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| 5851. |
Death rates of two countries are best compared by: |
| A. | Proportional crude death rate |
| B. | Crude death rate |
| C. | Age specific death rate |
| D. | Standarised mortality rate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5852. |
True for RCH phase II and national population 2000 goals from the following ? |
| A. | Reduced IMR <30/1000 live births |
| B. | Reduced maternal mortality rate <90/1000 live births |
| C. | Achive 100 percent institutional deliveries |
| D. | Achive 80% registrtion of births |
| Answer» B. Reduced maternal mortality rate <90/1000 live births | |
| 5853. |
Best way to dispose e-waste is ? |
| A. | Burning |
| B. | Incineration |
| C. | In a landfill |
| D. | Recycling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5854. |
The direct measure(or index) of the 'strength' of the association between suspected cause and effect is - |
| A. | Relative risk |
| B. | Attributable risk |
| C. | Odds ratio |
| D. | Population attributable |
| Answer» B. Attributable risk | |
| 5855. |
A coefficient of correlation value of 'r=+0.8' indicates - |
| A. | Strong direct relationship between two variables |
| B. | Strong inverse relationship between two variables |
| C. | Insignificant association between two variables |
| D. | One variable is the cause of the other variable |
| Answer» B. Strong inverse relationship between two variables | |
| 5856. |
Which of the following statistics should be adjusted for age to allow comparisons: |
| A. | Crude Mortality Rate |
| B. | Age Specific Fertility Rate |
| C. | Infant Mortality Rate |
| D. | Perinatal Mortality Rate |
| Answer» B. Age Specific Fertility Rate | |
| 5857. |
In which of the following year the Transplantation of Human Organs Act was passed by Government of India? |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2002 |
| C. | 1994 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» D. 1996 | |
| 5858. |
All are common indices of Filaria prevalence, except - |
| A. | Filarial endemicity rate |
| B. | Microfilaria rate |
| C. | Mosquito infection rate |
| D. | All of the above are common indices in fact |
| Answer» D. All of the above are common indices in fact | |
| 5859. |
All are true about cluster sampling except: |
| A. | Clusters are naturally occuring groups |
| B. | Sample size is same as that of simple random sampling |
| C. | Results can be generalized to the population |
| D. | Less efficient method than simple random sampling |
| Answer» C. Results can be generalized to the population | |
| 5860. |
Of the disease is acute and of short duration either due to rapid recovery or death - then it will have - |
| A. | Low prevalence rate relative to incidence rate |
| B. | High prevalence rate relative to incidence rate |
| C. | High prevalence rate and high incidence rate |
| D. | Low prevalence rate and low incidence rate |
| Answer» B. High prevalence rate relative to incidence rate | |
| 5861. |
Effective leprosy control programme may be indicated by all of the following except - |
| A. | Low MDR resistant, multifacillary cases |
| B. | High new case detection rate |
| C. | Increasing number of children affected |
| D. | Decreased grade 2 disability |
| Answer» D. Decreased grade 2 disability | |
| 5862. |
All of the following are health promotion strategies except: |
| A. | Paring of nails |
| B. | Chlorination of water |
| C. | Chemoprophylaxis |
| D. | Lifestyle changes |
| Answer» D. Lifestyle changes | |
| 5863. |
A study began in 1970 with a group of 5000 adults in Delhi who were asked about their alcohol consumption.The occurrence of cancer was studied in this group between 1990-1995.This is an example of: |
| A. | Retrospective cohort study |
| B. | Cross-sectional study |
| C. | Case-control study |
| D. | Concurrent cohort study |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5864. |
Two standard deviations include what percentage of the values of distribution on either side ? |
| A. | 0.6827 |
| B. | 0.86 |
| C. | 0.9545 |
| D. | 0.9972 |
| Answer» D. 0.9972 | |
| 5865. |
Sullivan's index is an indicator of |
| A. | Life expectancy at birth |
| B. | Expectation of life free of disability |
| C. | Number of days of restricted activity |
| D. | Life expectancy after a disabling event |
| Answer» C. Number of days of restricted activity | |
| 5866. |
