Scientific Foundations of Health

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology , CHICKMAGALURU

( Affiliated to VTU Belguam and approved by A.I.C.T.E, New Delhi)

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Scientific Foundations of Health

(BSFHK108-208)

1. Pelvis consists of ___ number of bones

a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

2. Communication is a part of ____ skills

a) Soft
b) Hard
c) Rough
d) Short

3. What are the steps to improve vocal clarity?

a) Keep you language simple
b) Slow down during conversation
c) Feed back
d) Both a & b

4. Our Dress Code is an example of __________ Communication

a) Verbal
b) Non Verbal
c) Written
d) Spoken

5. Way to improve communication skills are

a) Listen with willingness
b) Respond Appropriately
c) Provide feedback
d) All of Above

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6. Communication barriers involves

a) Jumping into the conclusion
b) Arguing a debating
c) Fear of offending
d) All of the above

7. Body language plays an important role in

a) Communication
b) Judgment
c) Both a & b
d) None to these

8. Goals of communication are

a) To inform, to persuade
b) To inform, Fear of offending
c) To persuade, Fear of offending
d) None of the above

9. Objectives of communication skills are

a) Active listening skills
b) Aware of own communication barrier
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above

10. What causes maximum accumulation of fat in the liver?

a) Meat and Egg
b) Excessive Alcohol
c) Saturated Fats
d) Starch

11. Breathing rate in human beings is

a) 36/min
b) 12 to 20 per minute
c) 72/min
d) 20 to 30 per minute

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12. Percentage of water in the average adult human body is

a) 80 %
b) 60 %
c) 40 %
d) 90 %

13. Hepatitis is caused due to

a) Infected blood transfusion
b) Use of Contaminated water
c) Addiction of drug
d) Dialysis

14. Widal test is performed

a) To identify the typhoid fever
b) To identify AIDS
c) To identify causes of diarrhea
d) To identify the causes of dysentery

15. Antibiotics are used or administered for the purpose

a) To reduce pain
b) To reduce edema
c) To prevent Bacterial Infection
d) To relieve fever

16. Which law relates to a Person’s right to choose whether they want treatment or not?
a) The misuse of Drugs Act 1971
b) The Health and Safety at work Act 1974
c) Mental Capacity Act 2005
d) Medicines Act 1968

17. Which of the following diseases has been eradicated?

a) Small pox
b) Rinder pest
c) Polio
d) All of the above

18. What is a Nuclear Family?

a) Guardians and pets
b) Grandparents & no kids

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c) Parents and their Children

d) Animals & Siblings

19. What is a sign of a Toxic friendship?

a) Lack of Empathy
b) Laughing and giving hugs
c) Being supportive
d) Pushing you hard to be a better person

20. Which of these is a basic emotion of man?

a) Anger b) Fear c) Love d) All

21. What are the general sleep requirements for an adult?

a) 3 to 5 hours b) 8 to 12 hours c) 12 to 14 hours d) 7 to 9 hours

22. How do puzzles help you?

a) They help you learn numbers
b) They help exercise the brain
c) They are a time pass
d) They help to spend money

23. What is not a good tip for exercising while in college?

a) Park farther away from the building and get extra steps in
b) Take walking or stretching breaks while studying
c) Stretch during a lecture or lab
d) Use exercise equipment and facilities on your campus

24. Which of the following health communication style makes use of the patient’s
knowledge and experience?
a. doctor-centred communication
b. patient-centred communication
c. practitioner-centred communication
d. none of these

25. Which of the following charters defined health promotion as ‘the process of enabling
people to increase control over, and to improve, their health’?
a. Charter of the United Nations (1945)
b. Tokyo Charter (1946)
c. Ottawa Charter (1986)
d. none of these

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26. Which year did the World Health Organization first express the right to health as a
fundamental human right?
a. 1946
b. 1952
c. 1987
d. 2000

27. This approach to health promotion aims to improve and promote health by addressing
socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health within the community.
a. behaviour change approach
b. community development approach
c. biomedical approach
d. none of these

28. Who proposed the biopsychosocial model?

a. Freud
b. Sontag
c. Engel
d. none of these

29. A family in which the mother, father, one child, and his uncles are living present an
example of which family?
a) Joint family
b) Nuclear family
c) Patrilocal family
d) None of the above

30. Your Family is an example of

a) Joint family
b) Nuclear family
c) Patrilocal family
d) None of the above

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