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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
An adult is considered to be overweight if he/she has the BMI - |
| A. | >18.5 |
| B. | >20 |
| C. | >25 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 2. |
A certain community has 100 children out of whom 28 are immunised against measles;2 of them acquire measles simultaneously;Subsequently 14 get measles.Assuming the efficacy of the vaccine to be 100%;what is the sec.Attack rate? |
| A. | 0.1 |
| B. | 0.05 |
| C. | 0.215 |
| D. | 0.2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is the IMPACT indicator for evaluation of ASHAs performance- |
| A. | Infant mortality rate |
| B. | Number of ASHAs trained |
| C. | Percentage of institutional deliveries |
| D. | Number of ASHAs attending meeting |
| Answer» B. Number of ASHAs trained | |
| 4. |
'Endemic Disease' means that a disease: |
| A. | Is constantly present in a given population group. |
| B. | Occurs clearly in excess of normal expectency. |
| C. | Is prevalent among animals. |
| D. | Exhibits seasonal pattern. |
| Answer» B. Occurs clearly in excess of normal expectency. | |
| 5. |
Not true about IPV is - |
| A. | Given in 4 doses |
| B. | Can not given in AIDS patient |
| C. | Is a killed vaccine |
| D. | Also known as salk vaccine |
| Answer» C. Is a killed vaccine | |
| 6. |
Cohort studies are indicated in the following situations EXCEPT |
| A. | Study of rare disease in the community |
| B. | There is good evidence of an association between exposure and disease causation |
| C. | Exposure rare but incidence high among exposed |
| D. | Ample time and funds are available |
| Answer» B. There is good evidence of an association between exposure and disease causation | |
| 7. |
Syringes and glassware are sterilized by ? |
| A. | Irradiation |
| B. | Autoclave |
| C. | Hot air oven |
| D. | Glutaraldehyde |
| Answer» D. Glutaraldehyde | |
| 8. |
Demographers are of the view that the demographic goal of NRR=1 can be achieved only if the couple protection rate exceeds - |
| A. | 0.4 |
| B. | 0.5 |
| C. | 0.6 |
| D. | 0.7 |
| Answer» D. 0.7 | |
| 9. |
The sex ratio in India as per 1991 census is females per 1000 males |
| A. | 934 |
| B. | 927 |
| C. | 930 |
| D. | 1060 |
| Answer» C. 930 | |
| 10. |
All of the following are characteristics of case control study except: |
| A. | Measures incidence rate |
| B. | Quick results are obtained |
| C. | Inexpensive study |
| D. | Proceeds from effect to cause |
| Answer» B. Quick results are obtained | |
| 11. |
All the following are true in a randomized control trial(RCT) except: |
| A. | Investigators bias is minimized by double blinding |
| B. | Baseline characteristics of intervention and control groups should be similar |
| C. | The drop-outs from the trial should be excluded from the analysis |
| D. | The sample size required depends on the hypothesis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
When disease enters and first symptom appears is known as: |
| A. | Serial interval |
| B. | Qurantine |
| C. | Period of infectivity |
| D. | Incubation period |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Specificity of a screening test is the ability of a test to detect - |
| A. | True negatives |
| B. | True positives |
| C. | False negatives |
| D. | False positives |
| Answer» B. True positives | |
| 14. |
Reconstituted measles vaccine should be used with in: |
| A. | 6 hour |
| B. | 12 hour |
| C. | 1 hour |
| D. | 3 hour |
| Answer» D. 3 hour | |
| 15. |
Sentinel surveillance is done for: |
| A. | Estimation of frequency |
| B. | Estimation of the incidence rate |
| C. | Continuous scrutiny |
| D. | Missing cases |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The biological oxygen demand indicates |
| A. | Anaerobic bacteria |
| B. | Chemicals |
| C. | Organic matter |
| D. | Bacterial content |
| Answer» D. Bacterial content | |
| 17. |