The mechanical system in which fresh air is blown in to the room by centrifugal fans so as to create positive pressure and displace the vitiated air is termed as - |
| A. | Balanced ventilation |
| B. | Air conditioning |
| C. | Exhaust ventilation |
| D. | Plenum ventilation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5867. |
All the following are occupational cancers except? |
| A. | Lung cancer |
| B. | Liver carcinoma |
| C. | Urinary bladder carcinoma |
| D. | Breast cancer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5868. |
Best index for measuring contraceptive efficiency is |
| A. | Life table analysis |
| B. | Pearl index |
| C. | Quetlet index |
| D. | Chandlers index |
| Answer» B. Pearl index | |
| 5869. |
The response which is graded by an observer on an agree or disagree continuum is based on: |
| A. | Guttman scale |
| B. | Visual analog scale |
| C. | Adjective scale |
| D. | Likert scale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5870. |
True about folic acid and vitamin B12 is all,except: |
| A. | Both are required for DNA synthesis |
| B. | Recommended daily allowances for Folic acid is 1000 micro grams |
| C. | Vegetarians have vitamin B12 deficit |
| D. | Deficiency of both causes megaloblastic anaemia |
| Answer» C. Vegetarians have vitamin B12 deficit | |
| 5871. |
Not true about varicella infection: |
| A. | Lesions occur on flexor surfaces |
| B. | secondary attact rate if 90% |
| C. | Reactivation occur in 10-30 % cases |
| D. | Only single stage of lesion is present at a time |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5872. |
Which one of the following is not source of manager's power: |
| A. | Legitimate |
| B. | Efferent |
| C. | Reward |
| D. | Coercive |
| Answer» C. Reward | |
| 5873. |
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. | Maximum output is seen at 12 months |
| D. | Coefficient of iron absorption is 70% |
| Answer» D. Coefficient of iron absorption is 70% | |
| 5874. |
Relative risk will be largest when the association between two factors is |
| A. | Spurious |
| B. | Indirect |
| C. | One to one |
| D. | Multifactorial |
| Answer» D. Multifactorial | |
| 5875. |
Under the primary health care care, which of the following staff is present at the subcentre level. |
| A. | Health guides |
| B. | Block extension educator |
| C. | Medical officer |
| D. | Multipurpose health worker |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5876. |
The disease, which is declared as global emergency by WHO in 1993 is |
| A. | Tuberculosis |
| B. | AIDS |
| C. | Malaria |
| D. | Coronary Heart Disease |
| Answer» B. AIDS | |
| 5877. |
Relative risk is a measure of strength of an association between suspected cause and effect. Relative risk of one indicates - |
| A. | Positive association between exposure and disease |
| B. | Two times high association |
| C. | No association at all |
| D. | Four times high association |
| Answer» D. Four times high association | |
| 5878. |
Temporary hardness of water is due to presence of - |
| A. | Bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium |
| B. | Chlorides of calcium and magnesium |
| C. | Nitrates of calcium and magnesium |
| D. | Oxides of calcium and magnesium |
| Answer» B. Chlorides of calcium and magnesium | |
| 5879. |
Kappuswami's classification is based on all except |
| A. | Income |
| B. | Occupation |
| C. | Education |
| D. | Type of house |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5880. |
Cereals and pulses are considered complementary since |
| A. | Cereals are deficient in methionine and pulse are deficient in lysine |
| B. | Cereals are deficient in methionine |
| C. | Cereal proteins contain non-essential amino-acids,while pulse proteins contain essential amino acids |
| D. | Cereals are deficient in lysine and pulses are deficient in methionine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5881. |
Active method to detect undiagnosed cases in apparently healthy people is - |
| A. | Surveilance |
| B. | Case finding |
| C. | Monitoring |
| D. | Screening |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5882. |
All are organophosphorus poison, except - |
| A. | Abate |
| B. | Dibenanone |
| C. | Propoxur |
| D. | Malathione |
| Answer» D. Malathione | |
| 5883. |
For testing the statistical significance of the difference in heights of school children among three socio-economic groups,the most appropriate statistical test is: |
