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SOCIAL MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH MCQs
1. Vaccines at Primary Health Centre level should not be stored for more than
(A) 1 month (B) 1.5 months (C) 2 months (D) 3 months
Ans: A
2. Transmission of infection from man to vertebrate animals is called
(A) Anthropozoonoses (B) Zooanthroponoses (C) Amphixenoses (D) Epornithic
Ans: B
3. Pleomorphism is mainly a characteristics of
(A) Measles (B) Chickenpox (C) Small pox (D) German Measles
Ans: B
4. First time measles virus was isolated by
(A) Enders (B) Guerin (C) Lind (D) Vasalius
Ans: A
5. Pandemic of influenza-A in 2009 was
(A) H1N1 (B) H2N2 (C) H3N2 (D) H5N1
Ans: A
6. Recommended strain for BCG production is
(A) Danish 1131 (B) Danish 1313 (C) Danish 1331 (D) Danish 3131
Ans: C
7. The time interval between innoculation of infective larvae and first appearance of detectable microfilaria is known as
(A) Intrinsic Incubation Period (B) Extrinsic Incubation Period
(C) Clinical Incubation Period (D) Pre-patent Period
Ans: D
8. The Extrinsic Incubation Period for malaria is
(A) 5-10 days (B) 1-7 days (C) 10-20 days (D) 7-14 days
Ans: C
9. The mask recommended for health workers collecting samples in suspected swine flu cases is
(A) N 35 (B) N 95 (C) N 100 (D) N 120
Ans: B
10. Following are the diseases transmitted by Aedes Mosquito except :
(A) West Nile Fever (B) Yellow Fever (C) Chikungunya Fever (D) Rift Valley Fever
Ans: A
11. World Health Organization declared T.B. a global public health emergency in the year
(A) 1991 (B) 1993 (C) 1998 (D) 2005
Ans: B
12. Goal 4 of Millennium Development Goals is related to
(A) Maternal Health (B) Child Mortality (C) Poverty and Hunger (D) HIV/AIDS
Ans: B
13. National Family Health Survey-3 was conducted in the year
(A) 1998 (B) 2000 (C) 2006 (D) 2008
Ans: C
14. The objective of National Population Policy-2000 was to bring TFR to replacement level by the year
(A) 2005 (B) 2006 (C) 2010 (D) 2012
Ans: C
15. The most important essential fatty acid which serves as a basis for the production of other essential fatty acids is
(A) Linoleic Acid (B) Linolenic Acid (C) Arachidonic Acid (D) Oleic Acid
Ans: A
16. Indira Gandhi National Old age Pension Scheme provides pension for which of the following ?
(A) All people over 60 years
(B) All people over 65 years
(C) All people over 60 years and living below poverty line.
(D) All people over 65 years and living below poverty line.
Ans: D
17. Danger signs during labour include all except which one of the following ?
(A) Sluggish pains after rupture of membranes
(B) Meconium stained liquor
(C) A temperature of 37 °C during labour
(D) Good pains for an hour after rupture of membranes, but no progress.
Ans: C
18. What is the Apgar score of a new born who has heart rate of 80, breathing slowly some flexion of extremities, is grimacing, body is pink while extremities are blue ?
