COMMUNITY MEDICINE
COMMUNITY MEDICINE/ PUBLIC HEALTH SYLLABUS
(These syllabus may change from time to time. Please check with the relevant Public Service Commission websites for any changes in the syllabus)
1. Man and Medicine: Towards Health for All Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine, Medical Revolution, Health Care Revolution, Community Diagnosis and Hygiene
2. Concept of Health and Disease Dimensions of Health, Positive Health, Human Development Index, Physical Quality of Life Index, Spectrum of Health, Determinants of Heath, Indicators of Health, Epidemiological Triad, Natural History of Disease, Iceberg Phenomenon of Disease, Concept of Prevention – Primordial Prevention, Primary Prevention and Secondary Prevention & Tertiary Prevention
3. Principles of Epidemiology and Epidemiologic Methods Aims of Epidemiology, Epidemiological Approach, Rates and Ratios, Measurement of Mortality, Measurement of Morbidity, Epidemiological Studies – Descriptive Epidemiology, Analytical Epidemiology, Experimental Epidemiology, Uses of Epidemiology, Association and Causation, Infectious Epidemiology, Disease transmission, Immunity, Immunizing agents, Disease Prevention and Control, Disinfection and Investigation of an Epidemic
4. Screening for Disease Concept of Screening, Uses of Screening, Criteria for Screening and Sensitivity and Specificity
5. Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases Respiratory Infections – Small Pox, Chicken Pox, Measles, Rubella, Mumps, Influenza, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Meningococcal meningitis, Acute Respiratory Infections, SARS, Tuberculosis, Intestinal Infections – Poliomyelitis, Viral Hepatitis, Acute Diarrhoeal diseases, Cholera, Typhoid fever, Food Poisoning, Amoebiasis, Hookworm Infection, Dracunculiasis, Arthropod – borne Infections – Dengue syndrome, Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis, Zoonotic diseases, Surface Infections, Emerging and re – emerging infectious diseases and Hospital Acquired Infections
6. Epidemiology of Non – Communicable Diseases and Conditions Cardiovescular Diseases, Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Blindness, Accidents and Injuries
7. National Health Programmes Related to Communicable Diseases – National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), National Filaria Control Programme, National Kala – Azar Control Programme, National Japanese Encephalitis Control Programme, National Leprosy Control Programme/ National Leprosy Eradication Programme, National Poliomyelitis Eradication Programme, National Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme, National AIDS Control Programme (NACO), , National Acute Respiratory Infection Control Programme, National Guinea Worm Eradication Programme. Related to Non – communicable Diseases - National Programme for the Control of Blindness, National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness, National Programme for Prevention and Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, National Mental Health Programme, National Cancer Control Programme. National Iodine Deficiency Control Programme, National Programme for Control and Treatment of Occupational Diseases, National Vitamin ‘A’ Prophylaxis Programme, National Nutritional Anemia Control Programme, National Mid – day School Meal Programme, National Measles Mortality Reduction Programme, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), National Tobacco Control Programme, National Family Welfare Programme, Reproductive and Child Health Programme (RCH), National Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, JSSY, Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna, Minimum Needs Programme, Twenty Point Programme, Universal Immunization Programme, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), Integrated Management of Childhood and Neonatal Illness (IMNCI), RMNCH +A, National Health Mission and Millennium (Sustainable) Development Goal
8. Environment and Water: Physical Environment, Biological Environment, Social Environment, Cultural Environment, Health Hazards of Water Contamination, Purification of Water, Purification of Water on Large Scale, Purification of Water on Small Scale, Hardness of Water, Conservation of Water Resources and Laboratory Examination Of Water
9. Air and Ventilation Effects of Vitiated Air, Indicators of Thermal Comfort, Air Pollution and Ventilation
10. Noise- Hazards of Noise Pollution and Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution
11. Light- Health Hazards of Lighting
12. Radiation- Prevention and Control of Radiation Hazards
13. Housing- Housing and Health
14. Mateorology- Atmospheric Pressure, Air Temperature, Humidity and Air Movement
15. Disposal of Wastes Refuse, Methods of Refuse Disposal, Recycling of Refuse, Disposal of Excreta, Disposal of Sewge & Excreta and Treatment of Sewage
16. Medical Entomology Classification of Arthropods, Arthropod Borne Diseases and Prevention and control of Arthropod Born Diseases
17. Classification and Management Of Biomedical Waste- Legislative Framework
18. Electronic Waste Management
19. Nutrition and Health Classification of Foods, Macro and Micro Nutrients, Food Groups, Caloric Requirements, Balanced Diet, Food Hygiene, Food Related Diseases, Diet Survey (Nutritional Assesment), Indicators of Malnutrition, Nutritional Surveillance, National Nutrition Policy, Food Additives, Food Enrichment and Food Fortification and Food Safety Act
20. Occupational Health Burden of Occupational Diseases, Ergonomics, Occupational Hazards, Pneumoconiosis, Lead Poisoning (Plumbism), Occupational Health in Agriculture Industry, Hazards due to Industrialization and Urbanization, Accidents in Industries, Offensive Trades and Occupations, Sickness Absenteeism, Women in Industry, Prevention and Control of Occupational Hazards, Legislation and Social Security
21. Demography Demographic Cycle (Demographic Stages), Population Dynamics, Measurement of Fertility (Fertility Indicators), Measurement of Mortality, Population Explosion (Population Bomb) and Population Stabilization
22. Maternal and Child Health Services (Preventive Obstetrics and Paediatrics) Growth Monitoring, Under Fives Clinic, Handicapped Children, Juvenile Delinquency, Child Guidance Clinic, School Health Services, Indicators of MCH Care, Rights of the Child, Child Welfare Agencies, Integrated Mother and Child Development Services Scheme (IMCDS)
23. Family Planning Need for Family Planning, Scope of Family Planning Services, Contraceptive Methods (Fertility Regulating Methods, Techniques of Birth Control) and Evaluation of Contraceptive Methods
24. Adolescent Health Challenges in Adolescent Health in India, Adolescent Health Problems and Services in Adolescent Health Clinics
25. Preventive Geriatrics Population of the Aged, Theories of Aging Process, Health Problems of the Aged, Care of the Aged, Old Age Social and Income Security, National Policy on Older Persons and Benefits given to Senior Citizens of India
26. Social Science Acculturation, Family Cycle, Family Types, Family Functions, Role of Family and Cultural Factors in Health and Disease, Social Process, Operational Research, Medico social Worker and Personal Hygiene
27. Biostatistics Application of Biostatistics, Presentation of Statistical Data, Tabulation, Diagrammatic Presentation, Measures of Central Tendency, Measure of Dispersion, Probability, Sampling, Sampling Variation, Null Hypothesis, Test of Significance and Life Table, Confidence Interval
