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5751.

A man weighing 68 kg,consumes 325 gm carbohydrate,65 gm protein and 35 gm fat in his diet:the most applicable statement here is:

A. The proportion of proteins,fats and carbohydrates is correct and in accordance with a balanced diet
B. His total calorie intake is 3000 kcal
C. 30% of his total energy intake is derrived from fat
D. He has a negative nitrogen balance
Answer» B. His total calorie intake is 3000 kcal
5752.

The most common causes of blindness in India is -

A. Cataract
B. Trachoma
C. Refractive errors
D. Vitamin A deficiency
Answer» B. Trachoma
5753.

Which one of the following relates to human experimentation and clinical trial?

A. Declaration Sydney
B. Declaration of Tokyo
C. Declaration of Geneva
D. Declaration of Helsinki
Answer» E.
5754.

Biological Oxygen Demand gives an indication of:

A. Chemicals
B. Organic matter
C. Anaerobic bacteria
D. Bacterial content
Answer» C. Anaerobic bacteria
5755.

India aims to eliminate which of the following diseases by 2015:

A. Kala Azar
B. Filariasis
C. Malaria
D. Tuberculosis
Answer» C. Malaria
5756.

True about point source epidemic are all except -

A. One single peak only
B. All cases occur in one incubation period
C. The curve has rapid rise and slow decline
D. No secondary curves
Answer» D. No secondary curves
5757.

Highest content of protein is found in -

A. Red gram
B. Soya bean
C. Bengal gram
D. Black gram
Answer» C. Bengal gram
5758.

Two brothers, their wives, children and parents are staying under the same roof but have separate kitchens. The term which best describes this situation is

A. Joint family
B. Three-generation family
C. Household
D. Extended family
Answer» C. Household
5759.

Most common mode of lead poisioning

A. Dermally
B. Ingestion
C. None
D. Inhalation
Answer» E.
5760.

Extra calories requirement in lactation is -

A. 550
B. 300
C. 700
D. 900
Answer» B. 300
5761.

Vectors may transmit infection by all of the following methods,except:

A. Rubbing of infected faeces
B. Contamination with body fluids
C. Ingestion
D. Regurgitation
Answer» D. Regurgitation
5762.

The health policy indicators include all of the following EXCEPT -

A. Political commitment to health for all
B. Resources allocation
C. Disability prevalence
D. Community involvement
Answer» D. Community involvement
5763.

Which is most economical and best screening:

A. Multiphasic screening
B. Mass screening
C. Any of the above
D. High-risk screening
Answer» E.
5764.

Likert scale is ?

A. Ordinal scale
B. Normal scale
C. Variance scale
D. Categorical scale
Answer» B. Normal scale
5765.

All under mentioned components are directly related to child health under five clinics except -

A. Care in illness
B. Growth monitoring
C. Family planning
D. Immunisation
Answer» D. Immunisation
5766.

Not true about breast milk is ?

A. Calcium utilization from breast milk is more than cow's milk
B. Breast milk protein is reference protein
C. Maximama output is seen at 12 month
D. Coefficient of iron absorption is 70% milk
Answer» D. Coefficient of iron absorption is 70% milk
5767.

Mite causes

A. Scrub typhus
B. Epidemic typhus
C. Endemic typhus
D. None
Answer» B. Epidemic typhus
5768.

A sewage worker presents to the Emergency department with fever and jaundice. Laboratory findings reveal an elevated BUN and serum creatinine suggestive of renal failure. Which of the following antibiotics is recommended?

A. Ciprofloxacin
B. Penicillin G
C. Contrimaxozole
D. Erythromycin
Answer» C. Contrimaxozole
5769.

Best contraceptive for newly married healthy couple

A. IUCD
B. Barrier method
C. Natural methods
D. Oral contraceptive pills
Answer» E.
5770.

Notifiable disease is:

A. Cholera
B. Malaria
C. Varicella
D. Influenza
Answer» B. Malaria
5771.

A patient develops red eye,two days after an episode of Malaria.Probable cause is-

A. Conjunctivities
B. Anterior uveitis
C. Viral keratitis
D. End opthalmitis
Answer» D. End opthalmitis
5772.

Compared with cow's milk,mother's milk has more,

A. Lactose
B. Vitamin D
C. Proteins
D. Fat
Answer» B. Vitamin D
5773.

Matching is done in case control study to eliminate:

A. Relative risk
B. Bias
C. Sampling error
D. Confounding factor
Answer» E.
5774.

The following disease require isolation to break transmission except

A. Measles
B. Mumps
C. Chicken pox
D. Tetanus
Answer» E.
5775.

Plastic cover of syringes is disposed in ?