| A. | Students 't' test |
| B. | Chi-aquare test |
| C. | Paired 't' test |
| D. | One way analysis of variance(one way ANOVA) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5884. |
When the level of hardness in water is around 150-300 mg/liter it is classified as - |
| A. | Very hard water |
| B. | Hard water |
| C. | Moderately hard water |
| D. | Soft water |
| Answer» C. Moderately hard water | |
| 5885. |
Who are NOT benificiaries of ICDS scheme - |
| A. | Adolescent females |
| B. | School going children |
| C. | Pregnant females |
| D. | Lactating females |
| Answer» C. Pregnant females | |
| 5886. |
Katathermometer is used to measure: |
| A. | Maximum temperature |
| B. | Minimum temperature |
| C. | Cooling power of air |
| D. | Body temperature |
| Answer» D. Body temperature | |
| 5887. |
Census is conducted in every years in India - |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 5888. |
Still birth rate includes babies dead after |
| A. | 20 weeks |
| B. | 24 weeks |
| C. | 28 weeks |
| D. | 32 weeks |
| Answer» D. 32 weeks | |
| 5889. |
True statement about Vi polysaccharide vaccine is : |
| A. | Has many contraindications |
| B. | Can be administered with yellow fever and hepatitis A vaccine |
| C. | Has many serious systemic adverse reactions |
| D. | Has many serious local side effects |
| Answer» C. Has many serious systemic adverse reactions | |
| 5890. |
Movement across socioeconomic levels is termed as: |
| A. | Social Upliftment |
| B. | Social Equality |
| C. | Social Insurance |
| D. | Social Mobility |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5891. |
When an intervention is applied to community to evaluated its usefulness, it is termed as a trial for - |
| A. | Efficacy |
| B. | Effectiveness |
| C. | Efficiency |
| D. | Effect modification |
| Answer» C. Efficiency | |
| 5892. |
All of the following 'Health Related Millenium Development Goals' in India are true,Except: |
| A. | Hault and begin to reverse the spread of HIV / AIDS by 2015 |
| B. | Hault and begin to reverse the spread of Tuberculosis by 2015 |
| C. | Reduce under - 5 mortality rate by 2/3rd between 1990 to 2015 |
| D. | Reduce Maternal Mortality ratio by 3/4th between 1990 to 2015 |
| Answer» C. Reduce under - 5 mortality rate by 2/3rd between 1990 to 2015 | |
| 5893. |
What is the size of microfilter used in blood transfusion sets- |
| A. | 50 micro meters |
| B. | 150 micro meters |
| C. | 170 micro meters |
| D. | 250 micro meters |
| Answer» D. 250 micro meters | |
| 5894. |
According to ICMR the most common cause of infant mortality is: |
| A. | Congenital anomalies |
| B. | Acute respiratory infection |
| C. | Prematurity |
| D. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
| Answer» D. Diarrhoeal diseases | |
| 5895. |
Pearl index is defined as ? |
| A. | Accidental pregnancies per 1000 women years of exposure |
| B. | Accidental pregnancies per 100 women years of exposure |
| C. | Accidental pregnancies per 10 women years of exposure |
| D. | Accidental pregnancies per women years of exposure |
| Answer» C. Accidental pregnancies per 10 women years of exposure | |
| 5896. |
In a Triage we give most preference to which colour code - |
| A. | Black |
| B. | Yellow |
| C. | Red |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» D. Green | |
| 5897. |
Small pox vaccine was invented by ? |
| A. | Louis pasture |
| B. | Edward Jenner |
| C. | Paul Eugene |
| D. | John snow |
| Answer» C. Paul Eugene | |
| 5898. |
Regarding Diphtheria-Assertion (A)-carriers to be given diphtheria toxoid.Reason (R)-immunization does not prevent carrier stage- |
| A. | A and R both are true |
| B. | R is correct explanation |
| C. | A and R both are true but R is not a correct explanation |
| D. | R is true and A is false |
| Answer» D. R is true and A is false | |
| 5899. |
Endemic ascitis is associated with the following - |
| A. | Sanguinarine |
| B. | Beta oxalylamino alanine(BOAA) |
| C. | Pyrrolizidine |
| D. | Aflatoxin |
| Answer» D. Aflatoxin | |
| 5900. |
Which of the following statements is true regarding pertussis? |
| A. | Vaccine efficacy is more than 95% |
| B. | Neurological complication rate of DPT is 1 in 50000 |
| C. | The degree of polymorphonuclear Leukocytosis correlates with the severity of cough |
| D. | Erythromycin prevents spread of disease between children |
| Answer» E. | |