28. Information, Education and Communication Information, Education and Communication, Types of Communication, Barriers of Communication, Steps in IEC: Planning, Implementation and Evaluation and Health Education, Approaches in Health Education, Contents of Health Education, Practice in Health Education, Lecture, Demonstration, Delphi Method
29. Health Care- Three – tier System of Health Care
30. Health Planning and Management Bhore Committee, Mudaliar Committee, Kartar Singh Committee, Srivastav Committee & Others Committees, National Development Plans, Organization of Indian Health Administration and Rural Development
31. National Health Policy National Health Policy, National Population Policy, National Housing Policy, National Nutrition policy, National Policy for Children and National Policy for Older Persons
32. International Health Organizations WHO, UNICEF, Food and Agricultural Organization, International Labour Organization and Bilateral Agencies – Colombo Plan, United States Agency for International Development
33. Disaster Management
34. Bioterrorism
35. Global Warming
36. Telemedicine in Public Health
37. Public Health Acts
38. Voluntary Health Agencies in India
39. Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP)
1. Man and Medicine: Towards Health for All Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine, Medical Revolution, Health Care Revolution, Community Diagnosis and Hygiene
2. Concept of Health and Disease Dimensions of Health, Positive Health, Human Development Index, Physical Quality of Life Index, Spectrum of Health, Determinants of Heath, Indicators of Health, Epidemiological Triad, Natural History of Disease, Iceberg Phenomenon of Disease, Concept of Prevention – Primordial Prevention, Primary Prevention and Secondary Prevention & Tertiary Prevention
3. Principles of Epidemiology and Epidemiologic Methods Aims of Epidemiology, Epidemiological Approach, Rates and Ratios, Measurement of Mortality, Measurement of Morbidity, Epidemiological Studies – Descriptive Epidemiology, Analytical Epidemiology, Experimental Epidemiology, Uses of Epidemiology, Association and Causation, Infectious Epidemiology, Disease transmission, Immunity, Immunizing agents, Disease Prevention and Control, Disinfection and Investigation of an Epidemic
4. Screening for Disease Concept of Screening, Uses of Screening, Criteria for Screening and Sensitivity and Specificity
5. Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases Respiratory Infections – Small Pox, Chicken Pox, Measles, Rubella, Mumps, Influenza, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Meningococcal meningitis, Acute Respiratory Infections, SARS, Tuberculosis, Intestinal Infections – Poliomyelitis, Viral Hepatitis, Acute Diarrhoeal diseases, Cholera, Typhoid fever, Food Poisoning, Amoebiasis, Hookworm Infection, Dracunculiasis, Arthropod – borne Infections – Dengue syndrome, Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis, Zoonotic diseases, Surface Infections, Emerging and re – emerging infectious diseases and Hospital Acquired Infections
6. Epidemiology of Non – Communicable Diseases and Conditions Cardiovescular Diseases, Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Blindness, Accidents and Injuries
7. National Health Programmes Related to Communicable Diseases – National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), National Filaria Control Programme, National Kala – Azar Control Programme, National Japanese Encephalitis Control Programme, National Leprosy Control Programme/ National Leprosy Eradication Programme, National Poliomyelitis Eradication Programme, National Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme, National AIDS Control Programme (NACO), , National Acute Respiratory Infection Control Programme, National Guinea Worm Eradication Programme. Related to Non – communicable Diseases - National Programme for the Control of Blindness, National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness, National Programme for Prevention and Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, National Mental Health Programme, National Cancer Control Programme. National Iodine Deficiency Control Programme, National Programme for Control and Treatment of Occupational Diseases, National Vitamin ‘A’ Prophylaxis Programme, National Nutritional Anemia Control Programme, National Mid – day School Meal Programme, National Measles Mortality Reduction Programme, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), National Tobacco Control Programme, National Family Welfare Programme, Reproductive and Child Health Programme (RCH), National Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, JSSY, Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna, Minimum Needs Programme, Twenty Point Programme, Universal Immunization Programme, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), Integrated Management of Childhood and Neonatal Illness (IMNCI), RMNCH +A, National Health Mission and Millennium (Sustainable) Development Goal
8. Environment and Water: Physical Environment, Biological Environment, Social Environment, Cultural Environment, Health Hazards of Water Contamination, Purification of Water, Purification of Water on Large Scale, Purification of Water on Small Scale, Hardness of Water, Conservation of Water Resources and Laboratory Examination Of Water
9. Air and Ventilation Effects of Vitiated Air, Indicators of Thermal Comfort, Air Pollution and Ventilation
10. Noise- Hazards of Noise Pollution and Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution
11. Light- Health Hazards of Lighting
12. Radiation- Prevention and Control of Radiation Hazards
13. Housing- Housing and Health
14. Mateorology- Atmospheric Pressure, Air Temperature, Humidity and Air Movement
15. Disposal of Wastes Refuse, Methods of Refuse Disposal, Recycling of Refuse, Disposal of Excreta, Disposal of Sewge & Excreta and Treatment of Sewage
16. Medical Entomology Classification of Arthropods, Arthropod Borne Diseases and Prevention and control of Arthropod Born Diseases
17. Classification and Management Of Biomedical Waste- Legislative Framework
18. Electronic Waste Management
19. Nutrition and Health Classification of Foods, Macro and Micro Nutrients, Food Groups, Caloric Requirements, Balanced Diet, Food Hygiene, Food Related Diseases, Diet Survey (Nutritional Assesment), Indicators of Malnutrition, Nutritional Surveillance, National Nutrition Policy, Food Additives, Food Enrichment and Food Fortification and Food Safety Act
20. Occupational Health Burden of Occupational Diseases, Ergonomics, Occupational Hazards, Pneumoconiosis, Lead Poisoning (Plumbism), Occupational Health in Agriculture Industry, Hazards due to Industrialization and Urbanization, Accidents in Industries, Offensive Trades and Occupations, Sickness Absenteeism, Women in Industry, Prevention and Control of Occupational Hazards, Legislation and Social Security
21. Demography Demographic Cycle (Demographic Stages), Population Dynamics, Measurement of Fertility (Fertility Indicators), Measurement of Mortality, Population Explosion (Population Bomb) and Population Stabilization
22. Maternal and Child Health Services (Preventive Obstetrics and Paediatrics) Growth Monitoring, Under Fives Clinic, Handicapped Children, Juvenile Delinquency, Child Guidance Clinic, School Health Services, Indicators of MCH Care, Rights of the Child, Child Welfare Agencies, Integrated Mother and Child Development Services Scheme (IMCDS)