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 6
Ans: B
19. Boys over 16 years who are two difficult to be handled in a certified school are sent to
(A) Remand homes (B) Borstals (C) Foster homes (D) Orphanages
Ans: B
20. Concept of Social Medicine was conceived in 19th century by
(A) Neumann (B) Hippocrates (C) Aesculapius (D) Louis Pasteur
Ans: A
21. Death Rate in Kerala (2010) was
(A) 7.0 (B) 7.2 (C) 8.6 (D) 6.3
Ans: A
22. Social indicators as defined by the United Nations Statistical office, have been divided into
(A) 4 categories (B) 7 categories
(C) 12 categories (D) 15 categories
Ans: C
23. Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) is a measure of
(A) Crude death rate (B) Disease specific mortality (C) Disability prevalence (D) Overall disease burden
Ans: D
24. Concept of Primary Health Care came into light following an international conference in Alma Ata USSR in the year
(A) 1972 (B) 1976 (C) 1978 (D) 1981
Ans: C
25. Prevention of the emergence or development of risk factors in countries or population groups in which they have not developed is
(A) Primordial Prevention (B) Primary Prevention (C) Secondary Prevention (D) Tertiary Prevention
Ans: A
26. Latest revision of International Classifications of Diseases (ICD) since its inception came to effect as 10th revision on
(A) 11th March, 1987 (B) 3rd April, 1989 (C) 1st January, 1993 (D) 6th December, 1998
Ans: C
27. Public Health Act appeared in England in the year
(A) 1830
(B) 1842
(C) 1848
(D) 1857
Ans: C
28. In International death certificate underlying cause of death is recorded on line
(A) Ia
(B) Ib
(C) Ic
(D) II
Ans: C
29. Standard Mortality Ratio (SMR) is expressed as
(A) Percentage
(B) Proportion
(C) Ratio
(D) Percentile
Ans: A
30. Pomeroy technique of sterilization is also known as
(A) Laproscopy
(B) Minilaprotomy
(C) Vasectomy
(D) No Scalpel Vasectomy
Ans: B
31. The following measures are used to evaluate a screening test, except
(A) Percentage of false positive
(B) Sensitivity
(C) Probability
(D) Specifically
Ans: C
32. Measles vaccine can be combined with the following vaccines, except
(A) Mumps
(B) Rubella
(C) Inactivated (Salk) Polio Vaccine (IPV)
(D) Varicella
Ans: C
33. Recommended age of first dose of HPV Bivalent vaccine
(A) 1-5 years
(B) 10-13 years
(C) 15-17 years
(D) 18-21 years
Ans: B
34. Recommended protein requirement per kg body weight for adult is
(A) 1 gm
(B) 2 gms
(C) 5 gms
(D) 10 gms
Ans: A
35. Drug of choice for chemoprophylaxis in plague is
(A) Erythromycin
(B) Tetracycline
(C) Ampicillin
(D) Ofloxacin
Ans: B
36. Agent suitable for disinfection of faces is
(A) Ethylene oxide (B) Paracetic acid (C) Lime (D) Crude Phenol
Ans: D
37. Percentage of new smear positive cases in Tuberculosis is maximum in which of the following age groups ?
(A) 15-24 years (B) 25-34 years
(C) 45-54 years (D) 65+ years
Ans: B
38. Incubation period for pneumonic plague in human is
(A) 1 to 3 days (B) 2 to 7 days
(C) 10 to 15 days (D) 21 days
Ans: A
39. Blue/white translucent plastic bag/ puncture proof container is meant for waste category
(A) cat 5 and cat 9 and cat 10 (solid)
(B) cat 4, cat 7
(C) cat 3, cat 6, cat 7
(D) cat 1, cat 2, cat 3 and cat 6
Ans: B
40. The multicentre growth reference study was undertaken in all of the following countries, except
(A) Oman (B) Norway (C) Ghana (D) Bangladesh
Ans: D
41. All the following named diseases have incubatory carriers, except
(A) Measles (B) Tetanus (C) Whooping cough (D) Polio
Ans: B
42. The protein content of cow’s milk is
(A) 4.3 gm / 100 gm
(B) 3.3 gm / 100 gm
(C) 3.2 gm / 100 gm
(D) 1.1 gm / 100 gm
Ans: C
43. A drug / medicine is considered counterfeit if it
(A) Is produced with an intention to cheat.
(B) Is produced by legitimate manufactures.
(C) It arises due to problem in manufacturing process
(D) Does not meet the quality specifications.
Ans: A
44. ‘At Risk’ infant is one in which
(A) Birth order is 3 or more (B) Weight is below 80% of expected weight
(C) Fails to gain weight during three successive months. (D) Birth weight is less than 2.75 kg
