KMU Past Paper Practice

Question:

A 14-year-old girl is taken across districts and forced to provide sexual services for money collected by an adult handler. Which classification best describes this situation within child-labour frameworks?

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Correct Answer: Commercial sexual exploitation

Explanation: Commercial sexual exploitation is recognized among the worst forms of child labour because the child is exploited for sexual activity and financial gain.

Question:

A district survey finds several children working long hours as live-in domestic workers, but labour inspectors identify very few of them during routine workplace visits. Which factor best explains this discrepancy?

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Correct Answer: Private and informal settings limit visibility

Explanation: Domestic child labour may remain hidden because it occurs inside private households and informal arrangements that are difficult for routine inspection systems to observe.

Question:

Two workers are exposed to the same agricultural chemical for similar hours. One is a 12-year-old boy and the other is a healthy adult. Why is the exposure of greater public-health concern in the child?

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Correct Answer: Ongoing physical and psychological development increases vulnerability

Explanation: Children are still developing, so occupational hazards may have greater effects on their health and development than comparable exposure in adults.

Question:

A 10-year-old boy works from early morning until evening and spends almost no time playing or interacting with children of his own age. Which effect of child labour is most directly illustrated?

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Correct Answer: Loss of play and peer interaction

Explanation: Excessive work reduces opportunities for recreation and interaction with peers, interfering with normal social development during childhood.

Question:

A 13-year-old boy carries heavy loads for prolonged periods in a market and has little opportunity for rest. Which health consequence is most consistent with this pattern of work?

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Correct Answer: Exhaustion and impaired physical development

Explanation: Prolonged heavy physical work during growth may cause fatigue, musculoskeletal strain, and interference with normal physical development.

Question:

A provincial assembly is preparing a legal framework to reduce harmful employment of children. Which provision would most directly support this objective?

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Correct Answer: Set minimum employment ages and prohibit hazardous work

Explanation: Child-labour legislation protects children by establishing minimum ages for employment and prohibiting work that threatens health, safety, or development.

Question:

Authorities receive repeated complaints that underage children are operating dangerous equipment in small workshops. Which government action is most appropriate for verifying and controlling the practice?

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Correct Answer: Conduct targeted labour inspections

Explanation: Labour inspection allows authorities to identify illegal employment, assess hazardous conditions, and enforce child-protection legislation at workplaces.

Question:

Two surveys conducted in different regions report different percentages of child labour. Before concluding that one region has a greater burden, which issue should an epidemiologist examine first?

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Correct Answer: Definitions, age groups, and survey methods used

Explanation: Child-labour estimates depend on definitions, age ranges, and measurement methods; figures are not directly comparable unless these are sufficiently similar.

Question:

A national programme against child labour includes government departments, workers’ organizations, employers, community groups, and non-governmental organizations. Which feature of the ILO’s IPEC approach is best illustrated?

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Correct Answer: Coordinated action among multiple social partners

Explanation: IPEC promotes national capacity and coordinated action involving governments, employers, workers, NGOs, and communities rather than relying on a single sector.

Question:

An adult sends an 8-year-old child to beg at traffic signals every day and takes all of the collected money. The child is denied schooling and is punished for returning with insufficient earnings. Which form of maltreatment is most directly represented by the adult’s use of the child for financial gain?

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Correct Answer: Exploitation

Explanation: Exploitation occurs when a child is used for another person’s benefit in a way that violates the child’s rights and harms normal development.

Question:

A 7-year-old boy presents with a bruise after falling while playing football. His history is consistent, examination shows a single recent injury, and there are no other concerns. Which principle is most appropriate when considering child maltreatment?

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Correct Answer: Injury must be interpreted with history and context

Explanation: An injury alone does not establish abuse; the mechanism, history, developmental context, pattern of injury, and other safety concerns must be considered.

Question:

A previously sociable 11-year-old exposed to repeated maltreatment becomes aggressive toward classmates and later increasingly withdrawn. Which category of consequence is most directly demonstrated?

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Correct Answer: Behavioural consequence

Explanation: Aggression and withdrawal are recognized behavioural consequences of child maltreatment and may accompany emotional and developmental difficulties.

Question:

A teenager with a history of prolonged childhood maltreatment reports difficulty trusting others, social isolation, and persistent problems maintaining friendships. Which long-term domain is most affected?

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Correct Answer: Interpersonal and social functioning

Explanation: Childhood maltreatment can impair trust, relationships, and social integration, producing effects that continue beyond the immediate period of abuse.

Question:

A community-medicine student is reviewing global evidence on violence against young children. Which finding is most consistent with current teaching material regarding children younger than five years?

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Correct Answer: Around six in ten experience physical punishment and/or psychological violence

Explanation: A substantial proportion of young children experience physical punishment or psychological violence, supporting prevention strategies directed at families and caregivers.

Question:

During a seminar, a student states that violence against children is a relatively uncommon global problem. Which estimate from the learning material best challenges this conclusion?

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Correct Answer: Up to one billion children aged 2–17 experience violence or neglect in a year

Explanation: The global burden is extremely large, with estimates reaching about one billion children aged 2–17 exposed to violence or neglect within a year.

Question:

A primary school introduces age-appropriate sessions teaching children about personal boundaries, unsafe situations, and how to seek help from a trusted adult. What is the principal preventive purpose of this intervention?

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Correct Answer: Improve children’s ability to recognize risk and seek help

Explanation: Age-appropriate personal-safety education helps children recognize unsafe situations and identify appropriate ways to seek protection before serious harm occurs.

Question:

In a community, severe corporal punishment is widely regarded as an acceptable method of discipline. Which preventive intervention most directly targets this population-level determinant of child maltreatment?

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Correct Answer: Reduce social acceptance of violent punishment

Explanation: Changing social norms that accept violent or humiliating discipline addresses an upstream determinant and helps prevent maltreatment before injury occurs.

Question:

A district education department wants to contribute to prevention of violence against children before individual cases develop. Which school-level measure best serves this purpose?

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Correct Answer: Create safe and supportive school environments

Explanation: Safe, supportive schools reduce exposure to violence and form an important part of population-level child-abuse prevention.

Question:

A community health worker identifies a family experiencing severe psychosocial stress, frequent conflict, and difficulty caring for young children, but no serious injury has yet been reported. Which response is most appropriate?

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Correct Answer: Provide early family support and counselling

Explanation: Families showing significant risk should receive early support so stressors can be addressed before maltreatment becomes severe or recurrent.

Question:

During a routine consultation, a 10-year-old child quietly tells a doctor that an adult at home has been hurting him. The child appears frightened but has no major visible injury. What is the most appropriate immediate professional approach within the preventive framework taught for child abuse?

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Correct Answer: Take the disclosure seriously and assess the child’s safety

Explanation: A concerning disclosure should be taken seriously even without major visible injury; early assessment of safety is central to preventing further harm.