23. Family Planning Need for Family Planning, Scope of Family Planning Services, Contraceptive Methods (Fertility Regulating Methods, Techniques of Birth Control) and Evaluation of Contraceptive Methods
24. Adolescent Health Challenges in Adolescent Health in India, Adolescent Health Problems and Services in Adolescent Health Clinics
25. Preventive Geriatrics Population of the Aged, Theories of Aging Process, Health Problems of the Aged, Care of the Aged, Old Age Social and Income Security, National Policy on Older Persons and Benefits given to Senior Citizens of India
26. Social Science Acculturation, Family Cycle, Family Types, Family Functions, Role of Family and Cultural Factors in Health and Disease, Social Process, Operational Research, Medico social Worker and Personal Hygiene
27. Biostatistics Application of Biostatistics, Presentation of Statistical Data, Tabulation, Diagrammatic Presentation, Measures of Central Tendency, Measure of Dispersion, Probability, Sampling, Sampling Variation, Null Hypothesis, Test of Significance and Life Table, Confidence Interval
28. Information, Education and Communication Information, Education and Communication, Types of Communication, Barriers of Communication, Steps in IEC: Planning, Implementation and Evaluation and Health Education, Approaches in Health Education, Contents of Health Education, Practice in Health Education, Lecture, Demonstration, Delphi Method
29. Health Care- Three – tier System of Health Care
30. Health Planning and Management Bhore Committee, Mudaliar Committee, Kartar Singh Committee, Srivastav Committee & Others Committees, National Development Plans, Organization of Indian Health Administration and Rural Development
31. National Health Policy National Health Policy, National Population Policy, National Housing Policy, National Nutrition policy, National Policy for Children and National Policy for Older Persons
32. International Health Organizations WHO, UNICEF, Food and Agricultural Organization, International Labour Organization and Bilateral Agencies – Colombo Plan, United States Agency for International Development
33. Disaster Management
34. Bioterrorism
35. Global Warming
36. Telemedicine in Public Health
37. Public Health Acts
38. Voluntary Health Agencies in India
39. Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP)
COMMUNITY MEDICINE ANSWER KEYS
1) When a diagnostic test is used in “series” mode, then:
A) Sensitivity increases but specificity decreases
B) Specificity increases but sensitivity decreases
C) Both sensitivity and specificity increase
D) Both sensitivity and specificity decrease
Ans: 2
2) Not required for chi square test
A) Null hypothesis
B) Degrees of freedom
C) Means in different group
D) Proportions in different group
Ans: 3
3) Rabies vaccine for pre exposure prophylaxis is given at:
A) 0, 3, 7 days
B) 0, 3, 7, 14 days
C) 0, 3, 7, 14, 30 days
D) 0, 7, 28 days
Ans: 4
4) Reverse cold chain is seen in:
A) Expired vaccine from PHC to manufactured
B) Carrying vaccine to periphery center
C) Testing for potency of vaccine
D) Stool specimen of polio send for testing
Ans: 4
5) Screening for condition recommended when:
A) Low case fatality rate
B) Diagnostic tools not available
C) No effective treatment available
D) Early diagnosis can change disease course because of effective treatment
Ans: 4
6) Screening test for Breast and Genital tract malignancy is:
A) CA - 125
B) Mammography
C) Office endometrial aspiration
D) Pap smear
Ans: 1
7) Treatment of choice for diphtheria carriers is:
A) Erythromycin
B) Tetracycline
C) Penicillin
D) DPT
Ans: 1
8) Which of the following is not true about influenza virus?
A) Influenza virus subject to frequent antigenic variations
B) Antigenic drift is a gradual antigenic change over a period of time
C) Antigenic shift is due to genetic recombination of virus
D) Major epidemics are due to antigenic drift
Ans: 4
9) Uses of chandler’s index for Hookworm include all except
A) Assessment of endemicity
B) Monitoring of individual treatment
C) Monitoring mass treatment of community
D) Comparison of worm load in different population
Ans: 2
10) Copper T with threads is visible in a case of early pregnancy. Treatment of choice is:
A) Remove CuT only
B) Suction evacuation with Copper-T removal
C) Reassurance and continue pregnancy
D) Laparotomy
Ans: 1
11) Survey Education and treatment center (SET Centers) cover a population of:
A) 20 - 25000
B) 50000
C) 1 lakh
D) 4.5 lakh
Ans: 1
12) What is the new change in National Program on Prevention and Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases and Stroke?
A) Opportunistic screening
B) Awareness of lifestyle and behavior related diseases
C) Specialized units at Medical colleges
D) Integration with National Cancer Control Program
Ans: 4
13) Transplantation of Human Organs Act was passed by Government of India In:
A) 1996
B) 1993
C) 1998
D) 1994
Ans: 4
14) Casal’s Necklace is seen in deficiency of:
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B3
C) Vitamin B6
D) Vitamin D
Ans: 2
15) Pasteurised milk is most commonly tested by:
A) Phosphatase test
B) Coliform test
C) Catalase test
D) Oxidase test
Ans: 1
16) World Red cross day is observed on
A) 10 October
B) 8 September
C) 14 June
D) 8 May
Ans: 4
17) Percentage of para-para isomer in DDT is
A) 70-80 %
B) 40-50 %
C) 60-70 %
D) 20-30 %
Ans: 1
18) Most efficient anti larval measure to prevent urban malaria is :
A) Clean drainage and sewerage systems
B) Cover overhead tanks properly
C) Filling cesspools and ditches
D) Cover pits
Ans: 2
19) True about inertization all except
A) Mixing biomedical waste with cement
B) Used for pharmaceutical waste
C) Contaminates water sources
D) Not useful for infectious waste
Ans: 3
20) True about “Zero base budgeting” is :
A) Relies on data of previous budget
B) Proceeds from resources to target
C) Proceeds from targets to resource
D) Not a priority based budgeting
Ans: 3
21) Breast feeding week is celebrated on :
A) 1st week of march
B) 1st week of july
C) 1st week of august
D) 1st december
Ans: 3
22) DALE has been replaced by:
A) DALY
B) QALY
C) HALE
D) DFLE
Ans: 3
23) Confounding can be eliminated by all except:
A) Matching
B) Blinding
C) Randomization
D) Multivariate analysis
Ans: 2
24) Organism multiplying and developing in the host is called as:
A) Cyclopropagative
B) Cyclodevelopmental
C) Developmental
D) Propagative
Ans: 1
25) Which of the following statements is true about BCG vaccinations:
A) Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG vaccine
B) The site for injection should be cleaned thoroughly with spirit
C) Mantoux test becomes positive after 18 hours of vaccination
D) WHO recommends Danish 1331 strain for vaccine production
Ans: 4
26) Sputum is sterilized by all except:
A) Autoclaving
B) Boiling
C) Cresol
D) Chlorhexidine
Ans: 4
27) Discovery of cholera by john snow was a:
A) Cohort study
B) Cross sectional study
C) Natural experiment study
D) Clinical trial
Ans: 3
28) ‘Lead time’ refers to the time between:
A) Disease onset and first critical diagnosis
B) Disease onset and first possible point of detection
C) First possible point of detection and final critical point
D) First possible point of detection and usual time of diagnosis
Ans: 4
29) The best indicator for level of air pollution –
A) H2
B) N2
C) CO2
D) SO2
Ans: 4
30) Which of the following is not a part of National screening programmes?