Ans: C
45. Who among the following was considered the ‘Father of Medicine’ ?
(A) Aesculapius (B) Imhotop (C) Apollo (D) Hippocrates
Ans: D
46. The concept of health centres was first propounded by
(A) Lord Stretchy (B) Lord David (C) Lord Dauson (D) Lord Litin
Ans: C
47. The concept that social medicine stands on two pillars : Medicine and sociology, was given by
(A) Jules Guerin (B) John Snow (C) Ambrose Pare (D) Crew
Ans: D
48. Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) is a composite index of the following components except :
(A) Infant Mortality Rate (B) Maternal Mortality Rate (C) Life Expectancy at age one (D) Literacy
Ans: B
49. Values of Human Development Index (HDI) range from
(A) 0 – 1 (B) 0 – 10 (C) 0 – 100 (D) 0 – 1000
Ans: A
50. The gap in time between the onset of primary case and secondary case is called
(A) Serial Interval (B) Generation Time
(C) Secondary Attack Rate (D) Secondary Response
Ans: A
(A) 1 month (B) 1.5 months (C) 2 months (D) 3 months
Ans: A
2. Transmission of infection from man to vertebrate animals is called
(A) Anthropozoonoses (B) Zooanthroponoses (C) Amphixenoses (D) Epornithic
Ans: B
3. Pleomorphism is mainly a characteristics of
(A) Measles (B) Chickenpox (C) Small pox (D) German Measles
Ans: B
4. First time measles virus was isolated by
(A) Enders (B) Guerin (C) Lind (D) Vasalius
Ans: A
5. Pandemic of influenza-A in 2009 was
(A) H1N1 (B) H2N2 (C) H3N2 (D) H5N1
Ans: A
6. Recommended strain for BCG production is
(A) Danish 1131 (B) Danish 1313 (C) Danish 1331 (D) Danish 3131
Ans: C
7. The time interval between innoculation of infective larvae and first appearance of detectable microfilaria is known as
(A) Intrinsic Incubation Period (B) Extrinsic Incubation Period
(C) Clinical Incubation Period (D) Pre-patent Period
Ans: D
8. The Extrinsic Incubation Period for malaria is
(A) 5-10 days (B) 1-7 days (C) 10-20 days (D) 7-14 days
Ans: C
9. The mask recommended for health workers collecting samples in suspected swine flu cases is
(A) N 35 (B) N 95 (C) N 100 (D) N 120
Ans: B
10. Following are the diseases transmitted by Aedes Mosquito except :
(A) West Nile Fever (B) Yellow Fever (C) Chikungunya Fever (D) Rift Valley Fever
Ans: A
11. World Health Organization declared T.B. a global public health emergency in the year
(A) 1991 (B) 1993 (C) 1998 (D) 2005
Ans: B
12. Goal 4 of Millennium Development Goals is related to
(A) Maternal Health (B) Child Mortality (C) Poverty and Hunger (D) HIV/AIDS
Ans: B
13. National Family Health Survey-3 was conducted in the year
(A) 1998 (B) 2000 (C) 2006 (D) 2008
Ans: C
14. The objective of National Population Policy-2000 was to bring TFR to replacement level by the year
(A) 2005 (B) 2006 (C) 2010 (D) 2012
Ans: C
15. The most important essential fatty acid which serves as a basis for the production of other essential fatty acids is
(A) Linoleic Acid (B) Linolenic Acid (C) Arachidonic Acid (D) Oleic Acid
Ans: A
16. Indira Gandhi National Old age Pension Scheme provides pension for which of the following ?
(A) All people over 60 years
(B) All people over 65 years
(C) All people over 60 years and living below poverty line.
(D) All people over 65 years and living below poverty line.
Ans: D
17. Danger signs during labour include all except which one of the following ?
(A) Sluggish pains after rupture of membranes
(B) Meconium stained liquor
(C) A temperature of 37 °C during labour
(D) Good pains for an hour after rupture of membranes, but no progress.
Ans: C
18. What is the Apgar score of a new born who has heart rate of 80, breathing slowly some flexion of extremities, is grimacing, body is pink while extremities are blue ?
