Occupational 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 · Occupational health

Sample item

What is the purpose of periodic occupational health surveillance?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Detect early work-related harm and evaluate controls

Health surveillance can detect early signs of occupational disease and assess whether workplace controls are adequate, but it does not replace source control.

Option by option

  • A. Guarantee no employee will become ill

    No programme guarantees zero illness.

  • B. Detect early work-related harm and evaluate controls (correct)

    Correct: early detection and control evaluation are aims.

  • C. Determine salary scales

    Salary is not health surveillance.

  • D. Replace hazard elimination

    Elimination remains higher-order control.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is B, Detect early work-related harm and evaluate controls. Health surveillance can detect early signs of occupational disease and assess whether workplace controls are adequate, but it does not replace source control.

Why is "Guarantee no employee will become ill" not the answer?

No programme guarantees zero illness.

Why is "Determine salary scales" not the answer?

Salary is not health surveillance.

Why is "Replace hazard elimination" not the answer?

Elimination remains higher-order control.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Occupational health in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct: early detection and control evaluation are aims.

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 Occupational 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.