A) Diabetes mellitus
B) Carcinoma cervix
C) Refractive errors
D) Dental caries
Ans: 4
A) Sensitivity increases but specificity decreases
B) Specificity increases but sensitivity decreases
C) Both sensitivity and specificity increase
D) Both sensitivity and specificity decrease
Ans: 2
2) Not required for chi square test
A) Null hypothesis
B) Degrees of freedom
C) Means in different group
D) Proportions in different group
Ans: 3
3) Rabies vaccine for pre exposure prophylaxis is given at:
A) 0, 3, 7 days
B) 0, 3, 7, 14 days
C) 0, 3, 7, 14, 30 days
D) 0, 7, 28 days
Ans: 4
4) Reverse cold chain is seen in:
A) Expired vaccine from PHC to manufactured
B) Carrying vaccine to periphery center
C) Testing for potency of vaccine
D) Stool specimen of polio send for testing
Ans: 4
5) Screening for condition recommended when:
A) Low case fatality rate
B) Diagnostic tools not available
C) No effective treatment available
D) Early diagnosis can change disease course because of effective treatment
Ans: 4
6) Screening test for Breast and Genital tract malignancy is:
A) CA - 125
B) Mammography
C) Office endometrial aspiration
D) Pap smear
Ans: 1
7) Treatment of choice for diphtheria carriers is:
A) Erythromycin
B) Tetracycline
C) Penicillin
D) DPT
Ans: 1
8) Which of the following is not true about influenza virus?
A) Influenza virus subject to frequent antigenic variations
B) Antigenic drift is a gradual antigenic change over a period of time
C) Antigenic shift is due to genetic recombination of virus
D) Major epidemics are due to antigenic drift
Ans: 4
9) Uses of chandler’s index for Hookworm include all except
A) Assessment of endemicity
B) Monitoring of individual treatment
C) Monitoring mass treatment of community
D) Comparison of worm load in different population
Ans: 2
10) Copper T with threads is visible in a case of early pregnancy. Treatment of choice is:
A) Remove CuT only
B) Suction evacuation with Copper-T removal
C) Reassurance and continue pregnancy
D) Laparotomy
Ans: 1
11) Survey Education and treatment center (SET Centers) cover a population of:
A) 20 - 25000
B) 50000
C) 1 lakh
D) 4.5 lakh
Ans: 1
12) What is the new change in National Program on Prevention and Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases and Stroke?
A) Opportunistic screening
B) Awareness of lifestyle and behavior related diseases
C) Specialized units at Medical colleges
D) Integration with National Cancer Control Program
Ans: 4
13) Transplantation of Human Organs Act was passed by Government of India In:
A) 1996
B) 1993
C) 1998
D) 1994
Ans: 4
14) Casal’s Necklace is seen in deficiency of:
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B3
C) Vitamin B6
D) Vitamin D
Ans: 2
15) Pasteurised milk is most commonly tested by:
A) Phosphatase test
B) Coliform test
C) Catalase test
D) Oxidase test
Ans: 1
16) World Red cross day is observed on
A) 10 October
B) 8 September
C) 14 June
D) 8 May
Ans: 4
17) Percentage of para-para isomer in DDT is
A) 70-80 %
B) 40-50 %
C) 60-70 %
D) 20-30 %
Ans: 1
18) Most efficient anti larval measure to prevent urban malaria is :
A) Clean drainage and sewerage systems
B) Cover overhead tanks properly
C) Filling cesspools and ditches
D) Cover pits
Ans: 2
19) True about inertization all except
A) Mixing biomedical waste with cement
B) Used for pharmaceutical waste
C) Contaminates water sources
D) Not useful for infectious waste
Ans: 3
20) True about “Zero base budgeting” is :
A) Relies on data of previous budget
B) Proceeds from resources to target
C) Proceeds from targets to resource
D) Not a priority based budgeting
Ans: 3
21) Breast feeding week is celebrated on :
A) 1st week of march
B) 1st week of july
C) 1st week of august
D) 1st december
Ans: 3
22) DALE has been replaced by:
A) DALY
B) QALY
C) HALE
D) DFLE
Ans: 3
23) Confounding can be eliminated by all except:
A) Matching
B) Blinding
C) Randomization
D) Multivariate analysis
Ans: 2
24) Organism multiplying and developing in the host is called as:
A) Cyclopropagative
B) Cyclodevelopmental
C) Developmental
D) Propagative
Ans: 1
25) Which of the following statements is true about BCG vaccinations:
A) Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG vaccine
B) The site for injection should be cleaned thoroughly with spirit
C) Mantoux test becomes positive after 18 hours of vaccination
D) WHO recommends Danish 1331 strain for vaccine production
Ans: 4
26) Sputum is sterilized by all except:
A) Autoclaving
B) Boiling
C) Cresol
D) Chlorhexidine
Ans: 4
27) Discovery of cholera by john snow was a:
A) Cohort study
B) Cross sectional study
C) Natural experiment study
D) Clinical trial
Ans: 3
28) ‘Lead time’ refers to the time between:
A) Disease onset and first critical diagnosis
B) Disease onset and first possible point of detection
C) First possible point of detection and final critical point
D) First possible point of detection and usual time of diagnosis
Ans: 4
29) The best indicator for level of air pollution –
A) H2
B) N2
C) CO2
D) SO2
Ans: 4
30) Which of the following is not a part of National screening programmes?
