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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. |
Best indicator of malarial prevalence in community is - |
| A. | Adult parasite rate |
| B. | Spleen rate |
| C. | Infant parasite rate |
| D. | New cases of community |
| Answer» C. Infant parasite rate | |
| 2. |
Average incubation period of typhoid is ? |
| A. | 2-3 days |
| B. | 5-8 days |
| C. | 10-15 days |
| D. | 15-30 days |
| Answer» D. 15-30 days | |
| 3. |
The recommended level of fluoride in drinking water is |
| A. | 5 mg/liter |
| B. | 0.5 mg/liter |
| C. | 1.5 mg/liter |
| D. | 10 mg/liter |
| Answer» C. 1.5 mg/liter | |
| 4. |
In a population of 1 lakh,with 4000 live birth per annum and under 5 population is 15000 with infant death per annum is 280,so the under 5 mortality rate is: |
| A. | 0.4 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 0.265 |
| D. | 0.69 |
| Answer» D. 0.69 | |
| 5. |
The events A and B are mutually exclusive,so: |
| A. | Prob (A) = Prob (B). |
| B. | Prob (A) + Prob(B) = 1. |
| C. | Prob (A or B) = Prob (A) + Prob (B). |
| D. | Prob (A and B) = Prob (A) . Prob (B). |
| Answer» D. Prob (A and B) = Prob (A) . Prob (B). | |
| 6. |
Missing cases are detected by ? |
| A. | Active surveillance |
| B. | Passive surveillance |
| C. | Sentinel surveillance |
| D. | Monitoring |
| Answer» D. Monitoring | |
| 7. |
Wrist drop may be caused by working in: |
| A. | Battery industry |
| B. | Gas industry |
| C. | Asbestos industry |
| D. | Aniline industry |
| Answer» B. Gas industry | |
| 8. |
the usual incubation period for pertusis is - |
| A. | 7-14 days |
| B. | 3-5 days |
| C. | 21-25 days |
| D. | Less than 3 days |
| Answer» B. 3-5 days | |
| 9. |
About presumptive treatment of malaria, TRUE is - |
| A. | 300 mg Chloroquine daily for 3 days |
| B. | 300 mg Chloroquine + 15 mg Primaquine daily for 3 days |
| C. | 600 mg Chloroquine stat followed by 300 mg 6 hours later, then 300 mg/day for next 3 days |
| D. | 600 mg Chloroquine only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
In the Natural History of Disease,all of the following statements about the 'Period of Pathogeness' are true except: |
| A. | Subclinical Phase may be present |
| B. | Screening has no role in this phase |
| C. | Occurs after agent enters the human host |
| D. | Tertiary prevention is possible at this stage |
| Answer» C. Occurs after agent enters the human host | |
| 11. |
A one day census of inpatients in a mental hospital could - |
| A. | Give good information about the patient in that hospital at that time |
| B. | Give relible estimates of seasonal factor in admission |
| C. | Enable us to draw conclusions about the mental hospital in India |
| D. | Enable use to estimate the distribution of different diagnosis of mental illness in the local area |
| Answer» B. Give relible estimates of seasonal factor in admission | |
| 12. |
By international agreement, low birth weight has been defined as a birth weight when measured within the first hour of life is - |
| A. | Less than 2,000 grams |
| B. | Less than 2,500 grams |
| C. | Less than 2,800 grams |
| D. | Less than 3,000 grams |
| Answer» C. Less than 2,800 grams | |
| 13. |
Perinatal mortality is defined as: |
| A. | Stillbirths and early neonatal deaths |
| B. | Stillbirths and neonatal deaths |
| C. | Stillbirths and late neonatal deaths |
| D. | Infant deaths |
| Answer» B. Stillbirths and neonatal deaths | |
| 14. |
The indicator of water treatment efficiency and integrity of distribution system is - |
| A. | Presence of chlorine |
| B. | Coliform test |
| C. | Orthotolidine test |
| D. | Biochemical oxygen demand |
| Answer» C. Orthotolidine test | |
| 15. |
True regarding tetanus except |
| A. | Herd immunity present |
| B. | Tetanus no use if previous unimmunized |
| C. | Elimination is less than 1 case per 1000 births |
| D. | Can't be eradicated |
| Answer» B. Tetanus no use if previous unimmunized | |
| 16. |
Chikungunya is transmitted by - |
| A. | Mansonoides |
| B. | Anopheles |
| C. | Aedes |
| D. | Culex |
| Answer» D. Culex | |
| 17. |
All the following indicators are used to measure disability rates in community except - |
| A. | Sullivan's index |
| B. | Human poverty index |
| C. | Health adjusted life expectancy |
| D. | Disability adjusted life year |
| Answer» C. Health adjusted life expectancy | |
| 18. |
Time interval between inoculation to maximum infectivity is - |