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 6
Ans: B
19. Boys over 16 years who are two difficult to be handled in a certified school are sent to
(A) Remand homes (B) Borstals (C) Foster homes (D) Orphanages
Ans: B
20. Concept of Social Medicine was conceived in 19th century by
(A) Neumann (B) Hippocrates (C) Aesculapius (D) Louis Pasteur
Ans: A
21. Death Rate in Kerala (2010) was
(A) 7.0 (B) 7.2 (C) 8.6 (D) 6.3
Ans: A
22. Social indicators as defined by the United Nations Statistical office, have been divided into
(A) 4 categories (B) 7 categories
(C) 12 categories (D) 15 categories
Ans: C
23. Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) is a measure of
(A) Crude death rate (B) Disease specific mortality (C) Disability prevalence (D) Overall disease burden
Ans: D
24. Concept of Primary Health Care came into light following an international conference in Alma Ata USSR in the year
(A) 1972 (B) 1976 (C) 1978 (D) 1981
Ans: C
25. Prevention of the emergence or development of risk factors in countries or population groups in which they have not developed is
(A) Primordial Prevention (B) Primary Prevention (C) Secondary Prevention (D) Tertiary Prevention
Ans: A
26. Latest revision of International Classifications of Diseases (ICD) since its inception came to effect as 10th revision on
(A) 11th March, 1987 (B) 3rd April, 1989 (C) 1st January, 1993 (D) 6th December, 1998
Ans: C
27. Public Health Act appeared in England in the year
(A) 1830
(B) 1842
(C) 1848
(D) 1857
Ans: C
28. In International death certificate underlying cause of death is recorded on line
(A) Ia
(B) Ib
(C) Ic
(D) II
Ans: C
29. Standard Mortality Ratio (SMR) is expressed as
(A) Percentage
(B) Proportion
(C) Ratio
(D) Percentile
Ans: A
30. Pomeroy technique of sterilization is also known as
(A) Laproscopy
(B) Minilaprotomy
(C) Vasectomy
(D) No Scalpel Vasectomy
Ans: B
31. The following measures are used to evaluate a screening test, except
(A) Percentage of false positive
(B) Sensitivity
(C) Probability
(D) Specifically
Ans: C
32. Measles vaccine can be combined with the following vaccines, except
(A) Mumps
(B) Rubella
(C) Inactivated (Salk) Polio Vaccine (IPV)
(D) Varicella
Ans: C
33. Recommended age of first dose of HPV Bivalent vaccine
(A) 1-5 years
(B) 10-13 years
(C) 15-17 years
(D) 18-21 years
Ans: B
34. Recommended protein requirement per kg body weight for adult is
(A) 1 gm
(B) 2 gms
(C) 5 gms
(D) 10 gms
Ans: A
35. Drug of choice for chemoprophylaxis in plague is
(A) Erythromycin
(B) Tetracycline
(C) Ampicillin
(D) Ofloxacin
Ans: B
36. Agent suitable for disinfection of faces is
(A) Ethylene oxide (B) Paracetic acid (C) Lime (D) Crude Phenol
Ans: D
37. Percentage of new smear positive cases in Tuberculosis is maximum in which of the following age groups ?
(A) 15-24 years (B) 25-34 years
(C) 45-54 years (D) 65+ years
Ans: B
38. Incubation period for pneumonic plague in human is
(A) 1 to 3 days (B) 2 to 7 days
(C) 10 to 15 days (D) 21 days
Ans: A
39. Blue/white translucent plastic bag/ puncture proof container is meant for waste category
(A) cat 5 and cat 9 and cat 10 (solid)
(B) cat 4, cat 7
(C) cat 3, cat 6, cat 7
(D) cat 1, cat 2, cat 3 and cat 6
Ans: B
40. The multicentre growth reference study was undertaken in all of the following countries, except
(A) Oman (B) Norway (C) Ghana (D) Bangladesh
Ans: D
41. All the following named diseases have incubatory carriers, except
(A) Measles (B) Tetanus (C) Whooping cough (D) Polio
Ans: B
42. The protein content of cow’s milk is
(A) 4.3 gm / 100 gm
(B) 3.3 gm / 100 gm
(C) 3.2 gm / 100 gm
(D) 1.1 gm / 100 gm
Ans: C
43. A drug / medicine is considered counterfeit if it
(A) Is produced with an intention to cheat.
(B) Is produced by legitimate manufactures.
(C) It arises due to problem in manufacturing process
(D) Does not meet the quality specifications.
Ans: A
44. ‘At Risk’ infant is one in which
(A) Birth order is 3 or more (B) Weight is below 80% of expected weight
(C) Fails to gain weight during three successive months. (D) Birth weight is less than 2.75 kg
