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Community Medicine: Housing and Health – NEET PG Quiz
Housing is an important environmental determinant of health. This quiz tests understanding of how housing, its location, construction, water, sanitation, ventilation, overcrowding, safety and neighbourhood conditions influence physical, mental and social health.
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1. Which combination BEST describes the essential characteristics of healthy housing? *
Explanation: Healthy housing requires several environmental, physical and social components, not merely shelter.
2. Housing affects health primarily because it influences: *
Explanation: Housing affects infection, injury, respiratory health, mental well-being, privacy, safety and social functioning.
3. A person sleeping on a footpath because they have no shelter is primarily experiencing: *
Explanation: Absence of shelter exposes people to weather, pollution, violence, vectors, insecurity and disturbed sleep.
4. The major Government of India programme addressing affordable housing in rural areas is: *
Explanation: PMAY-G is the rural component of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
5. PMAY-Urban primarily addresses: *
Explanation: PMAY-U addresses housing needs of eligible urban households.
6. The current urban phase of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is: *
Explanation: PMAY-U 2.0 was launched in 2024.
7. A house located very far from the workplace may adversely affect health mainly by: *
Explanation: The location of housing is an important determinant of health and accessibility.
8. At high altitude, reduced atmospheric oxygen can contribute to: *
Explanation: Reduced atmospheric pressure at high altitude reduces the partial pressure of inspired oxygen.
9. Burning coal or biomass in a poorly ventilated room can expose residents to: *
Explanation: Incomplete combustion can produce carbon monoxide, while biomass and coal combustion generate harmful indoor air pollutants.
10. Carbon monoxide is particularly dangerous because it: *
Explanation: Carbon monoxide has a very high affinity for haemoglobin and reduces effective oxygen transport.
11. A house in a forested environment may increase exposure to: *
Explanation: The surrounding environment can alter exposure to vectors, animals and other hazards.
12. Easy availability of alcohol and tobacco in a neighbourhood can contribute to: *
Explanation: The social environment and availability of addictive substances influence health behaviour.
13. Damp housing is particularly associated with increased risk of: *
Explanation: Persistent dampness encourages mould growth and can adversely affect respiratory and skin health.
14. Which housing defect creates a direct risk of electrocution and fire? *
Explanation: Improper electrical installation can cause electric shock, short circuits and fires.
15. A slippery bathroom floor is especially important as a public-health hazard because it can cause: *
Explanation: Slips and falls are particularly important hazards for older adults and people with mobility limitations.
16. Stagnant water around a house is important because it may: *
Explanation: Poor drainage and water pooling can provide breeding habitats for mosquitoes.
17. Lack of household toilets can result in: *
Explanation: Absence of sanitation facilities can promote environmental faecal contamination and faeco-oral transmission.
18. The major route involved in transmission of many intestinal infections associated with poor sanitation is: *
Explanation: Faecal contamination of hands, food, soil or water can facilitate faeco-oral transmission.
19. Which housing condition most directly promotes respiratory cross-infection? *
Explanation: Crowding increases close contact and facilitates transmission of respiratory infections.
20. Overcrowding can also cause: *
Explanation: Overcrowding affects both physical and psychosocial health.
21. Which is the BEST housing intervention in an earthquake-prone area? *
Explanation: Housing should be designed according to the hazards of its geographical location.
22. Which feature BEST improves safety for an elderly person living in a multistoried house? *
Explanation: Housing should accommodate the functional abilities and limitations of its occupants.
23. Universal/accessibility-oriented housing design is particularly important because: *
Explanation: Healthy housing should remain usable by people with different ages and functional abilities.
24. Which of the following is MOST appropriate for reducing indoor air pollution from cooking? *
Explanation: Safe cooking arrangements and ventilation reduce exposure to smoke and combustion products.
25. Which statement BEST expresses the concept of healthy housing? *
Explanation: A healthy home promotes physical, mental and social well-being in addition to preventing disease and injury.
Key Learning Message
Housing is more than four walls and a roof. Its location, construction, ventilation, water, sanitation, drainage, cooking facilities, safety, crowding, accessibility, neighbourhood and disaster resilience can all influence physical, mental and social health.
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