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5151.

An Autoimmune Disease is all except:

A. Lichen Planus
B. Acne vulgaris
C. Pemphigus vulgaris
D. Psoriasis
Answer» D. Psoriasis
5152.

Recalcitrant Pustular Acne treated by -

A. Steroid
B. Retinoid
C. Oral Erythromycine
D. Oral tetracycline
Answer» C. Oral Erythromycine
5153.

A male child with cryptorchidism presents with large black scales on body flexures.Skin biopsy showed hyper granulosis and steroid sulfatase deficiency. Probable diagnosis is -

A. Ichthyosis - lamellar
B. Icthysois vulgaris
C. Nonbullous icthyosiform erythroderma
D. X linked icthyosis nigra
Answer» E.
5154.

An otherwise healthy male presents with a creamy curd like white patch on the tongue.The probable diagnosis is:

A. Lichen planus
B. Aspergillosis
C. Candidiasis
D. Histoplasmosis
Answer» D. Histoplasmosis
5155.

Rapid, diffuse,excessive hair loss after 3 months of pregnancy is due to ?

A. Androgenic alopecia
B. Telogen effluvium
C. Anagen effluvium
D. Alopecia areata
Answer» C. Anagen effluvium
5156.

Commonest cause of hair borne contact dermatitis in India is -

A. Oleander
B. Yellow oleander
C. Parthenium
D. Garden grass
Answer» D. Garden grass
5157.

Griesofulvin is given for the treatment of fungal infection in finger nail dermatophytosis for:

A. 2 month
B. 3 month
C. 4 weeks
D. 6 weeks
Answer» C. 4 weeks
5158.

Erythematous annular lesion with peripheral 'Collarette of scales'is a feature of:

A. Pityriasis alba
B. Pityriasis versicolor
C. Pityriasis rubra pillaris
D. Pityriasis rosea
Answer» E.
5159.

Necrolytic migratory erythema is seen in -

A. Insulinoma
B. Parathyroid adenoma
C. Somatostatinoma
D. Glucagonoma
Answer» E.
5160.

Which viral association is found in pityriasis rosea -

A. Vericella Zoster
B. E B V
C. HHV 7
D. CMV
Answer» D. CMV
5161.

Substance common in skin, hair and nail is ?

A. Vimentin
B. Keratin
C. Laminin
D. Nectin
Answer» C. Laminin
5162.

'Exclamation mark' hairs are seen in -

A. Tinea capitis
B. Alopecia areata
C. Trichotillomania
D. Lichen planus pilaris
Answer» C. Trichotillomania
5163.

Most number of false positives by a screening test is ?

A. High specificity
B. High sensitivity
C. High prevalence
D. Low prevalence
Answer» E.
5164.

The dengue fever is transmitted by the mosquito -

A. Culex
B. Anopheles
C. A. aegypti
D. Mansonioides
Answer» D. Mansonioides
5165.

'Vision 2020' includes all of the following except -

A. Epidemic conjunctivitis
B. Onchocerciasis
C. Trachoma
D. Cataract
Answer» B. Onchocerciasis
5166.

All of the following are the mode of transmission of leprosy except?

A. Insect bite
B. Breast milk
C. Droplet infection
D. Transplacental spread
Answer» E.
5167.

Giving Benzathine penicillin in RHD is a type of -

A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primordial prevention
Answer» C. Tertiary prevention
5168.

In a double blind clinical drug trial :

A. Each patient receives a placebo
B. Each patient receives both (double) treatments
C. The patients do not know which treatment they are receiving
D. The patients do not know that they are in a drug trial
Answer» D. The patients do not know that they are in a drug trial
5169.

L-J chart is used for monitoring -

A. Precision
B. Accuracy
C. Specificity
D. Sensitivity
Answer» B. Accuracy
5170.

Incubation period of pertusis is-

A. 1-7 days
B. 7-14 days
C. 15-28 days
D. More than 28 days
Answer» C. 15-28 days
5171.

Cut off 'weight' for Indian reference man (kg) is:

A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 70
Answer» D. 70
5172.

In rabies,human diploid cell culture vaccine for post exposure vaccination is given on the following days:

A. 0,7,28 then booster dose in 2 yrs.
B. 0,7,28 then booster dose 90 days
C. 0,3,7, and booster dose 90 days
D. 0,3,7,14,30 then booster dose 90 days
Answer» E.
5173.

In 1991 census, population > 60 years is -

A. 0.06
B. 0.09
C. 0.12
D. 0.24
Answer» B. 0.09
5174.

Protein requirement in lactating mother-having 2 months old child

A. 50 gram
B. 60 gram
C. 75 gram
D. 90 gram
Answer» D. 90 gram
5175.

Q- test is -

A. To detect outliers
B. Study of proportion
C. Study of difference between mean
D. Identification or refection of outliers
Answer» E.
5176.

Which is true of BCG vaccination?

A. Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG
B. The site of injection should be cleaned with spirit
C. Mantoux test becomes positive after 48 hours of vaccination
D. WHO recommends Danish 1331 strain for vaccine production
Answer» E.
5177.