Ans: C
45. Who among the following was considered the ‘Father of Medicine’ ?
(A) Aesculapius (B) Imhotop (C) Apollo (D) Hippocrates
Ans: D
46. The concept of health centres was first propounded by
(A) Lord Stretchy (B) Lord David (C) Lord Dauson (D) Lord Litin
Ans: C
47. The concept that social medicine stands on two pillars : Medicine and sociology, was given by
(A) Jules Guerin (B) John Snow (C) Ambrose Pare (D) Crew
Ans: D
48. Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) is a composite index of the following components except :
(A) Infant Mortality Rate (B) Maternal Mortality Rate (C) Life Expectancy at age one (D) Literacy
Ans: B
49. Values of Human Development Index (HDI) range from
(A) 0 – 1 (B) 0 – 10 (C) 0 – 100 (D) 0 – 1000
Ans: A
50. The gap in time between the onset of primary case and secondary case is called
(A) Serial Interval (B) Generation Time
(C) Secondary Attack Rate (D) Secondary Response
Ans: A
51. Following type of viral hepatitis is transmitted through faced contamination of water :
(A) ‘A’ (B) ‘B’ (C) ‘C’ (D) ‘D’
Ans: A
52. India was declared free from smallpox in the year
(A) 1977 (B) 1978 (C) 1979 (D) 1980
Ans: A
53. Koplik’s spots are the characteristics of
(A) Diphtheria (B) Mumps (C) Measles (D) Rubella
Ans: C
54. Last case of guinea worm disease in India was reported in Jodhpur in the year
(A) 1996 (B) 1997 (C) 1998 (D) 1999
Ans: A
55. Breteau Index is generally used to assess the density of vector in
(A) Yellow fever (B) Dengue (C) Chikungunya (D) Kala-azar
Ans: B
56. The host in which agent completes its sexual cycle is known as
(A) Definitive host (B) Intermediate host (C) Obligate host (D) None of the above
Ans: A
57. The lower and upper age limits in Framingham Heart Study was set as
(A) 20-59 years (B) 30-59 years (C) 40-59 years (D) 30-45 years
Ans: B
58. Following are the prospective studies on relation of smoking to lung cancer, except
(A) Doll & Hill Study (B) Hammond and Horn Study
(C) James Lind Study (D) Dorn Study
Ans: C
59. World Health Organization discontinued compulsory smallpox vaccination in the year
(A) 1980 (B) 1981 (C) 1982 (D) 1984
Ans: C
60. Secondary attack rate in chicken pox is estimated to be
(A) 15% (B) 50% (C) 75% (D) 90%
Ans: D
61. Following are the types of isolation, except
(A) Standard (B) Ring (C) Strict (D) High Security
Ans: B
62. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act was passed in
(A) 1969 (B) 1869
(C) 1862 (D) 1951
Ans: A
63. Which of the following theories is Alfred Lotka (1922) credited with ?
(A) Epidemiological Transition Theory
(B) Stable Population Theory
(C) Demographic Transition Theory
(D) Demographic Dividend Theory
Ans: B
64. Bitot Spot is seen in
(A) Vitamin A deficiency (B) Riboflavin deficiency
(C) Folic Acid deficiency (D) Vitamin D deficiency
Ans: A
65. Optimum Population to be covered by sub-center in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan would be
(A) 1000 (B) 2000
(C) 3000 (D) 5000
Ans: C
66. The cut off point for diagnosis of Anaemia recommended by a WHO expert group for children aged 6 months to 6 years is
(A) 12 g/dL in venous blood (B) 13 g/dL in venous blood
(C) 11.5 g/dL in venous blood (D) 11 g/dL in venous blood
Ans: D
67. ‘Ujjawala’ is a comprehensive scheme to combat :
(A) Child Labour (B) Child trafficking
(C) Juvenile delinquency (D) Child Abuse
Ans: B
68. Child Development Index (CDI) is not based on which of the following ?
(A) Health and Nutrition indicators (B) Cognitive Development and Education Indicators
(C) Safety and overall child development indicators (D) Socioeconomic indicators
Ans: D
69. Pearl’s index indicates
(A) LBW (Low Birth Weight) (B) IUGR (Intra Uterine Growth Retardation)
(C) Contraceptive failure (D) Socio-economic condition
Ans: C
70. ‘Anhiliation of Caste’ was written by
(A) M.K. Gandhi (B) J. Phule (C) B.R. Ambedkar (D) T.N. Madan
Ans: C
71. The concept of ‘Social Exclusion’ has its origin in
(A) Germany (B) France (C) England (D) Finland
Ans: B
72. The terms ‘Sanskritisation’ and ‘Westernisation’ were coined by
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) Andre Beteille (D) M.S.A. Rao