A. Red bag
B. Yellow bag
C. Black bag
D. Blue bag
Answer» D. Blue bag
5776.

Fish is deficient in which of the following nutrients

A. Vitamin A
B. Iodine
C. Phosphorus
D. Iron
Answer» E.
5777.

Vitamin deficiency in breast milk is ?

A. Vitamin C
B. Vitamin B complex
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Answer» D. Vitamin D
5778.

Human Development index is measured by all except -

A. Under five mortality
B. Life expectancy at birth
C. Literacy
D. Per capita income
Answer» B. Life expectancy at birth
5779.

Following are Larval control measures except

A. Gambusia
B. Intermittent irrigation
C. DDT
D. Paris green
Answer» D. Paris green
5780.

Which of the following is not worked of anganwadi worker ?

A. Immunization of children
B. Non formal preschool education
C. Sanitation
D. Health education
Answer» D. Health education
5781.

Which one of the following statement is true about BCG vaccination?

A. Mantoux test becomes positive after 48 hours of vaccination
B. The site for injection should be cleaned thoroughly with spirit
C. WHO recommends Danish 1331 strain for vaccine production
D. Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG vaccine
Answer» D. Distilled water is used as diluent for BCG vaccine
5782.

Most important epidemiological tool used for assessing disability in children is:

A. Wing's Handicaps,Behaviour and Skills (HBS) Schedule
B. Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale
C. Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)
D. Binet and Simon IQ tests
Answer» B. Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale
5783.

If the granding of diabetes is classified as 'mild', 'moderate' and 'severe' the scale of measurement used is:

A. Nominal
B. Interval
C. Ratio
D. Ordinal
Answer» E.
5784.

Total fertility rate is

A. Completed family size
B. Women between 15-45 yrs
C. Married women between 15-45 yrs
D. Unmarried women between 15-45 yrs
Answer» B. Women between 15-45 yrs
5785.

Socially acquired learned behaviour is ?

A. Custom
B. Culture
C. Habit
D. Attitude
Answer» C. Habit
5786.

In a population of 10000 people the prevalence of disease is 20%.The sensitivity of a screening test is 95%.Specificity is 80%.The positive predictive value of the tests is:

A. 0.543
B. 0.47
C. 0.17
D. 0.983
Answer» B. 0.47
5787.

Pearl index is ?

A. Failures per 1000 women-years of exposure
B. Failures per 100 women-years of exposure
C. Failures per 10 women-years of exposure
D. Failures per women-years of exposure
Answer» C. Failures per 10 women-years of exposure
5788.

Denominator of maternal mortality rate is:

A. Mid year population
B. 1000 total births
C. Total live births
D. 1000 live births
Answer» E.
5789.

PERT is associated with

A. Qualitative analysis
B. Quantative analysis
C. Behavioral analysis
D. None
Answer» C. Behavioral analysis
5790.

Sampling error is classified as:

A. Gamma error
B. Delta error
C. Alpha error
D. Beta error
Answer» D. Beta error
5791.

True about Polio in India is -

A. Last case of wild polio in India was on 13th Jan 2011
B. Currently India using only IPV vaccine
C. Last case of vaccine polio was reported in 2012
D. India is only country in world known to endemic
Answer» B. Currently India using only IPV vaccine
5792.

Disease not transmitted by Lice is -

A. Trench fever
B. Relapsing fever
C. Epidemic typhus
D. Q-fever
Answer» E.
5793.

Controlled tipping is method of disposal of -

A. Sullage
B. Sewage
C. Human excreta
D. Refuse
Answer» E.
5794.

Filarial parasite in culex mosquito is an example of

A. Propogative transmission
B. Cyclo-propogative transmission
C. Cyclo-developmental transmission
D. Direct transmission
Answer» D. Direct transmission
5795.

If R=2.86,it means

A. Positive correlation
B. Negative correlation
C. No correlation
D. It is a wrong statement
Answer» E.
5796.

According to Mc Keown's theory,reduction in mortality from Tuberculosis was a consequence of

A. Introduction of Drug Treatment
B. Social and Environmental Factors
C. Increased awareness and knowledge
D. Immunization
Answer» C. Increased awareness and knowledge
5797.

The drug of choice for chemoprophylaxis in contacts of a patient of pneumonic plague is:

A. Penicillin
B. Rifampicin
C. Erythromycin
D. Tetracycline
Answer» E.
5798.

85% of lung cancer among smokers was due to their smoking .This is an example of

A. Attributable risk
B. Relative risk
C. Odds ratio
D. Population attributable risk.
Answer» B. Relative risk
5799.

More false positive cases in a community signify that the disease has:

A. High sensitivity
B. High prevalence
C. Low sensitivity
D. Low prevalence
Answer» E.
5800.

Most common cause of maternal mortality in India is :

A. Haemorrhage
B. Anemia
C. Abortion
D. Sepsis
Answer» B. Anemia