PG Certificate in Medical
Management of CBRNE Disasters
(PGCMDM)
ASSIGNMENTS
January, 2022
IGNOU
School of Health Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068
2022
Dear Student,
There is one assignment for MME 011, which is compulsory for the successful completion of the programme. Please note that
the assignment carries a weightage of 30% marks towards the final evaluation in theory component and submission of the
assignments is a prerequisite for appearing in theory term-end examination for respective papers. A minimum of 50% marks per
assignment is required for successful completion of the Programme. The subject area of assignments and its last date of
submission are mentioned below:
Last date of submission of Course code Block Max marks
assignment
31st May 2022 MME 012 1,2,3,4 30
Please take note of the following points before writing your assignments:
• Use only foolscap size paper for writing your responses. Only handwritten assignments will be accepted. Typed or printed
copies of assignments will not be accepted.
• Tie the pages after numbering them carefully.
• Write the question number with each answer.
• All the questions are compulsory.
Suggestions for writing an assignment:
Read the assignments carefully. Go through the units on which the answers are based. Draw a rough outline of your answer.
Make a logical order. Then write your answer neatly and submit. Give illustrations and tables wherever necessary. Do not copy
the answers from the Blocks.
Answer assignment in sheets. On the first page of the assignment response sheet, write the course code, course title, assignment
code, name of your programme study centre and date of submission. Your Roll No., Name and Full address should be mentioned
in the top right corner of the first page. The first page of your response sheet should look like the format given.
Course Code _________________________ Roll No._________________________________
Course Title _________________________ Name_________________________________
Assignment Code _____________________ Address ______________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
PSC ________________________________ Date of Submission ___________________
Please submit the assignments (answer sheets) to your Study Centre Coordinator/Programme In-charge only. You may
keep a xerox copy of the answer sheets for future reference. If any problem regarding the writing and submission of the
assignments please contact to:
Prof. Ruchika Kuba
Programme Coordinator
PG Certificate in Medical Management of CBRNE disasters (PDCMDM)
School of Health Sciences
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi
New Delhi-110068
Email: [email protected]
Course Code: MME-012
Assignment Code: MME-012/AS-1
Maximum Marks: 30
Due Date: 31st May 2022
Answer all the questions
Answer the following question within 200-250 words Marks 7
1. List out how a terrorist can infiltrate food chain and medical chain in a cantonment or a
major hospital/hotel/mela. Give 10 possibilities of each. Describe a scenario in a hotel
involving Ricin / castor seeds extract
Answer the following questions within 150-200 words Marks 3×5=15
2. With reference to nerve agents, what do ‘G series’, ‘V series’ and ‘N series’ stand for?
3. Discuss Triple Layer Packing system for sample transport
4. What is Transport Index? What are the 03 classifications of TI in increasing order of
exposure rate?
Answer the following question within 250-300 words Marks 8
5. .After consuming improperly cooked meat from a non-regular butcher, a lot of people got sick
and a few died with internal bleedings. What are the probable causes and how will you
investigate?