Perinatal mortality rate includes deaths of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Perinatal mortality rate includes deaths of:

A. Mothers during pregnancy

B. Children under 5 years

C. Foetuses of 28+ weeks gestation (stillbirths) and infants under 7 days

D. All infants under one year

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Perinatal period covers late fetal deaths and early neonatal deaths.

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Neonatal mortality rate covers deaths of infants aged:

A. 0-28 days per 1000 live births

B. 0-7 days

C. 1 month to 1 year

D. 0-1 year

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Neonatal period is the first 28 days of life. NMR = (Neonatal deaths / Live births) × 1000.

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Question #2

Which of the following is NOT a typical function of a national census?

A. Establishing baseline data for demographic research

B. Conducting real-time monitoring of daily births and deaths

C. Providing data for political representation (e.g., delimitation)

D. Informing public policy and resource allocation

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Censuses are periodic (e.g., decennial) and not designed for real-time vital event tracking; continuous registration systems (e.g., civil registration) handle daily birth/death recording.

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Which of the following events is certain?

A. Getting a head on two tosses of a coin

B. Getting a tail when a coin is tossed

C. Getting a number less than 7 on rolling a die

D. Getting a 7 on rolling a die

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
All faces of a die are less than 7, so this event is certain.

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