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1. The prevalence of byssionosis is highest among :
a. Farmers b. Dyers c. Spinners d . weavers
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2. Which of the following is the vector of kyasanur forest disease :
a. flea b. Tick c. Aedes d . Anopheles
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3. Which of the following transmits dengue fever:
a. flea b . Tick c. Aedes d . Anopheles
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4 . Which of the following transmits scrub typhus :
a. Mite b. Tick c . Aedes d . Anopheles
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5 . Vector for Japanese encephalitis in south India is :
a. Culex tritaeniorhynchus b. Tick c . Aedes d . Anopheles
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6. Which of the following is false regarding mumps:
- a. Incubation period is 14-18 days
- b . Aseptic meningitis may develop
- c. even after orchits, sterility is unusual
- d . Hyperamylasemia follows only pancreatitis
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7 . All stage of rash are observed in :
a. Typphoid b. measies c . Smallpox d . Chickenpox
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8.Which of the following is true regarding chickenpox rash :
a. Deep seated b. centrifugal c. pleomorphic d . Umbilicated
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9. Which of the following is the vector of epidemic typhus :
a. Soft tick b. Hard tick c. louse d . Mosquito
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10. the disease which is imported into a country in which it does not occur is known as :
a. Exotic b. Sporadic c . Epornithic d . Enzootic
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11. Koplik’s spots are seen in :
a. Typhoid b. Measles c. Smallpox d . Chickenpox
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12. Blindness as defines by WHO is the visual aculty of less than :
a. 6/18 b. 6/ 24 c. 6/60 d. 3/60
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13. Which of the following test is done for milk pasteurization :
a. Turbidity b . Phosphate test c. Nitric acid test d . Salwotch test
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14. National health plan(1983) has proposed one primary health center for every……..population in hilly areas:
a. 10000 b. 20000 c. 25000 d. 30000
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15. Which of the following infection confers life long immunity :
a. Diphtheria b . Mumps c. Typhoid d. Tetanus
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16 . Sentinel surveillance is done for :
- a. Missing cases b. Estimation of the incidence rate
- c. Continuous scrutiny d. estimation of frequency
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17. Smallpox was eradicated from India in the year :
a. .1988 b. 1977 c. 1998 d. 1987
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18 . In salmonellosis is isolation is done till :
- a. Three consecutive negative stool cultures
- b .Fever subsides
- c. Spleen subsides
- d. Blood culture negative
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19 . Male female ratio according to the 1991 census was :
a. 934 b. 927 c. 931 d. 1023
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20 . Rickettsia typhi is transmitted by :
a. Mite b. Tick c. Louse d. Flea
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21 . Secular trend refers to :
- a. .Change of pattern over a long period of time
- b. change of pattern over a short period of time
- c. gradual change in a particular direction
- d. decrease in prevalence of disease
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22. Longitudinal studies :
- a. Are economics b. Are efficient
- c. Single outcome d. For identifying risk factors of disease
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23. Vitamin D requirement for children :
a. 200IU b. 100 IU c. 400 IU d. 300 IU
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24 . Nalgonda technique is useful in :
- a. Endemic ascites b. Endemic dropsy
- c. Endemic fluorosis d. Lathyrism
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25 . Which of the following is not included in epidemiological trend :
a. Environment b. Host c. Agent d. Investication triad
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26. Rabies cannot be transmitted by:
a. Ingestion b. Aerosol c. Licks d. Bites
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27 . Prevalance rate of leprosy is not high in the state of :
a. Uttar Pradesh b. West Bengal c. Orissa d. Maharashtra
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28. Corpulence index is used in measurement of :
a. WBC b. Rich of poor ratio c. Obesity d . Transmission if a disease
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29. which of the following toxin causes neurolathyrism:
a. BOAA b. Sanguinarine c. Ergot d. Alfatoxin
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30 . Most common indirect cause of maternal mortality in our country is :
a. Hemorrahage b. Anemia c. Heart disease d. Infection
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31 . Perinatal mortality is defined as :
- a. Infant death b . Stillbirths and late neonantal deaths
- c. Stillbirths and early neonantal deaths
- d. Stillbirths and neonantal deaths
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32. Stillbirth rate includes :
- a. Babies dead after 32 weeks of gestation
- b. Babies dead after 28 weeks of gestation
- c. Babies dead after 20 weeks of gestation
- d. Babies dead after 24 weeks of gestation
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33. According to registration Act 1969, birth is to be registered within :
- a. 7 days after the birth
- b. 14 days after the birth
- c. 21 days after the birth
- d. within 48 hours of birth
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34. regime for human diploid cell vaccine for pre- exposure rabies vaccination is :
- a. 0, 7, 28 then booster dose 90 days
- b. 0,7,28 then booster dose 2 days
- c. 0, 7, 28 then booster dose 1 year
- d . 0, 14, 28 then booster dose 90 days
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35. which of the following is used as diluent for BCG :
- a. Distilled water b. Normal saline
- c. Ringer lactate d. DNS
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36. endemicity of ankylostomiasis os measured by chandler’s index which is :
- a. stool positive for hookworm larvae
- b. Number of eggs per gram of stool
- c. Number of eggs per gram of soil
- d. Number of eggs per liter of water
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37. Triage is :
- a. treating the most serious cases
- b. Treating mentally ill patients
- c. Categorization of patients and treating them according to the available resources
- d. Treating terminally ill patients
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38 . which of the following is false regarding baby friendly hospital initiative recommendations:
- a. Mother and infant to remain together 24 hours a day
- b. Exclusive breastfeeding should be promoted till 4-6 month of age
- c. Mother initiates breastfeeding within 54 hours after normal delivery
- d. Newborn baby should not begin with food or drink
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39. Medical termination of pregnancy Act 1971 allows abortions maximum up to :
a. 12 weeks b. 24 weeks c. 20 weeks . 10 weeks
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40 . Which of the following is the definite host for Echinococcus granulosus :
a. Mann b. sheep c. Hound d. dog
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41. Drinking water is best made free of Cyclops by :
a. filtration b. Boiling c. Chlorination d. None
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42 . The concentration of abate recommended for killing is …… mg/L :
a. 2 b. 1 c. 5 d. 0.5
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43 . The average life of a Cyclops is is about …. Months :
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
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44. which of the following grading of IQ has been given by WHO for mild mental retardation :
a. 20-34 b. 35- 49 c. 50- 70 d. 60-80
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45. Live vaccine of influenza is given :
a. Subcutaneous b. Intranasally c. Intramuscular d. Orally
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46 . Which of the following zone in India is rabies free zone :
a. Goa b. Lakshadweep c. sikkim d. Nagaland
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47 . Boys over 16 years of age, who are tooo difficult to be handled in an certified school or have misbehaved there , are sent to a:
a. remand home b. Brostal c. Foster d. Any of the above
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48. BCG vaccine is administrated to children :
a. Intradermally b. Intranasally c. Intramuscular d. Orally
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49. The UNICEF was established in :
a. 1829 b. 1946 c. 1948 d. 1952
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50. Mantoux test is read after how many hours :
a. 48 b. 72 c. 96 d. 24
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51. For Mantoux test the standard dose of tuberculin used in India is :
a. 0.5 TU b. 1.0 TU c. 5.0 TU d. 10.0 TU
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52. Paris green is useful for killing :
- a. Anopheline larvae only b. Culicine larvae only
- c. Adult mosquitoes d. None
