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A · answer 10 of 12 · 2 marks each · about 30 words20

B · answer 5 of 7 · 5 marks each · about 200 words25

C · answer 3 of 5 · 10 marks each · about 500 words30

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Section A · 2 marks · define or list

Define public health nutrition.Unit I What is stunting?Unit I What are Bitot's spots?Unit I Give the WHO haemoglobin cut-off for anaemia in pregnancy.Unit I What is the Nalgonda technique?Unit I State the Asian BMI cut-off for obesity.Unit I What are the ABCD methods of nutritional assessment?Unit II What is MUAC? Give its cut-off for severe acute malnutrition.Unit II Define Z-score.Unit II What is a consumption unit?Unit II What is a food balance sheet?Unit II When was the National Nutrition Policy adopted?Unit III List the six services of ICDS.Unit III What is PM POSHAN?Unit III What is double fortified salt?Unit III What is colostrum?Unit III What is the 6 × 6 × 6 strategy of Anemia Mukt Bharat?Unit III Define nutrition education.Unit IV What is a result demonstration?Unit IV Name two non-projected visual aids.Unit IV What is a SMART objective?Unit IV Why is a cereal-pulse combination recommended in low-cost recipes?Unit IV Expand GOBI-FFF.Unit V Where is NIN located, and who founded the unit it grew from?Unit V Expand CFTRI and give its location.Unit V What is NetProFaN?Unit V What are the three pillars of the Eat Right India movement?Unit V

Section B · 5 marks · explain

Explain the multidisciplinary nature of public nutrition.Unit I Explain the relationship between nutrition and infection. Add a note on the importance of immunisation.Unit I Write a short note on fluorosis.Unit I Give the WHO classification of xerophthalmia.Unit I State the objectives of assessment of nutritional status.Unit II Calculate the BMI of a woman who weighs 58 kg and is 152 cm tall, and interpret it.Unit II How will you plot and interpret a growth chart for a child under five?Unit II Write a note on biochemical methods of assessing nutritional status.Unit II Write a note on POSHAN Abhiyaan.Unit III Trace the history of the noon meal programme in Tamil Nadu.Unit III Write a note on the National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme.Unit III Discuss the role of the Public Distribution System in preventing malnutrition.Unit III Explain the principles of nutrition education.Unit IV Write a note on the method demonstration.Unit IV Classify audio-visual aids with examples.Unit IV How will you evaluate a nutrition education programme?Unit IV Write a note on the role of UNICEF in combating malnutrition.Unit V Write a note on the National Institute of Nutrition.Unit V Write a note on the Food and Nutrition Board.Unit V Write a note on the Fit India Movement.Unit V

Section C · 10 marks · describe with diagram

Discuss the etiology, clinical features and prevention of protein energy malnutrition.Unit I Discuss the causes, clinical features and preventive strategies for nutritional anaemia.Unit I Explain the iodine deficiency disorders and the measures for their prevention and control.Unit I Describe the anthropometric measurements used to assess the nutritional status of preschool children.Unit II Describe the methods of diet survey with their merits and demerits.Unit II Describe the clinical and biochemical methods of nutritional assessment.Unit II Describe the objectives, beneficiaries and services of ICDS.Unit III Describe the national programmes for the prevention of anaemia, vitamin A deficiency and iodine deficiency disorders.Unit III Discuss the recommended infant and young child feeding practices and the benefits of breastfeeding.Unit III Define nutrition education. Discuss its objectives, principles and scope.Unit IV Describe the individual and group methods of nutrition education with their advantages and disadvantages.Unit IV Describe the steps in planning, conducting and evaluating a nutrition education programme.Unit IV Discuss the role of WHO, FAO and UNICEF in combating malnutrition.Unit V Discuss the role of ICMR and NIN in combating malnutrition in India.Unit V Discuss the role of FSSAI in ensuring safe and nutritious food. Add a note on NetProFaN.Unit V

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