A) Diabetes mellitus
B) Carcinoma cervix
C) Refractive errors
D) Dental caries
Ans: 4
31) Which of the following is the ‘least common’ complication of measles?
A) Diarrhoea
B) Pnuemonia
C) Otitis media
D) Subacute sclerosing pan encephalitis
Ans: 4
32) WHO criteria for high endemicity for Meningococal disease include:
A) 0.1%
B) 0.01%
C) 0.001%
D) 1.0%
Ans: 2
33) A lactating woman has sputum positive Tuberclosis and her neonate child is 3 months old. What is the recommended chemoprophylaxis ?
A) INH 3 mg /kg for 3 months
B) INH 5 mg /kg for 3 months
C) INH 3 mg /kg for 6 months
D) INH 5 mg /kg for 6 months
Ans: 4
34) Most important in diagnosing Acute Hepatitis B is:
A) IgG Anti-HBc
B) IgM Anti-HBc
C) Anti-HBs
D) HBsAg
Ans: 2
35) Which one of the following gives strong evidence of Typhoid fever carrier status:
A) Isolation of core antigen
B) Isolation of Vi antigen
C) Persistance of Vi antibodies
D) Demonstration of Typhoid bacilli in stools
Ans: 2
36) Dengue virus appears to have a direct man-mosquito- man cycle in India. The mechanism of dengue virus survival in the inter-epidemic period is:
A) Non human reservoir
B) Dormant or latent phase in man
C) Transovarian transmission of the virus
D) Poor housekeeping by public
Ans: 3
37) What are the number of holes in 1 square inch of mosquito net -
A) 150
B) 200
C) 250
D) 100
Ans: 1
38) Organism that does not need vector for transmission:
A) Rickettsia prowazekii
B) Rickettsia ricketsii
C) Coxiella burnetti
D) Borrelia recurrentis
Ans: 3
39) All of the following statements are true about clostridium tetani infection except:
A) Main reservoir is soil , animal intestine and human intestine
B) Main mode of transmission is through trauma and contaminated wound
C) Herd immunity does not have much value
D) Seen commonly in winter and dry climate
Ans: 4
40) WHO stage IV HIV includes all except:
A) Toxoplasmosis
B) Pnuemocystis carinii
C) HIV Wasting syndrome
D) Oral thrush
Ans: 4
41) Which one of the following is an Index of communicability of an infection:
A) Carrier rate
B) Prevalence rate
C) Secondary attack rate
D) Primary attack rate
Ans: 3
42) The risk of developing oral cancer due to tobacco is:
A) 100%
B) 40%
C) 90%
D) 60%
Ans: 3
43) Disease not included in Vision 2020,India is:
A) Cataract
B) Glaucoma
C) Diabetic Retinopathy
D) Onchocerciasis
Ans: 4
44) Blindness rate in India due to refractive error is:
A) 62.6%
B) 19.7%
C) 0.8%
D) 6.2%
Ans: 2
45) Under RNCTP diagnosis, TB bacilli take up AFB stain faster showing ‘Beaded Appearance’ due to :
A) Palmitic acid
B) Wax- D
C) Cord Factor
D) Mycolic acid
Ans: 4
46) In Acute flaccid paralysis, examination for residual paralysis should be done:
A) 30 days
B) 60 days
C) 90 days
D) 120 days
Ans: 2
47) Under National programme for control of blindness, district blindness control society is headed by:
A) District programme manager
B) District eye surgeon
C) District collector
D) District Health officer
Ans: 3
48) Resource persons for training of ASHA:
A) Medical officer and ANM
B) Medical officer and Anganwadi worker
C) ANM and Anganwadi worker
D) Medical officer
Ans: 3
49) Out of 8 goals mentioned in MDG, which goal is related to maternal health?
A) 1st
B) 3rd
C) 5th
D) 6th
Ans: 3
50) Goals of national population policy are all except?
A) Decreased IMR to below 30/1000 live birth
B) Reduced MMR to below 100/10000 live births
C) Achieve 100% registration of births, deaths, marriage and pregnancy
D) Bring down TFR to replacement level by 2015
Ans: 4
51) Which of the following in NOT included in Mental Health Care Act 2011?
A) Promotion of Mental Health & prevention of mental illness
B) Integration of mental health care system in to all levels of health care
C) Fundamental rights of mentally retarded
D) Minimum mental health care for all
Ans: 3
52) Potential support ratio (PSR) is defined as
A) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per children below 15 years
B) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per 1 older person aged > 65 years
C) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per 1 older person aged > 65 years and younger person < 15 years
D) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per 1 older person aged > 60 years and younger person < 15 years
Ans: 2
53) What is Net Reproduction Rate (NRR)?
