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c. ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist), what is true a. One ASHA per 100,000 population b. Is preferably a fe ale wor!er c. Is 10"1# years a$e d. Is key health functionary of National Rural Health Mission 2005-12 &hich is incorrect accordin$ to 'ensus %001 for India a. (opulation count was ta!en as on 01 )arch %001 b. *rowth rate of population is 1.#+, c. -iteracy rate is ./, d. Sex ratio is 92 &hich of the followin$ is incorrect a. !aul "hrlich # $er% theory of disease b. 0obert 1och 2 34 bacillus c. -ouis (asteur 2 0abies vaccine d. 5dward 6enner 2 S all po7 vaccine Incorrect about 9en$ue a. &ir'orts %ust (e ke't free for a distance of 200 %eters b. )ay provide cross"protection a$ainst :ellow fever c. ;ector is Aedes ae$ypti d. 3orni<uet test is positive if no. of petechial spots per s<uare inch (in cubital fossa) is =%0 >alse re$ardin$ )3'3 of HI; is a. (ost ?evirapine prophyla7is, )3'3 in India will beco e 1/, b. )3'3 throu$h breast feedin$ is 1% 2 1., c. ?evirapine for prevention of )3'3 is $iven to newborn born of HI;@ other within A% hours of birth d. "lecti)e caesarean section has no role in 're)ention of M*+* &hich pair of disease and vector is not correctly atched a. )alaria 2 >e ale Anopheles b. :ellow fever 2 Aedes ae$ypti c. !neu%onic !la,ue # -eno'sylla cheo'sis d. 3rench fever 2 -ouse &hich of the followin$ is correct about contraceptives in India a. >e ale condo s are available at (H's b. 'u3 +B0 A has a shelf life of 1/ years c. )ala 2 9 is available free of cost throu$h 0'H pro$ra e d. Nor'lant contains .e)onor,estrel Incorrect about 3reat ent under -eprosy pro$ra e is a. )ultibacillary leprosy treat ent is 0ifa picin @ 9apsone @ 'lofaCi ine for 1% onths b. >ollowup duration in (4- is % years

Sep. 09
Sin$le s!in lesion is treated by 0ifa picin @ 9apsone for . onths d. *halido%ide is /0+ for .e'ra reactions #. &hich of the followin$ is incorrect about alariaD a. 9O' in severe and co plicated alariaD Euinine iFv b. 0ural alaria is ore co on in India c. 1lood (efore transfusion is not screened for %alaria d. (las odiu falciparu is O?-: cause of co plications G ortality 10. Sentinel surveillance includesD a. Identifyin, %issin,2hidden cases in notification of diseases b. 3ip of the iceber$ c. Is pri ary level of prevention d. Is lar$est contributor in )alaria cases in India 11. 3he Hu an 9evelop ent Inde7 considers I. 57pectancy of life at birth II. 57pectancy of life at a$e one III. Infant ortality rate I;. -iteracy rate ;. Inco e per capita Of these, a. 1 II, I; and ; are correct (. 2 I3 I4 and 4 are correct c. I, III and I; are correct d. II, III and I; are correct. 1%. In a prospective study co prisin$ 10000 subHects, .000 subHects were put on beta carotene and 8000 were not. + out of the first .000 developed lun$ cancer and % out of the second 8000 developed lun$ cancer. &hat is the interpretation of the aboveI a. 4eta carotene is protective in lun$ cancer (. 1eta carotene is not 'rotecti)e in lun, cancer c. 3he study desi$n is not sufficient to draw any eanin$ful conclusions d. 4eta carotene is carcino$enic 1+. *ood 'linical (ractices are not re<uired in a. (hase I 'linical trials b. (hase II 'linical trials c. (hase I; 'linical trials d. !re-clinical trials 18. Identify the incorrect atch for health co unication ethodsD a. 'ancer pro$nosis co unication 2 S(I15S 3echni<ue b. Series of lectures on a selected health topic " Sy posiu c. 8"B e7perts discuss in front of an audience with no order 2 (anel 9iscussion d. 1est %ethod for i%'artin, trainin, # Role 'lay

