IGNOU MFN-06
- Public Nutrition,
Latest Solved Assignment
(July 2023 - January 2024)

Section A -DescriptiveQuestions
There are ten questions in this part. Each question carries equal marks. Answer all the questions.
1. a) Define Public Nutrition. Elaborate the role of public nutritionist in health care delivery.
b) What do you understand by food security? Discuss various determinants of food security.

2. a) What are Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)? Enlist any four SDGs.
b) Give clinical and sub-clinical forms of PEM. What characteristic features you will observe for differentiating between marasmus and kwashiorkor?
c) List various causes of PEM in children.

3. a) Discuss various measures you will recommend for preventing iron deficiency anaemia in community.
b) Explain manifestations and treatment for pellagra in detail.

4. a) Discuss causes and prevention of the following:
i. Fluorosis
ii. Lathyrism
b) Briefly explain different aspects of nutrition economics and their interaction.

5. a) What do you understand by demographic transition? Explain various stages of demographic cycle in detail.
b) Define Nutritional Anthropometry. Explain how it is used as a tool to assess nutritional status of an individual.

6. a) What are biochemical tests used to assess PEM and Vitamin A deficiency?Explain.
b) Describe the methods to assess dietary intakes of an individual.

7. a) What is the objective of NIPI? Describe its programme strategy in detail.
b) Elaborate diet /food based strategy used to combat nutrition problems.

8. a) Enlist various research action programmes implemented in different states of our country to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups. Elaborate any two.
b) What skills are required by a personnel manager?

9. a) What is Key informant approach? Give advantages of key informant approach.
b) Explain Delphi technique and Nominal group process technique for situational analysis.

10. a) Elaborate different phases for planning a nutrition education in a community.
b) Briefly describe various channels of communication.

Section B - OTQ (ObjectiveTypeQuestions)
1. Explain the following in 2-3 sentences each:
i) Nutrition policy
ii) ICDS
iii) Indirect assessment of nutritional status
iv) Consequences of malnutrition
v) Classification of goitre

2. Explain the following terms:
i) NIDDCP
ii) Primary health care
iii) Population policy
iv) Ariboflavinosis
v) Community participation

3. Match the items in List I with the items in List II:
LIST -I                                        LIST -II
I Referral services                     A Iodine
II Cretinism                               B Body weight
III Knock-knees                       C Triple A cycle
IV Salter scale                          D Primary Health Care
V NSS                                         E Rickets

Section A -Descriptive Questions

There are eight questions in this part. Each question carries equal marks. Answer all the questions.

1. a) Discuss the concept and levels of health care.
b) Briefly describe the health system of India at block level and village level.
c) What are the determinants of food security?

2. a) Elaborate the factors which influence individual food behavior.
b) Briefly describe signs and symptoms of different forms of PEM.

3. a) Discuss methods to prevent iron deficiency anaemia in the community.
b) Discuss the economic consequences of malnutrition.

4. a) What do you understand by demographic transition? Briefly explain the stages of demographic transition.
b) Briefly explain indirect assessment of nutritional status in community.
b) Define the following:
(i) Birth and death rates
(ii) Infant mortality rate

5. a) Explain the following methods for nutritional assessment:
i) Biochemical assessment
ii) MUAC
iii) Anthropometry
iv) Weighment method
b) Write the unique features of NNMB.

6. a) Explain the following:
i) Components of ICDS programme
ii) Programme strategy of NIPI
iii)Ariboflavinosis
b) Write about consequences and prevention of IDD.

7. a) What is food fortification? Explain fortification of atta, maida and rice to combat micronutrient deficiencies.
b) What is the importance of immunization? Briefly describe the common vaccine preventable diseases in human.

8. a) Describe the phases in planning Nutrition Education Programme.
b) What are the components of communication process? Explain.

Section B - OTQ (Objective Type Questions)

1. Explain the following in 2-3 sentences each:

i) Consequences of PEM
ii) Public Nutrition
iii) Targeted Public Distribution System
iv) Aim of National Nutrition Policy
v) Scurvy

2. Explain the following terms:

i) SAM
ii) Sex ratio
iii) Low weight-for-age
iv) 24-hour recall method
v) Community participation

3. Match the following:

I Oedema                        A 3Ds
II Pellagra                       B Kwashiorkor
III Weight-for-height   C ASHAs
IV Height-for-age         D Wasting
V NHM                           E Stunting