| A. | Lead time |
| B. | Median incubation period |
| C. | Generation time |
| D. | Serial interval |
| Answer» D. Serial interval | |
| 19. |
Secondary attack rate reflects: |
| A. | Communicability |
| B. | Fatality |
| C. | Infectivity |
| D. | Severity |
| Answer» B. Fatality | |
| 20. |
DOTS indicates - |
| A. | Short-term treatment under supervision |
| B. | Short-term treatment without supervision |
| C. | Long-term treatment with supervision |
| D. | Long-term treatment without supervision |
| Answer» B. Short-term treatment without supervision | |
| 21. |
How much GDP spent for health in India ? |
| A. | 0.05 |
| B. | 0.12 |
| C. | 0.1 |
| D. | 0.012 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
According to the WHO criteria,anaemia in infants of 6 months age is defined as Hb less than: |
| A. | 100 gm / litre |
| B. | 105 gm / litre |
| C. | 110 gm / litre |
| D. | 115 gm / litre |
| Answer» D. 115 gm / litre | |
| 23. |
Which of the following is the national level system that provides annual national as well as state level reliable estimates of fertility and mortality ? |
| A. | Civil registration system |
| B. | Census |
| C. | Adhoc survey |
| D. | sample registration system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Incidence rate is measured by: |
| A. | Cohort study |
| B. | Case control study |
| C. | Cross over study |
| D. | Cross sectional study |
| Answer» B. Case control study | |
| 25. |
Which of the following results gives the reader the most information concerning statistical significance,sample size,and strength of association? |
| A. | A p value of <0.05 and a relative risk of 2.5 |
| B. | A p value of 0.0004 and an internal of 0.05 |
| C. | A relative risk of 5.0 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.1 to 9.8 |
| D. | A relative risk of 2.5 with a 95% confidence interval of 2.0 to 3.1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
In IMR, age of infants is considered - |
| A. | Below 1 month |
| B. | Below 1 year |
| C. | Upto 1 year |
| D. | 28 days |
| Answer» C. Upto 1 year | |
| 27. |
Strategies for prevention of Neonatal Tetanus include all of the following except: |
| A. | 5 clean practices |
| B. | Giving penicillin to all the new borns |
| C. | 2 doses of TT to all pregnant women |
| D. | Immunizing all married women |
| Answer» C. 2 doses of TT to all pregnant women | |
| 28. |
Incidence rate is calculated by: |
| A. | Retrospective study |
| B. | Cross sectional study |
| C. | Prospective study |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 29. |
Which of the following is not used to control KFD ? |
| A. | Vaccination |
| B. | Control of ticks |
| C. | Chemoprophylaxis |
| D. | Personal protection |
| Answer» D. Personal protection | |
| 30. |
Disease in which herd immunity does not protect an individual is |
| A. | Measles |
| B. | Tetanus |
| C. | Polio |
| D. | Diphtheria |
| Answer» C. Polio | |
| 31. |
A sexually active, long distance truck driver's comes with vaginal discharge.Under syndromic Approach, Which drug should given ? |
| A. | Metronidazole, Azithromycin, Fluconazole |
| B. | Metronidazole |
| C. | Azithromycin |
| D. | Metronidazole and Fluconazole |
| Answer» B. Metronidazole | |
| 32. |
An adult, previously unimmunized against Tetanus presents with a clean non-penetrating wound sustained 2 hours previously. What tetanus prophylaxis is advised ? |
| A. | Only through cleaning of wound |
| B. | Tetanus toxoid 1 dose |
| C. | Tetanus toxoid complete course |
| D. | Tetanus toxoid complete course + human tetanus immunoglobulin |
| Answer» D. Tetanus toxoid complete course + human tetanus immunoglobulin | |
| 33. |
The diagnostic power of a test to correctly exclude the disease is reflected by: |
| A. | Positive predictivity |
| B. | Negative predictivity. |
| C. | Sensitivity |
| D. | Specificity |
| Answer» C. Sensitivity | |
| 34. |
It is regarding Endemic typhus that - |
| A. | Flea is a vector of the disease |
| B. | Man is only reservoir of infection |
| C. | Culture of the etiological agent in tissue culture is diagnostic modality |
| D. | The rash developing into eschar is a characteristic presentation |
| Answer» B. Man is only reservoir of infection | |
| 35. |
Vector for Kyasanur forest disease is - |
| A. | Mite |
| B. | Tick |
| C. | Mosquito |
| D. | Mammal |
| Answer» C. Mosquito | |
| 36. |
All of the following indicators represents Human Development Index,except: |