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c. (neu onia. d. ?o (neu onia. 3he followin$ state ents about diphtheria is true a. 3he source of infection is ainly clinical cases. b. 3he (seudo" e brane is patho$no ic clinical feature c. Schick test is not used no5-adays d. 9O' for carriers is (enicillin -eprosy is considered a public health proble if the prevalence of leprosy is ore thanD a. 1 'er 103000 b. % per 10,000 c. / per 10,000 d. 10 per 10,000 All of the followin$ state ents about rheu atic feverFheart disease epide iolo$y in India are true e7ceptD a. Its prevalence varies between % to 11 per 1000 children a$ed /"1. years. (. Mitral re,ur,iration is the co%%onest cardiac lesion seen in children. c. It is a ?on"co unicable disease. d. 0heu atic fever occurs in about %, of streptococcal sore throats. &HO SA>5 strate$y has been desi$ned for a. Safe delivery (?eonatal tetanus) b. (olio c. )easles d. *racho%a A?1A0A starin has shown potential for the protection a$ainst a. 9en$ueF 9H> b. 6apanese encephalitis c. >alciparu )alaria d. HI; ;accine which is of hi$hest priority to be $iven in post disaster phaseN a. 'holera b. 3etanus c. 3yphoid d. Measles ))0 ( aternal ortality rate) is a a. 0ate (. Ratio c. (roportion d. (ercentile A ale 8% years old has &ei$ht 100 !$ and hei$ht 1.0 c s. He has a.?or al 4)I b.Obesity *rade I c. 0(esity $rade II d.Obesity *rade III (re"e7posure prophyla7is for 0abies is $iven on a. 9ays 0, +, A, 18, %B, #0 b. 9ays 0, +, A, %B, #0 c. 9ays 0, + d. /ays 03 3 28

1/. In &HO reco ended 9eath 'ertificate, )ain Jnderlyin$ 'ause of 9eath is recorded on a. -ine Ia b. -ine Ib c. .ine Ic d. -ine II 1.. &hich of the state ents is incorrectI a. 'ohort study ay be retrospective (. *here is %ini%al ethical 'ro(le%s in cohort study c. 0elative ris! can be calculated fro 'ohort Study d. 'ohort study usually has loss to follow" up 1A. 'handlerKs Inde7 is used for evaluation of proble of a. 9racunculiasis b. Ascariasis c. &ncylosto%iasis d. 3aeniasis 1B. ?o plant source is available for a. ;ita in A b. ;ita in 41% only c. ;ita in 48 and ;ita in 41% d. 4ita%in 112 and 4ita%in / 1#. )ini u reco ended a ount of residual chlorine in drin!in$ water to !ill cyclops a. 0./ $Flitre for contact period 1 hour b. 1.0 $Flitre for contact period 1 hour c. 1./ $Flitre for contact period 1 hour d. 2.0 %,2litre for contact 'eriod 1 hour %0. Incorrect about ?ational I uniCation Schedule (?IS " India) a. 3wo vaccines are $iven at birth (. *5o )ita%ins are included in NIS c. >ive doses of O(; are $iven d. It includes 33 for pre$nant fe ales also %1. In LIceber$ (heno enon M the tip represents what the physician sees in clinical practice G sub er$ed portion of the iceber$ represents sub clinical cases, carriers, undia$nosed cases. 5ssential purpose of screenin$ test for a chronic disease is to identify a. 3ip of the iceber$ (. Hidden 'ortion of the ice(er, c. 4oth 1 @ % d. &aterline de arcation %%. Antibiotic treat ent of choice for treatin$ cholera in pre$nancy isD a. 3etracycline. b. 'o"tri o7aCole. c. 9o7ycycline. d. 6ura7olidone. %+. A %"year"old fe ale child was brou$ht to a (H' with a history of cou$h and fever for 8 days with inability to eatFdrin! for last 1% hours. On e7a ination, the child was havin$ wei$ht of / !$ and respiratory rate of %%F inute with fever. 3he child will be classified as sufferin$ fro D a. 4ery se)ere !ne%onia. b. Severe (neu onia.

