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1. Total iron requirement in pregnancy – 600mg
2. Increased requirement of caloriesin lactating mother – 500 – 600 cal/day
3. Most common cause of maternalmortality in India is – Haemorrhage
4. Egg protein quality is – 100% /Highest quality of protein – Egg
5. Highest quantity of protein – Soya bean 43%
6. Dailyprotein requirement – 0.83gms/kg/day
7. Most repeated value is known as – Mode
8. Sum of all values divided by no. Of values – Mean
9. Middlevalue or averageof the 2 most middle values – Median
10. Age at which a person is considered as dependent is – Age below15 & above 65
11. Humandevelopment index includes-Literacy/life expectancy at Birth/income index
12. Incubation period of yellow fever is – 2-6 days
13. Disease notifiable to WHO is – Cholera / Plague / Yellowfever
14. Infective period of chicken pox is – 2 days prior & 5days after appearance of rash
15. Smallpox was eradicated in – May 1980
16. Recently eliminated from India – Yaws 2007& leprosy 2005,guinea worm (Dracunculosis)2000.
17. Indicator of socio economic development – Infant mortalityrate
18. Millenium development goals have to be achieved by – 2015
19. Sentinel surveilance is used to assess – Hidden/missing cases
20. Most Important functionof sentinel surveilance is-find total amount of disease in a population
21. Chronic carrierstate is seen in – Typhoid/Hep.B/Dysentry/Meningitis/Malaria/Gonorhea
22. Sullivan index provides – Life expectancy minus probable duration of bed disability & inability to perform major activities
23. Severity of the disease best assessed by – case fatalityrate
24. Sullivan index is the measure of – Disabilityrate
25. Killing power of a disease is – case fatality rate
26. Attackrate is – Incidense of the disease
27. Surveillance is – continuousscrutiny of factors affecting a disease
28. Physical quality of life index(PQLI)includes – IMR/literacy rate/life exp at age1 yr
29. MC Neonatal disorder to be screened is – Neonatalhypothyroidism
30. Personcannot perform daily life activities which is 2 b normal for his age- Disability
31. Impairement – Anatomical structural or functional loss
32. Handicap – Loss of social role suppose to play in society
33. Disease – any abnormalcondition of an organism that impairs function
34. Correct sequence-disease-impairement-disability-handicap
35. Obesity is measured in terms of – BMI = weight in kg/height in metre2
36. BMI<18 – under wgt/18-24normal/25-29 -pre obese/gr-1 -30-34/gr-2-35-39/gr-3>40
37. Silentepidemic of century – Alzheimers disease
38. Measels-Koplik spots-incubation period-10-14 days-RNAparamyxovirus.
39. MC complication of measles – Otitis media/least Complication-SSPE
40. Incubation period of measles – 10 days
41. Respirable dust,responsible for pneumoconiosis,has a size limit of – <5 microns
42. Pneumoconiosis – occupational lung dis -inhalation of dust particles<5 microns causing fibrosis of lung tissue
43. MC pneumoconiosis in India – Silicosis
44. MC lung Ca in pneumoconiosis – Asbestosis
45. Mid day meals should provide – 1/3 calories & 1/2 proteins
46. Which of d following doesn’t multiply but completes its developmental cycle in the host – Microfilaria
47. Amplifier host of Japaneseencephalitis/KFD – Pigs
48. Host for chicken guniya – Man
49. Exclusive breast feeding recommended in India upto – 6 months
50. Disinfecting action of chlorine on water in mainly due to – Hypochlorus acid
51. Disease occuring before the age of 65 yrs – Pre senile.
52. Sensitivity is measured by – True positive
53. Specificity is measured by – True negative
54. Bestmethod for prevention of infection by medical professional in a hospitalsetup
-Hand washing.
55. FAST questionare is used to diagnose – Alcoholic
56. Programme designedfor the benefit for pregnant woman & infant – Janani suraksha yojna
57. Bestindicator of socio economic development of a country is – IMR
58. MCC of Infant mortality rate(IMR)in India – Low birth weight & prematurity
59. Healthassistant should visit to subcentersonce in – every week
60. Who will prepare malarial parasitesmear slide – Health assistant(male)
61. Chandler’s index is used for – Hook worm – Ankylostoma duodenale – no.of hookworm eggs per gram of stool – 250 eggs is dangerous
62. Socially attained behaviour is – Culture
63. For determination of socio economic status of urban population
– modified kuppusamyscale
64. Humandevelopement index(HDI) – life expectancy at birth/ Value ranges bet 0-1 Incomeper capita/ Literacyrate
65. Prevention of risk factor development of CAD – primordial level of prevention
66. Pt is made to walk early after surgery,this is an example of –rehablitation
67. Endemic of a disease means – is constantlypresent in population
68. Most important functionof sentinel surveilance – to find total amount of disease in a population
69. Bhopalgas tragedy is – single exposure point source epidemic
70. Modified kuppusamy scale
– educationstatus of head of family/occupation status of head of family/
incomeper capita per month.