| A. | Life Expectancy at 1 year of age |
| B. | Life Expectancy at Birth |
| C. | GDP |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» B. Life Expectancy at Birth | |
| 37. |
If coefficient of correlation between height and weight is 2.6,TRUE is: |
| A. | Positive correlation |
| B. | No association |
| C. | Negative correlation |
| D. | Calculation of coefficient is wrong |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
All of the following statements about Tuberculosis Annual Rate of Infection (ARI) are true, Except: |
| A. | 1% ARI corresponds 75 new cases of smear positive TB/100,000 population |
| B. | The average estimated ARI for India is 1.7%. |
| C. | ARIrepresents the percentage new infections |
| D. | ARI reflects the current trend and effectiveness of control measures |
| Answer» B. The average estimated ARI for India is 1.7%. | |
| 39. |
A country has a population of 1000 million;birth rate is 23 and death rate is 6;in which phase of the demographic cycle does this country lie: |
| A. | Late expanding |
| B. | Early expanding |
| C. | Declining |
| D. | Plateau |
| Answer» B. Early expanding | |
| 40. |
In a patient who has suffered through a deep panetrating wound has received Tetanus booster 11 years back.The treatment required in this patient is: |
| A. | Compete tetanus toxoid course and immunoglobulins |
| B. | Tetanus toxoid only |
| C. | Nothing to be done |
| D. | Tetanus toxoid and immunoglobulins |
| Answer» B. Tetanus toxoid only | |
| 41. |
Morbidity is measured by: |
| A. | Sentinel surveillance |
| B. | Continous surveillance |
| C. | Active surveillance |
| D. | Passive surveillance |
| Answer» D. Passive surveillance | |
| 42. |
Most common cause of IUGR is - |
| A. | Idiopathic |
| B. | Intra uterine infection |
| C. | PIH |
| D. | Smoking |
| Answer» B. Intra uterine infection | |
| 43. |
Specificity of a screening test measures - |
| A. | False positives |
| B. | True positives |
| C. | False negatives |
| D. | True negatives |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
In cakculating dependency ratio,the numerator is expressed as: |
| A. | Population under 10 years and 60 and above |
| B. | Population under 15 years and 60 and above |
| C. | Population under 10 years and 65 and above |
| D. | Population under 15 years and 65 and above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Low birth rate weight statistics of a hospital is best shown by - |
| A. | Bar charts |
| B. | Histogram |
| C. | Pictogram |
| D. | Frequency polygon |
| Answer» C. Pictogram | |
| 46. |
Occupational cancer involves following organs except - |
| A. | Breast |
| B. | Lung |
| C. | Liver |
| D. | Bladder |
| Answer» B. Lung | |
| 47. |
The current recommendation for breast feeding is that: |
| A. | Exclusive breast-feeding should be continued till 4 months of age followed by suupplementation with additional foods. |
| B. | Exclusive breast-feeding should be continued till 6 months of age followed by suupplementation with additional foods. |
| C. | The baby should be allowed to breast-feed till one year of age |
| D. | Colostrum is the most suitable food for a new born baby but it is best avoided in first 2 days |
| Answer» B. Exclusive breast-feeding should be continued till 6 months of age followed by suupplementation with additional foods. | |
| 48. |
In a case-control study of a suspected association between breast cancer and the contraceptive pill.All of the following are true statements except: |
| A. | The control should come from a population that has the same potential for breast cancer as the cases. |
| B. | The control should exclude woman known to be taking the pill at the time of the survey. |
| C. | All the controls need to be healthy |
| D. | The attributable risk of breast cancer resulting from the pill may be directly measured |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
True about endemic typhus - |
| A. | Man is the only reservoir of infection |
| B. | Flea is a vector of the disease |
| C. | A rash developing into an eschar is characteristic of the disease |
| D. | Culture is the diagnostic modality |
| Answer» C. A rash developing into an eschar is characteristic of the disease | |
| 50. |
What is the latest reference to body length ICD-10 to call it perinatal mortality rate ? |
| A. | 28 cm |
| B. | 30 cm |
| C. | 35 cm |
| D. | 38 cm |
| Answer» D. 38 cm | |