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d. *he nu%(er of children a,ed 0-= 'er 1000 women of child(earin, a,e >15-=9?. 8%. -earned behaviour which is socially ac<uired isD a. 5 poriatrics. b. Socialisation. c. Acculturation. d. +ulture. 43. )ost i portant epide iolo$ical tool used for assessin$ disability in children isD a. Activities of 9aily livin$ (A9-) scale.

++. &orld Health 9ay (A April) the e for year %010 will be a. Health facilities in e er$encies b. &or!in$ to$ether for health c. (rotectin$ health fro cli ate chan$e d. 9r(ani7ation and Health +8. 3rue about :aws is a. Is a trepone al disease trans itted throu$h se7ual route b. Strepto ycin is 9O' c. +ause is *re'one%a 'allidu% d. 9oes not affect facial bones +/. )atch the disease and their causative a$ents A":ellow fever I"3. pertenue 4" 0iver blindness II">lavivirus fibricus '":aws III"Onchocerca a. A"I, 4"II, '"III b. A"II, 4"I, '"III c. &-II3 1-III3 +-I d. A"I, 4"III, '"II Jnder ?ational (ro$ra e for 'ontrol of 4lindnesss, 4-I?9?5SS id defined as a. ;isual acuity of O+F.0 in better eye b. ;isual acuity of O.F.0 in worse eye c. ;isual acuity of O+F.0 in worse eye d. 4isual acuity of :;2;0 in (etter eye &hich is a true state ent a. A (H' is for %/,000 population b. A subcentre is for 10,000 population c. A 'H' is for .0,000 population d. None of the a(o)e )ultipurpose wor!er concept was $iven by a. 4hore 'o ittee b. 'hadah 'o ittee c. <artar Sin,h +o%%ittee d. Srivastava 'o ittee In Indian Health syste , A:JSH represents a. )ale health wor!er in ?ational 0ural Health )ission b. -ow os olarity O0S c. Indi,enous syste%s of %edicine d. 57clusive breast feedin$ 'o unity P has 80, below 1/ yrs of a$e and 10, over ./ years of a$e. 9ependency ratio for co unity P is a. 0.%0 b. 0.80 c. 0... d. 1.00 'hild wo en ratio is a. 3he nu ber of children a$ed 0"18 per 1000 arried women. $. 3he nu ber of children a$ed 0"8 per 1000 women. c. 3he nu ber of children a$ed 0"8 per 1000 arried women.

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standard deviation %0 lF in. a. &(out 95D of the ,irls ha)e !"6R (et5een 2;0 and E=0 l2%in. (. 3he $irls have healthy lun$s. c. About /, of $irls have (5>0 below %.0 lF in. d. All the (5>0 ust be less than +80 lF in. In a ri$ht (positive s!ew) curve a. )ean Q )edian (. Mean F Median c. )ean O )edian d. )ean is 3&I'5 )edian In an outbrea! of cholera in a villa$e of %000 population %0 cases have occurred and / have died. 'ase fatality rate isD a. 1.0, b. 0.%/, c. %0.0, d. 25.0D 4est way to study relationship between two variables (correlation) is a. 4ar chart (. Scatter dia,ra% c. Histo$ra d. (ie chart 1uppu swa i scale include all criteria for socioecono ic scale e7ceptD a. Inco e F capita (. .i)in, s'ace 2 ca'ita c. Occupation of head d. 5ducation of Head In a study be$un in 1#./, a $roup of +000 adults in 4alti ore were as!ed about alcohol consu ption. 3he occurrence of cancer was studied in the $roup between 1#B1 and 1##/. 3his is an e7a ple ofD a. 'ross sectional study (. +ohort study c. 'linical trial d. 'ase control study 'ontinuous scrutiny of factors that deter ine the occurrence and distribution of disease and other condition of ill health isD a. )onitorin$ (. Sur)eillance c. 9isease control d. Syste analysis 'entile divides data into a. 100 eBual 'arts b. 8 e<ual parts c. 10 e<ual parts d. %0 e<ual parts In a study of %00 s o!ers G +00 non"s o!ers were followed up over a period of 10 yrs to find out incidence of hypertension. Out of %00 s o!ers, .0 developed hypertension as co pared to .00 non"s o!ers, of which +0 developed hypertension. 3he ris! ratio of the study a. 1F. (. ;

