Skip to content
10th Level - Practice App Completely Free · 100K+ Users Install

Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer(Biomedical) – Animal Husbandry Previous Question Paper – 117/2024/OL

Practice Mode

Sit all 100 questions full screen, one at a time. Sign in and your score, your time and where you got to are kept — put it down here and finish it on your phone.

Sign in to practise
Post NameAssistant Engineer(Biomedical) - Animal Husbandry
Question Paper Code117/2024/OL
Category Code506/2023
Date of Test22 October 2024
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Which of the following is not true about cardiac muscle?
Answer
A. Unbranched spindle shaped muscle fibre
2
Myelination of neurons in the central nervous system is produced by:
Answer
D. Oligodendrocytes
3
Which of the following factor increases erythropoietin production?
Answer
A. Hypoxia
4
Which of the following is an example sesamoid bone?
Answer
C. Patella
5
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium is located in:
Answer
A. Trachea
6
Which part of the cerebellum is associated with control of body posture and equilibrium?
Answer
D. Flocculo nodular lobe
7
Which of the following part of the nephron is located in the medullary part of kidney?
Answer
B. Loop of Henle
8
"Volume of air which remains in lungs after a maximal expiration" is termed as:
Answer
B. Residual volume
9
Percentage of B Lymphocytes in peripheral blood is:
Answer
A. 20%-30%
10
In which chamber of heart, Sinu atrial node (SA node) is located?
Answer
C. Right Atrium
11
What is the correct arrangement sequence according to electromotive series?
Answer
A. Li, Al, Zn, Cd, Pb
12
Calculate the electrode potential at 298 K for the / half-cell
Answer
C. 0.71 V
13
What information do the Pourbaix diagrams describe?
Answer
B. Interrelation between Standard Electrode Potential and pH
14
What is/are the true statement(s)?
Answer
C. Both (1) and (2)
15
According to Debye-Hückel theory -
Answer
D. All of them
16
Hydrogen overvoltage is associated with:
Answer
C. Both (1) and (2)
17
Which of the following statement is true?
Answer
A. Slower rhythms are observed in EEG during sleep
18
Which of the following is true about the even numbered electrodes in the 10-20 system?
Answer
B. They are placed on the right side of the head
19
According to Einthoven's triangle, the interrelation between the standard leads are as follows:
Answer
B. II = I + III
20
Which period of ECG is associated with atrial contraction?
Answer
D. P wave
21
How does the elasticity of the material used for Intra Medullary nail affect its mechanical performance?
Answer
C. Higher elastic modulus improves resistance bending and torsion.
22
Which of the following equations is most relevant for calculating the relationship between hematocrit, plasma and total blood volume in a narrow tube?
Answer
A. Hct = V_RBC/V_total
23
What is the purpose of external reinforcement rings in certain PTFE vascular graft configurations?
Answer
D. To resist external compression
24
What happens to the shape recovery capability of NiTi alloys as the nickel content approaches 60%?
Answer
B. Decreases
25
In a narrow tube, which factor most significantly influences the precision of hematocrit measurements?
Answer
B. Diameter and length of the tube
26
Which parameter is most critical in determining the flow regime in microvessels?
Answer
A. Reynolds number
27
What happens to blood flow resistance when blood vessel diameter decreases?
Answer
C. Resistance increases
28
During hematocrit measurement in a narrow tube, which factor can lead to an artificially low reading?
Answer
A. Hemolysis of red blood cells
29
IM nails are not designed in which of the following shapes?
Answer
C. Hexagonal
30
What is the typical composition of a widely known NiTi alloy, 55- Nitinol?
Answer
A. 55 weight % Ni and 45 weight % Ti
31
The defibrillator paddles that are placed on the right side of the patient, near the clavicle is called
Answer
B. sternum
32
At a greater depth of anaesthesia, the patient is supported with artificial ventilation known as
Answer
A. Controlled Ventilation
33