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53. The WHO wass set up in :
a. 1929 b.1946 c. 1948 d. 1952
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54 . The constitution of WHO came into force in :
a. 1947 b. 1950 c. 1952 d. 1948
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55. ICDS was started in :
a. 1968 b. 1972 c. 1975 d. 1977
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56. Which of the following is known as fifth disease is :
- a. Erythema infectiosum b. Rubeola infantum
- c . Dukes disease d. measles
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57. Natural habitat of schistosoma [ Blood flukes] is :
- a. Veins of the urinary bladder b. poprtal and pelvic veins
- c. Vesical plexuses d. All of the above
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58. Paris green is a :
a. Fumigant b. contact poison c. Stomach poison d. Repellant
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59. The head quarters or UNESCO is located in :
a. New delhi b. Geneva c. Paris d. New york
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60. Red cross was founded by :
a. Hippocrates b. jean henry dunant c. Galen d. Madam curie
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61. The first scientist to observe bacteria and other microscopic organism was:
a. Antoni van leeuwenhoek b. William Harvey c. Virchow d. sydenham
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62. Which of the following renowned personalities had polio :
a. Milton b. Roosevelt c. Pasteur d. Koch
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63. Paris green is a larvicidal for:
a. Culex b. Anopheles c. Aedes d. None
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64. Double blind study means :
- a. Observer is blind about the study
- b. Person or groups being 0bserved are blind about the study
- c. Both observer and observed group is blind
- d. Interpreters and anylyzers are blind about study
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65. Bagassosis occurs due to inhalation of :
a. cotton dust b. Sugarcane dust c. silica dust d. Coal dust
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66. Which of the following is the infective stage of malarial parasite :
a. Gametocycle b. Schizonts c. Trophozoites d. Sporozoites
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67. mental retardation is defined if IQ is below :
a. 90 b. 80 c. 70 d. 60
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68. Randomization is useful to eliminate :
a. Observer bias b. selection bias c. patient bias d. sampling bias
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69. The Negri bodies are seen in :
a. Viral hepatitis b. Polymyelities c. Rabies d. Japanese encephalitis
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70. Fisrt line of drug for falciparum malaria is :
a. Chloroquine b. Primaquine c. quinine d. Tetracycline
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71. Total fertility rate refers to :
- a. Number of births per 1000 women
- b. Number of female children per women
- c. Approximate completed family size
- d. Number of women between 15-44 years of age
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72. Mala N contains :
- a. Norgestral 0.3 mg + ethinyl oestradiol 0.03 mg
- b. Mexdroxyprogesterone acetate 150 mg
- c. levonorgestrol 0.25 mg + ethiyl oestradiol 0.03 mg
- d. Desogestrol 0.3 mg + ethinyl oestradiol 0.03 mg
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73. Which of the following is false regarding kyasanur forest disesase :
- a. Inactivated vaccine is available
- b. Transmitted by ticks
- c. incubation period is of 3-8 days
- d. it is caused by rotavirus
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74. live vaccine is :
- a. Salk polio vaccine b. Hepatitis B vaccine
- c. Yellow fever vaccine d. Japanese encephalitis vaccine
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75. Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of …… epidemic :
a. Propagated b. Point source c. continuous d.Modern
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76. according to registration Act 1969, death is to be registered within :
- a. 7 days after the death b. 14 days after the death
- c. 21 days after the death d. within 48 hours of death
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77.Pearl index indicates the number of accidental pregnancies per:
- a. Hundred women a years b. Thousand women a year
- c. Hundred live births d. Hundred stillbirths
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78. Which of the following scientist discovered the transmission of malaria by anopheline mosquitoes :
- a. Charles alphonse Laveran b. Sir Ronald ross
- c. Antoni van leeuwenhoek d. William Harvey
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79. Katathermometer is used to measure :
- a.Cooling power of air b. Maximum temperature
- c. Minimum temperature d. Body temperature
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80.Which of the following is a notifiable disease :
a. Varicella b. Filaria c. Influenza d. yellow fever
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81.Which of the following transmits trench fever :
a. Mosquito b. Tick c. Flea d. Louse
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82.Diphtheria most commonly affects children between the age group of :
a. 6 month to 1 year b. 1 to 5 years c. 10 -12 years d. 12 – 14 years
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83. Medical termination of pregnancy Act was passed in the year :
a. 1977 b. 1971 c. 1979 d. 1983
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84. Which of the following is true regarding general flea index :
- a. It is the average number of fleas of all species per rodent
- b. It is the average number of fleas of each species, found per rodent
- c. It is the percentage of fleas of each species found per rodent
- d. It is the percentage of rodents infested with the various flea species
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85.the denominator of general fertility rate is :
- a. all women
- b. Women in reproductive age group (15-44)
- c.Married women
- d. Married women in the age group (15-44)
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86. Yellow fever is caused by :
a. Alpha virus b. flavivirus c. Sindbis d. Chikungunya virus
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87. For chemoprophylaxis of cholera which of the following drug is used :
a. Streptomycin b. Metronidazone c.Vancomycin d. Tetracycline
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88. In the calculation of birth rate, denominator considered is :
- a. Estimated mid year population
- b. pregnant women in 15-45 year group
- c. All live births under 1 year
- d. Arithmetical inverse of crude death rate
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89. Safe limit of fluorine in drinking water is :
- a. 0.5 to 0.8 mg/l
- b. 0.1 to 0. 3 mg / l
- c. 1 mg / l
- d. 1.5 mg/l
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90. Specificity measures :
a. False positives b. True negative c. true positives d. None of the above
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91. True about cohort studies is :
- a. proceeds from cause to effect
- b. cohort are identified prior to the appearance of disease under investigation
- c. study groups are observed over a period of time to determine the frequency of disease among them
- d. all of the above
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92. Mini pill contains :
- a. Only progesterone in small quantity
- b. Estrogen and progesterone in small quantity
- c. only estrogen in small quantity
- d. progesterone in large quantity and estrogen in small quantity
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93. ESI Act was made in :
a. 1946 b. 1948 c. 1952 d. 1954
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94. In acetone killed typhoid vaccine the immunity lasts for :
a. 3 years b. 2 years c. 1 years d. 3 months
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95. Malathion spray is effective for :
a. One month b. two month c. three month d. four month
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96. Which of the following is false regarding orthotolidine test :
- a. Yellow color
- b. red color in ten seconds
- c. 0.1 ml of reagent is used for one ml water
- d. Free chlorine is estimated
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97. Multiload device is :
- a. First generation IUCD b. second generation IUCD
- c. Barrier contraceptives d. Oral contraceptive
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98. Which of the following is the reservoir of hookworm :
a. Monkey b. Pig c. dogs d. Human beings
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99. The ratio of development of the disease in those exposed minus unexposed is known as :
a. Relative risk b. Linear risk c. contributable risk d. Attributable risk
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100. DPT vaccine is put at:
a. 16 b. 0 c. 10 d. 4
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101. Immunity develops in …….. days, after the administration of Japanese encephalitis vaccine :
a. 6 b. 10 c. 30 d. 80
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102. Best index to assess recent fertility pattern is :
- a. general fertility rate b. net production
- c. Age specific fertility rate d. pregnancy rate
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103. Family size means :
- A. Number of member in a family
- b. Number of daughter born in a family