A) No. of children a new born girl has in her left time
B) No. of female children a newborn girl has in her life time
C) No. of male children a newborn girl has in her life time
D) No. of female children a newborn girl has in her life time, taking into account age specific mortality
Ans: 4
54) In WHO “Road to health” chart upper and lower limit represents
A) 30 percentile for boy and 3 percentile for girl
B) 50 percentile for boy and 3 percentile for girl
C) 30 percentile for boy and 5 percentile for girl
D) 50 percentile for boy and 5 percentile for girl
Ans: 2
55) Conditionally essential amino acids are
A) Leucin & Lysine
B) Histidine & Arginine
C) Tyrosine & Cysteine
D) Phenylalanine & Triptophan
Ans: 3
56) The protein quality indicator adopted by ICMR in recommending dietary protein requirement is
A) Amino acid score
B) Net protein utilization
C) Biological value
D) Protein efficiency ratio
Ans: 2
57) Amount of cereals provided per child per school day at primary level in mid day meal program is
A) 50 Grams
B) 75 Grams
C) 100 grams
D) 150 grams
Ans: 3
58) Xerophthalmia is a problem in a community if the prevalence of bitot’s spots is more than:
A) 1%
B) 0.5%
C) 5%
D) 25%
Ans: 2
59) True about cow’s milk are all except:
A) Cow’s milk contain 80% of whey protein and no casein
B) Has more protein than breast milk
C) Has more K+ and Na+ than breast milk
D) Has less carbohydrates than mother’s milk
Ans: 1
60) According to WHO anemia in pregnancy is diagnosed below – gm/dl hemoglobin level
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 11
Ans: 4
61) International food standards included:
A) BIS standards
B) Codex alimentarius standards
C) AgMark standards
D) PFA standards
Ans: 2
62) Severe Acute Malnutrition diagnostic criteria include all except :
A) Bipedal edema
B) Visible severe wasting
C) Mid arm circumference below 115mm
D) Weight for height below 2SD of WHO Growth Standards 2006
Ans: 4
63) Learned behavior which is permanent and consistent, but liable to change:
A) Cultural belief
B) Attitude
C) Knowledge
D) Practice
Ans: 4
64) According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, following is at top of pyramid:
A) Physical needs
B) Self Actualization
C) Safety
D) Esteem recognition
Ans: 2
65) Average Mental IQ according to Wechsler’s scale is:
A) 70-79
B) 80-89
C) 90-109
D) 110-119
Ans: 3
66) Income generated within a country is known as:
A) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
B) Net National Product (NNP)
C) Net Domestic Product (NDP)
D) Purchasing power Parity (PPP)
Ans: 1
67) Not seen in fecal pollution:
A) Staphylococcus
B) Streptococcus
C) E.coli
D) Clostridium perfringes
Ans: 1
68) All the following statements about purification of water are true except:
A) Presence of clostridium spores indicate recent contamination
B) Coliforms must not be detected in any 100 ml sample of drinking water
C) Sodium Thiosulphate is used to neutralize chlorine
D) Coliforms may be detected by multiple tube method and indole production at 44 degrees
Ans: 1
69) Confirmatory test for coliforms count :
A) Eijkman test
B) Casoni test
C) Nitrate test
D) Urease test
Ans: 1
70) Kata Thermometer measures :
A) Air temperature only
B) Air temperature and Humidity
C) Air temperature, Humidity and air movement
D) None
Ans: 3
71) Acceptable level for physical comfort:
A) Corrected effective temperature 79°F
B) Corrected effective temperature 70-76°F
C) Corrected effective temperature 80-81°F
D) Corrected effective temperature >82°F
Ans: 1
72) Strength of sewage is expressed in terms of all except:
A) E coli Count
B) Suspended particle
C) Chemical oxygen demand
D) Biological oxygen demand
Ans: 1
73) The anopheles species most commonly found in cosastal resion is
A) Philippinensis
B) Stephensi
C) Fluviatilis
D) Minimums
Ans: 2
74) The nerve gas “sarin” is
A) Organophosporus compound
B) Organochloro compound
C) Carbmate
D) Acridine
Ans: 1
75) Not true about screw feed technique is
A) 80% volume reduction
B) Pathological waste are removed
C) Weight is decreased by 20 – 35%
D) Based on nonburn dry thermal treatment
Ans: 2
76) Epidemics after disaster are caused by all except;
A) Leptospirosis
B) Rickettsiosis
C) Leishmaniasis
D) Acute Respiratory infection
Ans: 3
77) According to the Workman’s compensation Act, 1992 which of the following is considered an occupational disease?
A) Typhoid
B) Anthrax
C) Tetanus
D) Dengue
Ans: 2
78) Hardy Weinberg law is related to :
A) Gene therapy
B) Human Genome Project
C) Population Genetics
D) Eugenics
Ans: 3
79) Effect of environment on genes is called :
A) Positive Eugenics
B) Negative Eugenics
C) Euthenics
D) Ergonomics
Ans: 3
80) Which of the following is a set point framed for long term plans but is yet something that cannot be quantified or measured:
A) Target
B) Goal
C) Objective
D) Mission
Ans: 2
81) Bajaj committee in 1986 proposed :
A) Multipurpose health worker
B) Manpower and planning
C) Rural health service
D) Integrated health services
Ans: 2
82) Universal Health coverage of India was recently approved by which health committee?
A) Medical education health group
B) MPW in health and family planning
C) High level expert group
D) Health survey and development committee
Ans: 3
83) Antenatal support is not delivered by :
A) Anganwadi worker
B) Female Health worker
C) Female health assistant
D) Traditional birth attendant
Ans: 4
84) Tropical diseases targeted for research and training by WHO include all except ;
A) Trypanosomiasis
B) Filariasis
C) Schistosomiasis
D) Onchocerciasis
Ans: 4
85) According to International Health Regulation (IHR) Act, a pregnant woman, with the following duration of pregnancy (in weeks), can’t travel by air to other country:
A) 20
B) 28
C) 32
D) 36
Ans: 4
86) Yellow fever vaccination starts protection after how many days of injection:
A) 5 days
B) 10 days
C) 15 days
D) 20 days
Ans: 2
A) Diarrhoea
B) Pnuemonia
C) Otitis media
D) Subacute sclerosing pan encephalitis
Ans: 4
32) WHO criteria for high endemicity for Meningococal disease include:
A) 0.1%
B) 0.01%
C) 0.001%
D) 1.0%
Ans: 2
33) A lactating woman has sputum positive Tuberclosis and her neonate child is 3 months old. What is the recommended chemoprophylaxis ?
A) INH 3 mg /kg for 3 months
B) INH 5 mg /kg for 3 months
C) INH 3 mg /kg for 6 months
D) INH 5 mg /kg for 6 months
Ans: 4
34) Most important in diagnosing Acute Hepatitis B is:
A) IgG Anti-HBc
B) IgM Anti-HBc
C) Anti-HBs
D) HBsAg
Ans: 2
35) Which one of the following gives strong evidence of Typhoid fever carrier status:
A) Isolation of core antigen
B) Isolation of Vi antigen
C) Persistance of Vi antibodies
D) Demonstration of Typhoid bacilli in stools
Ans: 2
36) Dengue virus appears to have a direct man-mosquito- man cycle in India. The mechanism of dengue virus survival in the inter-epidemic period is:
A) Non human reservoir
B) Dormant or latent phase in man
C) Transovarian transmission of the virus
D) Poor housekeeping by public
Ans: 3
37) What are the number of holes in 1 square inch of mosquito net -
A) 150
B) 200
C) 250
D) 100
Ans: 1
38) Organism that does not need vector for transmission:
A) Rickettsia prowazekii
B) Rickettsia ricketsii
C) Coxiella burnetti
D) Borrelia recurrentis
Ans: 3
39) All of the following statements are true about clostridium tetani infection except:
A) Main reservoir is soil , animal intestine and human intestine
B) Main mode of transmission is through trauma and contaminated wound
C) Herd immunity does not have much value
D) Seen commonly in winter and dry climate
Ans: 4
40) WHO stage IV HIV includes all except:
A) Toxoplasmosis
B) Pnuemocystis carinii
C) HIV Wasting syndrome
D) Oral thrush
Ans: 4
41) Which one of the following is an Index of communicability of an infection:
A) Carrier rate
B) Prevalence rate
C) Secondary attack rate
D) Primary attack rate
Ans: 3
42) The risk of developing oral cancer due to tobacco is:
A) 100%
B) 40%
C) 90%
D) 60%
Ans: 3
43) Disease not included in Vision 2020,India is:
A) Cataract
B) Glaucoma
C) Diabetic Retinopathy
D) Onchocerciasis
Ans: 4
44) Blindness rate in India due to refractive error is:
A) 62.6%
B) 19.7%
C) 0.8%
D) 6.2%
Ans: 2
45) Under RNCTP diagnosis, TB bacilli take up AFB stain faster showing ‘Beaded Appearance’ due to :
A) Palmitic acid
B) Wax- D
C) Cord Factor
D) Mycolic acid
Ans: 4
46) In Acute flaccid paralysis, examination for residual paralysis should be done:
A) 30 days
B) 60 days
C) 90 days
D) 120 days
Ans: 2
47) Under National programme for control of blindness, district blindness control society is headed by:
A) District programme manager
B) District eye surgeon
C) District collector
D) District Health officer
Ans: 3
48) Resource persons for training of ASHA:
A) Medical officer and ANM
B) Medical officer and Anganwadi worker
C) ANM and Anganwadi worker
D) Medical officer
Ans: 3
49) Out of 8 goals mentioned in MDG, which goal is related to maternal health?