The most commonly used material used for the construction of anaesthetic vapourizers is called
Answer
D. Copper
34
The laser that is most commonly used in laser lithotripsy is
Answer
C. Ho: YAG laser
35
In Xero-radiographic mammographic systems, radiographs are taken at
Answer
B. 40-50 kV
36
The superficial tissue destruction without affecting deep seated tissues is called
Answer
A. Fulguration
37
In surgical diathermy, the electrodes preferred for epilation and desiccation are
Answer
B. Needle electrodes
38
In stationary anode X-Ray tube, tube current is controlled by adjusting the
Answer
B. Filament temperature
39
The atomic number of tungsten which is used in the production of X-Rays is
Answer
C. 74
40
In interferential current therapy therapeutic currents are delivered at a frequency of
Answer
C. 4000 Hz
41
M Scan recording is employed in
Answer
A. Echo cardiogram
42
A body that has an emissivity which is less than one and constant whatever the wavelength is called
Answer
B. Gray body
43
In NMR Imaging system, relaxation time is called
Answer
B. Spin spin relaxation
44
In an ultrasound imaging system, the lateral resolution is determined by the
Answer
B. Divergence of the ultrasound beam
45
The 'after ringing' effect in an ultrasound probe can be eliminated by using a transducer with a
Answer
B. Low value of Q
46
Which of the infrared detectors have high sensitivity?
Answer
B. Photodetectors
47
In X-Ray Computed Tomography, readings are taken in the form of
Answer
B. Profiles
48
The thermal detector that is commonly used in IR thermal imaging system is
Answer
C. Bolometer
49
In CT number scale used in computed tomography, −1000 is assigned to
Answer
B. Air
50
In helical scanning, ratio of the table movement distance in a single rotation to the slice thickness is called
Answer
B. Pitch
51
Which of the following region is most heavily doped in a BJT?
Answer
A. Emitter
52
The BJT is _________ controlled device and MOSFET is ________ controlled device.
Answer
A. Current, Voltage
53
Which of the following is specifically used to measure unknown inductance, typically with a low Q factor?
Answer
D. Maxwell Bridge
54
For a Schmitt-trigger op-amp whose output feeds the non-inverting input through 8 kΩ, with that input connected through 4 kΩ to +3 V, what are the upper and lower threshold voltages if the op-amp output saturation is ±15 V?
Answer
C. +7V and –3V respectively
55
Which is NOT the ideal characteristic of an op-amp?
Answer
D. Input impedance is zero
56
________ is defined as the ratio between change in output voltage to change in time between the instants of the voltages measured.
Answer
C. Slew Rate
57
Which standard is the primary international safety specification for medical electrical equipment, including amplifiers?
Answer
B. IEC 60601
58
Minimized expression for the Boolean function f(a, b, c, d) = ∏M(0, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14). ∏D(5, 7, 10) is
Answer
A. (c + d)(b' + d)
59
What will be the final value of the accumulator after the following instructions are executed? MOV A, #5AH SWAP A RL A
Answer
C. 4BH
60
Hexadecimal equivalent of octal number (64) is
Answer
D. 34
61
Principle of operation of a thermocouple is based on __________.
Answer
C. Seebeck effect
62
What is the sensitivity of an L VDT that produces an RMS output voltage of 2.8 V for a displacement of 0.4 μm?
Answer
C. 7 V/μm
63
Which of the following is a passive transducer?
Answer
B. Thermistor
64
Which of the following is NOT a physical method of enzyme immobilization?
Answer
D. Covalent binding
65
Which of the following is NOT an amperometric sensor?
Answer
D. Ion-selective electrodes (ISE)
66
What is the process called when antibodies bind to antigens, causing them to clump together?
Answer
C. Agglutination
67
Which of the following type of biosensor is NOT categorized based on bioreceptor?
Answer
D. Amperometric biosensors
68
Statement 1 : Fluorescent emission of radiation or light suddenly stops on the removal of the source of excitation. Statement 2 : Phosphorescence emission of radiation remains for some time even after the removal of the source of excitation.
