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1.

RCH II includes:

A. Low osmolar ors
B. Adolescent health
C. Improved exclusive breast feeding
D. All
Answer» E.
2.

All of the following statements are true about DPT vaccine except

A. It should be stored in deep freezer
B. Exposure to direct sunlight,when in use should be avoided
C. Store stocks are needed for three months at PHC level
D. Half-used vials should not be put back into the cold chain after the session
Answer» B. Exposure to direct sunlight,when in use should be avoided
3.

Which one is the best indicator for hepatitis B infection in a community -

A. Hepatitis B surface antigen
B. Hepatitis B surface antibody
C. Core antibody
D. Core antigen
Answer» D. Core antigen
4.

All are true about EI Tor epidemiology, except -

A. Long extra intestinal survival
B. Chronic carriers are more common
C. Asymptomatic mild cases are common
D. High secondary attacck rate in families
Answer» E.
5.

A set of statements for monitoring progress towards goal completion is referred to as ?

A. Targets
B. Objective
C. Programme
D. Producer
Answer» D. Producer
6.

A man acquires beliefs, customs and prejudices in everyday social interaction with the people of his society.This is called as -

A. Acculturation
B. Isolation
C. Socialization
D. Social defence
Answer» D. Social defence
7.

What will be the BMI of a male whose weight is 89 kg and height is 172 cm:

A. 30
B. 27
C. 36
D. 33
Answer» B. 27
8.

Best mode to control leprosy eradication programme is -

A. Mass chemotherapy
B. Early diagnosis and treatment
C. High risk chemotherapy
D. Health education
Answer» C. High risk chemotherapy
9.

The following statements are true about Intrauterine devices(IUD) except:

A. IUD can be used for Emergency Contraception within 5 days
B. Levonorgestrel releasing IUD has an effective life of 5 years.
C. Multiload Cu-375 is a third generation IUD
D. The pregnancy rate of Lippes loop and Cu-T200 are similar
Answer» D. The pregnancy rate of Lippes loop and Cu-T200 are similar
10.

Incidence of diarrhoea in a community can be calculated by-

A. Case control study
B. Cohort study
C. Cross sectional study
D. Double blind placebo control study
Answer» C. Cross sectional study
11.

Best comparison of health status of two population is by:

A. Proportional crude death
B. Crude death rate
C. Specific death rate
D. Standarised mortality rate
Answer» E.
12.

Maize are deficient in:

A. Methionine
B. Leucine
C. Tryptophan
D. Threonine
Answer» D. Threonine
13.

Which one of the following is a good index of the severity of an acute disease?

A. case fatality rate.
B. Cause specific death rate
C. Five year survivial
D. Standardized mortality ratio.
Answer» B. Cause specific death rate
14.

The best method to show the association between height and weight of children in a class is by

A. Line diagram
B. Bar chart
C. Histogram
D. Scatter diagram
Answer» E.
15.

True statements regarding 'tuberculine test' is :

A. Measures incidence of disease
B. Used for diagnosis of T.B
C. Measure immunity status
D. More than 10 mm induration in 72 hours indicates positive test
Answer» E.
16.

Calculate the median from the following values 1.9,1.9,1.9,1.9,2.1,2.4,2.5,2.5,2.5,2.9-

A. 1.2
B. 1.9
C. 2.25
D. 2.5
Answer» D. 2.5
17.

Highest mean lowest mode

A. Normal
B. Symmetrical
C. Positive skewing
D. Negative skewing
Answer» D. Negative skewing
18.

Which of the following statements is true about BCG vaccination?

A. Mantoux test becomes positive after 48 hours of vaccination
B. WHO recommends Danish 1331 strain for vaccine production
C. Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG vaccine
D. The site for injection should be cleaned thoroughly with spirit
Answer» C. Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG vaccine
19.

On a given day a hospital had 50 admissions.20 girls out of which 10 needed surgery and out of 30 boys that were admitted 20 needed surgeries.What is the probability of picking up a person requiring surgery?

A. 05-06-2015 12:00:00 AM
B. 01-02-2015 12:00:00 AM
C. 03-05-2015 12:00:00 AM
D. 02-06-2015 12:00:00 AM
Answer» D. 02-06-2015 12:00:00 AM
20.

Degree of freedom for a contingency table with 3 rows and 6 columns is ?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 10
D. 18
Answer» D. 18
21.

Which of the following is the best indicator of health status of a community -

A. Infant mortality rate
B. Birth rate
C. Stillbirth rate
D. Crude death rate
Answer» B. Birth rate
22.

Cyclopropogative cycle is seen is

A. Malaria
B. Filaria
C. Yellow fever
D. Plague
Answer» B. Filaria
23.

True about cross sectional study are all, except -

A. Less expensive
B. Less time required
C. Many outcomes are possible
D. Relationship between cause and effect possible
Answer» E.
24.

All of the following are true about Classical dengue fever except

A. Case fatality is low
B. Break bone fever
C. Positive tourniquet test
D. It is a self limiting disease
Answer» D. It is a self limiting disease
25.

