INTER GROUP COMPETITION

HEALTH AND HYGINE (JD/JW)

MM: 100
Time: 1h
Section 1
1.

What measures help in prevention of communicable diseases? (10)

Ans: (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
2.

Write ten qualities of a good nurse?

Ans:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

(k)

(10)

Section 2
3.
What is a TPR chart?
Ans:

(5)

4.
What do you understand by personal hygiene and what aspects are
involved to maintain a healthy body?
(5)
Ans:-

Section 3 Short Answers

5.

Define communicable diseases.

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6.

What is DDT?

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7.

Define disinfections.

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8.

Name the sources of water.

Ans:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(10x3=30)

9.

What is AIDS?

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10.

Name the chemicals present in the water.

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11.

Define sanitation.

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12.

What is immunization?

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13.

What is HIV?

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14.
Ans:

What is asepsis?

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16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

Malaria is transmitted by ________________.

Typhoid is an acute _________ disease.
________ Vaccination is given to TB.
Lungs may get affected in ________ disease.
The total number of pelvic bones is ______.
________ Carries oxygen and nourishment to the body.
_________ Is the main organ in the nervous system.
Size of the roller bandage for leg is _________ inches.
Normal temperature by mouth is ________ degree F or ________ degree c.
Respiration in children ________ per minute.

Match the following

25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.

(10x2=20)

Mosquitoes
Licee
Files
Dog
Vitamin A
Sand fly
OD
Stat
Lysol
Skin

(10x2=20)
Rabies
once a day
malaria
night blindness
at once
protect underlying tissues.
typhus
disinfectant
sand fly fever
cholera

INTER BN COMPETITION 2006

MM: 100
Time: 1h
Section 1
1.

What measures help in prevention of communicable diseases? (10)

Ans: (a) Segregation of patients.

(b) Germ carrying agents like excreta, spit, clothes, and contaminated
syringes etc. be properly destroyed.
(c) Disinfect all items in patients contact including the room he stayed
in.
(d) All people likely to be effected must be protected through
inoculated. The children must be given protective vaccinations and polio
drops.
(e) Use disposable syringes and control donation of blood by
professional donors.
(f)
There should be no sex outside the married partners.
(g) When any disease is suspected, take the patient to the hospital at the
earliest.
2.

Write ten qualities of a good nurse?

(10)

Ans:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
Section 2

Honesty.
Truthfulness.
Sympathy.
Understanding.
Cheerfulness.
Gentleness.
Willingness.
Obedience.
Discipline.
Observant.
Tact and sense of humour.

3.
What is a TPR chart?
(5)
Ans: It is chart, which gives the correlation between temperature, pulse and
respiration rate of a patient.
4.
What do you understand by personal hygiene and what aspects are
involved to maintain a healthy body?
(5)
Ans:- Personal hygiene involves all aspects of health which includes proper
cleaning of the body such as bathing, cutting of nails, brushing of teeth, eating of
proper and clean food and drinking of clean water. Exercise and minimum
required sleep is equally important to maintain a healthy body and mind.

Section 3 Short Answers

5.

(10x3=30)

Define communicable diseases.

Ans: An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products, arising
through transmission of that agent or its products from reservoir to susceptible
host, either directly, as from an infected person or animal, or indirectly through
the inanimate environment.
6.

What is DDT?

Ans: It is a disinfectant used to maintain the sanitation of an area. Its full form is
Dichlero Diphenyl Trichloro ethane.
7.

Define disinfections.

Ans: It is a process by which diseases causing agents are destroyed but not their
pain.
8.

Name the sources of water.

Ans:

9.

(a)

Rain.

(b)

Surface water.

(c)

Underground water.

(d)

Rivers and streams.

What is AIDS?

Ans: The full form is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; this syndrome
destroys the immune system in humans to fight against the diseases.
10.

Name the chemicals present in the water.

Ans: Pure form of water is composed of H2O (hydrogen and oxygen). In

addition salts, and certain chemicals like iron, florin, calcium etc are found
dissolved in the water.
11.

Define sanitation.

Ans: The measures taken to preserve, safeguard and maintain the health of the
individual or the community by adopting the teachings about the cleanliness of
surroundings is called sanitation.
12.

What is immunization?

Ans: The process of production of antibiotics to fight against foreign bodies is

called immunization.
13.

What is HIV?

Ans: It is virus, which is responsible for destruction of immune system [it is a

system in humans to fight against diseases) of humans. Its full form is Human
Immune Deficiency Virus.

14.

What is asepsis?

Ans: A state when a wound is free from infections. It involves disinfections,

dressing, cleaning and nursing of wounds.
Fill in the blanks
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

Malaria is transmitted by ________________. (Female Anopheles

mosquito)
Typhoid is an acute _________ disease.
(Communicable)
________ Vaccination is given to TB.
(BCG)
Lungs may get affected in ________ disease.
(TB)
The total number of pelvic bones is ______. (16)
________ Carries oxygen and nourishment to the body. (Blood)
_________ Is the main organ in the nervous system. (Brain)
Size of the roller bandage for leg is _________ inches. (3 )
Normal temperature by mouth is ________ degree F or ________ degree
c. (37)
Respiration in children ________ per minute. (24-28) (98.4)

Match the following

25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.

(10x2=20)

Mosquitoes
Licee
Files
Dog
Vitamin A
Sand fly
OD
Stat
Lysol
Skin

(10x2=20)
Rabies
once a day
malaria
night blindness
at once
protect underlying tissues.
typhus
disinfectant
sand fly fever
cholera

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