Epidemiology MCQ
Questions and Answers
Updated 2027
InBthisBcourse,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBmostBaccuratelyBdefinesBtheBfocusBofBepidemi
ology?
EpidemiologyBisBtheBstudyBofBdistributionBofBhealthBoutcomes,BriskBfactorsBandBexpos
ureBin:
a)BPopulations.
b)BIndividuals.
c)BCommunities.
d)BPeople.B-BAnswerBa
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBis/areBtrueBaboutBtheBcholeraBepidemicBofB1854?B(ChooseBal
lBthatBapply.)
a)BApproximatelyB600BpeopleBdiedBbyBtheBendBofBthisBepidemic.
b)BSirBEdwinBChadwickBcontributedBtoBdiscoveringBtheBcauseBofBthisBepidemic.
c)BJohnBSnowBcontributedBtoBdiscoveringBtheBcauseBofBthisBepidemic.
d)BThisBcholeraBepidemicBaffectedBpeopleBthroughoutBEurope.
e)BABwaterBpumpBinBLondonBwasBimplicatedBasBbeingBtheBsourceBofBtheBepidemic.B-
BAnswerBc,Bd,Be
TrueBorBFalse:BQualitativeBdataBdealsBwithBnarrativeBdescriptionsBandBquantitativeBdat
aBdealsBwithBmeasurements.
a)BTrue
b)BFalseB-BAnswerBa
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBis/areBpartBofBepidemiology?B(ChooseBallBthatBapply.)
, a)BTheBstudyBofBtheBfactorsBthatBdetermineBwhetherBsomeoneBgetsBaBparticularBheal
thBoutcome.
b)BTheBstudyBofBtheBdistributionBofBhealthBoutcomes,BriskBfactorsBandBexposuresBinB
populations.
c)BProvisionBofBhealthBcareBtoBpeopleBwithBdiseases.
d)BTheBstudyBofBtheBnaturalBhistoryBofBhealthBoutcomes.B-BAnswerBb
FillBinBtheBblank.BEpidemiologyB____________?
a)BIsBtheBbasicBscienceBofBpublicBhealth.
b)BStudiesBhealthBandBdiseaseBonBaBpopulationBlevel.
c)BAsksBwho,Bwhat,Bwhen,Bwhere,BwhyBandBhowBregardingBhealthBandBdisease.
d)BIsBallBofBtheBabove.B-BAnswerBd
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBtypesBofBeventsBcanBbeBmeasuredBbyBaBriskBand/orBaBrate?
a)BNewlyBdevelopedBcasesBofBdisease.
b)BRecurrenceBofBaBdisease.
c)BDevelopmentBofBaBdrugBorBtreatmentBsideBeffect.
d)BAllBofBtheBabove.B-BAnswerBa
TrueBorBFalse:BTheBformulaBforBaBrateBisBtheBnumberBofBexistingBcasesBofBtheBdiseas
eBoutcomeBdividedBbyBtheBnumberBofBpeopleBstudied,BwithBaBmentionBofBtheBtimeB
periodBunderBobservation.
a)BTrue
b)BFalseB-BAnswerBb
TrueBorBFalse:BTheBdenominatorBofBaBriskBisBnotBfixedBbyBtheB"at-
risk"BpopulationBsizeBatBtheBbeginningBofBaBstudyBobservationBperiod.
a)BTrue
b)BFalseB-BAnswerBb
Questions and Answers
Updated 2027
InBthisBcourse,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBmostBaccuratelyBdefinesBtheBfocusBofBepidemi
ology?
EpidemiologyBisBtheBstudyBofBdistributionBofBhealthBoutcomes,BriskBfactorsBandBexpos
ureBin:
a)BPopulations.
b)BIndividuals.
c)BCommunities.
d)BPeople.B-BAnswerBa
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBis/areBtrueBaboutBtheBcholeraBepidemicBofB1854?B(ChooseBal
lBthatBapply.)
a)BApproximatelyB600BpeopleBdiedBbyBtheBendBofBthisBepidemic.
b)BSirBEdwinBChadwickBcontributedBtoBdiscoveringBtheBcauseBofBthisBepidemic.
c)BJohnBSnowBcontributedBtoBdiscoveringBtheBcauseBofBthisBepidemic.
d)BThisBcholeraBepidemicBaffectedBpeopleBthroughoutBEurope.
e)BABwaterBpumpBinBLondonBwasBimplicatedBasBbeingBtheBsourceBofBtheBepidemic.B-
BAnswerBc,Bd,Be
TrueBorBFalse:BQualitativeBdataBdealsBwithBnarrativeBdescriptionsBandBquantitativeBdat
aBdealsBwithBmeasurements.
a)BTrue
b)BFalseB-BAnswerBa
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBis/areBpartBofBepidemiology?B(ChooseBallBthatBapply.)
, a)BTheBstudyBofBtheBfactorsBthatBdetermineBwhetherBsomeoneBgetsBaBparticularBheal
thBoutcome.
b)BTheBstudyBofBtheBdistributionBofBhealthBoutcomes,BriskBfactorsBandBexposuresBinB
populations.
c)BProvisionBofBhealthBcareBtoBpeopleBwithBdiseases.
d)BTheBstudyBofBtheBnaturalBhistoryBofBhealthBoutcomes.B-BAnswerBb
FillBinBtheBblank.BEpidemiologyB____________?
a)BIsBtheBbasicBscienceBofBpublicBhealth.
b)BStudiesBhealthBandBdiseaseBonBaBpopulationBlevel.
c)BAsksBwho,Bwhat,Bwhen,Bwhere,BwhyBandBhowBregardingBhealthBandBdisease.
d)BIsBallBofBtheBabove.B-BAnswerBd
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBtypesBofBeventsBcanBbeBmeasuredBbyBaBriskBand/orBaBrate?
a)BNewlyBdevelopedBcasesBofBdisease.
b)BRecurrenceBofBaBdisease.
c)BDevelopmentBofBaBdrugBorBtreatmentBsideBeffect.
d)BAllBofBtheBabove.B-BAnswerBa
TrueBorBFalse:BTheBformulaBforBaBrateBisBtheBnumberBofBexistingBcasesBofBtheBdiseas
eBoutcomeBdividedBbyBtheBnumberBofBpeopleBstudied,BwithBaBmentionBofBtheBtimeB
periodBunderBobservation.
a)BTrue
b)BFalseB-BAnswerBb
TrueBorBFalse:BTheBdenominatorBofBaBriskBisBnotBfixedBbyBtheB"at-
risk"BpopulationBsizeBatBtheBbeginningBofBaBstudyBobservationBperiod.
a)BTrue
b)BFalseB-BAnswerBb
