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| 5351. |
Human poverty index includes all except - |
| A. | Infant mortality |
| B. | Longevity |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | Standard of living |
| Answer» B. Longevity | |
| 5352. |
Gap between a Primary and a Secondary case is: |
| A. | Incubation period |
| B. | Secondary attack rate |
| C. | Serial interval |
| D. | Generation time |
| Answer» D. Generation time | |
| 5353. |
True about ASHA are all except - |
| A. | Female voluntry worker |
| B. | Skilled birth attendant |
| C. | One per 1000 rural population |
| D. | Mobiliser of antenatal care |
| Answer» C. One per 1000 rural population | |
| 5354. |
Which of the following is a live attenuated vaccine ? |
| A. | BCG |
| B. | IVP |
| C. | DPT |
| D. | HIB type B |
| Answer» B. IVP | |
| 5355. |
The incidence of malaria in an area is 250,300,320,300,5000,200,350.The best value to give idea of incidence in past 7 yrs.: |
| A. | median |
| B. | mode |
| C. | arithmetic mean |
| D. | Geometric mean |
| Answer» B. mode | |
| 5356. |
The parameters of sensitivity and specificity are used for assessing: |
| A. | Discriminant validity |
| B. | Content validity |
| C. | Criterion validity |
| D. | Construct validity |
| Answer» D. Construct validity | |
| 5357. |
Measurement of incidence rate of a disease includes - |
| A. | Number of new cases |
| B. | Number of new and old cases |
| C. | Only notified cases |
| D. | Whole population |
| Answer» B. Number of new and old cases | |
| 5358. |
The term used for babies born as a result of retarded intrauterine fetal growth, is - |
| A. | Preterm babies |
| B. | Low birth weight babies |
| C. | Small for date babies |
| D. | Retarded babies |
| Answer» D. Retarded babies | |
| 5359. |
PERT is a type of - |
| A. | Input output analysis |
| B. | System analysis |
| C. | Network analysis |
| D. | Research technique |
| Answer» D. Research technique | |
| 5360. |
All of the following are true statement regarding clostridium tetani except: |
| A. | The main modeof transmission is through trauma and contaminated wound |
| B. | Seen commmonly in winter and dry season |
| C. | The main reservoir is soil and intestine of animals and humans |
| D. | Herd immunity is not of much value |
| Answer» C. The main reservoir is soil and intestine of animals and humans | |
| 5361. |
All are components of roll back malaria initiative except - |
| A. | Training of health care workers in villages |
| B. | Increasing the effectiveness of insecticides |
| C. | Using insecticide treated mosquito bed nets |
| D. | Strengthening the health system |
| Answer» C. Using insecticide treated mosquito bed nets | |
| 5362. |
Orthotolidine test is used for detecting: |
| A. | Nitrates |
| B. | Ammonia |
| C. | Chlorine |
| D. | Nitrites |
| Answer» D. Nitrites | |
| 5363. |
PQLI stands for - |
| A. | Physical quality of life index |
| B. | Physical quantity of life index |
| C. | Physiological quality of life index |
| D. | Psychological quality of life index |
| Answer» B. Physical quantity of life index | |
| 5364. |
Chronic exposure with which of the following particle sizes causes chronic lung disease: |
| A. | 0.5-3 microns |
| B. | 5-10 microns |
| C. | 0.01-0.5 microns |
| D. | 3-5 microns |
| Answer» B. 5-10 microns | |
| 5365. |
Antibiotic treatment of choice for treating cholera in an adult is a single dose of: |
| A. | Co-trimoxazole. |
| B. | Tetracycline. |
| C. | Furazolidone. |
| D. | Doxycycline. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5366. |
Which of the following is associated with emotional valence and is most likely to be influenced by motivation |
| A. | Belief |
| B. | Attitude |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | Practice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5367. |
Iceberg phenomenon differentiates: |
| A. | Cases and carriers |
| B. | Diagnosed and undiagnosed |
| C. | Apparent and inapparent |
| D. | Symptomic and asymptomic |
| Answer» D. Symptomic and asymptomic | |
| 5368. |
Aflatoxin is produced by: |
