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MFN 006 (July 2026) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT 4
TMA-4
Public Nutrition
Course Code: MFN-006
Assignment Code: MFN-006/AST-4/TMA-4 /26-27
Last Date of Submission: 31st January, 2027
Maximum Marks: 100
This assignment is based on Units 1 - 18 of the MFN-006 Course.
Section A - Descriptive Questions (80 marks)
There are ten questions in this part. Each question carries equal marks. Answer all the questions.
1. a) Discuss the concept and scope of public nutrition.
b) Briefly describe the role of a public nutritionist in health care delivery.
c) How is India’s food security system working to improve nutritional status of
the population?
(3)
(3)
(2)
2. Elaborate on the available preventive measures to combat:
(i) Iron deficiency Anaemia
(ii)Vitamin A deficiency
(4+4)
3. a) What are the commonly used methods for dietary assessment? Explain any
one method.
b) Briefly describe the concept of nutrition monitoring and nutrition surveillance
highlighting their activities.
(1+3)
(4)
4. a) What do you understand by Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)? Briefly explain
the sub-clinical forms of PEM.
b) Define the following:
(i) Life expectancy at birth
(ii) Net reproduction rate (NRR)
c) Briefly explain the concept of programme management and administration.
(4)
(1+1)
(2)
5. a) Why do we need to evaluate a nutrition education programme?
b) List one programme under each of the following and briefly describe
its components.
(i) Food supplementation programme
(ii) Food security programmes
(2)
(3+3)
6. a) Discuss the role of dietary diversification and food fortification in combating
public nutrition problems.
b) What are the phases of nutrition education process. Elaborate.
(2+2)
(4)
7. a) What are the health facilities available for the population at the following levels:
(i)Village
(ii) National
b)Explain the dietary actions you would take to promote foods rich in iron.
c) List the factors which affect high fertility in India.
(2+2)
(2)
(2)
8. a) Explain in brief the factors responsible for food pricing.
b) Explain the causes and consequences of malnutrition.
(4)
(4)
9. Define the following and give the measures to prevent these conditions:
(i) Fluorosis
(ii) Lathyrism
(iii) Rickets
(iv) Scurvey

10. Write down the programme component, target group and significance of following
programmes in context of combating malnutrition:
i) PDS and TPDS
ii) ICDS
(4+4)
Section B - OTQ (Objective Type Questions) (20 marks)
1. Write short note on following: (10)
i) National Immunization Schemes
ii) Mid day meal programme (MDM)
iii) Urban and Rural Sanitation and strategies
iv) Goitre
v) Pellagra
2. Explain the following terms: (5)
i) Growth monitoring
ii) Keratomalacia
iii) Double Fortified Salt
iv) U5MR
v) Formative research
3. Match the following: (5)
i) Tetanus is caused by a toxin produced by the bacillus.......................... .
ii) Supplementary food should provide..................... Kcal and. ............... g proteins per day/per
child.
iii) On adequate iodine intake, the median urinary iodine is................................. .
iv) BMI of.................................. s considered as an indicators of obese grade 2.
v) Birth weight of a normal child is .............................................

MFN 006 (July 2025) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT 4

TMA-4

Public Nutrition

Course Code: MFN-006

Assignment Code: MFN006/AST4/TMA-4/25-26

Last Date of Submission: 31 January 2026

Maximum Marks: 100

This assignment is based on Units 1 - 18 of the MFN-006 Course.

Section A -Descriptive Questions

(80 marks)

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

1.

Explain the following briefly

a) What are the health facilities available for the population at the following levels:

i) Block level

ii) Village level

iii) Centre level

b) Discuss the various causes of public nutrition problems at the individual, household and society level.

2.a) How is India's food security system working to improve nutritional status of the population?

b) Briefly explain the different clinical forms of PEM. Elaborate the preventive measures for PEM.

3 a) Enlist the consequences and preventive measures of iron and zinc deficiencies.

b) Explain causes, symptoms and preventive measures of following disease:

i) Beri-Beri

ii) Scurvy

iii) Rickets

4.a) Explain the economic consequences of malnutrition. Enlist the various government nutrition programme for control of malnutrition in India.

b) What do you understand by the term demography? Enumerate the various stages of a demographic cycle.

c) Explain the following terms:

i) Birth and death rate

ii) Net reproduction rate

iii) Infant mortality rate

5.a) What are the common measurements used in nutritional anthropometry? Explain briefly how you would use them for classification of nutritional status for children.

b) What do understand by dietary assessment? Elaborate on any one quantitative and one qualitative method you would use for dietary assessment.

6.a) What is nutrition monitoring? Name the organizations involved with nutrition monitoring in India.

b) Write down the programme component, target group of following programmes and their significance in context of combating malnutrition:

i) ICDS

NIDDCP

iii) NNACP

7.a) Briefly explain the steps involved in designing a nutrition health programme.

b) What do you understand by food based strategies? Explain giving examples.

c) Briefly explain the various theories of nutrition education.

8.a) Name the techniques commonly used to conduct situational analysis.

b) Enlist the various channels through which nutrition/health information can be communicated. Explain any one in detail.

c) Explain the contribution of nutritional education programme in changing the behavior of target population.

Section B - OTQ (Objective Type Questions)

1. Explain the following in context of combating malnutrition:

i) National Immunization Schemes

ii) Mid day meal programme (MDM)

iii) Urban and Rural Sanitation and strategies

iv) Dietary diversification and food fortification

v) Food security programmes

2. Explain the following terms:

i) Social Marketing

ii) U5MR

iii) Formative Research

iv) Summative evaluation

v) Food Balance Sheet

3. Match the following:

i) kesari dal	a) riboflavin defiency
ii) neurological problems	b) lodine
iii) growth	c) zine deficiency
iv) angular stomatitis	d) vitamin b12 deficiency
v) cretinism	e) lathyrism

 

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