Sep. 09
c. 1F% d. % &hich of the followin$ research ethods studies only people who are initially free of the disease of interestI a. A case 2 control study b. A prevalence survey c. & cohort study d. A clinical trial 3he usefulness of a screenin$ test isD a. Sensiti)ity b. Specificity c. (ositive predictivity d. ?e$ative predictivity Screenin$ test for 9iabetes in India a. *lycosylated he o$lobin (Hb1Ac) b. *lucose tolerance test c. (ost"prandial 4lood su$ar d. 6astin, (lood su,ar 3he followin$ is true about prevalence and incidence a. 4oth are rates b. (revalence is a rate but incidence is not c. Incidence is a rate (ut 're)alence is not d. 4oth are not rates Hardy &einber$ law is a. 5ach individual has two factors for each trait, one fro each parent b. An or$anis can pass on characteristics that it ac<uired durin$ its lifeti e to its offsprin$ c. 6reBuency of ,enes re%ain constant fro% ,eneration to ,eneration d. ?one of the above 3he dru$ preferred for cases of enin$ococcal enin$itisD a. rifa picin (. 'enicillin c. tetracycline d. strepto ycin 0eco ended fre<uency of school health e7a ination (School Health 'o ittee, India 1#.1) a. Once every year b. Once every % years c. Once every + years d. 0nce e)ery = years ?ot a true co bination of )ost co on co plication a. <o'lik s'ots - Measles b. Aseptic enin$itis " )u ps c. (neu onia 2 'hic!en po7 d. All are true Incubation period, false is a. (olio yelitisD 08 2 ++ days b. )easlesD 10 2 18 days c. Hepatitis 4D +0 2 1B0 days d. Gello5 fe)erH 2 # ; hours Antenatal care in (H's, false is

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)ini u + visits at %0, +% and +. wee!s (O* b. Ade<uate rest and diet c. *5o doses of ** in first tri%ester d. @//0 1calFday in lactation >ollowin$ is true under the Indian >actory Act, 1#A., e7ceptD a. silicosis is a notifiable disease b. le$al cut"off a$e for e ploy ent is 18 years in India c. One safety officer per 1000 wor!ers d. !er ca'ita s'ace for a 5orker is 100 sB. ft. 'luster testin$ is useful in detectin$ cases ofD a. easles (. sexually trans%itted infections c. uni uniCed children d. cancer 09A re<uire ent, false is a. IronD %B $ b. IodineD 1/0 c$ c. 6luorineH 0.2 # 0.5 ''% d. ;ita in AD ./0 c$ 0etinol ;accination is a. !ri%ary le)el of 're)ention b. Secondary level of prevention c. 3ertiary level of prevention d. (ri ordial level of prevention >alse atch a. Mai7e non-eatersH !ella,ra b. (olished rice eatersD 4eri 4eri c. 5$$ eatersD (roteins sufficient d. &ater consu ersD >luoride sufficient 5ssential dru$ at a (H' is a. adrenaline b. iltefosine c. oselta ivir d. 'araceta%ol Jnder the national population policy %000, it is ai ed to reduce the aternal ortality ratio to belowD a. /0 per 100,000 live births (. 100 'er 1003000 li)e (irths c. 1/0 per 100,000 live births d. %00 per 100,000 live births &hich is the ri$ht nu ber of doses of A33 for a cate$ory II patient under 9O3S a. I( 2 %8, '( " /8 (. I! # E; +! - ;; c. I( 2 %8 '( " 8B d. I( 2 +. '( 2 /8 3rue for AI9S in India a. Se7ual route is ost efficient route for trans ission b. 4loodF blood"products is ost co on route of trans ission c. M+ 0''ortunistic infection is *u(erculosis d. 1nown as Sli Ks 9isease International Health re$ulations include all e7cept a. :ellow fever

