Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Knowledge.

This section includes 64577 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

5201.

Under eradication of congenital rubella syndrome programme the first priority group for rubella vaccination is

A. All non pregnant women of age 15 to 34
B. All non pregnant women
C. All female children at one year
D. All adolescent non pregnant girls 15 to 24 years of age
Answer» B. All non pregnant women
5202.

Sensitive parameter of combined pediatric and obstetric care in the country is -

A. Perinatal mortality rate
B. Neonatal mortality rate
C. Infant mortality rate
D. Post-neonatal mortality rate
Answer» B. Neonatal mortality rate
5203.

RCH phase 2 does not include ?

A. Immunization of pregnant women
B. Treatment of STD/RTI
C. Feed to malnourished children
D. Early registration of pregnancy upto 12-16 weeks
Answer» D. Early registration of pregnancy upto 12-16 weeks
5204.

In India, family planning is managed by -

A. 100% sponsored by Central Government only
B. 100% sponsored by State Government only
C. 50% state and 50% Central Government
D. Fully sponsored by Central Government with planning of State Government
Answer» B. 100% sponsored by State Government only
5205.

All are of the following included in 'Five cleans' of CSSM programme, except -

A. Clean cord
B. Clean tie
C. Clean perineum
D. Clean room
Answer» D. Clean room
5206.

If each value of a given group of observations is multiplied by 10 the standard deviation of the resulting observations is:

A. Original std.Deviation -10
B. Original std.Deviation itself
C. Original std.Deviation x10
D. Original std.Deviation /10
Answer» D. Original std.Deviation /10
5207.

All are water bone disease, EXCEPT -

A. Leptospirosis
B. Schistosomiasis
C. Fish tape worm
D. Brucellosis
Answer» E.
5208.

On calculation over a population of 2000 mean Hb is 13.5 g%, then how much % will fall above 13.5 -

A. 0.12
B. 0.3
C. 0.74
D. 0.5
Answer» E.
5209.

Resource person for Training of ASHA are:

A. AWW and ANM
B. AWW and MPW
C. ANM and MO
D. MPW and ANM
Answer» B. AWW and MPW
5210.

A concept directed against prevention of risk factors of coronary artery disease is

A. Primordial prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Health education
D. Primary prevention
Answer» B. Secondary prevention
5211.

Which of the following is true regarding trickling filter:

A. It has biological zoogleal layer
B. It needs rest pauses for cleaning
C. It is used for primary treatment of sewage
D. It acts purely as a mechanical filter
Answer» B. It needs rest pauses for cleaning
5212.

Efficiency of the goiter control program can be assessed by -

A. Goitre in age group of 12 to 18 years
B. Soil iodine levels
C. Neonatal thyroxine levels
D. Goitre in pregnancy
Answer» D. Goitre in pregnancy
5213.

In an investigation to study of effect of smoking on renal cell cancer, it is observed that 30 of the 50 patients were smokers as compared to 10 out of 50 control subjects.The odds ratio of renal cancer associated with smoking will be -

A. 3
B. 0.33
C. 6
D. 0.16
Answer» D. 0.16
5214.

Diagnosis of tuberculosis in community is made by ?

A. Tuberculin test
B. Sputum for AFB
C. Case fatality rate
D. PCR
Answer» C. Case fatality rate
5215.

Which is not true for components of DOTS ?

A. High compliance
B. Given under observation
C. Political commitment
D. Accountability
Answer» B. Given under observation
5216.

The following are true of communicable period EXCEPT

A. It is constant for a given disease
B. It can be reduced for some diseases by early detection
C. It may include the incubation period
D. An important measure of this period is secondary attack rate
Answer» B. It can be reduced for some diseases by early detection
5217.

In PEM,there is?

A. A normal total lymphocyte count
B. An increase in suppers or T cells
C. Decreased in cutaneous hypersensitivity to common antigen (anergy)
D. A normal phagocytic function
Answer» D. A normal phagocytic function
5218.

The infectivity of chicken pox lasts for

A. 6 days after onset of rash
B. Till the last scab falls off
C. Till the fever subsides
D. 3 days after onset of rash
Answer» B. Till the last scab falls off
5219.

Which of the following is used as an indicator for recent fecal contamination of water ?

A. E.coli
B. Cornybacterium diptheriae
C. Pseudomonas
D. Streptococci
Answer» E.
5220.

Measures of primary prevention of hypertension include all of the following except:

A. Reduction of salt intake
B. Early diagnosis of hypertension
C. Weight reduction
D. Exercise promotion
Answer» C. Weight reduction
5221.

STEPS done for

A. Surveillance of evaluation of treatment of non comunicable disease
B. Surveillance of mortality from non comunicable disease
C. Surveillance of risk factor of non comunicable disease
D. Surveillance of iccidence of non comunicable disease
Answer» D. Surveillance of iccidence of non comunicable disease
5222.

A community has a population of 10,000 and a birth rate of 36 per 1000.5 maternal deaths were reported in the current year;the MMR is:

A. 13.8
B. 14.5
C. 5
D. 20
Answer» B. 14.5
5223.

PUFA consumption is associated with -

A. Lowering of serum cholesterol, Lowering in LDL cholesterol
B. Lowering of serum cholesterol, rise in LDL cholesterol
C. Rise of serum cholesterol, Lowering in LDL cholesterol
D. Rise of serum cholesterol, rise in LDL cholesterol
Answer» B. Lowering of serum cholesterol, rise in LDL cholesterol
5224.

