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1.

couple protection rate in India is -

A. 0.308
B. 0.462
C. 0.624
D. 0.857
Answer» C. 0.624
2.

Which of the following statements about Yaws is not true?

A. Has cross immunity with syphilis
B. Cannot be differentiated serologically from T.pallidum
C. Spread by sexual transmission
D. Caused by T.pertenue
Answer» D. Caused by T.pertenue
3.

Recommended normal concentration of arsenic in drinking water-

A. <0.01 mg/litre
B. <0.05 mg/litre
C. <0.1 mg/litre
D. <0.5 mg/litre
Answer» B. <0.05 mg/litre
4.

Strength of sewage is expressed in terms of -

A. E. coil count
B. Suspended solids
C. Chemical oxygen demand
D. Biological oxygen demand
Answer» E.
5.

For right sided skewed deviation,true statement would be

A. Tail' to the left
B. Not affected at all
C. Median is smaller than mean
D. More outlying observation are smaller than the rest of the values
Answer» D. More outlying observation are smaller than the rest of the values
6.

How many beds are there in PHC for indoor patients ?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9
Answer» D. 9
7.

Occurence of the polio is an example of:

A. Point source epidemic
B. Cyclical epidemic
C. Continuous epidemic
D. Propagated epidemic
Answer» E.
8.

Current level of sputum positive cases in the community per 1000 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis is-

A. 250
B. 40
C. 80
D. 120
Answer» B. 40
9.

Correlation cofficient tends to lie between -

A. Zero to -1.0
B. -1.0 to +1.0
C. +1.0 to Zero
D. +2.0 to -2.0
Answer» C. +1.0 to Zero
10.

'Lead time' refers to the time between -

A. Disease onset and final critical diagnosis
B. Disease onset and first possible point of defection
C. First possible point of detection and final critical diagnosis
D. First possible point of detection and usual time of diagnosis
Answer» E.
11.

Dose of malathion used for residual insecticidal action is:

A. 100-200 mg/square foot
B. 10-20 mg/square foot
C. 500-1000 mg/square foot
D. 25-50 mg/squarefoot
Answer» B. 10-20 mg/square foot
12.

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 within the first 28 days. What is the Neontatal mortality rate?

A. 12.5
B. 49.4
C. 50
D. 62.5
Answer» D. 62.5
13.

The child survival and safe mother hood (CSSM) programme includes all except:

A. Acute respiratory disease control
B. Nutrition supplementation
C. Essential newborn care
D. Universal immunization
Answer» C. Essential newborn care
14.

The number of degrees of freedom in a table of(4X4)is

A. 4
B. 8
C. 9
D. 16 weeks
Answer» D. 16 weeks
15.

A village is divided into five relevant subgroups for the purpose of a survey.Individuals from each subgroup are then selected randomly.This type of sampling is termed as:

A. Stratified sampling
B. Simple Random sampling
C. Systematic sampling
D. Cluster sampling
Answer» B. Simple Random sampling
16.

The usefulness of a screening test depends upon its

A. Sensitivity
B. Specificity
C. Reliability
D. Predictive value
Answer» B. Specificity
17.

Higher proportion of false positivity rate is seen in which of the following conditions?

A. Low specificity
B. Low prevalence
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
18.

'Design Effect' is associated with which of the following sampling techniques:

A. Systemic sampling
B. Stratified sampling
C. Simple Random Sampling
D. Cluster sampling
Answer» E.
19.

Provision of Primary Health care was done by:

A. Alma- Ata Declaration
B. Bhore Committe
C. National Health Policy
D. Shrivastava Committe
Answer» B. Bhore Committe
20.

An IQ between 50 and 70 would be classified as what kind mental retardation

A. Mild
B. Moderate
C. Severe
D. Borderline
Answer» B. Moderate
21.

Sex ratio of India as per 2011 census is ?

A. 914
B. 927
C. 933
D. 940
Answer» E.
22.

Farmer's lung result from exposure to:

A. Silica
B. Aspergillus
C. Cotton dust
D. Thermophilic actinomycetes
Answer» E.
23.

The highest number of AIDS cases in India have occurred in the age group of -

A. 0-14 years
B. 15-29 years
C. 30-40 years
D. Above 45 years
Answer» C. 30-40 years
24.

'STEPS' is recommended by WHO as a method for

A. Surveillance of risk factors for non communicable diseases
B. Suveillance of risk factors for communicable diseases
C. Surveillance of mortality from non communicable diseases
D. Surveillance of mortality from communicable disease
Answer» B. Suveillance of risk factors for communicable diseases
25.

The most suitable spacing method for a recently delivered woman is

A. Oral contraceptive pill
B. Condoms
C. Abstinence
D. Copper-T
Answer» E.
26.

Severity of the disease best assessed by:

A. Disease specific mortality rate
B. Crude death rate
C. Age specific mortality rate
D. Case fatality rate
Answer» E.
27.

