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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. |
The fasting blood levels of glucose for a group of diabetics is found to be normally distributed with a mean of 105 mg per 100 ml of blood and a standard deviation of 10 mg per 100 ml of blood.From this data is can be inferred that approximately 95% of diabetics will have their fasting blood glucose levels within the limits of: |
| A. | 75 and 135 mgs |
| B. | 85 and 125 mgs |
| C. | 95 and 115 mgs |
| D. | 65 and 145 mgs |
| Answer» C. 95 and 115 mgs | |
| 2. |
The ability of an infectious agent to invade and multiply in a host is called - |
| A. | Pathogenicity |
| B. | Infectivity |
| C. | Virulence |
| D. | Communicability |
| Answer» C. Virulence | |
| 3. |
Mg+is used in vaccine as: |
| A. | Stabilizer |
| B. | Adjuvant |
| C. | Preservative |
| D. | Vehicle |
| Answer» B. Adjuvant | |
| 4. |
True about OPV all except |
| A. | It is used in epidemic |
| B. | Maternal antibody interfere with immune response |
| C. | We get quick immune response |
| D. | It is a live vaccine |
| Answer» C. We get quick immune response | |
| 5. |
A new test for diabetes mellitus is performed in a group containingdiabetics and non-diabetics. If 120 mg/dl of blood suger is taken as the cut-off, the area shaded in the graph below represents: |
| A. | True Negatives |
| B. | False Negatives |
| C. | True Positives |
| D. | False Positives |
| Answer» C. True Positives | |
| 6. |
In a normal distribution curve,the True statement is |
| A. | Mean = SD |
| B. | Median = SD |
| C. | Mean = 2 Median |
| D. | Mean = Mode |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
As per ESI Act,sickness benefit acts for: |
| A. | 56 days |
| B. | 91 days |
| C. | 30 days |
| D. | 46 days |
| Answer» C. 30 days | |
| 8. |
An upper limit of noise which people can tolerate without sub damage to their hearing is - |
| A. | 45 db |
| B. | 65 db |
| C. | 85 db |
| D. | 105 db |
| Answer» D. 105 db | |
| 9. |
Vector control for Yellow fever around an airport is done upto a distance of: |
| A. | 500m |
| B. | 100m |
| C. | 400m |
| D. | 200m |
| Answer» D. 200m | |
| 10. |
A study revealed lesser incidence of carcinoma colon in pure vegetarians than non vegetarians by which it was concluded that Beta-carotene is protective against cancer.This may not be true because vegetarian subjects may be consuming high fibre diet which is protective against cancer.This is an example of - |
| A. | Multifactorial causation |
| B. | Causal association |
| C. | Confounding factor |
| D. | Common association |
| Answer» D. Common association | |
| 11. |
All the following are true regarding Rabies,except- |
| A. | BPL vaccine is given in all 3 grades |
| B. | Lacerated wound is grade-III |
| C. | Bite at finger and palm is grade I |
| D. | Bite on head is grade III |
| Answer» D. Bite on head is grade III | |
| 12. |
Which of the following method is used for the estimation of the chronic demand of water ? |
| A. | Horrock's apparatus |
| B. | chlorometer |
| C. | Double pot method |
| D. | Berkfeld filter |
| Answer» B. chlorometer | |
| 13. |
Presence of infectious agent on clothes or dressings is termed - |
| A. | Infection |
| B. | Infestation |
| C. | Contamination |
| D. | Contagion |
| Answer» D. Contagion | |
| 14. |
National institute of virology is located at? |
| A. | Pune |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Chandigarh |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 15. |
The period from disease initiation to disease detection in a non-infectious disease is called |
| A. | Incubation period |
| B. | Serial interval |
| C. | Latent period |
| D. | Lag time |
| Answer» D. Lag time | |
| 16. |
All are true about communicability of malaria, except - |
| A. | Gametocytes appear in blood 10-12 days after the appearance of asexual parasite, in falciparum infection |
| B. | In the early stage of infection, their density may exceed 1000 per cmm of blood |
| C. | The number of gametocytes in blood increases with time |
| D. | Gametocytes appear in blood 4-5 days after the appearance of asexual parasite, in vivax infection |
| Answer» D. Gametocytes appear in blood 4-5 days after the appearance of asexual parasite, in vivax infection | |
| 17. |
Which of the following is not a criteria suggesting casuality in non communicable diseases? |
| A. | Specificity of association |
