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PRACTICE QUESTION

1. Measles vaccine is kept in refrigerator in (b) Potassium in water

(a) Chilled tray (c) Ammonia in water
(b) Freezer (d) Free combined chlorine in water
(c) Tray below freezer 13. Vector borne diseases are transmitted by
(d) Shelves in the door (a) Air (b) Water
2. Disinfectant used for water purification is (c) Animals (d) Insects
(a) 5 gm bleaching powder for 100 litre of 14. As per Birth and Death Registration Act, the
water birth should be registered within
(b) 10 gm chlorine for one litre of water (a) 5 days (b) 7 days
(c) 2% ethanol solution for one litre of water (c) 14 days (d) 21 days
(d) 5 mg potassium permanganate 15. Megablastic anemia is caused due to
3. Fertility rate can be reduced by deficiency of
(a) Spacing of pregnancy (a) B12 (b) B2
(b) Early marriage (c) B6 (d) B1
(c) Female literacy 16. Recommended site for administer of DPT in
(d) Compulsory sterilization infant is
4. The father of Germ theory of disease was (a) Gluteal
(a) Louis Pasteur (b) Deltoid
(b) Newton (c) Linear aspect of thigh
(c) Virginia Apgav (d) Forearm
(d) Albert Einstein 17. Floating tip of the iceberg represents
5. All are true indicators of health for all except (a) Clinical cases
(a) Family size (b) Apparent cases
(b) Annual growth rate 1 : 2 (c) Latent cases
(c) Life expectancy 64 years (d) Un-diagnosed cases
(d) IMR < 60 18. False about leprosy eradication programme is
6. IUCD acts except (a) Early detection of cases
(a) Killing spermatozoa (b) Disability imitation
(b) Aseptic inflammation of endometrium (c) Long term multi drug therapy
(c) Increase cervical mucus (d) Health education
(d) Preventing the fertilization of ova 19. Case finding in RNTCP is based on
7. Under the National Population Policy, family (a) Sputum culture
size should be brought down to (b) Sputum microscopy
(a) 1 (b) 2.3 (c) X-ray chest
(c) 3.2 (d) 4.2 (d) Mantoux test/PCR
8. Dengue fever is also called as 20. PAP smear is the example of
(a) Enteric fever (a) Primordial prevention
(b) Q fever (b) Primary prevention
(c) Break bone fever (c) Secondary prevention
(d) Brain fever (d) tertiary prevention
9. Which of the following is not a minor ailment? 21. The most common degenerate joint disease in
(a) Injuries fall and burn the elderly, often caused by wear and tear is
(b) Chest pain in a heart patient (a) Rheumatoid arthritis
(c) Diarrhoea (b) Osteoarthritis
(d) Heart stroke and fainting (c) Gouty arthritis
10. Consent from guardian for MTP is required if (d) Ankylosing spondylitis
(a) Female is unmarried 22. Haemopoiesis is a process of the production of
(b) Female is below 33 years of age (a) Blood plasma (b) Erythrocytes
(c) Female is divorced (c) Bone marrow (d) Haemoglobin
(d) Female is below 17 years of age 23. Which of the following is not required for clot
11. Which is the most suitable method for disposal formation?
of night soil in the rural areas? (a) Vitamin K (b) Calcium
(a) Biogas plant (c) Plasmin (d) Blood cell
(b) Composting 24. The wave of contraction is under the control of
(c) Dumping (a) Parasympathetic nerve
(d) Manure pit (b) Mandibular nerve
12. Orthotolidine test is used to determine (c) Phrenic nerve
(a) Nitrate in water (d) Auditory nerve