- c. Number of children that will be born by a female
- d. Number of daughters that will be born by a female as per prevailing mortality rate
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104. Which of the following vaccine is contraindicated in pregnancy :
a. Rubella b. Measles c. Mumps d. All of the above
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105. Which of the following is not included in primary prevention of hypertension :
- a. diagnosis of hypertension b. Exercise promotion
- c. Reduction of salt intake d. weight reduction
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106. Minimum duration for developing “coal minor pneumoconiosis’’ is …. Years :
a. 2to 4 b. 8 to 10 c. 5 to 6 d. more than 10 years
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107. case fatality rate is :
- a. proportion b. ratio c. Numerator is always constant
- d. Numerator and denominator are two separate quantities
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108. Persons having ……. Are resistant to plasmodium vivax infection :
- a. Sickle cell anemia b. Thalassemia major
- c. Hemoglobin F d. Duffy – negative FyFy phenotype
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109. Mid – day meals provided in school is :
- a. One half of calories and one half of protein
- b. one – third of calories and one half of protein
- c. one half of calories and one third of protein
- d. one – third of calories and one half of protein
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110.Which of the following is the most sensitive index of recent transmission of malaria:
- a. Infant parasite rate b. Proportional case rate
- c. parasite rate d. parasite density index
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111. square root of deviation is known as :
- a. standard deviation b. mean deviation
- c. median d.Mean
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112. Which of the following is false regarding diphtheria :
- a. The incubation period is 2 to 5 days
- b. Transmission is through direct contact
- c. Schick test detects susceptibility
- d. carriers can be prevented by immunization
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113. Wrist drop may be caused by working in :
a. Aniline industry b. Asbestos industry c. gas industry d. Battery industry
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114. benzidine is associated with :
a. Bladder cancer b. Skin cancer c. Lung cancer d. Leukemia
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115. Which of the following is the vector for R. prowazekil:
a. Flea b. Louse c. Mite d. Tick
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116. The vaccine for yellow fever is valid till :
a. 10 years b. 20 years c. 40 years d. 50 years
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117. endemic ascites is caused by :
a. sanguinarine b. β oxaloacetate c. Pyrrolizidine d. alpha toxin
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118. Complete family size indicates :
- a. Total fertility rate b. Gross fertility
- c. General fertility rate d. Net reproduction rate
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119. All of the following are the noncontraceptive effect of oral contraceptive pills except : a. Protection against benign breast disease
- b. Protection against dysmenorrhea
- c. Protection against ectopic pregnancy
- d. Protection against iron deficiency anemia
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120. One subcentor should be for every :
- a.10000 population b. 5000 population
- c. 4000 population d. 2000 population
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121. Which of the following is true regarding seasonal trend :
- a. Due to changes in held immunity b. due to vector variation
- c. due to environmental factors d. due to vaccination
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122. Increase in new cases in a community denotes :
- a. Increase in prevalence rate b. increase in incidence rate
- c. Decrease in incidence rate d. decrease in prevalence rate
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123. Which of the following gives the measure of severity of a disease :
- a. Crude death rate b. Case fatality rate
- c. proportional mortality rate dd. Specific morbidity rate
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124. Which of the following is false regarding DOTS:
- a. better patient compliance
- b. continuation phase drugs are given in a multiblister pack
- c. Medication is to be taken in presence of health worker
- d. Biweekly dosage
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125. Which of the following disease is not to be screened for in workers to be employed un a dye industry :
a. Asthma b. Bladder cancer c. Anemia d. Skin disease
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126. Neurolathyrism is most common in the state of :
a. Madhya Pradesh b. west Bengal c. Uttarkhand d. Andhra Pradesh
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127. Which of the following is false regarding ORS :
- a. Sodium 90 mmol/l b. potassium 20 mmol/l
- c. chloride 80 mmol/l d. glucose 100mmol/l
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128. Quantity of potassium present in ORS is :
a. 20 mmol/l b. 90 mmol/l c. 80 mmol/l d. 120 mmol/l
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129. Quantity of glucose present in ORS is :
a. 111 mmol/l b. 90 mmol/l c. 80 mmol/l d. 120 mmol/L
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130. Filarial endemicity rate is :
- a. Microfilliria positive cases
- b. cases with microfilaria or disease
- c. cases with filariasis
- d. Serologically positive cases
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131. In lepromin test, Mitsuda reaction is read after :
a. 4 weeks b. 28 hours c. 24 hours d. 8 weeks
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132. Which of the following disease is not transmitted by culex :
- a. Japanese encephalities b. Bancroftian filariasis
- c. West Nile fever d. Dengue fever
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133. World AIDS day is on :
a.1st December b. 1st January c. 7th april d. 30th September
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134.Congenital neural tube defect can be prevented by :
a. Thiamine b. Riboflavin c. folic acid d. Cynocobalamine
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135.which of the following is not transmitted by rat flea :
a. Plague b. H. dimunita c. salmonellosis d. Murine typhus
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136. Vaccine given subcutaneously is :
a. BCG b. OPV c. Measles d. hepatitis B
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137. Pearl index measures:
- a. water pollution b. nuclear pollution
- c. Contraceptive failure d. Birth rate
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138.Which of the following is the vector of filarisis :
a. Culex b. Xenopssella c. sandy d. Tsetse flies
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139.which of the following transmits kala-azar :
a. Housefly b. Sandy c. Tsetsefly d. Blackfly
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140.Which of the following is true regarding varicella – zoster virus infection :
- a. Rash has centrifugal distribution
- b. Inclubation period is of 30-100 days
- c. Secondary attack rate is about 50%
- d. Scabes are not infectious
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141.Health guides work at the level of :
a. PHC b. Village c. Subcenter d. Community
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142. Burden of tuberculosis in a community is indicated by :
- a. Spatum examination b. Tuberculin conversion rate
- c. Incidence of new cases d. Prevalence of infection
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143.Primary prevention if disease does not include :
- a. Health promotion b. Nutritional supplementation
- c.Early diagnosis and treatment d. Health promotion
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144. Primordial prevention deals with:
- a. Individuals without risk factor
- b. Disease with low prevalence
- c. Entire population
- d. Prevention of complication
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145.As per ESI Act, sickness benefit acts for :
a. 91 days b. 30 days c. 56 days d. 46 days
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146. Study of time, place , person is known as:
- a.Randomized controlled trial b. Descriptive epidemiology
- c.Anallytical epidemiology d. Experimental epidemiology
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147. 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
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148.Hardy- Weinberg rule is related to :
- a. Population genetics b. health economics
- c. Social medicine d. None of the above
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149.Abate is:
- a. Carbamate compound b. Cyanida compound
- c. Organophosphorus compound d. organochlorine compound
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150.Study of a person who has already contracted the disease is known as :
- a. Cohort study b. Case control study
- c. control cohort study d. None of the above
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151. In India the natural reservoir of plague is :
a. Mus maskina b. Rattus rattus c. Ratus novergicus d. Tetera indica
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152. Which of the following is true regarding berkesonian bias:
- a. Systematic differences in characteristic between cases and control