| A. | Aspergillus flavus |
| B. | Aspergillus niger |
| C. | Aspergillus fumigates |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Aspergillus niger | |
| 5369. |
Vector of Bancroftian filariasis: |
| A. | Aedes |
| B. | Culex |
| C. | Mansonia |
| D. | Anopheles |
| Answer» C. Mansonia | |
| 5370. |
About tests of significance between two large population, one of the following statement is true - |
| A. | Null hypothesis states that 2 means are equal |
| B. | Standard error of difference is the sum of the standard error of 2 means |
| C. | Standard error of means are equal |
| D. | Standard error of difference between population is calculated |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5371. |
Yellow plastic bags containing bio-medical wastes are treated by - |
| A. | Autoclaving |
| B. | Incineration |
| C. | Microwaving |
| D. | Shredding |
| Answer» C. Microwaving | |
| 5372. |
Incidence is calculated by - |
| A. | Retrospective study |
| B. | Prospective study |
| C. | Cross sectional study |
| D. | Random study |
| Answer» C. Cross sectional study | |
| 5373. |
Alfred Grotjahn is famous for his work in |
| A. | Epidemiology |
| B. | Statistics |
| C. | Social medicine |
| D. | Vaccination |
| Answer» D. Vaccination | |
| 5374. |
The Vitamin A supplement administered in 'Prevention of nutritional blindness in children programme' contain |
| A. | 1 lakh i.u./ml |
| B. | 25,000 i.u./ml |
| C. | 5 lakh i.u./ml |
| D. | 3 lakh i.u./ml |
| Answer» B. 25,000 i.u./ml | |
| 5375. |
Population of 5000. 500 are already myopic on January 1, 2011. no. of new myopic cases till December 31,2011 is 90.Calculate incidence |
| A. | 0.02 |
| B. | 0.018 |
| C. | - |
| D. | 0.05 |
| Answer» B. 0.018 | |
| 5376. |
Regarding Rabies,true is: |
| A. | It is a DNA virus |
| B. | Caused only by dogs |
| C. | Incubation period depends on the site of bite |
| D. | Diagnosis is by eosinphilic intranuclear inclusion bodies |
| Answer» D. Diagnosis is by eosinphilic intranuclear inclusion bodies | |
| 5377. |
All are true about bleaching powder except: |
| A. | Is a stable compound |
| B. | Has 33% available chlorine |
| C. | Is used as disinfectant of wells |
| D. | Has a rapid and brief action |
| Answer» B. Has 33% available chlorine | |
| 5378. |
The headquarters of food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is situated at - |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | New york |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» C. New york | |
| 5379. |
In Longitudinal studies,which of the following is true |
| A. | Easy to conduct |
| B. | Detects only one risk factor |
| C. | Determines incidences of disease |
| D. | Have increased bias |
| Answer» D. Have increased bias | |
| 5380. |
Tuberculin test denotes: |
| A. | Person is susceptible to tuberculosis |
| B. | Protective immune status of individual against tuberculosis |
| C. | Previous or present sensitivity totubercle proteins |
| D. | Patient is resistant to tuberculosis |
| Answer» D. Patient is resistant to tuberculosis | |
| 5381. |
The screening method of choice in an area where the prevalence of leprosy is 1/1000 is |
| A. | Contact survey |
| B. | Group survey |
| C. | Mass survey |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» C. Mass survey | |
| 5382. |
All of the following facts are true with group discussion except - |
| A. | Group discussion is very effective method of health education |
| B. | Group members should not have known each other before |
| C. | The group should sit in a circle |
| D. | There should be a group leader to initiate |
| Answer» C. The group should sit in a circle | |
| 5383. |
Life span of mosquito is ? |
| A. | 1 week |
| B. | 2 weeks |
| C. | 1 month |
| D. | 1 year |
| Answer» C. 1 month | |
| 5384. |
All the statements are true about standardization except: |
| A. | The national population is always taken as the standard population |
| B. | Standardization allows comparison to be made between two different populations |
| C. | For indirect standardization, age specific rates of the standard population are applied to that of the study population |