| B. | Lack of temporal association |
| C. | Strength of association |
| D. | Dose response relationship |
| Answer» C. Strength of association | |
| 18. |
Leprosy is not yet eradicated because - |
| A. | No effective vaccine |
| B. | Highly infectious but low pathogenicity |
| C. | Only humans are reservoir |
| D. | Long incubation period |
| Answer» B. Highly infectious but low pathogenicity | |
| 19. |
The criteria for validity of a screening test are: |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Cost effectiveness |
| C. | Predictability |
| D. | Sensitivity and specifically |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
A person has received complete immunization against tetanus 10 yrs ago;now he presents with a clean wound without any lacerations from an injury sustained 2.5 hours ago;He should now be given: |
| A. | Single dose of tetanus toxoid |
| B. | Full course of tetanus toxoid |
| C. | Human tet globulin and single dose of toxoid |
| D. | Human tet globulin |
| Answer» B. Full course of tetanus toxoid | |
| 21. |
Cyclopropagative type of life is seen in ? |
| A. | Cholera |
| B. | Filaria |
| C. | Plague |
| D. | Malaria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is not a part of vision 2020? |
| A. | WHO |
| B. | UNICEF |
| C. | ORBIS international |
| D. | IAPB |
| Answer» C. ORBIS international | |
| 23. |
In a certain population, there were 4050 births in the last one year.There were 50 still births. 50 infants died within 7 days whereas 150 died the first 28 days.What is the Neonatal mortality rate ? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 62.5 |
| C. | 12.5 |
| D. | 49.4 |
| Answer» B. 62.5 | |
| 24. |
Not seen in faecal pollution- |
| A. | E. coli |
| B. | Clostridium perfrigens |
| C. | Staphylococcus |
| D. | Streptococcus |
| Answer» D. Streptococcus | |
| 25. |
Following latrines are suitable for camps and temporary use EXCEPT - |
| A. | Shallow trench latrine |
| B. | Pit latrine |
| C. | Borehole latrine |
| D. | Septic tank |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
95% of confidence limit exist between: |
| A. | +_ 2.S.D |
| B. | +_ 1.S.D |
| C. | +_ 4.S.D |
| D. | +_ 3.S.D |
| Answer» B. +_ 1.S.D | |
| 27. |
Which of the following regarding Maternal Mortality Rate(MMR) is not true: |
| A. | Denominator includes still births and abortions |
| B. | Numerator includes total number of female deaths within 42 days of delivery |
| C. | It is expressed per 1000 |
| D. | It is expressed as a rate and not ratio |
| Answer» B. Numerator includes total number of female deaths within 42 days of delivery | |
| 28. |
Regarding vector transmitted disease, what is true - |
| A. | Phlebotomus is a vector for Oriental fever |
| B. | Loa Loa is transmitted by cyclops |
| C. | Myiasis is caused by Dipteran larva |
| D. | Tse tse is a vector for Chaga's disease |
| Answer» B. Loa Loa is transmitted by cyclops | |
| 29. |
Sex ratio of children population in the age group of 0-6 years according to the 2011 census is: |
| A. | 914 |
| B. | 940 |
| C. | 933 |
| D. | 944 |
| Answer» B. 940 | |
| 30. |
The following are the epidemiological factors that favour the eradication of any disease EXCEPT |
| A. | No known animal reservoir |
| B. | Availability of effective vaccine |
| C. | No life long immunity |
| D. | No subclinical infection |
| Answer» D. No subclinical infection | |
| 31. |
Regime for Human Diploid Cell Vaccine for pre-exposure rabies vaccination is: |
| A. | 0,7,28 then booster dose 90 days |
| B. | 0,14,28 then booster dose 90 days |
| C. | 0,7,28 then booster dose 1 year |
| D. | 0,7,28 then booster dose 2 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The health status of children between 0 and 4 years in a community will be adversely affected by all except |
| A. | Malnutrition |
| B. | Birth weight of less than 2.5 kg |
| C. | Maternal hemoglobin 12 gm/dL |
| D. | Infections |
| Answer» D. Infections | |
| 33. |
True morbidity in a population can be calculated by: |
| A. | Sentinel surveillance |
| B. | Passive surveillance |
| C. | Active surveillance |
| D. | Monitoring |
| Answer» D. Monitoring | |
| 34. |
Variables in form of mild, moderate and sever is given.Method used to analyse is - |
| A. | Nominal |
| B. | Ordinal |
| C. | Interval |
| D. | Variance |
| Answer» C. Interval | |
| 35. |
Number of holes in mosquito net is ? |