True regarding Japanese encephalitis is, except -

A. Man to man transmission is not reported
B. Culicine moquito is zoophilic
C. Mortality is 80-90%
D. Cases show tip of iceberg
Answer» D. Cases show tip of iceberg
5225.

Life cycle inventry analysis based on ?

A. Critically
B. Low availability
C. Conumption
D. Emission into atmosphere
Answer» E.
5226.

A man use to take 20 cigarettes per day and started coughing.Family suggest quitting cigarettes.He is ready to quit but thinks that quitting will make him irritable.The best health planning model followed here is:

A. Benefit and risk
B. Contemplation and Cost involved
C. Precontemplation and preparation
D. Health Belief model
Answer» E.
5227.

Chronic noise exposure above what level causes deafness:

A. 70 Db
B. 100 Db
C. 140 Db
D. 85 Db
Answer» C. 140 Db
5228.

All of the following are taken into consideration in Kuppuswamy scale except -

A. Education status
B. Occupational status
C. Living/Housing conditions
D. Per capita income
Answer» D. Per capita income
5229.

Bias is defined as ?

A. Superior associated between two variables
B. A quantified relationship between exposure and disease
C. Systemic error in determination of associaion between exposure and disease
D. Statistical technique used to evaluated the effect of a treatment by comparing treatred and non treated
Answer» D. Statistical technique used to evaluated the effect of a treatment by comparing treatred and non treated
5230.

Target of health for all 2000 are all, except -

A. Net reproductive rate < 1
B. Couple protection rate 60
C. Infant mortality rate 60
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Couple protection rate 60
5231.

Which vaccine is given earliest

A. BCG
B. Hepatitis
C. DPT
D. Measles
Answer» B. Hepatitis
5232.

WHO stage IV HIV includes all, except

A. HIV wasting syndrom
B. Oral thrush
C. Toxoplasmosis
D. Pneumocystic carinii
Answer» C. Toxoplasmosis
5233.

Specificity means:

A. True positive
B. True negative
C. False positive
D. False negative
Answer» C. False positive
5234.

All are included in health sector policy in India except:

A. Family welfare programme
B. Control of communicable disease
C. Nutritional supplements
D. Medical education
Answer» D. Medical education
5235.

Minimum chlorine content of water after chlorination should be ?

A. 0.5 mg/L
B. 5 mg/L
C. 0.05 mg/L
D. 50 mg/L
Answer» B. 5 mg/L
5236.

In reproductive and child health programme,districts are divided on the basis of

A. Crude birth rate and female literacy rate
B. Crude birth rate and infant mortality rate
C. Couple protection rate and infant mortality rate
D. Crude death rate and crude birth rate
Answer» B. Crude birth rate and infant mortality rate
5237.

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
Answer» B. Disease is non-fatal
5238.

All of the following statements are true regarding vitamin A deficiency EXCEPT

A. Growth retardation is common
B. Frequent infections can occur
C. Hydrocephalus is infrequent
D. Anterior segment of the eye is initially involved
Answer» E.
5239.

Which one of the following is NOT a socio-economic indicator?

A. Housing
B. Family size
C. Literacy rate
D. Life expectancy at birth
Answer» E.
5240.

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

A. Prior probability of SLE; sensitivity and specificity of each test
B. Incidence of SLE and Predictive value of each test
C. Incidence and prevalence of SLe
D. Relative risk of SLE in this point
Answer» B. Incidence of SLE and Predictive value of each test
5241.

In left skewed curve, true statement is ?

A. Mean = Mode
B. Mean C. Mean > Mode
C. Mean = Median
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Mean = Median
5242.

Endemic cretinism is see when Iodine uptake is less than ?

A. 5 micro gram/day
B. 20 micro gram/day
C. 50 micro gram/day
D. 75 micro gram/day
Answer» C. 50 micro gram/day
5243.

Best method to show trend of events with passage of time is ?

A. Line diagram
B. Bar diagram
C. Histogram
D. Pie chart
Answer» B. Bar diagram
5244.

Vitamin B12 is not found in:

A. Meat
B. Fish
C. Soyabean
D. Milk
Answer» D. Milk
5245.

In case of control study of buccal carcinoma -

A. CA is commoner in zarda pan users than non users
B. Zarda pan is cause of buccal CA
C. Zarda pan is associated with buccal CA
D. If use of zarda pan is stopped , number of cases will reduce
Answer» D. If use of zarda pan is stopped , number of cases will reduce
5246.

Administrated unit of the ICDS project in rural areas is -

A. PHC
B. Community development block
C. Zilla parishad
D. Gram panchayat
Answer» C. Zilla parishad
5247.

False regarding Health For All by 2000 A.D. is:

A. All will have socially and economically productivelife
B. Equal health status for people and countries
C. All people will be healthy by 2000 AD.
D. All people are accessible to health care services
Answer» D. All people are accessible to health care services
5248.

The drug of choice for treating cholera in pregnant woman is -

A. Tetracycline
B. Doxycycline
C. Furazolidone
D. Cotrimoxazole
Answer» D. Cotrimoxazole
5249.

A study of lung carcinoma in non-smokers is

A. Unifactorial
B. Multifactorial
C. Shows that passive smoking also increases the risk of cancer
D. Shows that bidi-smokers have a higher incidence of lung cancer than cigarette-smokers
Answer» C. Shows that passive smoking also increases the risk of cancer
5250.

The permissible dose of man made radiation should not exceed -

A. 3 rads per year
B. 5 rads per year
C. 8 rads per year
D. 10 rads per year
Answer» C. 8 rads per year