| D. | For direct standardization, age specific rates of the study population are applied to that of the standard population |
| Answer» B. Standardization allows comparison to be made between two different populations | |
| 5385. |
Which is not goal for Health for all by 2000 A.D. - |
| A. | Crude birth rate-21 |
| B. | NRR-1 |
| C. | Complete family size-4 |
| D. | CPR-60 |
| Answer» D. CPR-60 | |
| 5386. |
All about incidence are false except - |
| A. | Not affected by duration |
| B. | More than prevelance |
| C. | Measures old and new cases |
| D. | Used for chronic conditions |
| Answer» B. More than prevelance | |
| 5387. |
The vaccine for yellow fever is valid till: |
| A. | 50 years |
| B. | 20 years |
| C. | 40 years |
| D. | 10 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5388. |
In the treatment of a case of P.vivax malaria,primaquine is given for how many days? |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 5389. |
A two yrs child developed fever and cough with respiratory rate of 50/min,with chest retraction and no cyanosis,patient is suffering from: |
| A. | No pneumonia |
| B. | Pneumonia |
| C. | Severe pneumonia |
| D. | Very severe pneumonia |
| Answer» D. Very severe pneumonia | |
| 5390. |
National health policy true ALL/except |
| A. | Eradicate polio-2005 |
| B. | Eliminate leprosy-2005 |
| C. | Eliminate lymphatic filariasis-2010 |
| D. | Achieve zero level growth of HIV-2007 |
| Answer» D. Achieve zero level growth of HIV-2007 | |
| 5391. |
False regarding a propagated epidemic is: |
| A. | Person to person transmission occurs |
| B. | Slow rise |
| C. | No secondary waves |
| D. | Spread depends on herd immunity |
| Answer» D. Spread depends on herd immunity | |
| 5392. |
In case of fatality rate, true is - |
| A. | Numerator is always constant |
| B. | Denominator is always constant |
| C. | Numerator and Denominator are proportion of each other |
| D. | Numerator and Denominator are two separate entities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5393. |
If prevalence of diabetes is 10%,the probability that three people selected at random from the population will have diabetes is: |
| A. | 0.03 |
| B. | 0.01 |
| C. | 0.003 |
| D. | 0.001 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5394. |
Community health centre covers a population of ? |
| A. | 10,000 to 20,000 |
| B. | 30,000 to 50,000 |
| C. | 50,000 to 80,000 |
| D. | 80,000 to 120,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5395. |
Which of the following is an example of disability limitation - |
| A. | Arranging for schooling of child suffering from PRPP |
| B. | Reducing occurrence of polio by immunization |
| C. | Providing calipers for walking |
| D. | Resting affected limbs in neutral position |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5396. |
Following are Larval control measures except: |
| A. | Gambusa |
| B. | Intermittent irragation |
| C. | DDT |
| D. | Paris green |
| Answer» D. Paris green | |
| 5397. |
The ratio between incidence of disease among exposed and non exposed is called as - |
| A. | Relative risk |
| B. | Odds ratio |
| C. | Attributable risk |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Odds ratio | |
| 5398. |
ICDS does not cover: |
| A. | Nutritional supplementation |
| B. | Formal education |
| C. | Health education |
| D. | Immunization |
| Answer» C. Health education | |
| 5399. |
An investigator observes that five independent risk factors influence the occurance of a disease.Which of the following statistical tests should be applied to assess the relationship between these 5 risk factors and the occurance of disease: |
| A. | Multiple Linear Regression |
| B. | ANOVA |
| C. | One way analysis of Variance |
| D. | Multiple Logistic Regression |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5400. |
In family welfare programme, score of 1 is given to - |
| A. | Birth rate |
| B. | Net reproduction rate |
| C. | Achievement of goal |
| D. | Total implementation of programme |
| Answer» C. Achievement of goal | |