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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. |
Which of the Hepatitis B Virus serological marker indicates the first evidence of Hepatitis B infection - |
| A. | Anti HBc |
| B. | Anti HBs |
| C. | HbeAg |
| D. | HBs Ag |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which insect amongst the following has not developed resistance to DDT |
| A. | Phlebotomus species |
| B. | Musca Domestica |
| C. | Anopheles species |
| D. | Xenopsylla Species |
| Answer» B. Musca Domestica | |
| 3. |
Health promotion includes all except: |
| A. | Specific protection |
| B. | Health education |
| C. | Food fortification |
| D. | Environment modification |
| Answer» B. Health education | |
| 4. |
'Restoration of function'-is |
| A. | Medical rehabilitation |
| B. | Vocational rehabilitation |
| C. | Social rehabilitation |
| D. | Psychological rehabilitation |
| Answer» B. Vocational rehabilitation | |
| 5. |
Which of the following drugs is supposed to prevent congenital neural tube defects |
| A. | Thiamine |
| B. | Riboflavin |
| C. | Folic acid |
| D. | Pyridoxine |
| Answer» D. Pyridoxine | |
| 6. |
The perinatal rate in India is |
| A. | Late fetal death (still-birth) +early neonatal death (under 1 week) |
| B. | Late fetal death (still-birth) +early neonatal death (under 4 weeks) |
| C. | Late fetal and early death of neonates weighing over 1000g at birth |
| D. | Late fetal and early death of neonates weighing over 1500g at birth |
| Answer» B. Late fetal death (still-birth) +early neonatal death (under 4 weeks) | |
| 7. |
Epidemic dropsy, all are seen EXCEPT - |
| A. | Convulsion |
| B. | Glaucoma |
| C. | Diarrhoea |
| D. | Heart failure |
| Answer» B. Glaucoma | |
| 8. |
Disease not transmitted by Lic is- |
| A. | Trench fever |
| B. | Relapsing fever |
| C. | Epidemic typhus |
| D. | Q - fever |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Serial interval is: |
| A. | Gap between primary and secondary cases |
| B. | Gap between maximum and minimum incubation period |
| C. | Difference between sensitivity and specificity |
| D. | Indicates secondary attack rate |
| Answer» B. Gap between maximum and minimum incubation period | |
| 10. |
Which of the following indicator regarding maternal health takes mortality in consideration - |
| A. | Gross reproduction rate |
| B. | Net reproduction rate |
| C. | Total fertility rate |
| D. | General fertility rate |
| Answer» C. Total fertility rate | |
| 11. |
High false positives in a test is due to: |
| A. | High incidence |
| B. | High prevalence |
| C. | High sensitivity |
| D. | High specificity |
| Answer» D. High specificity | |
| 12. |
Indicators of 'physical quality of life index',includes all of the following except: |
| A. | Literacy |
| B. | Percapita gross national product |
| C. | Infant mortality |
| D. | Life expectancy at age one |
| Answer» C. Infant mortality | |
| 13. |
True regarding Staphylococcal food poisoning is - |
| A. | Caused by eating of dairy products |
| B. | Caused by endotoxins |
| C. | Caused by fishes |
| D. | Associated withabnormal movements |
| Answer» B. Caused by endotoxins | |
| 14. |
Whicgh is not caused by Aedes aegypti ? |
| A. | Yellow fever |
| B. | Dengue |
| C. | Japanese encephalitis |
| D. | Filaria |
| Answer» D. Filaria | |
| 15. |
Which of the following statements is not true with regard to the crossover study design: |
| A. | Each case acts as its own control |
| B. | Washout period is important |
| C. | Can be used to compare medical and surgical treatment regimens |
| D. | Minimizes confounding |
| Answer» D. Minimizes confounding | |
| 16. |
Dietary changes advocated by WHO for prevention of heart disease include all of the following except: |
| A. | Consumption of saturated fats be limited to less than 10% of total energy intake |
| B. | Reduction of cholesterol to below 100mg per 1000 Kcal per day |
| C. | A decrease in complex carbohydrate consumption |
| D. | Reduction in fat intake to 20-30 percent of caloric intake |
| Answer» D. Reduction in fat intake to 20-30 percent of caloric intake | |