Ans: B
73. Who coined the terminology ‘Sick role’ ?
(A) Auguste Comte (B) Emile Durkheim (C) Talcott Parsons (D) Max Weber
Ans: C
74. When was the National Policy on safety, health and environment at work place formulated by Government of India ?
(A) 2005 (B) 2010 (C) 2009 (D) 2007
Ans: C
75. Which of the following is a technique and not a method ?
(A) Personal Interview (B) Recording (C) Oral Narratives (D) Group Discussion
Ans: B
76. Under the Integrated Disease surveillance project which of the following conditions is under Regular Surveillance ?
(A) HIV (B) Hypertension
(C) Water Quality (D) Road Traffic Accidents
Ans: D
77. Millennium Development Goals comprise of _______ targets.
(A) 8 (B) 18
(C) 28 (D) 48
Ans: B
78. Total Knee Replacement is
(A) Primary Prevention (B) Secondary Prevention
(C) Tertiary Prevention (D) Primordial Prevention
Ans: C
79. The Registration of Birth and Deaths Act came into existence in the year
(A) 1951 (B) 1954
(C) 1962 (D) 1969
Ans: D
80. What is the proportion of snake bites in which envenomation occurs ?
(A) < 3 % (B) < 10 %
(C) < 20 % (D) < 30 %
Ans: C
81. Which of the following is not a side-effect of MDT for leprosy ?
(A) Hypertension (B) Thrombocytopenic purpura
(C) Haemolytic anaemia (D) Hypotension
Ans: A
82. Which of the following drugs is not used in the treatment of filariasis ?
(A) Albendazole (B) Artemisin
(C) Ivermectin (D) Diethyl Carbamazine
Ans: B
83. Post-infectious encephalitis is not seen after infection with
(A) Measles (B) Rubella
(C) Mumps (D) Shigella
Ans: D
84. What is the percentage of energy that good quality proteins should provide in complementary foods ?
(A) 3 – 5% (B) 8 – 10%
(C) 11 – 14% (D) 15 – 20%
Ans: B
85. WHO’s multi-centre growth reference study (MGRS) included data from children of all the following countries, except
(A) Brazil (B) Norway
(C) Bangladesh (D) Oman
Ans: C
86. ‘3 Million Plan’ was recommended by
(A) Health Survey and Development Committee
(B) Health Survey and Planning Committee
(C) Committee on Integration of Health Services
(D) Committee on Multipurpose Workers under Health and Family Planning
Ans: A
87. Which of the following is not a criteria suggesting causal association in noncommunicable diseases ?
(A) Strength of association (B) Dose response relationship
(C) Specificity of association (D) Lack of temporal association
Ans: D
88. Societies where their members movement of social ladder is unrestricted, on the basis of achievement or gaining wealth is called as
(A) Social upliftment (B) Social mobility
(C) Social insurance (D) Social sanction
Ans: B
89. The administration of Human Immunoglobulin after exposure of Rabies is an example of
(A) Health promotion (B) Herd immunity
(C) Passive immunity (D) Active immunity
Ans: C
90. Society is defined as
(A) a conglomeration of people
(B) a group of people bound with social norms
(C) an association with regulated membership
(D) an association patterned on the norms of interaction
Ans: B
91. Care at birth requires five cleans. All of the following cleans are included in it, except
(A) clean hands (B) clean cord tie
(C) clean tap water (D) clean razor blade
Ans: C
92. A data is arranged as dissatisfied, satisfied, very satisfied. This is a
(A) Nominal scale (B) Ordinal scale (C) Interval scale (D) Ratio scale
Ans: B
93. Acculturation is defined as
(A) A loss of culture sense (B) Isolation of two cultures
(C) Fading away of culture (D) Mixing of two cultures when coming in contact
Ans: D
94. Social mobility is
(A) from rural to urban areas for work (B) industrialization
(C) interaction between cultures (D) movement in socio-economic status
Ans: D
95. Which of the following Acts is not related to manufacture, sale and other related aspects of drugs in India ?
(A) The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules of 1945 (B) The Pharmacy Act of 1948