A) 1st
B) 3rd
C) 5th
D) 6th
Ans: 3
50) Goals of national population policy are all except?
A) Decreased IMR to below 30/1000 live birth
B) Reduced MMR to below 100/10000 live births
C) Achieve 100% registration of births, deaths, marriage and pregnancy
D) Bring down TFR to replacement level by 2015
Ans: 4
51) Which of the following in NOT included in Mental Health Care Act 2011?
A) Promotion of Mental Health & prevention of mental illness
B) Integration of mental health care system in to all levels of health care
C) Fundamental rights of mentally retarded
D) Minimum mental health care for all
Ans: 3
52) Potential support ratio (PSR) is defined as
A) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per children below 15 years
B) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per 1 older person aged > 65 years
C) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per 1 older person aged > 65 years and younger person < 15 years
D) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per 1 older person aged > 60 years and younger person < 15 years
Ans: 2
53) What is Net Reproduction Rate (NRR)?
A) No. of children a new born girl has in her left time
B) No. of female children a newborn girl has in her life time
C) No. of male children a newborn girl has in her life time
D) No. of female children a newborn girl has in her life time, taking into account age specific mortality
Ans: 4
54) In WHO “Road to health” chart upper and lower limit represents
A) 30 percentile for boy and 3 percentile for girl
B) 50 percentile for boy and 3 percentile for girl
C) 30 percentile for boy and 5 percentile for girl
D) 50 percentile for boy and 5 percentile for girl
Ans: 2
55) Conditionally essential amino acids are
A) Leucin & Lysine
B) Histidine & Arginine
C) Tyrosine & Cysteine
D) Phenylalanine & Triptophan
Ans: 3
56) The protein quality indicator adopted by ICMR in recommending dietary protein requirement is
A) Amino acid score
B) Net protein utilization
C) Biological value
D) Protein efficiency ratio
Ans: 2
57) Amount of cereals provided per child per school day at primary level in mid day meal program is
A) 50 Grams
B) 75 Grams
C) 100 grams
D) 150 grams
Ans: 3
58) Xerophthalmia is a problem in a community if the prevalence of bitot’s spots is more than:
A) 1%
B) 0.5%
C) 5%
D) 25%
Ans: 2
59) True about cow’s milk are all except:
A) Cow’s milk contain 80% of whey protein and no casein
B) Has more protein than breast milk
C) Has more K+ and Na+ than breast milk
D) Has less carbohydrates than mother’s milk
Ans: 1
60) According to WHO anemia in pregnancy is diagnosed below – gm/dl hemoglobin level
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 11
Ans: 4
61) International food standards included:
A) BIS standards
B) Codex alimentarius standards
C) AgMark standards
D) PFA standards
Ans: 2
62) Severe Acute Malnutrition diagnostic criteria include all except :
A) Bipedal edema
B) Visible severe wasting
C) Mid arm circumference below 115mm
D) Weight for height below 2SD of WHO Growth Standards 2006
Ans: 4
63) Learned behavior which is permanent and consistent, but liable to change:
A) Cultural belief
B) Attitude
C) Knowledge
D) Practice
Ans: 4
64) According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, following is at top of pyramid:
A) Physical needs
B) Self Actualization
C) Safety
D) Esteem recognition
Ans: 2
65) Average Mental IQ according to Wechsler’s scale is:
A) 70-79
B) 80-89
C) 90-109
D) 110-119
Ans: 3
66) Income generated within a country is known as:
A) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
B) Net National Product (NNP)
C) Net Domestic Product (NDP)
D) Purchasing power Parity (PPP)
Ans: 1
67) Not seen in fecal pollution:
A) Staphylococcus
B) Streptococcus
C) E.coli
D) Clostridium perfringes
Ans: 1
68) All the following statements about purification of water are true except:
A) Presence of clostridium spores indicate recent contamination
B) Coliforms must not be detected in any 100 ml sample of drinking water
C) Sodium Thiosulphate is used to neutralize chlorine
D) Coliforms may be detected by multiple tube method and indole production at 44 degrees
Ans: 1
69) Confirmatory test for coliforms count :
A) Eijkman test
B) Casoni test
C) Nitrate test
D) Urease test
Ans: 1
70) Kata Thermometer measures :
A) Air temperature only
B) Air temperature and Humidity
C) Air temperature, Humidity and air movement
D) None
Ans: 3
71) Acceptable level for physical comfort:
A) Corrected effective temperature 79°F
B) Corrected effective temperature 70-76°F
C) Corrected effective temperature 80-81°F
D) Corrected effective temperature >82°F
Ans: 1
72) Strength of sewage is expressed in terms of all except:
A) E coli Count
B) Suspended particle
C) Chemical oxygen demand
D) Biological oxygen demand
Ans: 1
73) The anopheles species most commonly found in cosastal resion is
A) Philippinensis
B) Stephensi
C) Fluviatilis
D) Minimums
Ans: 2
74) The nerve gas “sarin” is
A) Organophosporus compound
B) Organochloro compound
C) Carbmate
D) Acridine
Ans: 1
75) Not true about screw feed technique is
A) 80% volume reduction
B) Pathological waste are removed
C) Weight is decreased by 20 – 35%
D) Based on nonburn dry thermal treatment
Ans: 2
76) Epidemics after disaster are caused by all except;
A) Leptospirosis
B) Rickettsiosis
C) Leishmaniasis
D) Acute Respiratory infection
Ans: 3
77) According to the Workman’s compensation Act, 1992 which of the following is considered an occupational disease?