| 17. |
Association can be measured by all of the following except |
| A. | Cronbach's alpha |
| B. | Correlation coefficient |
| C. | Industrial worker |
| D. | P value |
| Answer» B. Correlation coefficient | |
| 18. |
During Health Planning ,assessment of final outcome of a predetermined objective is termed as |
| A. | Input Output Analysis |
| B. | Network Analysis |
| C. | Evaluation |
| D. | Monitoring |
| Answer» D. Monitoring | |
| 19. |
Duration of training of ASHA worker is ? |
| A. | 21 days |
| B. | 23 days |
| C. | 30 days |
| D. | 35 days` |
| Answer» C. 30 days | |
| 20. |
BP tracking means ? |
| A. | High BP of child tends to track along the life |
| B. | Adults who have high BP today definitely had high BP as child |
| C. | Daily measurement of BP and recording it to keep a track |
| D. | Bp should be monitored by a BP tracker |
| Answer» B. Adults who have high BP today definitely had high BP as child | |
| 21. |
Niacin deficiency in a maize-eating population is due to |
| A. | High Tryptophan |
| B. | High Isoleucine |
| C. | High leucine |
| D. | High Phenylalanine |
| Answer» D. High Phenylalanine | |
| 22. |
Denominator of crude death is - |
| A. | 1000 live birth |
| B. | Mid year population |
| C. | Total number of deaths in a community |
| D. | Total number of case population in community |
| Answer» C. Total number of deaths in a community | |
| 23. |
Nalgonda technique for defluridation is in what sequence ? |
| A. | Limw + Alum |
| B. | Soda + Alum |
| C. | Alum + Soda |
| D. | Alum + Lime |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Randomization is useful to eliminate: |
| A. | Selection bias |
| B. | Sampling bias |
| C. | Observer bias |
| D. | Patient bias |
| Answer» B. Sampling bias | |
| 25. |
Eichosapentaenoic acid is present in - |
| A. | Safflower oil |
| B. | Fish oil |
| C. | Soyabean oil |
| D. | Corn oil |
| Answer» C. Soyabean oil | |
| 26. |
Radiation exposure permissible per year is ? |
| A. | 2 rads |
| B. | 5 rads |
| C. | 10 rads |
| D. | 20 rads |
| Answer» C. 10 rads | |
| 27. |
One DALY signifies ? |
| A. | 1 year of disease free life |
| B. | 1 lost year of healthy life |
| C. | 1 month of bedridden life |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 1 month of bedridden life | |
| 28. |
Goals of National Population Policy are all except |
| A. | Achieve 100% registration of births, deaths, marriage and pregnancy |
| B. | Bring down TFR to replacement level by 2015 |
| C. | Decrease IMR to below 30 per 1000 live births |
| D. | Reduce MMR to below 100 per 100000 live births |
| Answer» C. Decrease IMR to below 30 per 1000 live births | |
| 29. |
Which of the following is the least likely cause of indoor air pollution |
| A. | Radon |
| B. | Mercury vapour |
| C. | Carbon monoxide |
| D. | Nitrogendioxide |
| Answer» C. Carbon monoxide | |
| 30. |
If rapidly progressive cancers are missed by a screening test,which type of bias will occur? |
| A. | Lead-time bias |
| B. | Surveillance bias |
| C. | Selection bias |
| D. | Length bias |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
True statements concerning cohort studies include all the following except: |
| A. | Cohort studies are longitudinal in design |
| B. | Cohort studies are necessary to estimate the prevalence of disease |
| C. | Subjects are selected on the basis of characteristics present before the onset of the condition being studied |
| D. | Subjects are observed over time to determine the frequency of occurrence of the condition under study |
| Answer» C. Subjects are selected on the basis of characteristics present before the onset of the condition being studied | |
| 32. |
Mass chemoprophylaxis is endemic area is recommended for all of the following, except: |
| A. | Leprosy |
| B. | Yaws |
| C. | Filaria |
| D. | Trachoma |
| Answer» B. Yaws | |
| 33. |
Which of the following increases the prevalence of the disease - |
| A. | Decrease in the number of new cases |
| B. | Increase the duration of disease |
| C. | Immigration of healthy people |
| D. | Increase in cure rates |
| Answer» C. Immigration of healthy people | |