(C) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 (D) MTP Act, 1971
Ans: D
96. Which of the following is not transmitted by blood and/or body fluids ?
(A) Hepatitis A (B) Hepatitis B (C) Hepatitis C (D) Hepatitis D
Ans: A
97. Triage is
(A) First come first treat (B) Progressive patient care
(C) Medical intervention based on severity of injuries (D) Isolation of patients
Ans: C
98. World Population Day is observed on
(A) 11th January (B) 11th June (C) 11th July (D) 11th September
Ans: C
99. Surveillance can be
(A) Active and Passive (B) Passive and Sentinel
(C) Active and Sentinel (D) Active, Passive and Sentinel
Ans: D
100. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs relates to
(A) Motivation (B) Leadership
(C) Supervision (D) Communication
Ans: A
(A) ‘A’ (B) ‘B’ (C) ‘C’ (D) ‘D’
Ans: A
52. India was declared free from smallpox in the year
(A) 1977 (B) 1978 (C) 1979 (D) 1980
Ans: A
53. Koplik’s spots are the characteristics of
(A) Diphtheria (B) Mumps (C) Measles (D) Rubella
Ans: C
54. Last case of guinea worm disease in India was reported in Jodhpur in the year
(A) 1996 (B) 1997 (C) 1998 (D) 1999
Ans: A
55. Breteau Index is generally used to assess the density of vector in
(A) Yellow fever (B) Dengue (C) Chikungunya (D) Kala-azar
Ans: B
56. The host in which agent completes its sexual cycle is known as
(A) Definitive host (B) Intermediate host (C) Obligate host (D) None of the above
Ans: A
57. The lower and upper age limits in Framingham Heart Study was set as
(A) 20-59 years (B) 30-59 years (C) 40-59 years (D) 30-45 years
Ans: B
58. Following are the prospective studies on relation of smoking to lung cancer, except
(A) Doll & Hill Study (B) Hammond and Horn Study
(C) James Lind Study (D) Dorn Study
Ans: C
59. World Health Organization discontinued compulsory smallpox vaccination in the year
(A) 1980 (B) 1981 (C) 1982 (D) 1984
Ans: C
60. Secondary attack rate in chicken pox is estimated to be
(A) 15% (B) 50% (C) 75% (D) 90%
Ans: D
61. Following are the types of isolation, except
(A) Standard (B) Ring (C) Strict (D) High Security
Ans: B
62. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act was passed in
(A) 1969 (B) 1869
(C) 1862 (D) 1951
Ans: A
63. Which of the following theories is Alfred Lotka (1922) credited with ?
(A) Epidemiological Transition Theory
(B) Stable Population Theory
(C) Demographic Transition Theory
(D) Demographic Dividend Theory
Ans: B
64. Bitot Spot is seen in
(A) Vitamin A deficiency (B) Riboflavin deficiency
(C) Folic Acid deficiency (D) Vitamin D deficiency
Ans: A
65. Optimum Population to be covered by sub-center in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan would be
(A) 1000 (B) 2000
(C) 3000 (D) 5000
Ans: C
66. The cut off point for diagnosis of Anaemia recommended by a WHO expert group for children aged 6 months to 6 years is
(A) 12 g/dL in venous blood (B) 13 g/dL in venous blood
(C) 11.5 g/dL in venous blood (D) 11 g/dL in venous blood
Ans: D
67. ‘Ujjawala’ is a comprehensive scheme to combat :
(A) Child Labour (B) Child trafficking
(C) Juvenile delinquency (D) Child Abuse
Ans: B
68. Child Development Index (CDI) is not based on which of the following ?
(A) Health and Nutrition indicators (B) Cognitive Development and Education Indicators
(C) Safety and overall child development indicators (D) Socioeconomic indicators
Ans: D
69. Pearl’s index indicates
(A) LBW (Low Birth Weight) (B) IUGR (Intra Uterine Growth Retardation)
(C) Contraceptive failure (D) Socio-economic condition
Ans: C
70. ‘Anhiliation of Caste’ was written by
(A) M.K. Gandhi (B) J. Phule (C) B.R. Ambedkar (D) T.N. Madan
Ans: C
71. The concept of ‘Social Exclusion’ has its origin in
(A) Germany (B) France (C) England (D) Finland
Ans: B
72. The terms ‘Sanskritisation’ and ‘Westernisation’ were coined by
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) Andre Beteille (D) M.S.A. Rao