- b. cases and controls are asked questions about their past history
- c. Error in sampling
- d. Different rates of admission in hospital
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153. Which of the following is the most common adverse affect of injectable progesterone for contraceptioin
- a. Metrorrhagia b. Menopause
- c. Amenorrhea d. Polymenorrhea
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154. Which of the following is transmitted by hard tick :
- a. Orintal sore b. Human babesiosis
- c. Leishmaniasis d. Oroya fever
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155. Census in India is done every :
a. 10 year b. 5 year c. 15 year d. 20 year
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156. Which of the following is not a contraindication of pertussis vaccination :
- a. past history of convulsions b. reaction to previous vaccine
- c. strong family history of convulsions d. PEM
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157. In which of the following form of leprosy , lepromin test is highly positive :
- a.Borderline type b. typical tuberculoid
- c. Lepromatous d. intermediate
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158. Relative risk in measured by :
- a. Incidence among nonexposed/ incidence among exposed
- b. Incidence among exposed / incidence among nonexposed
- c. incidence among nonexposed/total incidence
- d.Incidence among exposed / total incidence
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159. Which of the following is false regarding normal reaction following BCG vaccination:
- a. Suppurative lymphadenitis
- b. Ulceration eith crust
- c. Heals with in 6- 12 weeks
- d. Maximum size of papule is reached at 5 weeks
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160.Which of the following is true regarding infectivity if whooping cough:
- a. Patient is infectious before the onset of whoop
- b.patient is infectious 10 days before whoop
- c. Patient is infectious for entire duration of illness
- d. patient is infectious 10 days before and after the onset of whoop
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161. Which of the following is false regarding kala- azar :
- a. Vector is send fly b. Man is the only reservoir host
- c. Causes by leishmania donovani
- d. Infants are not susceptible
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162.Which of the following is not helpful in preventing dracunciliasis :
- a. Mass mebendazole treatment
- b. Active search for new cases
- c. Education regarding water hygiene
- d. Filtering of drinking water
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163. Which of the following is false regarding prevalence :
- a. It is rate b.It is a ratio
- c. Duration of disease affects it
- d. numerator and denominator are separate
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164. Which of the following vaccine does not contain live attenuated strains :
a. BCG b. Pertussis c. Measles d. OPV
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165. Which of the following is an inactivated vaccine :
a. MMR b. Typhoral c. BCG d. Salk polio
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166. Which of the following is the limiting amino acid in pulse :
a. Leucine b. Lysine c. Tryptophan d. Methionine
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167. Which of the following cereal is rich in calcium :
a. Wheat b. Maize c. Jowar d. Ragi
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168. The daily requirement of iron during pregnancy is :
a. 0.7 mg b. 0.8 mg c. 2.4 mg d. 1.0 mg
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169. amount of calcium in one liter of human milk is :
a. 0.33 b. 0. 15 c. 1.5 d. 0.01
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170. Breast milk has more…… in comparison to cow’s milk :
a. Minerals b. Lactose c. proteins d. lipid
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171.Thr population covered by a community health center is :
a. 30000 b. 20000 c. 50000 d. 100000
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172. Which of the following is true regardimng tricking filter;
- a. It has biological zooleal layer
- b. it acts purely as a mechanical filter
- c. it is used for primary treatment of sewage
- d. it needs rest pauses for cleaning
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173. which of the following is not a feature of epidemic dropsy :
a. Glaucoma b. Diarrhea c. Cardiac failure d. Convulsions
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174. The interval of time between receipt of infection by a host and maximal infectivity of that host is known as:
- a. Generation time b. incubation period
- c. communicable period d. Serial interval
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175. In census literacy rate is assessed by :
- a. Attended literacy classes for one year
- b. Ability to write signature
- c, Ability to read and write
- d. Ability to read newspaper
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176. Which of the following is known as reference protein :
a. Fish protein b. Red mutton protein c. egg protein d. Milk protein
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177. Cereals are deficient in which of the following amino acid :
a. Tyrosine b. Lysine c. Tryptophan d. Leucine
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178. Residual chlorine is determined by which of the following method :
a. Horrock’s test b. Berkefeld filter c. Superchlorination d. Orthotolidine test
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179. the incubation period of pertussis is :
a. 15-30 days b. 7-10 days c. 30 days d. 45 days
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180. Sample registration system is done once in :
a.A year b. 6 months c. 3 months d. 2 years
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181. Death and birth rates are registered and survey done every six month is :
- a. Demographic survey b. Social security scheme
- c.Epidemiological survelliance d.Sample registration system
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182. Which of the following have lowest essential fatty acid :
a. Fish liver oil b. Mustard oil c. sunflower oil d. Coconut oil
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183. The protein content in rice is :
a. 20% b. 6-9 % c. 10 % d. 15%
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184. In vaginal spongethe chemical used is :
a. Nonoxynoi b. Mifepristone c. Progestrone d. Ethinyl estradiol
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185. Most common adverse affect of copper T is :
a. Dysmenorhea b. Backache c. Pain d. Bleeding
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186. Which of the following is a good measure of the virulence of a disease:
a. standard deviation b. incidence rate c. secondary attack rate d. Prevalence rate
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187. Which of the following is false regarding communicable period :
- a.. It is an important measure of communicability
- b. It is constant for different disease
- c. It may include incubation period
- d. it can be reduced for some disease by early detection
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188. Time interval between disease initiation and disease diction in a noninfectious disease is known as :
a. Serial interval b.Latent period c. Lag time d. Incubation period
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189. Which of the following is true regarding dracunculiasis:
- a. It is spread by vector
- b. Direct transmission
- c. Man is the intermediate host
- d. disease has been eradicated from world
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190. Average protein requirement of an Indian male is :
- a. 50 gm/day
- b. 60 gm/day
- c. 100 gm /day
- d. 20 gm/day
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191. Maximum calories per 100 fm are found in :
a. Banana b. Black gram c. Bengal gram d. wheat
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192. the recommended level of fluorides in drinking water in our country is :
a. 5 mg/l b. 0.5 mg/l c. 10 mg/ l d. 3 mg/ l
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193. Chemoprophylaxis is not indicated in :
a. Plaque b. Cholera c. Meningococcemia d. Measles
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194. In India the incidence of guinea worm is :
a. 335 b. 220 c. 0 d. 10
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195. which of the following is the index of duration of malnutrition :
- a. Height for age b. Weight for age
- c. weight for height d. None of the above
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196. In ndia percentage of blindness due to cataract is :
a. 75 b. 81 c. 6.7 d. 3.0
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197. In which of the following, vitamin d is present in maximum amount :
a. Fish fat b. Milk c. Egg d. Cod liver oil
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198. Which of the following is false regarding Q fever :
- a. No rash or local lesion
- b. Arthopod involved in its transmission to man
- c. Inhalation is a mode of transmission
- d. It is highly infective zoonotic disease
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199. which of the following is the richest source if vitamin A ;
- a. Amaranth b. Halibut liver oil
- c. Green leafy vegetable d. Orange
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200. Which of the following is false regarding propagated epidemic :
- a. It shows gradual rise and falls of very slowly