Commonest cause of neonatal mortality in India is: |
| A. | Diarrheal disease |
| B. | Birth injuries |
| C. | Low birth weight |
| D. | Congenital anomalies |
| Answer» D. Congenital anomalies | |
| 18. |
Mass treatment is given in tracheoma if prevalence of moderate and severe tracheoma in children below 10 years of age is more than: |
| A. | 0.25 |
| B. | 0.1 |
| C. | 0.01 |
| D. | 0.05 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Which of the following accounts for the largest proportion of health care costs |
| A. | Salaries |
| B. | Drugs |
| C. | Equipments |
| D. | Maintenance |
| Answer» B. Drugs | |
| 20. |
National Family Health Survey is done every ? |
| A. | 6 months |
| B. | 1 year |
| C. | 5 years |
| D. | 10 years |
| Answer» D. 10 years | |
| 21. |
In defining crude birth rate, denominator is |
| A. | Population between 15 and 49 years of age |
| B. | Number of women between 15 and 49 years of age |
| C. | Mid year population |
| D. | Live births |
| Answer» D. Live births | |
| 22. |
Residence of three village with three different types of water supply were asked to participate in a study to identify cholera carrier.Because several cholera deaths had occurred in the recent past,virtually everyone present at the time submitted to examination.The proportion of residents in each village who were carriers was computed and compared.This study is a: |
| A. | Cross-sectional study |
| B. | Case-control study |
| C. | Concurrent cohort study |
| D. | Non-concurrent |
| Answer» B. Case-control study | |
| 23. |
All the following statements concerning statistical inference are true EXCEPT: |
| A. | A confidence interval does not address whether an association is due to bias |
| B. | A statistically Significant test supports the null hypothesis |
| C. | A statistically significant test assesses the probability of a 'chance' occurence |
| D. | A test of statistical significance does not prove causality |
| Answer» C. A statistically significant test assesses the probability of a 'chance' occurence | |
| 24. |
The DEC - medicated salt for mass treatment in lymphatic filariasis was shown to be safe, cheap and effective in - |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Daman and Diu |
| C. | Andaman and Nicobar Island |
| D. | Lakshadweep islands |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which of the following indicators is a component of the Physical Quality of Life Index - |
| A. | Life expectancy at birth |
| B. | Gross enrolment ratio |
| C. | GDP per capita |
| D. | Literacy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
With the use of DMPA contraceptive,the side effects are all of the following except: |
| A. | Change in quantity and quality of breast milk |
| B. | Weight gain |
| C. | Irregular bleeding |
| D. | Increased reproductive tract inflection |
| Answer» B. Weight gain | |
| 27. |
In vision 2020, the target for Secondary Service centre is for how much population - |
| A. | 10000 |
| B. | 50000 |
| C. | 1 lac |
| D. | 5 lac |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Neoplastic is classified under which chapter of ICD ? |
| A. | Chapter I |
| B. | Chapter II |
| C. | Chapter IV |
| D. | Chapter V |
| Answer» C. Chapter IV | |
| 29. |
Pap smear test for detection of carcinoma of cervix is which level of prevention - |
| A. | Primordial |
| B. | Primary |
| C. | Secondary |
| D. | Tertiary |
| Answer» D. Tertiary | |
| 30. |
Incubation period of which disease is less than 7 days ? |
| A. | Cholera |
| B. | Measles |
| C. | Lelshmaniasis |
| D. | Mumps |
| Answer» B. Measles | |
| 31. |
In national water supply and Sanitation programme a probable village ia defined as all except - |
| A. | Water source has excess iron and heavy metals |
| B. | Water infested with Guniea worm |
| C. | Distance of safe water is greater than 1.6 km |
| D. | Water is exposed to the risk of cholera |
| Answer» C. Distance of safe water is greater than 1.6 km | |
| 32. |
