Nutrition: 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 · Nutrition

Sample item

What is stunting in child growth assessment?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Low height-for-age from chronic undernutrition

Stunting is low height-for-age and reflects chronic undernutrition or repeated illness affecting linear growth over time.

Option by option

  • A. High weight-for-age only

    Weight alone does not define stunting.

  • B. Low weight-for-height from acute wasting

    Weight-for-height defines wasting.

  • C. Low height-for-age from chronic undernutrition (correct)

    Correct: height-for-age indicates chronic growth faltering.

  • D. Low head circumference from birth trauma

    Head trauma is unrelated.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is C, Low height-for-age from chronic undernutrition. Stunting is low height-for-age and reflects chronic undernutrition or repeated illness affecting linear growth over time.

Why is "High weight-for-age only" not the answer?

Weight alone does not define stunting.

Why is "Low weight-for-height from acute wasting" not the answer?

Weight-for-height defines wasting.

Why is "Low head circumference from birth trauma" not the answer?

Head trauma is unrelated.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Nutrition in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct: height-for-age indicates chronic growth faltering.

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 Nutrition?

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.