| Post Name | Assistant Professor Community Medicine (Social and Preventive Medicine) - Government Homoeopathic Medical Colleges |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 058/2023/OL |
| Category Code | 052/2020 |
| Date of Test | 3 June 2023 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Primary data collection Techniques used in Community Diagnosis includes all the following Except
Answer
D. Sample Registration System
2
A number of passengers on a cruise ship from Singapore to Bintan Island have recently developed a gastrointestinal illness compatible with Norovirus. Testing for Norovirus is not readily available in the Island, and may take several days to be made available. Assuming you are the Epidemiologist called on board the ship to investigate the possible outbreak, your case deļ¬nition should include at minimum
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A. Clinical criteria, plus speciļ¬cations of time, place and person
3
Vaccine Eļ¬cacy measures
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C. The proportionate reduction in disease among the vaccinees
4
The crude mortality rate in a community X is higher than the crude mortality rate in Community Y. But the age adjusted mortality rates were higher in the Community Y in all age groups than in Community X. This indicates that
Answer
B. The population of Community X is on an average older than that of Community Y.
5
A spot mam is particularly useful for displaying
Answer
Question Cancelled
6
A number of epodemiological studies have shown that among Indian's impaired glucose tolerance, high blood pressure and deranged lipid proļ¬le greatly increase the risk of ischemic heart disease. Which of the following uses of Epidemiology does the ļ¬ndings relate to?
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A. Identifying causes of a disease
7
Positive predictive value of a screening test is
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B. Probability of actually having the disease if the screening test is positive.
8
In assessing the validity of a screening test, those subjects who test positive with the screening test but test negative by the gold standard tests are called
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C. False positives
9
In a trial of Dengue vaccine the trial vaccine was given to 1000 children while another 1000 children were given placebo only. Over the next one year, there were 200 and 800 cases of dengue among children given the vaccine and not given the vaccine respectively. Calculate the vaccine eļ¬cacy.
Answer
D. 75%
10
In the computation of General fertility rate (GFR), women who have undergone hysterectomy are not considered, the GFR will
Answer
A. Increase
11
The situation when an observed association between two variables is explained by a third variable due to indirect association is known as
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B. Confounding
12
Restriction in a case control study most commonly aļ¬ects the
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A. External validity of the ļ¬ndings in a study
13
The number of patients required to be treated with the new (experimental modality) to produce one additional case of cure as compared with the control modality is
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C. Number needed to treat (NNT)
14
Which of the following is Not a method of controlling confounding during the planning stage of a study?
Answer
A. Stratiļ¬ed analysis
15
Health services evaluation study is a type of
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B. Community intervention trial
16
The open vial policy applies to which of the following vaccines under Universal Immunization Program in India?
Answer
D. Hepatitis B
17
Hazard Appraisal and critical control point (HACCP) system is associated with
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A. Food safety
18
The only reservoir of cholera infection is
Answer
B. Humans
19
Bivalent OPV (bOPV) Do Not contain
Answer
B. Poliovirus serotype 2
20
Which of the following activities regarding immunization is a one-time activity?
Answer
A. Catch up
21
An animal inļ¬uenza virus circulating among the domesticated or wild animals is known to have caused infections in humans and therefore considered a potential Pandemic threat falls under which phase of Pandemic alert by WHO?
Answer
B. Phase 2
22
Whooping cough is most infectious during which stage of the disease?
Answer
A. Catarrhal stage
23
Sputum smear microscopy for Tubercule bacilli is positive when there are atleast ________ organism present per ml of sputum.
Answer
C. 10,000
24
To change from general to selective BCG vaccination, an eļ¬cient notiļ¬cation system must be in place, as indicated by annual notiļ¬cation rate of smear positive Pulmonary TB cases below.
Answer
A. 5 per 100000
25
Targeted interventions for high risk groups for the prevention of HIV under NACO includes all except
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D. Monetary Incentives
26
Regarding transmission of HIV in children the following statements is/are correct: (i) The risk of mother to child transmission is increased at all stages of pregnancy if a woman has acquired HIV recently. (ii) Transmission is highest when the infant receives mixed feedings (other infant feeds in addition to breast milk) in the ļ¬rst six months of life rather than being exclusively breast fed. (iii) Majority of HIV infections in children occur as the result of mother to child transmission. (iv) Transmission during delivery is reduced when obstetric practices like forceps or vaccum extractors are employed.