All of the following features are true about case control study except:

A. Risk factor can be identified
B. Less prone to bias
C. Rapid and inexpensive
D. No risk to subject
Answer» C. Rapid and inexpensive
26.

Case finding in RNTCP is based on -

A. Sputum microscopy
B. Sputum culture
C. PCR antibody detection
D. X-ray chest
Answer» B. Sputum culture
27.

Primary prevention does not include:

A. Specific protection
B. Hralth education
C. Early diagnosis and treatment
D. Health promotion
Answer» D. Health promotion
28.

Pig in H1N1 influenza acts as ?

A. Carrier
B. Amplifying host
C. Reservoir
D. Vector
Answer» C. Reservoir
29.

From wrist- hip ratio of a female is below ?

A. 0.7
B. 0.8
C. 0.9
D. 1
Answer» C. 0.9
30.

Sickness absenteeism is a useful index in industry to assess -

A. Working environment
B. Sincerity of workers
C. Worker management relationship
D. State of health of workers
Answer» E.
31.

Cyclo developmental life cycle is seen in?

A. Filaria
B. Plague
C. Malaria
D. Yellow fever
Answer» B. Plague
32.

Frequency of Micro Waves for disinfection is:

A. 2650
B. 2450
C. 2250
D. 1950
Answer» C. 2250
33.

Carries are not seen in -

A. Measles
B. Meningitis
C. Diphtheria
D. Typhoid
Answer» B. Meningitis
34.

When frequency is given as mild, moderate and severe, method used to -

A. Ratio
B. Nominal
C. Variance
D. Interval
Answer» C. Variance
35.

Under the national TB programme,for a PHC to be called a PHC-R,requisite is:

A. Microscopy
B. Microscopy plus radiology
C. Radiology
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Radiology
36.

JSY stands for:

A. Jan Sewa Yojna
B. Jan Surakha Yojna
C. Janani Surakha Yojana
D. Jeevan Swastha Yojna
Answer» D. Jeevan Swastha Yojna
37.

At Primary Health Centre (PHC) level, vaccines are stored in the -

A. Cold box
B. Deep freeze
C. Ice lined refrigerator
D. Wald in cold room
Answer» D. Wald in cold room
38.

The number of patients required in a clinical trial to treat a specific disease increases as:

A. The incidence of the decreases
B. The significance level increases
C. The size of the expected treatment effect increased
D. The drop out rate increases
Answer» E.
39.

The following is true for 'Live Vaccine' except -

A. Live vaccines engage certain tissues of the body
B. Live vaccines should not be administered to a patient of Leukemia
C. Two line vaccines can not be given simultaneously
D. With an exception, immunization is generally achieved with a single dose of live vaccine
Answer» D. With an exception, immunization is generally achieved with a single dose of live vaccine
40.

Secular trend is best demonstrated by ?

A. Line diagram
B. Bar graph
C. Stem leaf plot
D. Box and whisker plots
Answer» B. Bar graph
41.

The physical quality of life index(PQLI) includes the following indicators except -

A. Life expectancy at age one
B. Infant mortility
C. Literacy
D. Per capita income
Answer» E.
42.

In normal distribution with mean 55 and standard deviation 10, the area to the right of 55 is -

A. 0.6
B. 0.8
C. 0.9
D. 0.75
Answer» C. 0.9
43.

Wrist-hip ratio below what value is associated with low cardiovascular morbidity in females ?

A. 0.9
B. 1
C. 0.8
D. 0.5
Answer» D. 0.5
44.

Which of the following is true about the child-women ratio

A. 0-4 years of children and 15-45 years of unmarried women
B. 0-5 years of children and 15-49 years of age of married women
C. 0-4 years of children and 15-44 years of all women
D. 0-4 years of children and 20-30 years of married women
Answer» D. 0-4 years of children and 20-30 years of married women
45.

Vitamin A deficiency is considered a public health problem if prevalence rate of night blindness in children between 6 months to 6 years is more than -

A. 0.001
B. 0.01
C. 0.0001
D. 0.0005
Answer» C. 0.0001
46.

The fourth stage of the demographic cycle is -

A. Declining
B. Early Expanding
C. High stationary
D. Low stationary
Answer» E.
47.

Which of the following statements about Recommended Daily Allowance is False

A. The RDA caters to the dietry requirement of all people
B. The RDA is decided by a panel of experts and is based on scientific research
C. The RDA is based on the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
D. The RDA is often higher than the recommended minimum requirement
Answer» B. The RDA is decided by a panel of experts and is based on scientific research
48.

Disease to be eradicated in near feature is -

A. Tuberculosis
B. Leprosy
C. Dracunculosis
D. Measles
Answer» D. Measles
49.

Identification of cholera by Snow is an example of ?

A. Spot map
B. Random trial
C. Analytic design
D. Experimental design
Answer» B. Random trial
50.

Bagassosis is caused by inhalation of dust from

A. Cotton
B. Coal
C. Sugarcane
D. Silica
Answer» D. Silica