- b. Herd immunity reduces transmission
- c. spreads from person to person
- d. secondary waves are absent
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201. Which of the following is true about point source epidemic:
- a. It is propagative
- b. All cases occur in a single incubation period of disease
- c. There is a rapid rise in the wave which platues
- d. secondary waves occur
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202. retroviruses have :
- a. ds DNA b. Segmented DNA
- c. Reserve transcriptase d. DNA polymerase
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203. Infectivity of chickenpox lasts for :
- a. 3 days after onset of rah
- b. 6 days after onset of rash
- c. Till the lastt scab falls off
- d. Till the fever subsides
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204. Not a STD :
a. Echinococcus b. hepatitis B c. Group B streptococcus d. Candida
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205. Positive schick test indicates:
- a. Immunity to diphtheria
- b. Susceptibility to diphtheria
- c. hypersensitivity to diphtheria
- d. infection with diphtheria
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206. Vaccine contraindicated in pregnancy :
a. Hepatitis B b. Rubella c. Diphtheria d. Tetanus
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207. Most important function of surveillance is :
- a. To determine the trend of disease in a population
- b. To plan effective control measure
- c. To find the total amount of disease in a population
- d. To plan effective control measures
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208. Headquarters of fAO is at :
a. New york b. Geneva c. San Francisco d. Rome
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209.Carriees are not important in :
a. Diphtheria b. Measles c. Typhoid d. Polio
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210. Acute flaccid paralysis is reported in a child aged :
a. 0- 25 years b. 0-15 years c. 0-5 years d. 0-3 years
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211. Not an advantage of case control studies :
- a. Cost effective and inexpensive
- b. Odds ratio can be calculated
- c. Ralative risk can be calculated
- d. Useful in rate diseases
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212. Which of the following diseases is not under WHO surveillance :
a. Diphtheria b. polio c. Relapsing fever d. Malaria
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213. Not useful in the prevention if KFD is :
a. Vaccination b. Deforestation c. Prevention of reaming cattle d. Personal protection
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214. Not included in human development Index:
- a. Life expectancy at birth b. Education level
- c. Per capita income d. Couple protection rate
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215. Incubation period of filariasis :
a. 4- 10 months b. 8-16 months c. 2-8 months d. 1-2 months
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216. A person whose weight is 100 kg has a height if 2 meters. His body mass index is :
a. 35 b. 75 c. 25 d. 50
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217. Which of the following is a zoonotic disease :
a. hanta virus desease b. Dengue fever c. Malaria d. Hepatitis B
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218. An animal harboring the adult sexual stage of an organism is known as:
a. Reservoir b. Intermediate host c. Definitive host d. Incidental host
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219. Study this formula carefully:
True positive
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220. Sensitivity is written in the formula as:
a. TP/TP+FN b. TP/FN+TN c. TP/TN+TP d. TP/TN+FP
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221. As per the world Health Organization guidelines, iodine deficiency disorders are endemic in a community if the prevalence of goiter in school age children is more than:
a. 1% b. 5 % c. 10% d. 15%
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222. According to the national programme for control of blindness (NPCB) survey (1986-89), the highest prevalence of blindness in India is in :
a. Jammu and kasmir b. Orissa c. Bihar d. Uttar Pradesh
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223. The population if west Bengal is :
a. 166.05 million b. 82.87 million c. 75.72 million d. 80.22 million
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224. Which of the following is not included in class insecta:
a. Ticks b. house fly c. Reduviid bug d. Rat flea
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225. Dengue is transmitted by which of the following :
a. Anopheles b. Mansonia c. Aedes d. Culex
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226. In an area, the number of live births for the year was 2100. the number of stillbirths (> 20 weeks) was 80, the number of deaths in neonates was 11, and number of deaths in children under the age of 1 year was 5. th ainfant mortality rate for this community is :
a. 80/2100 b. 11/2100 c. 16/2100 d.96/2100
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227 . 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
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228.The national population policy 2001 aims to achieve net reproduction rate of by the year:
a. 2006 b. 2010 c. 2015 d. 2050
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229. EEG waves that are recorded with eyes closed and mind wandering is :
a. Alpha b. Beta c. Theta d. Delta
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230. According to ESI for which disease extended sickness benefit is given :
a. Arthritis b. Pancreatitis c. Bronchiectasis d. Typhoid
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231.Anticonvulsant used in migraine is :
a. Carbamazepine b. Valproic acid c. Phenytoin d. meohobarbital
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232. in the grading of Trachoma, ‘tracomatous inflammation –follicular’ is defined as the presence of :
- a. Five or more follicles in the lower tarsal conjunctiva
- b.Three or more follicles in the lower tarsal conjunctiva
- c. Five or more follicles in the upper tarsal conjunctiva
- d. Three or more follicles in the upper tarsal conjunctiva
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233. Anopheles mosquito transmits malaria was discovered by which of the following scientist :
a. J.F Kohler b. Sir Ronald Ross c. Charles Alphonse Laveran d. Werner Forssmann
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234. Live vaccine are all except :
a. BCG b. oral polio vaccine c. Chickenpox vaccine d. MMR
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235. Not a live vaccine :
a. OPV b. MMR c. DPT d. Hepatitis B
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236. Which of the following is not a live vaccine :
a. Salk polio b. BCG c. MMR d. Measles
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237. Which of the following is a live vaccine ?
a. Salk polio b. Hepatitis B c. HDCV d. 17D
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238. PQLI includes:
a. MMR b. IMR c. Life expectancy at birth d. Life expectancy at 1 year age
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239. PQLI includes:
- a. IMR, life expectancy at 1 year, economic growth product
- b. IMR, life expectancy at 1 year, literacy
- c. MMR, literacy, economic grown product
- d. IMR, life expectancy at birth and knowledge
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240. Candidates(s) for global eradication by WHO:
a. Malaria b. Dracunculiasis c. polio d. Measles
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241. The following diseases are amenable to eradication except :
a. Measles b. polio c. Diphtheria d. Tetanus
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242. Members of southeast Asia of WHO are:
a. Japan b. Afghanistan c. India d. Sri lanka
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243. Strength of sewage is expressed in terms of :
- a. Escherichia coli count b. chemical oxygen demand
- c. Suspended solids d. Biological oxygen demand
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244. Biological oxyzen demand gives an indication of :
a.Chemicals b. Anaerobic bacteria c. Organic matter d. Bacterial content
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245. Cereals and proteins are considered complementary because :
- a. Both cereals and pulses contain threonine
- b. cereals are deficient in lysine and pulses are deficient in methionine
- c. cereals are deficient in methionine and pulses are deficient in lysine
- d. cereals are deficient in methionine
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246. The toxin implicated in lathyrism is :
a. Pyrralizidone b. BOAA c. Sanguinarine d.Aflatoxin
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247. Which of the following is false regarding ischemic heart disease in India as compared to other more developed countries ?
- a. India has a lower prevalence of CAD as compared to the developed countries
- b. it is often associated eith insulin resistance
- c. males are more commonly affected
- d. It occurs in decade earlier in india as compared to the developed countries
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248. Risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) include all except :
a. High HDL b. Low LDL c. Increased homocysteine levels d. Increased lipoproteins
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249. After refrigeration for 48 hours, which infection cannot be transmitted through blood ?