Sep. 09
b. (la$ue c. HI4 d. 'holera )ean @ % S9 contains a. .B, values b. #1, values c. 95D )alues d. ##, values 5li$ible 'ouple 0e$ister is aintained at a. Su(center b. (H' c. 'H' d. 9istrict head<uarters RI?503ISA3IO?L deals with a. Mixin, (io%edical 5aste 5ith ce%entI other su(stance (efore dis'osal b. Incineration of bio edical waste with ce ent G other substance before disposal c. 9u pin$ of 4io edical waste in sanitary landfills d. Screw feed technolo$y to disinfect sharps I)0 (Infant ortality rate) is e7pressed per a. 1000 pre$nancies (. 1000 .i)e (irths c. 100,000 -ive births d. 1000 abortions 5le ental iron and folic acid contents of pediatric iron"folic acid tablets supplied under 0'H pro$ra are a. 20 %, iron and 100 %icro,%s of folic acid b. 80 $ iron and 100 icro$ s of folic acid c. 100 $ iron and /00 icro$ s of folic acid d. .0 $ iron and /00 icro$ s of folic acid In a villa$e havin$ population of 1000, we found patients with certain disease. 3he results of as new dia$nostic test on that disease are as follows. 9isease Absent /00 %/0

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Sep. 09
3otal no. of fe ale children born by a fe ale, ta!in$ into account ortality d. +o%'leted fa%ily si7e #A. 5nteric fever is caused by a. )ycobacteriu tuberculosis (. Sal%onella ty'hi c. 5nterovirus d. 0ota virus #B. *olden 0ice is rich in a. 4ita%in & b. ;ita in 41 c. ;ita in ' d. ;ita in 9 ##. 0evised 6ones 'riteria are used for dia$nosis of a. 'H9 (. R6 c. 4lindness d. Hoo!wor 100. Spot the wron$ly atched pair a. 5SI Act 2 1#8B b. )3( Act 2 1#A1 c. 0?3'( 2 1##% d. 1+$ 4accination !ro,ra%%e # 1982

d. Is not reBuired and thus not a)aila(le in India BA. 0ideal"&al!er 'oefficient is e ployed for the assess ent of a. 5ffect of autoclavin$ b. Sufficiency of (asteurisation c. 5ffect of Incineration d. $er%icidal !o5er of a disinfectant BB. &hich one of the followin$ is the best indicator of protein <uality for reco endin$ the dietary protein re<uire ent a. (rotein efficiency ratio b. 4iolo$ical value c. 9i$estibility coefficient d. Net 'rotein utili7ation B#. At (H' level a wo an who co plains of pain followin$ I'J9 insertion should be advised a. Re%o)al of I9+/ b. Iron supple ents and observation c. Antibiotics and observation d. Anal$esics and observation #0. 4est protection fro S39 G Syphilis is $iven by a. Sterilisation b. IJ'9 c. )ala ? d. +ondo% #1. 3est which detects 30J5 ?5*A3I;5 a. Specificity (. S'ecificity c. (ositive predictive value d. ?e$ative predictive value #%. 3o achieve ?00Q1, 'ouple protection rate should be a. /0, (. ;0D c. ##, d. 100, #+. Incorrect atch a. (sychro eter 2 Air hu idity b. 1ata 3her o eter 2 'oolin$ power of air c. Ane o eter 2 Air velocity d. /ial ther%o%eter # &ir a%(ient te%'erature #8. Hydatid cyst is co only found in a. 4rain b. -un$s c. !idney d. .i)er #/. ;ita in A false is a. Is stored at roo te peratures b. 'ontains 100,000 -ac International Jnits per l c. Started at # onths a$e d. "arliest %anifestation is conJuncti)al xerosis >/ry eye? #.. 3otal fertility rate is a. 3otal no. of ale children born by a fe ale b. 3otal no. of fe ale children born by a fe ale

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