Answer
A. Both statements are true
69
What is the gauge factor of a strain gauge that has an initial resistance of 160 Ω and experiences a change of 8 Ω for a strain of 5000 microstrain?
Answer
B. 10
70
Which equation is commonly used to describe the temperature- resistance relationship of an NTC thermistor?
Answer
C. Steinhart-Hart equation
71
Oscillator frequency in modern ECG machine is _________.
Answer
C. 100 kHz
72
What is the bandwidth of a typical phonocardiograph?
Answer
B. 20 − 2000 Hz
73
Swan-Ganz triple lumen catheter is used ________ measurement.
Answer
B. Pressure
74
What is the percentage composition of , and in alveolar?
Answer
B. 14, 5.5, 80.5
75
Holter monitor is used to record _________.
Answer
C. ECG
76
What is the mathematical equation of induced voltage in blood flow measurement?
Answer
D. CHVd
77
Phenol Red dye is used in the measurement of ______ parameter in blood.
Answer
A. pH
78
What is the wavelength of Denterium arc lamp?
Answer
C. 190-380 nm
79
Artery motion Doppler frequency is _________.
Answer
B. 135 Hz
80
How much quantity of cardiogram dye is used in dye dilution method?
Answer
D. 5 mg
81
Which method is effectively used for data analysis of non-linear, non- stationary biomedical signals?
Answer
C. Empirical mode decomposition filter
82
Which is the linear, time variant method for removing baseline wounder in ECG?
Answer
C. Polynomial fitting
83
The disorders that can cause excessive sleep and somnolence is
Answer
B. Hypersomnia
84
Which method is widely used for the edge detection for biomedical image processing?
Answer
D. Canny's method
85
Salt-and-Pepper noise in biomedical imaging is caused by
Answer
C. Impulsive noise leading to black or white pixels at the extreme ends of the pixel value range
86
In Gamma correction, a system with a small gamma value of could result in
Answer
B. an image with wide latitude but poor contrast
87
Which of the following represents the probability density function (PDF) of the Laplacian distribution?
Answer
A. P_X(x) = [1/(√2 σ_X)] exp{−√2|x−μ_X|/σ_X}
88
Median filter in image processing is best to describe as
Answer
C. A non-linear filter that selects the middle value in a sorted neighborhood of pixels
89
Which linear filter designed to minimize the MSE between the output of the filter and the undergraded, unknown, original image?
Answer
A. Wiener filter
90
Which is not a model based spectral analysis?
Answer
A. Fourier based power spectrum method
91
The recommended gradient or slope of a Ramp for wheel chair users is
Answer
C. 1:12
92
Which of the following is true regarding Gait analysis? (i) Kinetics is the study of Force. (ii) Kinematics is the study of movement. (iii) Kinesiology is the study of biological fluids.
Answer
B. Both (i) and (ii) are correct
93
One of the following terms is not directly associated with prosthetic sockets for lower limbs:
Answer
C. SACH
94
All of the following are types of unwanted complications of residual limb except:
Answer
B. Phantom sensation
95
Some control units in a myoelectric prosthesis for upper limb uses:
Answer
D. Use targeted muscle reinnervation for control of the hand unit.
96
Medicare classification (K level descriptors) in amputation of lower limb is used to
Answer
A. Assess level of activity of a person with amputation.
97
Dislocations of the prosthesis most likely occurs after total hip replacement, when the lower limb is in
Answer
B. Adducted position
98
Increasing the camber (angle of rear wheel tilt) of a wheel chair
Answer
C. Increase lateral stability
99
Intrathecal drug delivery implantable pumps are mainly used in spinal cord injury for
Answer
C. Control of spasticity
100
The following are spinal instrumentation systems for spinal fixation except:
Answer
D. Inter locking nail system

Related reading

Discussion

Ask a doubt or share a tip.

No comments yet — start the discussion.

Leave a comment

Your email address and number are never published. Required fields are marked

We will email you a code to confirm the address. Posting creates a PSCNET account if you do not have one.

By posting, you agree to our Privacy Policy.