Soil forms an important reservoir for all of the following infections,Except:

A. Anthrax
B. Tetanus
C. Brucellosis
D. Coccoidiomycosis
Answer» D. Coccoidiomycosis
5178.

Patient requiring immediate referral is allotted what colour according to IMNCI color coding ?

A. Pink
B. Red
C. Green
D. Yellow
Answer» B. Red
5179.

Alcohol abuse is associated with an increased risk of all types of cancer EXCEPT:

A. Breast
B. Liver
C. Cervical
D. Esophageal
Answer» D. Esophageal
5180.

Curie(Ci)-is the unit of-

A. Radioactivity
B. Radiation exposure
C. Radiation absorbed
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Radiation exposure
5181.

All of the following statements are true about Prevalence except

A. It is a rate
B. It includes both new and old cases
C. Prevalence =Incidence x Duration
D. Prevalence is of more than one type
Answer» B. It includes both new and old cases
5182.

The commonest cause of maternal mortality in India is:

A. Anemia
B. Hemorrhage
C. Abortion
D. Sepsis
Answer» C. Abortion
5183.

Which of the following statements regarding live vaccines is false:

A. Single dose gives life long immunity
B. Live vaccine contains both major and minor antigens
C. Two live vaccines cannot be administered simultaneously
D. Booster doses are not required when live vaccines are administered
Answer» D. Booster doses are not required when live vaccines are administered
5184.

Which of the following country is a mamber of WHO but not of United nation (UNO)?

A. Switzerland
B. Italy
C. France
D. Britain
Answer» B. Italy
5185.

The age and sex structure of a population may be best described by a :

A. Life table
B. Correlation coefficient
C. Population pyramid
D. Bar chart
Answer» D. Bar chart
5186.

The current global strategy for malaria control is called

A. Modified plan of operation
B. Malaria eradication programme
C. Malaria control programme
D. Roll back malaria
Answer» E.
5187.

Most sensitive test for diagnosis of dengue fever:

A. Complement fixation test(CFT)
B. Indirect hemagglutination test
C. Hemagglutination inhibition test(HIT)
D. IgM ELISA captured
Answer» E.
5188.

British study of anti-asthematic drug and death due to it is a type of which study?

A. Cross-sectional study
B. Cohort study
C. Ecological study
D. Case-control study
Answer» D. Case-control study
5189.

True about NPU?

A. It is inferior to amino acid score as a measure of protein quality
B. It gives idea about quantity of protein
C. It is the ratio of total nitrogen retained by to total protein intake multiplied by 100
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5190.

Respirable dust for pneumoconiosis:

A. 0.1-5 meu
B. 5-10 meu
C. 10-15 meu
D. 15-20 meu
Answer» B. 5-10 meu
5191.

Punett square is used to

A. Test of hypothesis
B. Track family history and inheritance
C. Predict genotype of offspring
D. Statistical analysis
Answer» D. Statistical analysis
5192.

The following are the signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted disease except -

A. Genital ulcers
B. Urethral discharge in males
C. Dysuria in women
D. Vaginal discharge
Answer» D. Vaginal discharge
5193.

Which of the following is not transmitted by lice,

A. Q fever
B. Trench fever
C. Relapsing fever
D. Epidemic typhus
Answer» B. Trench fever
5194.

Respiratory rate can be diagnosed as fast breathing in a less than 2-month-old infant,if respiratory rate/minute is more than:

A. 29
B. 39
C. 49
D. 59
Answer» E.
5195.

Which of the following is characteristic of a single exposure common vehicle outbreak -

A. Frequent secondary cases
B. Severity increases with increasing age
C. Explosive
D. Cases occur continously beyond the longest incubation period
Answer» D. Cases occur continously beyond the longest incubation period
5196.

Minimum duration of developing coal minor pneumoconiasis is:

A. 8-10 yrs.
B. More than 10 yrs.
C. 2-4 yrs.
D. 4-6 yrs.
Answer» C. 2-4 yrs.
5197.

If the objective of the investigator is to assess the incidence of tuberculosis infection in a community, the most appropriate methodology would be to -

A. Identify all individuals with positive tuberculin test
B. Perform sputum examination of chest symtomatics
C. Identify new converters to Tuberculin test
D. Screen all under five children with Tuberculin test
Answer» D. Screen all under five children with Tuberculin test
5198.

Osmolality of WHO-ORS is:

A. 300
B. 330
C. 240
D. 280
Answer» C. 240
5199.

Pulse protein is deficient in which of the following Essential Amino Acid ?

A. Lysime
B. Methionine
C. Threonine
D. Tryptophan
Answer» C. Threonine
5200.

Ramu a 2 yr old boy,presented with cough,fever and difficulty in breathing.His RR 50/min.There was no chest indrawing.Auscaltation of chest reveals bilateral crepitions.The most probable diagnosis is

A. Severe pneumonia
B. V. severe pneumonia
C. No pneumonia`
D. Pneumonia
Answer» E.