| 34. |
For the field diagnosis of trachoma,the WHO recommends that follicular and intense trachoma inflammation should be assessed in: |
| A. | Women aged 15-45 yrs |
| B. | Population of 10 to 28 yrs range |
| C. | Children aged 0-10 yrs |
| D. | Population above 25 yrs of age irrespective of sex |
| Answer» D. Population above 25 yrs of age irrespective of sex | |
| 35. |
The limiting amino acid in wheat is |
| A. | Lysine |
| B. | Methionine |
| C. | Tryptophan |
| D. | Leucine |
| Answer» B. Methionine | |
| 36. |
Regular reporting of health information is used for all of the following,Except: |
| A. | For epidemiological research |
| B. | For planning, administration and effective management of health services |
| C. | For quantifying health problems and assessing health care needs |
| D. | For assessing attitudes and satisfactions of people reporting information |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Endemic ascites is caused by: |
| A. | Aflatoxin |
| B. | Sanguinarine |
| C. | Pyrazolindone |
| D. | Ergot alkaloid |
| Answer» D. Ergot alkaloid | |
| 38. |
Highest biological value of protein is seen in |
| A. | Eggs |
| B. | Fish |
| C. | Soyabean |
| D. | Gram |
| Answer» B. Fish | |
| 39. |
Several studies have shown that 85% of cases of lung cancer are due to cigarette smoking.It is a measure of - |
| A. | Incidence rate |
| B. | Relative risk |
| C. | Attributable risk |
| D. | Absolute risk |
| Answer» D. Absolute risk | |
| 40. |
Estimated mean Hemoglobin(Hb) 0f 100 women is 10 g%.Standard deviation is 1 gm%.Standard error of estimate will be: |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 0.1 |
| C. | 0.001 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» C. 0.001 | |
| 41. |
Treatment of choice for sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis detected in 1st trimester of pregnency |
| A. | Start cat. I immediately |
| B. | Defer till second trimester |
| C. | Start cat. III immediately |
| D. | Start cat. II immediately |
| Answer» B. Defer till second trimester | |
| 42. |
Following are properties of slow sand filter EXCEPT |
| A. | Occupies large area |
| B. | Pretreatment of raw water by coagulation is not required |
| C. | Purification by biological process |
| D. | Cleaning is by backwashing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Tetracycline is used in prophylaxis of which of the following disease |
| A. | Leptospirosis |
| B. | Meningitis |
| C. | Cholera |
| D. | Brucellosis |
| Answer» D. Brucellosis | |
| 44. |
Stratified sampling is ideal for ? |
| A. | Heterogenous data |
| B. | Homogenous data |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Homogenous data | |
| 45. |
Rashtriya Swathya Bima Yojna is - |
| A. | Government run insurance scheme for its empolyees |
| B. | Government run insurance scheme for all citizens |
| C. | Government run insurance scheme for all poor |
| D. | Private insurance company run scheme for all poor |
| Answer» D. Private insurance company run scheme for all poor | |
| 46. |
According to 1991 census family size is: |
| A. | 3.9 |
| B. | 2.4 |
| C. | 5.6 |
| D. | 4.4 |
| Answer» B. 2.4 | |
| 47. |
Increase in false positive cases in a community is due to |
| A. | High prevalence |
| B. | Low prevalence |
| C. | High specificity |
| D. | High sensitivity |
| Answer» C. High specificity | |
| 48. |
Recording of data of births and deaths in a community, continuously after 6 months survey is known as - |
| A. | Sample registration system |
| B. | Data linkage |
| C. | Hospital records |
| D. | Notification system |
| Answer» B. Data linkage | |
| 49. |
Types of dengue serotypes are ? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 50. |
Which of the following statements about 'Simple Random sampling' is true. |
| A. | Suitable for large heterogenous population |
| B. | Complete list of items within the sampling frame is not required |
| C. | Every element in the population has an equal probability of being included |
| D. | Sampling is based on similar characteristics |
| Answer» D. Sampling is based on similar characteristics | |