a. Hepatitis B b. Malaria c. HIV d. Syphilis
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250. In a patient who has suffered through a deep penetrating wound has received tetanus booster 10 years back . the treatment required in this patient is :
- a. Complete tetanus toxoid course and immunoglobulins
- b. tetanus toxoid and imminoglobulins
- c. Tetanus toxoid only
- d. Nothing to be done
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251. BCG is a :
- a. Live attenuated vaccine b. Killed vaccine
- c. Diploid cell vaccine d. None of the above
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252. the limiting amino acid in wheat is :
a. Lysine b. Threonine c. Tryptophan d. Cysteine
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253. Smallpoxx was declared globally eradicated on :
a. 7th may 1997 b. 1975 c. 8th may 1980 d. 14th april 1977
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254. Annual parasite incidence measures:
- a. Number of confirmed cases due to malaria in 1yr×1000/ population under surveillance
- b. Number of cases of malaria due to falciparum in 1 yr ×1000/ total population
- c. Number of falciparum malaria cases in 2-10 yr old children ×1000/total population
- d. Number of slides examined ×1000/ total population
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255. WHO day is celebrated on :
a. April 10 b. April 7th c. May 31st d. Dec1st
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256. Chronic exposure with which of the following particle sizes causes chronic lung disease :
a. 0.5 – 3 microns b. 5-10 microns c. 3-5 microns d. 0.01-0.5 microns
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257. Chronic noise exposure above what level causes deafness :
a. 100 Db b. 85 Db c. 70 Db d. 140 Db
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258. Serial interval is the interval between :
- a. Primary and secondary case b. Onset if infection and symptoms
- c. Time between infection and death d. Time between onset of symptom and death
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259. As per WHO, tuberculosis is said to be under control when :
- a. <1% population is tuberculin positive
- b. <1% population is sputum positive
- c. <1% infection in children less then 14 years
- d. <5%TB cases
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260.The incubation period of mumps is :
a. 7 days b. 10 days c. 18 days d. 25 days
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261. Normal fluoride level for drinking purposes is in mg per liter:
a. 0.08-0.5 b. 0.5-0.8 c. 1-1.75 d. 1.5- 3.5
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262. Ponderal index is :
- a. Weight /height b. 100- height in cm
- c. Height/ cube root of body weight d. Observed weight /Expected weight
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263. Road –to –health growth chart –was discovered by :
a. Reynolds Ross b. Bernard c. David Morley d. James Holmes
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264. Heat stroke is characterized by all except :
- a. profuse sweating b. Temperature above 41 C
- c. Drowsiness d. Decreased consciousness
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265. The breeding place for anopheles mosquito is :
a. Dirty water b. Seawater c, Free flowing water d. Clean water
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266. For vitamin A deficiency all of the following are considered as epidemiological markers except :
a. Night blindness b. Conjunctival xerosis c. Bitot’s spot d. Xerophthalmia
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267. Which of the following are true about the plague epidemic :
- a. Treatment to be started even before confirmation of the case
- b. Vaccination is effective
- c. Streptomucin is used for prophylaxis
- d. pathological confirmation is required in each case before treatment
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268. In the treatment of cholera all of the following are used in the treatment in the children except :
a. Erythromycin b. furazolidone c. Ampicillin d. Tetracycline
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269. As per WHO recommendation the ORS contains all of the following levels except:
- a. sodium chloride -3.5 gm b. sodium bicarbonate-2.9gm
- c. potassium chloride-1.5gm d. Glucose -20gm
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270. In the ORS solution as per WHO guidelines the contents are all of the following except :
a. HCO 3 – 10 b. Glucose -111 c. K+ -20 d. Na+ -90
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271. The most common cause of material mortality in India is :
a. Anemia b. Hemorrhage c. Abortion d. Sepsis
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272. All of the following are true about beneficiaries of ICDS except :
a. Children 0-6 years b. pregnant women c. Lactating mothers d, Females15-49 years
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273. Root worker in ICDS Programme is :
a. Anganwadi worker b. Health assistant c. Village health guide d. Medical officer
-
274. Elements of primary health care include all of the following except :
- a. Adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation
- b. providing essential drugs c. sound referral system d. Health education
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275. In the management of leprosy, lepromin test is most useful for:
a. Herd immunity b. Prognosis c. Treatment d. Epidemiological investigations
-
276. Most common cause of blindness in India is :
a. Vitamin A deficiency b. Refractive error c. Cataract d. Trachoma
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277. All of the following are true regarding the revised NTCP program except:
- a. Augmentation of case finding activities to detect 70 % of cases by microscopy confirmation and other methods
- b. Greater then 85% cure with short- term observation therapy
- c. Active case finding to be relentlessly pursued
- d. NGO’s to be involved
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278. Which of the following hepatitis viruses have significant perinatal transmission :
a. Hepatitis E virus b. Hepatitis C virus c. Hepatitis B virus d. Hepatitis A virus
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279. Denominator while calculating the secondary attack rate includes :
- a. All the people living n next 50 houses
- b. All the close contacts
- c. All susceptible amongst close contact
- d. All susceptible in the whole village
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280.Leprosy is considered a public health problem if the prevalence of leprosy is more than :
a. 1 per 10,000 b. 2 per 10,000 c. 5 per 10,000 d. 10 per 10,000
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281 .For controlling an outbreak of cholera, all of the following measures are recommended except :
- a. Mass chemoprophylaxid b. proper disposal of excreta
- c. Chlorination of water d. Early detection and management of cases
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282. Class II exposure in animal bites includes the following :
- a. Scratches without oozing of bold b. Licks on a fresh wound
- c. Scratch with oozing if blood on palm d. Bites from wild animals
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283. Specificity refers to :
a. True positive b. True negative c. False positive d. False negative
-
284. At- risk babies are all of the following except :
- a. Failure to gain weight 3 consecutive months b. Artificial feeding
- c. Birth order 2nd or more d. Birth weight less then 70 percentile
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285. Treatment of choice meningococcal meningitis is :
a. Cephalosporins b. Erythromycin c. Penicilin d. Doxycyline
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286. The following statements about meningococcal meningitis are true, except :
- a. The source of infection is mainly clinical cases
- b. The disease is more common in dry and cold months of the year
- c. Chemoprophylaxis of close contacts of cases is recommended
- d. The vaccine is not effective in children below 2 years of age
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287. Mosquito –borne infections are all except:
a. Rift valley fever b. Chikungunya fever c. yellow fever d. Q fever
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288. Humidity is measured with :
a. Sling psychrometer b. Anemometer c. Thermometer d. Tachometer
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289. Classification of leprosy depends on :
a. Clinical history b. Drug response c. Morphological index d. Bacteriological
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290. Matching reduces which bias in case control study :
a. Selection bias b. Response bias c. Confounding factor d. Berkesonian bias
-
291. Population explosion is defined as annual growth rate is more than :
a. 1 b. 1.5 c. 2 d. 2.5
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292. Which of these does not cause’ lymphatic’ filariasis?
a. Wuchereria bancrofti b. Brugia malayi c. Brugia timori d. Loa loa
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293. The organism most commonly causing genital filariasis in most parts of bihar and Eastern U . P is :
a. Wuchereria bancrofti b. Brugia malayi c. Onchocerca volvulus d. Dirofilaria
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294. Most common cause of neonatal mortality in India is :
a. Diarrheal diseases b. Birth injuries c. Low birth weight d. Congential cnomalies
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295. In calculating 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 65and above
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296. Reservoir of Indian kala- azar is :
a. Man b. Rodent c. Canine d. Equine
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297. The following is true about the term ‘ new families’:
- a. it is variant of the 3 generation family
- b. it is applied to all nuclear families of less than 10 years duration
- c. it is variant of the joint family
- d. it is applied to all nuclear families of less then 2 years duration
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298. ALL of the following features are suggestive of asbestosis except:
- a. occurs within five years of exposure
- b. The disease progresses even after removal of contact
- c. can lead to pleural mesothelioma
- d. Sputum contains asbestos bodies
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299. Which of the following is true regarding effectiveness of cholera vaccine:
- a. 20% of 3-6 months b. 20%of 1-2 months
- c. 50% of 3-6 months d. 100% of 3-6 months
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300. Herd immunity is seeen in all except:
a. Tuberculosis b. Leprosy c. Tetanus d. Polio
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301. In post- operative intensive care unit, five patient developed post-operative wound infection on the same day. The best method to prevent cross infection occurring in other patient in the same ward is to :
- a. Give antibiotics to all other patients in the ward
- b. fumigate the ward
- c. Disinfect the ward with sodium hypochlorite
- d. Practice proper hand washing
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302. Which of the following is the most common mode of transmission of nosocomial infections?
- a. Catheters b. Nasal droplets
- c. Contaminated needles d. Contact with hospital personnel
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303. Which of the following is false regarding antigenic drift ?
- a. it occurs every 10-12 years
- b. it occurs under pressure from immunity
- c. it occurs only in influenza A
- d. it is responsible for epidemics of influenza
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304. Which of the following is not involved in the transmission chain of hydatid disease ?
a. Swine b. Dog c. Sheep d.. Cow
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305. Most common site of hydatid cyst is :
a. Brain b. Liver c. Lungs d. Spleen
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306. Which of the following is true regarding pasteurization of milk ?