Ans: B
73. Who coined the terminology ‘Sick role’ ?
(A) Auguste Comte (B) Emile Durkheim (C) Talcott Parsons (D) Max Weber
Ans: C
74. When was the National Policy on safety, health and environment at work place formulated by Government of India ?
(A) 2005 (B) 2010 (C) 2009 (D) 2007
Ans: C
75. Which of the following is a technique and not a method ?
(A) Personal Interview (B) Recording (C) Oral Narratives (D) Group Discussion
Ans: B
76. Under the Integrated Disease surveillance project which of the following conditions is under Regular Surveillance ?
(A) HIV (B) Hypertension
(C) Water Quality (D) Road Traffic Accidents
Ans: D
77. Millennium Development Goals comprise of _______ targets.
(A) 8 (B) 18
(C) 28 (D) 48
Ans: B
78. Total Knee Replacement is
(A) Primary Prevention (B) Secondary Prevention
(C) Tertiary Prevention (D) Primordial Prevention
Ans: C
79. The Registration of Birth and Deaths Act came into existence in the year
(A) 1951 (B) 1954
(C) 1962 (D) 1969
Ans: D
80. What is the proportion of snake bites in which envenomation occurs ?
(A) < 3 % (B) < 10 %
(C) < 20 % (D) < 30 %
Ans: C
81. Which of the following is not a side-effect of MDT for leprosy ?
(A) Hypertension (B) Thrombocytopenic purpura
(C) Haemolytic anaemia (D) Hypotension
Ans: A
82. Which of the following drugs is not used in the treatment of filariasis ?
(A) Albendazole (B) Artemisin
(C) Ivermectin (D) Diethyl Carbamazine
Ans: B
83. Post-infectious encephalitis is not seen after infection with
(A) Measles (B) Rubella
(C) Mumps (D) Shigella
Ans: D
84. What is the percentage of energy that good quality proteins should provide in complementary foods ?
(A) 3 – 5% (B) 8 – 10%
(C) 11 – 14% (D) 15 – 20%
Ans: B
85. WHO’s multi-centre growth reference study (MGRS) included data from children of all the following countries, except
(A) Brazil (B) Norway
(C) Bangladesh (D) Oman
Ans: C
86. ‘3 Million Plan’ was recommended by
(A) Health Survey and Development Committee
(B) Health Survey and Planning Committee
(C) Committee on Integration of Health Services
(D) Committee on Multipurpose Workers under Health and Family Planning
Ans: A
87. Which of the following is not a criteria suggesting causal association in noncommunicable diseases ?
(A) Strength of association (B) Dose response relationship
(C) Specificity of association (D) Lack of temporal association
Ans: D
88. Societies where their members movement of social ladder is unrestricted, on the basis of achievement or gaining wealth is called as
(A) Social upliftment (B) Social mobility
(C) Social insurance (D) Social sanction
Ans: B
89. The administration of Human Immunoglobulin after exposure of Rabies is an example of
(A) Health promotion (B) Herd immunity
(C) Passive immunity (D) Active immunity
Ans: C
90. Society is defined as
(A) a conglomeration of people
(B) a group of people bound with social norms
(C) an association with regulated membership
(D) an association patterned on the norms of interaction
Ans: B
91. Care at birth requires five cleans. All of the following cleans are included in it, except
(A) clean hands (B) clean cord tie
(C) clean tap water (D) clean razor blade
Ans: C
92. A data is arranged as dissatisfied, satisfied, very satisfied. This is a
(A) Nominal scale (B) Ordinal scale (C) Interval scale (D) Ratio scale
Ans: B
93. Acculturation is defined as
(A) A loss of culture sense (B) Isolation of two cultures
(C) Fading away of culture (D) Mixing of two cultures when coming in contact
Ans: D
94. Social mobility is
(A) from rural to urban areas for work (B) industrialization
(C) interaction between cultures (D) movement in socio-economic status
Ans: D
95. Which of the following Acts is not related to manufacture, sale and other related aspects of drugs in India ?
(A) The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules of 1945 (B) The Pharmacy Act of 1948
(C) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 (D) MTP Act, 1971
Ans: D
96. Which of the following is not transmitted by blood and/or body fluids ?
(A) Hepatitis A (B) Hepatitis B (C) Hepatitis C (D) Hepatitis D
Ans: A
97. Triage is
(A) First come first treat (B) Progressive patient care
(C) Medical intervention based on severity of injuries (D) Isolation of patients
Ans: C
98. World Population Day is observed on
(A) 11th January (B) 11th June (C) 11th July (D) 11th September
Ans: C
99. Surveillance can be
(A) Active and Passive (B) Passive and Sentinel
(C) Active and Sentinel (D) Active, Passive and Sentinel
Ans: D
100. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs relates to
(A) Motivation (B) Leadership
(C) Supervision (D) Communication
Ans: A
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