71. Case fatality rate = total no.of deaths due to a disease x 100 tot.no.of cases due to a disease
72. Epidemiological triad are – Host/environmental factors/agent
73. Whena child lost in hands & unable to do routine works called as – Impairment
74. Natural history of disease is studied by – Longitudinal study
75. Disease elimination means – preventingthe transmission chain
76. Leprosy is considered a public health problem if the prevalence of leprosy
77. In India which disease is near to eradication – Poli
78. Whichis primary prevention – Support
79. Iodinesalt supplementation is – Specificprotection
80. Water borne disease – Amoebiasis
81. Chemoprophylaxis is preventionof – Primary
82. Surveilance is – Scrutiny of factors
83. Morbidity is measured by – Active surveilance
84. PTB-drug-rifampicin225mg-pyranzinamide750mg-isoniazid150mg-ethambutol 400mg
85. Serialinterval is – Time gap between primary & secondary case
86. Hypothesis is a – variable to be tested
87. Case fatality rate is a method measuring – Virulence
88. A graph shows uniform curve i no secondary curves – pointed epidemic
89. Rapidrise & fall in epidemiccurve without any secondary waves is seen in
– point source epidemic
90. Case control study is a type of – Analytical study
91. Recallbias is most commonly associated i which study -case control study
92. Incidence rate is measured by – cohort study
93. Incidence rate is calculatedby – prospective study
94. Incidence rate is defined as – No.of new cases of a disease in a community
95. Relative risk is –
incidense of disease among exposed/incidence of disease among non-exposed
96. Relative risk is calculatedby – cohort studies
97. Prevalence is a – Proportion& calculated by -cross sectional study
98. Odd’sratio is calculated by – case control study
99. Odd’sratio is derived from /estimate of – relative risk
100.Study of alcohol intake for 10 yrs & occuring of hepatic disease type of study – cohort
101.Double blind study means
– both observer & person or group being observedis blind about the study
102.Hospital acquired infectionof surgical wound is mostly by – Instruments
103.Serial intervalmeans – difference betweenprimary case & secondary cases
104.Hospital based study is – Cross over study
105.Herd immunity is seen in – polio/measles/diptheria/pertusis/mumps/rubella/smallpox.
106.Herd immunity is not seen in – Tetanus
107.Vaccinemost commonly associated with allergic reaction & shock – DPT
108.All Live vaccines & meningococcal r contraindicated in pregnanc
109.BCG sholud be given – immediately after birth
110.Hepatitis B vaccine should be given as – 0,1,6 months
111.Total dose of vit A given under national immun. Shcedule – 9 lacIU
112.Post exposure Rabies vac schedule – 0-3-7-14-28-90
113.BCG/H.influenza/yellow fever is diluted i – NS
114.Measles/MMR vaccine is diluted with – Distilled water/sterile water
115.VitaminA should be given at the age of – 6-9 months
116.Rabies vaccineis prepared from – Fixed virus
117.Antisera is obtained from – Horse
118.First immunization of the Baby – Colostrum
119.Administration of which vaccine can result in paralysis in children – Sabin polio vaccine
120.9 month old un-immunized child was brought to dispensary,vaccineshould be given to this baby first – OPV+BCG+DPT+Measles
121.Leprosy commonly spreads by – Milk
122.Yellowfever vaccination startsprotection after how many days of injection – 10 days
123.Ring vaccination is – given around 100 yards of a case detected
124.A full course of immunization againsttetanus with 3 doses of TT confers immunity for how many years – 5 yrs
125.Vaccineadministered as Nose drops – Influenza
126.Gap between two live vaccines – 4 weeks
127.BCG is given – Intra dermal
128.Best way to steriliseglass syringes is – Hot air
129.Cold sterilization is done by – Ionizingradiation
130.Surgical blades are best sterilised by – Autoclave
131.Fibre optic scopes are sterilised by – Glutaraldehyde
132.True positive rate of a screening test is – 1- false negative.
133.Test used for screening cases of tuberculosisin India – sputum smear examination
134.Sensitivity of a screening test is – true positive
135.Screening test preferred for T2DM in India – Fasting blood sugar
136.Confirmatory test for Tuberculosisin India – AFB in sputum
137.True negatives are detectedby – specificity
138.High false positive cases signify that disease has – high incidence & low prevalence
139.False negative means – person has disease but shows negative test result
140.High false positive in a test is due to – high sensitivit
141.Positive predict value of a test dependsupon – prevalence of disease
142.In GTT-glucose tolerancetest DM is diagnosed if vein plasma glucose level is-200mg
143.Acc. To WHO blindness is inability to count fingersat a distance – 3 metres
144.Chinese letter arrangement of bacilli under microscope- cornybacterium diptheriae
145.Best specimenfor diagnosis of rabies in living person-biopsy of skin follicleson neck
146.Koplik spots r seen in – Measles
147.Negri bodies/Hydrophobia is seen in – Rabies
148.Bull neck appearance is seen in – Diptheria
149.Subacutesclerosing pan encephalitis is a complication of – Measles
150.Kala azar is transmitted by – sand fly
151.Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B is max in – 3rd trimester
152.For dengue diagnosis,no.of petechialspots per squarer inch in cubital fossa is – >20
153.MC oppurtunistic infection in AIDS is – pneumocystis carnii pneumonia
154.DOC for a pregnant lady with cerebral malaria – Quinine
155.Reservoir for chickun guinya – Primate
156.MC site for Hydatid cyst in human body is – right postero superior lobe of liver
157.DOC of LGV – Doxycycline
158.Best indicatorof HIV progression in body is – CD4:CD8 ratio
159.Dose of rabies immunoglobulin is – 20 IU/kg body weight
160.Cyclops are found in the life cycle of – Dracunculiasis
161.Chandler’s index is used for – Hook worm
162.Vectorfor dengue fever is – Aedes
163.Major side effect of streptomycin- Oto-toxicity
164.Major side effect of rifampicin – Hepatitis
165.Major side effect of ethambutol – colour blindness/optic neuritis
166.VitaminA defeciency – Night blindness
167.Enteric fever is caused by – Salmonella typhi
168.MC cause of blindnessin India – Cataract
169.DOC for cholera in Adults- Doxycycline
170.Typhoidulcer perforates in – 3rd week
171.Virus causing rabies in man – street virus
172.Q-fever is caused by – coxiellaburnetti
173.Tick transmits – Rocky mountain spotted fever
174.Poliomyelitis is transmitted by – Faecal oral rout
175.MC cancer world wide is – Lung cancer
176.Certificate of yellow fever is valid for duration of – 10 yr
177.SAFE – Surgery/Antibiotics/Face washing/Environmental improvment
178.Which of the followinghepatitis is associatedwith higher mortalityin pregnancy
– Hepatitis E
179.Reservoir for measles – Man / Incubation period – 10 days
180.Koplik spots appear in – Prodromal stage in measles
181.MC complication of Mumps in children – Aseptic meningitis
182.Diptheria carrierr diagnosed by – throat culture
183.Schick test indicates – carrier for – diptheria
184.Treatmentfor pertussis children – prophylactic antibiotic for 10 days
185.Child with pertussis should be isolatedfor 3-4 weeks
186.Chemoprophylaxisfor meningococcal meningitis – Rifampicin
187.In TB a case is – sputum positive
188.Polio is due to – Virus
189.WHO -ORS – Na+-90mleq/lit/Glucose-111,kcl-1.5g,Nacl-3.5g,pot.cit-2.9g, pot bicarb-2.5g,K+-20meq,Tot millimoles – 311
190.Typhoidoral vaccine is given – 1,3,5 days
191.DOC for cholera chemoprophylaxis – Tetracyclines
192.Guinea worm infestation is common in workers of – step wells
193.Highest level of Health care is – Tertiarycare
194.Infective period of dengue fever – 10-20 days
195.Malaria s transmitted by – Female Anopheles stephensi(urban malaria),anopheles dirus
196.Malarial parasitein India are – vivax/falciparum/malariae
197.Anti malaria month – June
198.Causative organism of Malaria – Plasmodium
199.Vectorfor transmission of Bancroftian filaria – Culex fatigans
200.Clinical incubation period of Filariasisis – 8 – 16 months
201.In case of dog bite the biting animal should be observed for atleast – 10 days
202.In India Rabies free zone is – Lakshadweep
203.Vaccineof Yellow fever is – 17D
204.Yellowfever vaccination startsprotection after how many days of injection – 10 days
205.Yellowfever vaccination is valid till – 10 years
206.Japanese encephalitis – Culex – Rice field – horse shoe symptom
207.KFD is transmitted by – Ticks
208.Max explosiveness of plague is determined by – Cheopsisindex – is ave no of cheopsis per rat
209.Highly infectious clinical form of plague is – Pneumonicplague
210.Dose of Equine anti-rabies immunoglobin – 40IU per kg of body weight
211.Plague is caused by – Rat flea
212.Scrub typhus is transmitted by – Mite
213.Endemic typhus is transmitted by – Louse
214.Mode of transmission of Q fever – Aerosols
215.R.prowazekkiis transmitted by – Louse
216.Rash startingperipherally is a feature of – Q-fever
217.Kala-azar – sandfly – man is the reservoir – aldehyde test is positive
218.Leprosy commonly spreads by – Droplet
219.MC nerve involved in leprosy – Ulnar nerve
220.In lepromatous leprosy the single drug Dapsone is continue for – 180 days
221.Lepromin test is valuable for – Prognosis of disease
222.Live attenuatedyellow fever vaccine is – 17-D
223.Durationof MDT to resolve paucibacillary leprosy – 6 months
224.Durationof MDT to resolve Multi paucibacillary leprosy- 12 months
225.MTP in India can be carried out till – 20 weeks period of gestation
226.World AIDS day is on – 1st december
227.MC mode of HIV transmission in INdia is – Sexual transmission – Age group -30-44yrs
228.In HIV infected child which vaccine should not be given – OPV
229.First case of AIDS was reported in – 1984
230.MC mode of transmission from mother to child – Perinatal
231.Scabies is caused by – Sarcoptes Scabei
232.Incubation period of Chancroid – less than 7 days
233.Incubation period of Syphillis- 9-90 days
234.Window period for HIV infectionis – 3-12w
235.Clustertesting used in the detectionof – STD
236.Incubation period less than few hours – Food poisoning
237.Arboviruse disease – yellow fever,japanese encephalitis,dengue,chickungunya
238.SSPE subacutesclerosing pan-encephalitis is associated with – Measles
239.Keratomalacia is associated with – Measles & Diarhe
240.Animal to man transmission is seen in – Rabies,japanese encephalitis
241.Vectorborne disease – epidemic typhus,KFD,japanese encephalitis
242.Virusesdocumented to cause fetal damage – parvovirus,varicella
243.Incubation period less than one week – cholera
244.Shortest incubation period is associatedwith – Influenza than cholera
245.Agent can be used in bioterrorism – Plague
246.Clinical features of Botulism – constipation,ocular nerve paralysis,blurring of vision
247.Pleomorphism is seen in – Chicken pox
248.Disease transmitted by water – Polio
249.Leptospira ictero haemorhagic infectionis transmitted by – Rats
250.Cyclops is an intermediate host for Guinea worm
251.Isolation is not useful in – Polio
252.Tick-bornedisease is – Tularemia
253.Incubation period in staphylococcal food poisoning – 1-6 hrs
254.Man is dead end for – Rabies , Tetanus,japanese encephalitis
255.Antigenic shift & drift occurs in – measles
256.Yaws caused by – treponesoma pertenue
257.Iceberg phenonmenon is seenin – HTN,Leprosy,Tuberculosis
258.Plague is – Meta-zoonosis
259.MC cancer among females – Cervical
260.MC cancer worldwide – Lung
261.Field carcinogenesis is seen in – Head & neck carcinoma
262.MC cancer affecting indian urban women – Breast ca
263.Which Ca can be prevented by screening – cervix/breast/prostate/colon
264.Obesity indices- Broca’s/ponderal/quetelet/corpulence/lorentz
265.BMI is also known as – Quetelet index
266.Abdominal fat accumilation is assessed by waist to hip ratio
267.Commonest cause of blindnessin India – cataract
268.WHO definesblindness if the visual acquity is less than – 3/60
269.MC cause of ocular morbidity in India – Refraction error
270.Least common cause of heart disease in India – Congenital
271.IHD is associated with – LDL
272.Glycosalated haemoglobin reflects the mean blood glucose level of previous – 3 months
273.ASHA – 1 per 1000 population-female aged 25-45yrs-min educatedtill 8th class-NRHM
provides primary medicalcare for minor ailment
274.Single dose of Nevirapinetherapy is used for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV – should be administered within – 72 hrs to child/onset of labour pain to mother
200mg
275.Vitamin-Aprophylaxis is given to infants every – 6 months
276.Single massivedose of vit.A for preventing defeciency in preschool children aged 1-6yrs for every 6 months – 200000 IU
277.Amount of glucose recomended by WHO standard oral glucose tolerancetest – 75 grams
278.Glucose in ORS to increase – Na+ absorption
279.Acc to Indian blindnessdefinition finger countingis done at distance of – 6 meters
280.Total carbohydrate amount provided in Mid day meal scheme is – 300grams
281.Pt on DOTS category 1 should visit for follow up at – 2,4,6 months
282.Trachomasingle drug treatment – Azithromycin
283.According to registration of Births & Deaths act 1969, the birth & death are to be registered,respectively in – 21days & 21 days
284.Anti-tubercular drug contraindicated during pregnancy – Streptomycin
285.Ethambutol is associated with – red,green colour blindness-not given to children<6yrs
286.Radio opaque material in copper-T – Barium sulphate
287.Pulse polio immunization covers – 0-5 yrs children
288.Daily dose of Folic acid for pregnant women – 400mg
289.Helpline for AIDS can be reached by dialling – 1097
290.P.vivaxin pregnancy should be treated by – chloroquine
291.Malarial control programme single dose chloquine 600mg is given after taking blood smear
292.Minimum level of Iodine in iodized salt – 15ppm
293.National health policy is based on – Primary health care
294.Licence to Blood banks is given by – Drugs controller general of India
295.Hundred day cough is – whooping cough – in Pertussis
296.Low birth weight is – <2.5kg
297.Progestacert release – 65mcg/day progesterone
298.MC complaintof IUD insertion is – Bleeding.
299.MC disorder to be screened in neonates – Neonatal Hypothyroidism
300.Juvenile age – <16yrsfor male & <18yrs for femal
301.Protein requirement 1gm/kg/day
302.Most importantessential fatty acid – linoleic acid
303.Richest source of Vit .A/D – Halibut liver oil
304.Richest source of vit.c – Amla
305.Adult pregnant female are anemic if – Hb is less than 11gm%
306.Optimum level of fluorineintake is – 0.5-0.8ppm
307.IQ = mental age/chronological age x 100
308.Residual level of chlorine in water – 0.5mg
309.Water seal in sanitary latrineis – 2 cms
310.MC occupational cancer – Skin cancer
311.Census takes place every – 10 yrs
312.1 PHC is for a population of 30,000
313.8th day disease – Tetanus neonaturum
314.Milk is poor in – Vitamin C & iron
315.Pellagra – niacin defeciency
316.Anophles larva rest parallel to under surface of water
317.Aedes larvae breed in artificialcollection of water
318.Multi purpose workerswhere introduced by – kartar singh commitee
319.Bhore commitee – 1946
320.Failure rate of condom – 2-14 per HWY
321.Sex ratio is calculated as – no.of females/no.of males x 1000
322.Crude death rate is – no.of deaths / total mid year population x 1000
323.Sex ratio of india is – 933
324.Growth rate of India (annual) is – 1.93%
325.Total fertilityrate is – completed family size
326.Eligiblecouple is – married couple with wife in reproductive age group
327.WHO defines adolescenes as between – 10-19 yrs age
328.A diseaseoccuring before the age 65 yrs is – Pre-senile
329.In which stage of the demographic cycle is India currently – Late expanding
330.Denominator in crude death & crude birth rate – Mid year population
331.Measured in pearl index is – No.of accidental gestations
332.Oligospermia,according to WHO is – < 20 million sperms per HPF
333.Example for conventional contraception – Condoms
334.Natural method of contraception include – rhythm method/coitus interuptus/ breas
feeding/calendar method/billing method/symptothermic method/basal body temperature
335.Absence of sperm is – Azoospermia
336.MC side effect of IUD insertion- Bleeding
337.Temporary contraceptive method of choice in 37yr well-educated woman – Diaphragm
338.Conventional contraceptives are those which – require action at time of intercourse
339.OCP protect against – Fibroadenoma breast,iron deficiency anemia,ovarian ca.
340.Side effects of OCP – liver disease,breast cancer,thromboemboli
341.Pearl index is normally used for studying – effectiveness of contraceptive
342.Pearl index is used to evaluate- contraceptive methods
343.Natural method of contraception is most effective- Symptothermic method
344.Barrier methods – Diaphragm/Foam tablets/ vaginal sponge.
345.Spermicide used in the contraceptive – 9- nonoxynol
346.Copper – T is preferablyinserted postnatal,after – 8 weeks
347.CU T 380 A IUCD should be replaced every 10 yrs
348.Nova T has – Silver core
349.Absolute contraindication of IUCD is – PID
350.Serious complication of oral contraceptives – Leg vein thrombosis
351.Mala – N – norethisterone – 1mg/ethinyl estradiol-30mcg
352.Side effect of Mini pill – irregular bleeding, depression
353.Mini pill contains – only progesterone in small quantity
354.Post coital contraceptives – OCP,RU-486,copper-T
355.Most cost effective contraceptive is – Vasectomy
356.Breast feeding must be initiatedwithin after normal delivery – 1 hour,LSCS -4 hrs
357.Current recomendation for initiating breast feed – as early as possible
358.School health examination must be done every – 6 months
359.Recommended door&windows area in a class must be – 25%
360.According to protocol for uncomplicated pregnancy no.of minimum visits must be – 3
361.” ” ” ” ” ” ” idealvisits must be – 13-14
362.Content of pediatric iron folic acid – iron-20mg,folic acid-100mcg
363.MCC of neonatal meningitisin India – Group B streptococcus
364.Low birth weight in India defined as – birth weight less than 2500 grams
365.Weightof new born triples at the age of – 1 yr
366.Assessment of malnutrition is done by – mid arm circumference,BMI,wgt for age
367.Nutritional status of a child is assessed by – Mid arm circumferenc
368.Post term pregnancy- >42 weeks period of gestation
369.Breast feeding is contraindicated in – Open TB
370.Height of newborn doubles at – 4 yrs
371.Which immunoglobulin is present in Breast milk – Ig A
372.MCC of neonatalmortality in India – Low birth weight & prematurity
373.MC Maternal mortalityin India – Haemorhage
374.Normalrequirement of Iron during pregnancyis – 38 mg/day
375.Guthrietest is done in neonatesfor mass screening of – Phenylketonuria
376.Amountof caloreis & proteins received by a preg woman frm anganwadiworker
– 500cals,25gm protein
377.Afterbirth,care of eye of newborn is by – AgNo3 eye drop
378.Additional daily energy requirement during 1st 6 mon for a lactating woman is-550Kcal
379.Preterm babies – born before 37 weeks
380.Folic acid supplementation during lactation period – 150mcg
381.Elemental iron supplementation in Iron defeciency anemia – 100-150mg
382.Osteomalacia in pregnancy&lactation is best treated by – Vit D & calcium
383.Daily need of calories in pregnancyis – 2500 Kcal
384.Postnatal period extends for – 6 weeks
385.Perinatalmortality rate includes deathin 28 weeks to 1st week after birth
386.Still birth – 1000grams baby weight
387.Denominator of maternal mortalityrate – 1000 live birth
388.Commonest cause of perinatalmortality in iIndia – Prematurity
389.WHO referancegrowth chart lower curve – 3rd percentile
390.Upperline in growth chart is – 50th percentile
391.Best parameter for assessment for chronic malnutrition – Height for age
392.Mid arm circumference is constant during – 1-5 yrs
393.Population to anganwadi centre – 1000MTP is allowed upto 20 weeks
394.Pasteurization of milk is determined by – phosphatase test
395.Pellagra & casal’s necklaceis seen in – defeciencyof Vit B3 niacin
396.Iron tablets should never be given along with – Milk
397.Dose of vitamin A prophylaxis required by a 9 month old child – 1,00,000 IU
398.Daily total requirement of iodine by an adult – 150 mcg
399.Anti oxidant vitamins include – vit A,C,E
400.Calories in 100 ml breast milk – 75 Kcal
401.HighestPUFA content is found in – Soyabean oil
402.Vitamin K is given to every child – At birth
403.IOC for iron deficiencyanemia – serrum ferritin
404.Most essential fatty acid – linoleic acid
405.Fatty acid found exclusively in breast milk- Docosa hexanoic acid
406.Protein content of breast milk in 100ml – 1.1 gm
407.Vit D defeciency in children – rickets/in adults – osteomalacia
408.Recommended daily energy intake of an adult woman with heavy work is – 2900 Kcal
409.Burningsole syndrome is seen in defeciency of – pantothenic acid
410.Twin fortifiedsalt contains – Iodine + iron
411.Shakir’s tape is a useful method employed in the field to measure– mid arm circumference
412.Nalgonda technique is used for – defluoridation of water
413.How much amount of energy is yielded by 1 ml of alcohol in the body – 7 cal
414.For adult indian male daily requirement of protein is expressed as – 1gm/kg body wgt.
415.Lysine is defecient in – Wheat
416.Limiting amino acid in wheat – Lysine
417.Maizeis defecient in – Methionene
418.Earliest feature of vitamin A defeciency – dryness of conjunctiva
419.To prevent congenitalneural tube defect – Folic acid
420.Daily requirement of vit D in children – 200IU
421.Vitamindefeciency diseaseoccurs in maize eating population- Pellagra -niacin-vitB3
422.Daily requirement of Iodine for adults is placed – 150 microgram
423.Level of fluoridein drinking water – 0.5-0.8 mg / litre
424.Level of fluorinein drinking water associated with dental fluorosis – 2.0 mg/l
425.Micronutrient associated with rash & diarhea – Zinc
426.In Egg white contributes – 58%
427.Egg are reference protein because – increased biologicalvalue & NPU
428.Egg is defecientin – Carbohydrate
429.One egg yield about Kcal of energy- 70
430.Child is exclusively fed on cow’s milk defeciency seen is – Iron
431.Compared with cow’s milk,mothers milk has more – lactose
432.Tomatoes are rich in – Oxalic aci
433.Maximumcalcium is seen in – Ragi
434.Para boiling of rice reduces – Beri-beri
435.Datesare rich source of – Iron
436.Highestcalorie content is found in – Banana
437.Maximumcalories per 100gm are in – Jaggery
438.Epidemic dropsy is caused by – Sanguinarine
439.Richestsource of cholesterol is – Egg
440.Indianreferance man is – 60 kg
441.Dentalcarries is due to defeciencyof – Fluorine
442.Microcytic anemia – B12 defeciency
443.Socially attained behaviour is – Culture
444.Povertyline can be defined in terms of – daily calorie intak
445.Acculturation means – culture contact
446.Societyis a – system of relationbetween individuals
447.Severe mental retardation children has IQ – 20-34
448.IQ=35-47 – profound mental retardation
449.IQ of 42 falls in – moderate mental retard
450.IQ with 62 will come under – Mild MR
451.Moderate mental retardation – IQ35-49
452.Tiger mosquito- aedes
453.Amountof bleaching powder required for disinfection of 1000 litre of water – 2.5 grams
454.Target for daily use of water in rural areas in India is – 40 litres per capita
455.Propogative type of biological transmission – plague
456.Cyclopropagative type of transmission – malaria
457.Cyclo developmental biological transmission – filariasis
458.Minimumrecomended residual chlorine level in drinking water – 0.5 ppm – 1 hour
459.Chlorinerequired for Swimmingpool sanitation – 1.0 mg/litre
460.Chlorinerequired for Drinking water to kill cyclops – 2.0 md per litre
461.Anti – adult mosquito insecticide – DDT
462.Rest parallel to under surface of water – Anopheles
463.Rest perpendicular to under surface of water – Culex
464.Rest in dark bottom corners- Aedes
465.Rest attached to rootlets of plants – Mansonia
466.Kata thermometer is used to assess – air cooling powe
467.Nitrates in drinking water indicates – remote pollution
468.Maximumpermissible dose of radiation exposure for human beings– 5 rad per person per year
469.Temporary hardness of water is due to presence of – Ca+ & Mg Bicarbonates
470.Most reliable evidenceof fecal contamination of water is provided by – Coliform bacteria
471.Most undesirable metal in drinkingwater is – Lead
472.DOC for scabies – 5% permethrin
473.Normallife span of mosquito is – 8-34 days
474.Solid waste from kitchen is called – Garbage
475.Purest water in nature is – Rain water
476.Ortho-toludine test is done to detect – free & combined chlorine in water
477.In fresh bleaching powder available chlorineis – 33%
478.One tablet of chlorine is effective to disinfect how much quantityof water – 20L
479.Criteria for safe drinking water – pH 6.5-8.5
480.Criteriafor problem village – no water source in a distance of 1.6km from community/water is more than depth of 15 metre/there is no excess of Na+,K+,F+.
481.Chlorine demand is measured by – Horrock’s apparatus
482.Recommended hardness of water – 50-150
483.Number of air changes in one hour in a drawing room should be atleast – 2
484.Best parameter to measure air pollution- SO2
485.Indoorair pollution carbon monoxide is produced by -stove/gas heater/combustion equipment
486.The decibels above which auditoryfatigue occurs – 85db
487.Exposure to noise above which decibelscause permanent loss of hearing- 160 db
488.Acceptable noise level is – 85 dB
489.Pain in the ear occurs at – 140dB
490.Repeatedexposure to which decibels cause permanent deafness- 100dB
491.Upperlimit of exposure to noise upto which there is no damage to hearing – 100dB
492.Waste water without human excreta is called – sullage
493.The sewage ground water is disposed by – Activatedsludge process
494.If land is availablethe ideal method of disposal is – Controlled tipping
495.Tricklingfilter is used in – secondary treatment of sewage
496.Sullage in rural area is disposed by – Gobar gas plan
497.Water not containing faeces – Sullage
498.Disease transmitted by louse – epidemic typhus/trench fever
499.Aedes egypti transmits – dengue/filaria/yellow fever
500.Vectorborne disease – typhus/dengue/J.E
501.Viral infection transmitted by Tick – KFD/Babesiosis
502.Anopheles speciesfound in coastal region – Anophelesstephensi
503.Insecticide least toxic to man & most toxic to insects – Malathion
504.DDT is – contact poisons – organo chlorine compound
505.Black fly causes – onchocerciasis
506.Culex mosquitotransmits – japaneseencephalitis
507.Paris green is used to eliminate the larva of – Anophelin
508.Which natural insecticide is used for space spray – Pyrethrum
509.Soft Tick transmits- Q fever
510.which is nuisance mosquito- Culex
511.Arrange d following – disaster impact-response-rehabilitation-mitigation
512.Post disastercommonly reported disease – gastroenteritis
513.Chernobyl nuclearexplosion – 26th april 1986 – I131,CS134,CS137,Sr90
514.Nausea,vomit,bleu line in gums,wrist/foot drop,pallor poisondue to – Inorganic lead
515.MC occupation cancer in India – Skin
516.Burtonian’s line is seen in – Lead poisoning
517.Aniline dyes are associated with – Ca bladder
518.Bagassosis is caused by – sugarcane dust
519.Byssinosis is due to – cotton dust
520.White fingersmay result from which occupational hazards- vibration
521.Respirable dust,responsible for pnemoconioses has size limit of – < 5 microns
522.Pnemoconiosis more prone to develop tuberculosis – Silicosis
523.Under ESI act sicknessbenefit is given for a period of – 91 days
524.Immersion foot syndrome are seen in – Trench foot
525.Safety officershas to be appointed in factories where no.of workers is more than – 1000
526.Extended sicknessbenefit is given for – 309 days
527.Useful screening test for lead is measurement of – coproprophyrinein Urine
528.Person workingin hot environment who consumes more H2o without salt is likely to develop- Heat cramp
529.Indian constitution has declared that children less than —-yrs should not be employedin factories or mines – 14yrs
530.The extendedsickness benefit is given for – 309 days
531.Employee’s contribution of ESI fund is – 4.75%
532.Wrist drop may be caused as industrial hazard in – Battery industry
533.Monday fever associated with – Byssinosis
534.Silicosis affects- Upper lobes of lungs
535.Dust particlein a industry is a – chemical hazard
536.Amniocentesis to detect chromosomal abnormalities can be done as early as – 14th week of gestation
537.MC abused agent in India – Tobacco
538.Maximum loss of DALY occurs in which psychiatric disorder – Depression
539.Best method of teaching an urban slum about ORS – Demonstration
540.Ivory towers of disease – Large hospitals
541.3-Million plan was proposed by – Bhore committee
542.PHC was introduced as result of report – Bhore committee
543.3 months training in PSM during internship is recommended by – Bhore committee
544.Each subcenter1 male & 1 female health worker is recommended by-Kartarsingh com
545.Correct sequence – planning-objective-goal-evaluation
546.Planning cycle – analysisof existing health situation-assessment of resource – programming& implementation-monitoring & evaluation
547.Correct sequence for communicating process – Sender-message-channel-receiver– feedback
548.Multipurpose worker scheme in India was introduced by – Kartar singh committee
549.PERT is a techniquefor – Network analysis
550.First referral unit is – CHC
551.One PHC is for population – 30,000
552.Sub – centre is fro population- 5000
553.CHC is for population – 1,20,000
554.Anganwadi is for population- 1000
555.Health guide works at the level of – Village for populationof – 1000
556.Trainedbirth attendant is for a population of – 1000
557.No.of beds in a community health center is – 30
558.Preparingslides for Malaria is performedonly by – male MPW
559.Eligible coupleregiter is maintained at – Subcentre
560.Population covered by PHCs in hilly(tribal) area – 20,000561.Emporiatrics deals with the health of – Travellers
562.Rabies free country is – Australia
563.Which of the followingis used to present qualitative data – Pie chart
564.Which of the followingis used to present quantitative data – Histogram
565.Best way to study relationship between two variables- Scatter diagramcentile divides data into – 100 equal parts
566.Mean,Median,mode are measures of central tendency
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