- a. Bacterial count is reduced by 90 %
- b. Kills all bacterial and spores
- c. Kills all bacteria and no spores
- d. Kills all bacteria except thermoduric bacteria
-
307. Which of the following is true regarding MHC?
- a. There are 5 classes of MHC
- b. Compliments represent
- c. class II is present in monocytes and lymphocytes
- d. it is present in chromosome 6
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308. Which of the following is the investigation of choice of diphtheria carrier?
- a. Ziehl- neelsen stain b. Albert stain
- c. Gram’s stain d. Throat swab culture
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309.Which of the following is the in fective form of ancylostoma duodenale ?
- a. Rhabditiform larva after molting twice
- b. Freshly hatched rhabditiform larva c. Trophocoites d. Cyst
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310. Which of the following is true regarding arboviruses disease ?
- a. Japanese encephalitis is transmitted by aedes
- b. Tics transmit KFD
- c. Dengue virus has only 1 serotype
- d. Yellow fever is endemic in india
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311. A 24-years- old cook in a hostel mess suffered from enteric fever 2-year back, the chronic carrier state in this patient can be diagnosed by:
- a. Vi agglutination test
- b. Blood culture in brain heart infusion broth
- c. Widal test d. c-reactive protein
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312.In an epidemic first person to become sick is known as:
a. index case b. primary case c. source of infection d. reservoir of infection
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313. All the following are true about plague except :
- a. Isolation of contact b.vaccination c. Surveillance
- d. Chemoprophylaxis of contacts
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314. Tick – borne disease include all of the following except :
a. Relapsing b. Rocky mountain spotted fever c. Q fever d. Tularemia
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315. A drug company is developing a new pregnancy- test kit for use on an outpatient basis. The company used the pregnancy test on 100 women who are known to be pregnant. Out of 100 women 99 showed positive test. Upon using the same test on 100 non- pregnant women, 90 showed negative result. What is the sensitivity of the test?
a. 90% b. 99% c. Average of 90& 99 d. Cannot be calculated from the given data
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316. The protein efficiency ratio (PER) is defined as:
- a. The gain in weight of young animals per unit weight of protein- consumed
- b. The protein of digestibility coefficient and biological value
- c. The percentage of protein absorbed into the blood
- d. The percentage of nitrogen absorbed from the protein absorbed from the diet
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317. Pellagra is caused by deficiency of:
a. Niacin b. Iron c. Calcium d. Magnesium
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318. Cane sugar causes :
a. Byssinosis b . Bagassosis c. Siderosis d. Angiosarcoma
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319. India belongs to which demographic trend ?
- a. High stationary b. High expanding
- c. Low stationary d. Low expanding
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320.Denominator in MMR is :
- a. 1000 live births
- b. Number of pregnant women
- c. Number of women between age group 20-45
- d. 1,00,000 pregnancies
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321. Freshly prepared bleaching power yields what % of chlorine :
a. 66% b. 33% c. 50 % d. 20 %
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322. Idolized salt at production level and at consumer level should be :
- a. 35 ppm and 15 ppm b. 30 ppm and 15 ppm
- c. 40 ppm and 20 ppm d. 20 ppm and 10 ppm
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323. In DPT vaccine the diphtheria component is :
a. Adjuvant b. Immunoglobulin c. Organism d. Toxoid
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324. All of the following are live vaccine except :
a. BCG b. DPT c. Oral cholera vaccine d. OPV
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325. In community needs Assessment approach as a part of the Reproductive & child Health activities are set at the level of :
a. Community b. Sub-center c. Primary health center d. District
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326. The vitamin A supplement administered in prevention of nutritional blindness in children programme contains :
a. 25,000 i. u./ml b. 1 Lakh i.u./ml c. 3 Lakh i.u./ml d. 5 Lakh i.u./ml
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327. Mainly included in child survival index :
a. MMR b. IMR c. Mortality between 1 to 4 years age d. under 5 mortality
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328. The following are examples of specific protection except :
- a. Use of calipers for post polio residual paralysis
- b. Use of helmets
- c. Vitamins A administration to children
- c. Use of goggles by welders
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329. Iron and folic acid supplementation forms :
a. Primary prevention b. Specific protection c. Health promotion dd. Primordial prevention
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330. All of the following are health promotion strategies except:
a. Chlorination of water b. paring of nails c. Chemoprophylaxis d. Lifestyle changes
-
331. Pit latrine has depth of how many feet:
a. 2-4 b. 4-6 c. 6-10 d. 10-12
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332. Asbestosis causes:
a. Pleural mesothelioma b. Peritoneal mesothelioma c. Carcinoma larynx d. Carcinoma stomach
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333. Hard tick transmits :
a. Tick tuphus b. Leishmania c. Oriental sore d. Oroyo fever
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334. Disease transmitted by sand fly are all except :
a. Oraya fever b. Oriental sore c. Kala-azar c. Relapsing fever
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335. Nuisance mosquito is :
a. Anopheles b. Culex c. Aedes d. Tsetse fly
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336. False regarding anopheles mosquito is :
- a. Eggs are boat-shaped and provided with lateral floats
- b. Larvae rest parallel to water surface
- c. Larvae have siphon tube
- d. Pupae have broad and short siphon tube
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337. The average daily output of breast milk in an Indian woman during first 6 months is :
a. 400 ml b. 500 ml c.600 ml d. 700 ml
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338. The average birth weight in India is about :
a. 2.5 kg b. 2.8 kg c. 3 kg d. 3.2 kg
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339. By 2000 AD India has to reduce the birth of infants weighing below 2.5kg to :
a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%
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340. Tiger mosquitoes are :
a. Anopheles b. Culex c. Aedes d. Manoides
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341. Milk-borne disease is:
a. Q fever b. KFD c. Typhus d. Relapsing fever
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342. Pasteurization of milk kills :
a. Brucella b. Tubercle bacillus c. Streptococcus d. Anthrax
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343. Disease caused by mites is :
a. Scrub typhus b. Q fever c. Trench fever d. Endemic typhus
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344. Rickettsial pox is transmitted by :
a. Flea b. Mite c. Tick d. Mosquito
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345. Ideal desk recommended for a school child is :
a. Minus desk b. Plus desk c. Zero desk d. Any of the above
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346. Exposure to noises above causes permanent hearing loss:
a. 90 dB b. 100dB c. 125 dB d. 160 dB
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347. Rupture of eardrum may actually occur at a decibel level above :
a. 40 b. 80 c. 120 d. 160
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348. The decibel level of sound above which auditory fatigue occurs is :
a. 2000 Hz b. 3000 Hz c. 4000 Hz d. 8000 Hz
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349. Indian factories act prohibits the employment of children below the age of :
a. 10 b. 14 c. 16 d. 18
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350. Minimum air space per worker prescribed by Indian factory act is :
a. 200cu ft b. 300 cu ft c. 500 cu ft d. 700 cu ft
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351. For a ‘negatively’ skewed data mean will be :
a. Less than median b. More than median c. Equal to median d. None
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352. Which of the following Indian states has the maximum number of AIDS cases reported till now ?
a. Delhi b. Kerala c. Tamil Nadu d. Bihar
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353. In the perspective of the busy life schedule in the modern society, the accepted minimum period of sexual cohabitation resulting on offspring for a couple to be declared ‘infertile’ is :
a. One year b. One and a half year c. Two years d. Three years
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354. The literacy rate of Indian population as per census 2001 is :
a. 54.5% b. 65.4% c. 85.8% d. 75.5%
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355. Which of the following is the drug of choice for chemoprophylaxis of cholera?
a. Tetracycline b. Doxycycline c. Furazolidone d. Cotrimoxazole
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356.Characteristics of an ideal candidate for copper-T insertion all of the following, except :
- a. Has borne at least one child
- b. Is willing to check IUD tail
- c. Has a history of ectopic pregnancy
- d. Has normal menstrual periods
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357. Endemic disease means that a disease :
- a. Occurs clearly in excess of normal expectancy
- b. Is constantly present in a given population group
- c. Exhibits seasonal patterns
- c. Is prevalent among animals
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358. Which f the following is a good index of the severity of an acute disease ?