| A. | 150 per sq inch |
| B. | 196 per sq inch |
| C. | 56 per sq inch |
| D. | 200 per sq inch |
| Answer» B. 196 per sq inch | |
| 36. |
The following statement are true regarding leptospirosis, except - |
| A. | Man is an accidental host |
| B. | Lice act as reservoris of infection |
| C. | It is zoonosis |
| D. | Man is dead end host |
| Answer» C. It is zoonosis | |
| 37. |
All of the following rabies vaccines are commercially available except: |
| A. | Duck embryo vaccine |
| B. | Recombinant glycoprotein vaccine |
| C. | HDCV |
| D. | Killed sheep brain vaccine |
| Answer» C. HDCV | |
| 38. |
What is the color-coding of bag in hospitals to dispose off human anatomical wastes such as body parts: |
| A. | Red. |
| B. | Blue. |
| C. | Yellow. |
| D. | Black. |
| Answer» D. Black. | |
| 39. |
The crude death rate in a developed country is 150/100000.The crude death rate in a smaller,developing country is 75/100000.Based on these data,which one of the following statement is correct? |
| A. | More people die in the developed country because it has larger population |
| B. | Crude death rate are usually higher in developed countries because of higher proportion of older person in population |
| C. | Death rate in the developing country are the lower due to emigration effect |
| D. | The health care system of the developing country is far better than that in the developed country |
| Answer» C. Death rate in the developing country are the lower due to emigration effect | |
| 40. |
A child after consuming food in a party complains of vomiting and diarrhoea within 1-5 hours.The diagnosis is |
| A. | Staphylococcus aureus |
| B. | Streptococcus |
| C. | Clostridium Perfringens |
| D. | Clostridium Botulinum |
| Answer» B. Streptococcus | |
| 41. |
All the following are true about Diphtheria except |
| A. | Incubation period -2-6 days |
| B. | Carriers can be prevented by immunization |
| C. | Schick test detects susceptibility |
| D. | Portal of entry is through an infective agent |
| Answer» C. Schick test detects susceptibility | |
| 42. |
An investigator wants to study the association between maternal intake of iron supplements Yes or No and incidence of low birth weight ( |
| A. | Paired-t-test |
| B. | Unpaired or independent t-test |
| C. | Analysis of variance |
| D. | Chi-Square test |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
All are methods of survival analysis except: |
| A. | Kalpan Meier |
| B. | Actuarial method |
| C. | Kruskal Wallis |
| D. | Survival rate |
| Answer» D. Survival rate | |
| 44. |
In all of the following diseases chronic carriers are found except - |
| A. | Hepatitis B |
| B. | Gonorrhoea |
| C. | Measles |
| D. | Typhoid |
| Answer» D. Typhoid | |
| 45. |
Which of the following drugs is not used in the continuation phase of management of a multi drug resistant TB as per the DOTS Plus regime? |
| A. | Kanamycin |
| B. | Ethambutol |
| C. | Cycloserine |
| D. | Ethionamide |
| Answer» B. Ethambutol | |
| 46. |
WHO diagnostic criteria of dengue hemorrhagic fever are all except- |
| A. | Hematocrit>20% |
| B. | Platelet count <1 Lakh/cumm |
| C. | Hypoalbuminemia |
| D. | Pericardial effusion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
All of the following statements are true about Congenital Rubella except: |
| A. | Most common congenital defects are deafness,cardiac malformations and cataract. |
| B. | Infection after 16 weeks of gestation results in major congenital defects. |
| C. | It is diagnosed when the infant has IgM antibodies at birth. |
| D. | It is diagnosed when IgG antibodies persist from more than 6 months. |
| Answer» C. It is diagnosed when the infant has IgM antibodies at birth. | |
| 48. |
India belongs to which stage of the demographic cycle |
| A. | Slow stationary |
| B. | High stationary |
| C. | Early expanding |
| D. | Late expanding |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Hospital outpatient attendance is not a measure of incidence of a disease because |
| A. | There is no reference population |
| B. | All cases may not report to the hospital |
| C. | Both old and new cases will attend |
| D. | Attendance will depend on the services offered |
| Answer» B. All cases may not report to the hospital | |
| 50. |
In Fresh bleaching powder available chlorine is |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 0.3 |
| C. | 0.33 |
| D. | 0.4 |
| Answer» D. 0.4 | |