answer?

Growth charts do not assign fixed intelligence values.

Why is "Replace all clinical examinations" not the answer?

Clinical assessment remains necessary when growth concerns arise.

Why is "Diagnose every genetic disorder" not the answer?

They are not a universal genetic diagnostic test.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Maternal and child health in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct: trends help detect problems while intervention is still possible.

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 Maternal and child health?

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.