- a. Cause specific death rate b. Case fatality rate
- c. Standardized mortality ratio d. Five year survival
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359. Which of the following statements is true about BCG vaccination ?
- a. Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG vaccine
- b. The site for injection should be cleaned thoroughly with spirit
- c. Mantoux test becomes positive after 48 hours of vaccination
- d. WHO recommendation Danish 1331 strain foe vaccine production
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360. The most common cause of material mortality in India ?
a. Toxemias b. Puerperal sepsis c. Hemorrhage d. Abortion
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361. Which of the following is the most common cause of maternal mortality in India ?
a. Hemorrhage b. Anemia c. Abortion d. Sepsis
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362. Which on of the following pulses has the highest content of iron ?
a. Bengal gram b. Black gram c. Red gram d. Soyabean
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363. Human development index is measured by all, except :
- a. under five mortality b. Life expectancy at birth
- c. Literacy d. Per capita income
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364. Reduviid bugs is a vector for the transmission of :
a. Relapsing fever b. Lyme’s disease c. Scrub typhus d. Chagas’ disease
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365. The following is the etiological agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever:
- a. Rickettsia rickettsii b. Rochalimaea Quintana
- c. Rickettsia tsutsugamushi d. Coxiella burnetii
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366. A 16- year –old male is found to have a mental age of 9 years on IQ testing. He has :
- a. Mild mental retardation b. Moderate mental retardation
- c. Severe mental retardation d. Profound mental retardation
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367. WHO ladder is for the rational titration of :
a. Oral analgesia b. Chemotherapy c. Radiotherapy d. Antidepressants
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368. Dengue shocks syndrome is characterized by the following, except :
a. Hepatomegaly b. pleural effusion c. Thrombocytopenia d. Decreased hemoglobin
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369. Infant mortality does not include :
- a. Early neonatal mortality b. Perinatal mortality
- c. Post neonatal mortality d. Late neonatal mortality
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370. 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
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371. Which of the following is characteristic of a single exposure common vehicle outbreak ?
- a. Frequent secondary cases b. Severity increase with increasing age
- c. Explosive d. Cases occur continuously beyond the longest incubation period
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372. Which of the following is the nodal ministry for integrated child development services program center?
- a. Ministry of human resource development
- b. Ministry of Rural development
- c. Ministry of health and family welfare
- d. Ministry of social justice
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373. Which one of the following statements about influence of smoking on risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) is not true ?
- a. Influence of smoking is independent of other risk factor for CHD
- b. Influence of smoking is only additive to other risk factor for CHD
- c. Influence of smoking is synergistic to other risk factors for CHD
- d. Influence of smoking is directly related to number of cigarettes smoked per day
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374. Antibiotic treatment of choice for treating cholera in an adult is a single dose of :
a. Tetracycline b. Cotrimoxazole c. Doxycycline d. Furazolidone
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375. All of the following statements are true congenital rubella, except:
- a. It is diagnosed when the infant has IGM antibodies at birth
- b. It is diagnosed when IGM antibodies persist for more than 6 months
- c. Most common congenital defects are deafness, cardiac malformations and cataract
- d. infection after 16 weeks pf gestation results in major congenital defects
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376. Weight of an Indian reference woman is :
a. 45kg b. 50 kg c. 55 kg d. 60 kg
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377. The recommended daily energy intake of an adult woman with heavy work is :
a. 1800 b. 2100 c. 2300 d. 2900
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378. All of the following methods are anti-larval measures, except :
a. Intermittent irrigation b. Paris green c. Gambusia affinis d. Malathion
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379. All of the following are true about the herd immunity for infectious diseases , except:
- a. It refers to group protection beyond what is afforded by the protection of immunized individuals
- b. It is likely to be more for infections that do not have a subclinical phase
- c. It is affected by the presence and distribution of alternative animal hosts
- d. In the case of tetanus it does not protect the individual
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380. The best indicator for monitoring the impact of iodine deficiency disorders control program is :
- a. Prevalence of goiter among school children
- b. Urinary iodine levels among pregnant woman
- c. Neonatal hypothyroidism
- d. Iodine level in soil
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381. WHO defines adolescent age between :
a. 10-19 years of age b. 10-14 years of age c. 10-25 years of age d. 9-14 years of age
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382. All of the following statements are true about ‘break-point chlorination’, except :
- a. Free chlorine is released in water after break point chlorination
- b. Chlorine demand is the amount needed to kill bacteria, oxidize organic matter and neutralize ammonia
- c. One ppm free chlorine should be present in water after break point has reached
- d. contact period of one hour is necessary
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383. Orthotolidine test is used to determine :
- a. Nitrates in water b. Nitrites chlorine in water
- c. Free and combined chlorine in water d. Ammonia content in water
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384. Transplantation of human organs Act was passed by Government if India in :
a. 1996 b. 1993 c. 1998 d. 1994
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385. The information technology has revolutionized the world of medical sciences. In which of the following year the government of India passed the information technology Act?
a. 1998 b. 2000 c. 2001 d. 2003
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386. The most common side effect of IUD insertion is :
a. Bleeding b. Pain c. Pelvic infection d. Ectopic pregnancy page
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387. Which of the following is the best indicator of severity of a short duration acute disease ?
- a. cause specific death rate b. 5-year survival
- c. Case fatality rate d. Standardized mortality ratio
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388. The following tests are used to check the efficiency of pasteurization of milk, except
- a. Phosphates test b. Standard plate count
- c. Coliform count d. Methylene blue reduction test
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389. A 25- year- old female has been diagnosed to be suffering from tuberculosis cauterized as category II (sputum positive relapse). The treatment regimen recommended under DOTS is :
a.2(HRZE)
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390. National family Health survey has successfully completed :
a. One round b. Two round c. Three round d. Four round
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391. The following is true about prevalence and incidence :
- a. both are rates
- b. prevalence is a rate but incidence is not
- c. incidence is a rate but prevalence is not
- d. Both are not rates
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392. If the prevalence is very low as compared to the incidence for a disease, it implies :
- a. Disease is very fatal and/or easily curable
- b. Disease is non-fatal
- c. Calculation of prevalence and incidence is wrong
- d. Nothing can be said, as they are independent
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393. A bacterium can divide every k20 minutes. Beginning with a single individual, how many bacteria will be there in the population if there is exponential growth for 3 hours ?
a. 18 b. 440 c. 512 d. 1025
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394. What will be the BMI of a male whose weight is 89 kg and height is 172 cm?
a. 27 b. 30 c. 33 d.36
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395. For the treatment of case of class III-dig bite, all of the following are correct, except:
- a. Give immunoglobins for positive immunity
- b. Give ARV
- c. Immediately stitch wound under antibiotic coverage
- d. Immediately wash wound with soap and water
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396. all of the following statements about mosquito are true, except:
- a. It is a definitive host in malaria
- b. IT is a definitive host in filaria
- c. its life cycle is completed in 3 weeks
- d. The female can travel upto 3 km
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397. All of the following statements about quarantine are true, except :
- a. It is synonymous with isolation
- b. Absolute quarantine is restriction during the incubation period
- c. Exclusion of children from schools is an example of modified quarantine
- d. Quarantine should not be longer than the longest incubation period
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