Answer
C. Only (iii)
27
The following statement regarding the regimen recommended by WHO for treatment of Leprosy is/are correct: (i) Adult multibacillary cases are treated with 100 mg daily self-administered Dapsone along with Rifampicin and Clofazimine. (ii) Duration of treatment for multi bacillary Leprosy is for 12 months, within 18 months. (iii) A defaulter who returns to the health center for treatment should be given a new course of MDT when he/she shows reddish and/or raised skin lesions. (iv) Paucibacillary Leprosy cazes should receive combined therapy in view of Primary Dapsone resistance.
Answer
C. All of the above
28
Which epidemiological parameter is considered as an index of operational eļ¬ciency in Malaria control in India?
Answer
B. Annual blood examination rate (ABER)
29
Epidemiological Features of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) are all except
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D. Man to man transmission is very common.
30
Which of the following diseases is an example of Meta-Zoonoses?
Answer
A. Plague
31
Tracking of Blood Pressure implies:
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B. Blood Pressure of hypotensive patients remains hypotensive
32
Height independent index of obesity:
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B. Corpulence index
33
Stanford-Three-Community Study, The North Kerelia Project and Lipid Research Clinics Study are types of:
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D. Risk factor intervention trials
34
All of the followings are true about Noma, except:
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C. Mostly prevalent in Latin America and Asia
35
Followings are risk factor for coronary heart disease, except:
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A. Total cholesterol/HDL ratio < 3.5
36
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with:
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A. Android obesity
37
"Lead time" refers to the time between:
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D. First possible point of detection and usual time of diagnosis
38
If prevalence is decreased, which of the following will be seen?
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D. Positive predictive value will decrease
39
Which of the following is an example of Prospective screening?
Answer
C. Screening for streptococcal infection
40
Reliability of a screening test does not mean:
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C. Validity
41
Which one of the following is an occlusive method:
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C. Suppositories
42
All are absolute contraindications of oral contraceptives, except:
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D. Chronic renal disease
43
Shape of population pyramid indicates:
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D. All of the above
44
Primary sex ratio is:
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A. Ratio at the time of conception
45
Full form of SPSS manual:
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B. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
46
All of the followings are Nonparametric test, except:
Answer
C. ANOVA
47
Choice of test to compare means of multiple groups:
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B. ANOVA
48
Correct statement about type II error:
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B. is false, but still accepted
49
True about Nonprobability Sampling are all, except:
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D. Random selection
50
Criteria for applying t-test are all, except:
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C. Sample size more than 30
51
With regard to school health which of the following are correct: (i) Desks should be minus type (ii) Per capita space for students should be > 10 sq.ft. (iii) One urinal for 10 students (iv) One classroom for a maximum of 50 students
Answer
A. Only (i) and (ii)
52
Which of the following statements are correct about screw feed technology? (i) Based on non-burn thermal process (ii) Reduction in volume by 80% (iii) Useful for cytotoxic waste
Answer
C. Only (i) and (ii)
53
Which of the following is NOT among the 'ļ¬ve cleans' in the conduct of delivery
Answer
B. Clean perineum
54
The crude birth rate of a subcentre population is 20. What is the minimum expected number of pregnancies registered here?
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C. 110
55
The most common cause of maternal death in India is
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D. Haemorrhage
56
Diseases that can be transmitted through milk (i) Q Fever (ii) Brucellosis (iii) Typhoid (iv) Endemic typhus
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C. Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
57
Which of the following are goals listed in Sustainable Development Goals? (i) No Poverty (ii) Industry, innovation and infrastructure (iii) Space research infrastructure (iv) Responsible consumption and production
Answer
C. Only (i), (ii) and (iv)
58
Ujjwala scheme is aimed at
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D. Child traļ¬cking
59
The growth chart used in Anganwadis
Answer
A. MGRS
60
Lead poisoning in industries most commonly occurs through
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A. Inhalation
61
The following statements are true about Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) (i) RDA meets the dietary requirement of all people (ii) RDA is ļ¬xed considering daily requirement and additional requirement for periods of illness. (iii) RDA is decided by a panel of experts. (iv) RDA is set higher than the minimum requirement.