A patient with 12 hours old injury had received incomplete TT course 5 years back.Next line of management is -

A. Human Immunoglobulin(HIg)
B. Wound toilet + Full course of TT
C. No TT
D. Penicillin + (HIg)
Answer» C. No TT
28.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for Rabies with HDVC involves

A. 3 doses
B. 5 doses
C. 6 doses
D. 4 doses
Answer» B. 5 doses
29.

HIV sentinel surveillance used to calculate

A. High risk
B. Prevalence
C. Trend finding
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
30.

The screening strategy for prevention of blindness from diabetic retinopathy according to the NPCB involves.

A. High Risk Screening
B. Opportunistic screening
C. Screening by primary care physician
D. Mass Screening
Answer» B. Opportunistic screening
31.

Socialization of medicine leads to all except -

A. Ensure complete utilization of service by all except
B. Free medical care supported by state
C. Eliminates the complication among physicians in search of clients
D. Ensure social equity, universal coverage of health service
Answer» B. Free medical care supported by state
32.

Which is a MDG

A. Reduce maternal mortality by 50%
B. Combat PEM and Diarrhoea
C. Reduce by 2/3rd,the under five mortality by year 1990-2015
D. Half the prevalence of HIV-AIDS by 2015
Answer» D. Half the prevalence of HIV-AIDS by 2015
33.

Best disinfectant for cholera stool is -

A. Bleaching powder
B. Cresol
C. Phenol
D. Lime
Answer» C. Phenol
34.

Colostrum is rich in the following constituents as compared to breast milk:

A. Proteins
B. Minerals
C. Carbohydrates
D. Fats
Answer» B. Minerals
35.

Which of the following is true about Secular trend

A. Road side accident is a good example
B. Due to environmental factors
C. Is due to normally occuring variation in herd immunity
D. Consistent change in a particular direction over a period of time
Answer» E.
36.

Which of the following statements is true about endemic typhus:

A. Is transmitted by the bite of fleas
B. Is caused by R. rickettsii
C. Can be cultured in chemical defined culture medium
D. Has no mammalian reservoir
Answer» B. Is caused by R. rickettsii
37.

Kyasnur Forest Disease (KFD) is transmitted by:

A. Mite
B. Tick
C. Lice
D. Bug
Answer» C. Lice
38.

You have diagnosed a patient clinically as having SLE and ordered 6 test. Out of which 4 test have common positive and 2 are negative. To determine the probability of SLE at this point,you need to know:

A. Incidence and prevalence of SLE
B. Relative risk of SLE in this patient
C. Prior probability of SLE;sensitivity and specificity of each test
D. Incidence of SLE and predictive value of each test
Answer» D. Incidence of SLE and predictive value of each test
39.

Chlorine demand of water is measured by -

A. Double pot method
B. Horrock's apparatus
C. Chlorimeter
D. Berkfield filter
Answer» C. Chlorimeter
40.

All of following statements are true regarding Q fever except

A. It is a zoonotic infection
B. Human disease is characterized by an interstitial pneumonia
C. No rash is seen
D. Weil Felix reaction is very useful for diagnosis
Answer» E.
41.

For a 60 kg Indian male,the minimum daily protein requirement has been calculated to be 40g (mean) and Standard deviation is 10.The recommended daily allowance of protein would be:

A. 40 g/day
B. 50 g/day
C. 60 g/day
D. 70 g/day
Answer» D. 70 g/day
42.

A disease has 3 times more incidence in Females as compared to Males,with same prevalence in both males and females.True statement is-

A. Increase fatality in women
B. More survival in women
C. Better prognosis in men
D. Less fatality in man
Answer» B. More survival in women
43.

If a claw hand develops in a patient with Leprosy, the deformity is -

A. Grade 0
B. Grade I
C. Grade II
D. Grade III
Answer» D. Grade III
44.

Highest calcium concentration is present in:

A. Dates
B. Guava
C. Amla
D. Mango
Answer» B. Guava
45.

Mass chemoprophylaxis is not given for one of the following:

A. Vit A deficiency
B. Scabies
C. Lymphatic filariasis
D. Plague
Answer» C. Lymphatic filariasis
46.

Mean hemoglobin of a sample of 100 pregnant women was found to be 10 mg% with a standard error of 1.0 mg%.The standard error of the estimate would be -

A. 0.1
B. 0.01
C. 10
D. 1
Answer» B. 0.01
47.

Q Fever is transmitted by:

A. Louse
B. Flea
C. Ticks
D. Mites
Answer» D. Mites
48.

To prevent Yellow Fever Aedes aegypti index should be less than ?

A. 0.005
B. 0.01
C. 0.02
D. 0.05
Answer» C. 0.02
49.

Least common complication of measles is

A. SSPE
B. Pneumonia
C. Otitis media
D. Keratomalacia
Answer» B. Pneumonia
50.

Any loss or abnormality of phychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function is k/a -

A. Impairment
B. Disease
C. Handicap
D. Disability
Answer» B. Disease