A) Typhoid
B) Anthrax
C) Tetanus
D) Dengue
Ans: 2
78) Hardy Weinberg law is related to :
A) Gene therapy
B) Human Genome Project
C) Population Genetics
D) Eugenics
Ans: 3
79) Effect of environment on genes is called :
A) Positive Eugenics
B) Negative Eugenics
C) Euthenics
D) Ergonomics
Ans: 3
80) Which of the following is a set point framed for long term plans but is yet something that cannot be quantified or measured:
A) Target
B) Goal
C) Objective
D) Mission
Ans: 2
81) Bajaj committee in 1986 proposed :
A) Multipurpose health worker
B) Manpower and planning
C) Rural health service
D) Integrated health services
Ans: 2
82) Universal Health coverage of India was recently approved by which health committee?
A) Medical education health group
B) MPW in health and family planning
C) High level expert group
D) Health survey and development committee
Ans: 3
83) Antenatal support is not delivered by :
A) Anganwadi worker
B) Female Health worker
C) Female health assistant
D) Traditional birth attendant
Ans: 4
84) Tropical diseases targeted for research and training by WHO include all except ;
A) Trypanosomiasis
B) Filariasis
C) Schistosomiasis
D) Onchocerciasis
Ans: 4
85) According to International Health Regulation (IHR) Act, a pregnant woman, with the following duration of pregnancy (in weeks), can’t travel by air to other country:
A) 20
B) 28
C) 32
D) 36
Ans: 4
86) Yellow fever vaccination starts protection after how many days of injection:
A) 5 days
B) 10 days
C) 15 days
D) 20 days
Ans: 2
87:-In an autoclave temperature set for sterilization should be
A:-63° C
B:-90° C
C:-121° C
D:-115° C
Ans: C
88:-Who discovered the Polio vaccine?
A:-Louis Pasteur
B:-Jonas Salk
C:-Konrad Zuse
D:-Eli Whitney
Ans: B
89:-Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called
A:-Transmitter
B:-Drones
C:-Vector
D:-Conductor
Ans: C
90:-Which of the following blood pressure value denotes hypotension?
A:-120/80 mm of Hg
B:-130/90 mm of Hg
C:-160/110 mm of Hg
D:-80/60 mm of Hg
Ans: D
91:-Which of the following foods has the highest protein content?
A:-Cereals
B:-Legumes
C:-Millets
D:-Tubers
Ans: B
92:-Mark the correct statement :
A:-All sperms fertilize all eggs
B:-Eggs are fertilized by many sperms
C:-Each egg is usually fertilized by one sperm
D:-Each sperm fertilizes one egg
Ans: C
93:-The disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is called
A:-Pellagra
B:-Marasmus
C:-Beri-Beri
D:-Rickets
Ans: B
94:-The richest source of Vitamin A is
A:-Cheese
B:-Milk
C:-Spinach
D:-Cod liver oil
Ans: D
95:-The second stage of labor extends from
A:-full dilatation of cervix to the birth of baby
B:-starting of true labor pains to full dilatation of cervix
C:-from birth of baby to the expulsion of placenta
D:-from engagement of foetal head to the rupture of membranes
Ans: A
96:-The milk of which of the following mammal has highest content of fat?
A:-Buffalo
B:-Human
C:-Goat
D:-Cow
Ans: A
97:-Which of the following indicates impending eclampsia in a woman with pre eclampsia?
A:-Fatigue
B:-Headache
C:-Oedema of feet
D:-Vaginal bleeding
Ans: B
98:-Pigmentation of skin is due to
A:-Leucocytes
B:-Lymphocytes
C:-Monocytes
D:-Melanocytes
Ans: D
99:-Which of the following is a hormonal contraceptive?
A:-Depo provera
B:-Diaphragm
C:-Male condoms
D:-Spermicidal jelly
Ans: A
100:-Which among the following hormone can be used as a drug to treat cardiac arrest?
A:-Thyroxin
B:-Calcitonin
C:-Epinephrine
D:-Insulin
Ans: C
A:-63° C
B:-90° C
C:-121° C
D:-115° C
Ans: C
88:-Who discovered the Polio vaccine?
A:-Louis Pasteur
B:-Jonas Salk
C:-Konrad Zuse
D:-Eli Whitney
Ans: B
89:-Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called
A:-Transmitter
B:-Drones
C:-Vector
D:-Conductor
Ans: C
90:-Which of the following blood pressure value denotes hypotension?
A:-120/80 mm of Hg
B:-130/90 mm of Hg
C:-160/110 mm of Hg
D:-80/60 mm of Hg
Ans: D
91:-Which of the following foods has the highest protein content?
A:-Cereals
B:-Legumes
C:-Millets
D:-Tubers
Ans: B
92:-Mark the correct statement :
A:-All sperms fertilize all eggs
B:-Eggs are fertilized by many sperms
C:-Each egg is usually fertilized by one sperm
D:-Each sperm fertilizes one egg
Ans: C
93:-The disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is called
A:-Pellagra
B:-Marasmus
C:-Beri-Beri
D:-Rickets
Ans: B
94:-The richest source of Vitamin A is
A:-Cheese
B:-Milk
C:-Spinach
D:-Cod liver oil
Ans: D
95:-The second stage of labor extends from
A:-full dilatation of cervix to the birth of baby
B:-starting of true labor pains to full dilatation of cervix
C:-from birth of baby to the expulsion of placenta
D:-from engagement of foetal head to the rupture of membranes
Ans: A
96:-The milk of which of the following mammal has highest content of fat?
A:-Buffalo
B:-Human
C:-Goat
D:-Cow
Ans: A
97:-Which of the following indicates impending eclampsia in a woman with pre eclampsia?
A:-Fatigue
B:-Headache
C:-Oedema of feet
D:-Vaginal bleeding
Ans: B
98:-Pigmentation of skin is due to
A:-Leucocytes
B:-Lymphocytes
C:-Monocytes
D:-Melanocytes
Ans: D
99:-Which of the following is a hormonal contraceptive?
A:-Depo provera
B:-Diaphragm
C:-Male condoms
D:-Spermicidal jelly
Ans: A
100:-Which among the following hormone can be used as a drug to treat cardiac arrest?
A:-Thyroxin
B:-Calcitonin
C:-Epinephrine
D:-Insulin
Ans: C
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