IGNOU MFN-06 Public Nutrition - IGNOU Solved Assignment (Latest)

IGNOU MFN-06 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions

Section A –Descriptive Questions

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
ii) 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 deficiency
II Neurological problems         B Iodine
III Growth Retardation             C Zinc deficiency
IV Angular Stomatitis               D Vitamin B12 Deficiency
V Cretinism                              E Lathyrism

IGNOU MFN-06 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions