MCQS SEND UP EXAMINATION

A mother noticed that her 3 year old boy recently admitted in play group class at Lahore

grammar school was scratching his scalp for the last one week. While combing his hair she

noticed small white ovoid nits. The most effective treatment for this condition is use of topical

solution containing:

a) 0.05 % Malathion

b) DDT

c) HCH

d) Mineral oil

e) Paris green

ANS: A

In prevention of traffic accidents the most effective measure is:

a) Licensing of drivers

b) Provision of seat belts

c) Enforcement of traffic laws

d) Inspection of vehicles periodically

e) Medical inspection of drivers every six months

ANS: C

A 23 years old married woman came to the hospital in Gynae OPD with complaints of vaginal

itching and discharge. Speculum examination of vagina revealed foul smelling greenish – yellow

discharge. What is the likely diagnosis?

a) Candidiasis

b) Trichomoniasis

c) Syphilis

d) Pelvic inflammatory disease

e) Gonorrhea

ANS: B
A mother brings her four year old child to a doctor with a complaint of intense perianal itching.

Despite being fed properly, he has not gained weight for the last few months. The likely condition

is:

a) Entrobiasis

b) Ascariasis

c) Scabies

d) Ancylostomiasis

e) Filariasis

ANS: A

The only reservoir of Ascaris lumbricoides (round worm) is:

a) Dogs

b) Cattle

c) Man

d) Birds

e) Fish

ANS: C

A 30 years old man resident of central London presented to a Pakistan doctor working in king

George hospital central London with complain of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain for 1 day.

He gave the history of a worm in stool with segmented body. Detailed history showed that he is

a non-vegetarian and parks is the main food constituent most probably the worm passed in stool

is:

a) Ancylostoma duodenale

b) Ascaris lumbricoides

c) T. sollium

d) T. saginata

e) Enterobius vermicularis

ANS: C

A 40 years old man was brought to hospital by his brother for gastritis. He also reported his
brother’s dependence on a substance. On examination he had signs of peripheral neuropathy

and cirrhosis of liver. The likely abused substance is:

a) Alcohol

b) Cannabis

c) Caffeine

d) Tobacco

e) Cocaine

ANS: A

A 40 years old executive who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day comes to your office for

his routine health maintenance assessment. He states that he would like to quit smoking but he

is having great difficulty. He has tried three times before, but he says “pressure at work mounted

up and I just had to go back to smoking”. The most suitable method to increase long term smoking

abstinence is:

a) Nicotine chewing gum

b) Sedation

c) Daily injection of Nicotine

d) Pan chewing

e) Anxiolytic

ANS: A

Percentage of GDP spent on health is an indicator of:

a) Health service utilisation

b) Health service availability

c) Health economics

d) Health service accessibility

e) Hospital performance indicator

ANS: C

Guinea worm multiplies in cyclop showing:

a) cyclo-developmental cycle
b) developmental cycle

c) cyclo-propagative cycle

d) propagative cycle

e) sexual cycle

ANS: A

A seven year old child reported to hospital with history of snake bite. On examination there were
patechial hemorrhages and bleeding from rectum. The toxin in snake venom responsible for those
signs is:

a) Proteolysin

b) Neurotoxin

c) Cholinesterase

d) Hyaluronidase

e) Thromboplastin

ANS: E

Inability to perform activities of daily living is:

a) Person type disability indicator

b) Event type disability indicator

c) HALY

d) PQLI

e) Surveillance index

ANS: A