True about case control study is ? |
| A. | Not possible for rare disease |
| B. | Odds ratio cannot be calculated |
| C. | Attributable risk cannot be calculated |
| D. | Bias is not seen |
| Answer» D. Bias is not seen | |
| 33. |
Brucella is transmitted by all except - |
| A. | Ingestion of raw milk |
| B. | Aerosol transmission |
| C. | Contact with aborted fetuses |
| D. | Man to man |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Too much false positives in a test is due to which of the following- |
| A. | High prevalence |
| B. | Tests with high specificity |
| C. | Tests with high sensitivity |
| D. | High incidence |
| Answer» D. High incidence | |
| 35. |
In a cohort study nonsmokers were found to have carcinoma lung.This indicates: |
| A. | Etiology for lung Ca is multifactorial |
| B. | Smoking does not cause lung cancer |
| C. | Passive smoking also increases lung cancer |
| D. | Smoking is the only cause of lung cancer |
| Answer» B. Smoking does not cause lung cancer | |
| 36. |
Epidemic relapsing fever is transmitted by ? |
| A. | Louse |
| B. | Soft tick |
| C. | Hard tick |
| D. | Rat flea |
| Answer» B. Soft tick | |
| 37. |
The I.Q of a moron is: |
| A. | 50-69 |
| B. | 20-49 |
| C. | 60-80 |
| D. | 20-35 |
| Answer» B. 20-49 | |
| 38. |
Which of the following is not a complete sterilization agent: |
| A. | Absolute alcohol |
| B. | Glutaraldehyde |
| C. | Sodium hypochlorite |
| D. | Hydrogen peroxide |
| Answer» B. Glutaraldehyde | |
| 39. |
Food poisoning after fried rice intake is commonly by |
| A. | Bacillus cereus |
| B. | Salmonella |
| C. | Staphylococcus |
| D. | Clostridium Perfringens |
| Answer» B. Salmonella | |
| 40. |
Plastic wrapper of surgical syringe should be discarded in |
| A. | Red bag |
| B. | Blue bag |
| C. | Black bag |
| D. | Yellow bag |
| Answer» D. Yellow bag | |
| 41. |
Contrast material used in the diagnosis of esophageal atresia is - |
| A. | Conray 420 |
| B. | Gastrograffin |
| C. | Myodii |
| D. | Dianosil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Most sensitive imaging for breast Ca -Ductal carcinoma in situ is: |
| A. | MRI |
| B. | Mammography |
| C. | USG |
| D. | PET |
| Answer» B. Mammography | |
| 43. |
All are true about thymus swelling except - |
| A. | Steroid administration reduces size of swelling |
| B. | Shift of trachea on X-ray |
| C. | Widening of mediastinum on X-ray |
| D. | Sharp border with shail like appearance |
| Answer» C. Widening of mediastinum on X-ray | |
| 44. |
Non-iodine containing contrast is - |
| A. | Gd DTPA |
| B. | Visipaque |
| C. | Iohexanol |
| D. | Diatrozoate |
| Answer» B. Visipaque | |
| 45. |
Ground glass appearance is not seen in: |
| A. | Pneumonia |
| B. | Hyaline membrane disease |
| C. | Obstructive TAPVC |
| D. | Left to right shunt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
True about scurvy is |
| A. | Defective mineralization is the central cause of bone changes |
| B. | Skeletal changes in adults occur with deficiency of Vitamin C |
| C. | Cartilaginous overgrowth results in widening of the metaphyseal plate |
| D. | Bowing of legs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
What is the maximum radiation dose to point A for early and advanced Ca cervix ? |
| A. | 80-85 and 85-90 gy |
| B. | 85-90 and 90-95 gy |
| C. | 75-80 and 80-85 gy |
| D. | 70-75 and 75-80 gy |
| Answer» B. 85-90 and 90-95 gy | |
| 48. |
All of the following are pure beta emitters Except: |
| A. | Strontium-90 |
| B. | Samarium-153 |
| C. | Yttrium-90 |
| D. | Phosphorus-32 |
| Answer» C. Yttrium-90 | |
| 49. |
Plain X-ray skull showing intra-cranial calcification with cystic lesion - |
| A. | Glioma |
| B. | Craniopharyngioma |
| C. | Medulloblastoma |
| D. | Meningioma |
| Answer» C. Medulloblastoma | |
| 50. |
Which one of the following tumors shows calcification on CT scan : |
| A. | Meduloblastoma. |
| B. | Ependymoma. |
| C. | CNS lymphoma. |
| D. | Meningioma. |
| Answer» E. | |