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25. Which of the following is not the function o the (a) Ampicillin (b) Zidovudine
liver? (c) Streptomycin (d) Dexona
(a) Carbohydrate, lipid and protein 37. Effect of adrenaline is
metabolism (a) Increased heart rate
(b) Excretion of bilirubin (b) Vasoconstriction
(c) Nucleic acid metabolism (c) Vasodilatation
(d) Synthesis of bile salts and activation of (d) Both (a) and (b)
Vitamin D 38. Which of the following medicine is useful in the
26. Which part of brain is associated with control of treatment of organo-phosphorous poisoning?
breathing? (a) Neostimine
(a) Midbrain (b) Atropine
(b) Pons (c) Magnesium sulphate
(c) Medulla oblongata (d) D-penicillamine
(d) Both (b) and (c) 39. Medicine given during acute anaphylactic
27. Which part of brain regulates posture and reaction is
balance? (a) Atropine (b) Aminophylline
(a) Midbrain (b) Cerebellum (c) Deriphylline (d) Adrenaline
(c) Diencephalon (d) Cerebrum 40. Anti-tubercular drug which does not cross
28. Hormones are blood brain barrier is
(a) Enzymes (a) Streptomycin (b) INH
(b) Proenzymes (c) Rifampicin (d) Pyrazinamide
(c) Inorganic chemicals 41. Which one of the following is not a water-borne
(d) Organic chemicals or food-borne virus?
29. Myxedema is caused by the deficiency of a (a) Polio virus
hormone secreted by (b) Hepatitis A
(a) Parathyroid (b) Hypothalamus (c) Norwalk-like virus
(c) Thyroid (d) Pineal body (d) Ebola virusm
30. Ciliary body in the eyeball is the extension of 42. Which of the following is the part of third line
the defense (specific resistance)?
(a) Sclera (b) Choroid (a) Inflammation
(c) Retina (d) Cornea (b) Antibodies
31. Which of the following dietary factors increases (c) Fever
absorption of calcium? (d) Antimicrobial substance
(a) Presence of fatty acids 43. Which one of the following is a toxoid vaccine?
(b) Protein rich diet (a) Typhoid (b) Influenza
(c) Phytic acid or excess of fibres (c) Diphtheria (d) Hepatitis B
(d) Presence of oxalates (cabbage, spinach, 44. The trace elements refers to
etc.) (a) The elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and
32. Which of the following plays a role in sulfur
neuromuscular excitability and nerve (b) Vitamins
transmission? (c) Small mineral requirements
(a) Na+ (b) K+ (d) Toxic substance
(c) Ca++ (d) All the above 45. Amoebic dysentery is caused by
33. Cooking below boiling point (about 85oC) as in (a) Amoeba proteus
case of meat and fish to prevent hardening of (b) Entamoeba histolytica
fibres is called (c) Balantinium coli
(a) Stewing (b) Simmering (d) Giardia lamblia
(c) Roasting (d) Baking 46. Planning commission is a
34. Which of the following are not affected or (a) Statutory body
changed much by heat? (b) Executive body
(a) Carbohydrates (b) Protein (c) Autonomous body
(c) Fats (d) Vitamins (d) None of the these
35. Which of the following should be boiled 47. Right of information is a
thoroughly? (a) Fundamental right
(a) Cereals (b) Legal right
(b) Pulses (c) Both (a) and (b)
(c) Green leafy vegetables (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(d) Fish 48. Dribble is a term used in
36. Which of the following drugs is used to control (a) Hockey (b) Football
the progress of AIDS? (c) Basketball (d) All the above

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49. The satellite freight city is being developed ANSWERS
near which of the following cities?
(a) New Delhi (b) Orissa 1 B 39 D
(c) Guragon (d) Kolkata 2 C 40 A
50. Most highly intelligent mammals are 3 C 41 D
(a) Whales (b) Dolphins 4 A 42 B
(c) Elephants (d) Kangaroo 5 A 43 C
6 B 44 C
7 B 45 B
8 C 46 A
9 B 47 B
10 D 48 D
11 A 49 C
12 D 50 B
13 C
14 B
15 A
16 B
17 A
18 C
19 B
20 C
21 B
22 B
23 C
24 A
25 C
26 D
27 B
28 D
29 C
30 B
31 B
32 D
33 B
34 C
35 B
36 B
37 D
38 A

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