Answer
D. Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)
62
Bagassis can be prevented by spraying bagasse with
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B. 2% propionic acid
63
The deļ¬ciency responsible for 'Burning feet syndrome'
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D. Pantothenic acid
64
The food standards by the directorate of marketing and inspection
Answer
B. Agmark
65
The food source with maximum Vitamin D content?
Answer
A. Cod liver oil
66
The best blood test to detect iron deļ¬ciency in the community
Answer
C. Serum ferritin
67
Vitamin A deļ¬ciency in a community assessment cutoļ¬
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B. Bitots's spots - 0.5%
68
Dental ļ¬ourosis is most manifest in
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B. Central incisors and lateral incisors
69
The Phosphatase test in milk is to asess
Answer
D. Quality of pasteurisation
70
Endemic ascitis is caused by
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C. Pyrrolizidine alkaloid
71
Scabies, an infection caused by Sarcoptes scabei, is an example of:
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B. Water washed disease
72
What is the amount of bleaching powder required to disinfect 455 liters of water if 4, 5, 6 cup shows distinct coloration in Horrock's apparatus?
Answer
C. 8 g
73
The mean radiant temperature is measured by
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D. Globe Thermometer
74
All are features of septic tank except:
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A. Ideal Retention Period - 48 hours
75
Most hazardous pesticide color coding is
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A. Red
76
The distance from airport or seaport which has to be kept free from aedes mosquito is:
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A. 400 m
77
All the following statements are true about break point chlorination, except
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C. 1 ppm free chlorine should be present in water after break point chlorination has reached
78
Proposed guideline values for radioactivity in Drinking water is
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A. Gross a activity 0.5 Bq/L and Gross b activity 1.0 Bq/L
79
Recommended illumination range for regular oļ¬ce work is _______ foot-candles.
Answer
B. 25-50
80
Lice are not the vectors of
Answer
B. Q fever
81
The gas responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy was
Answer
A. Methyl Isocyanate
82
Epidemics after disaster are caused by all except:
Answer
C. Leishmaniasis
83
A known HIV positive patient is admitted in an isolation ward after an abdominal surgery following an accident. The resident doctor who changed his dressing on the next day found it to be soaked in blood. Which of the following would be the right method of choice of discarding the dressing?
Answer
A. Pour 1% hypochlorite on the dressing material and send it for incineration in the yellow bag.
84
Which of the following are agencies involved in bio medical waste management in Kerala?
Answer
D. Both (1) and (2)
85
Nodal centre for disaster management is
Answer
C. District
86
In one method of health communication, 4 to 8 persons who are qualiļ¬ed to talk about the topic sit and discuss a given problem/topic in front of a large group or audience, this method is called as
Answer
B. Panel Discussion
87
Three tier system of healthcare in India is based on the recommendations of:
Answer
C. Shrivastava Committee
88
Vaccine can be stored at sub centre for:
Answer
D. 1 day
89
Who among the following is the chairman of the Central Council for Health?
Answer
C. Union Health Minister
90
Drugs A and B are both used for treating a particular skin infection. After one standard application, drug A eradicates the infection in 95% of both adults and children. Drug B eradicates the infection in 47% of adults and 90% of children. These are otherwise no signiļ¬cant pharmacological diļ¬erences between the two drugs and there are no signiļ¬cant side eļ¬ects. However, the cost of drug A is twice that of drug B. Dr. Surabhi, a general practitioner always uses Drug B for the ļ¬rst treatment, and resorts to drug A if the infection persists. Dr. Shobhana, another general practitioner, always uses drug A for adults and drug B for children. Ignoring indirect costs, which of the following statement is incorrect?
Answer
B. Drug A is more cost eļ¬ective than Drug B for treating children.
91
An unstable and emotionally temporary social group with a leader is known as
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D. A mob
92
Project MONICA is conducted for which non communicable disease?
Answer
C. Coronary Heart Disease
93
Innocent Declaration was made for Protection, Promotion and Support of ________?
Answer
C. Breastfeeding
94
Koolimadu, Kerala and Gariphema, Nagaland are signiļ¬cant places for public health in India for their:
Answer
D. Tobacco free status
95
The latest mental health legislation in India is designated as:
Answer
B. The Mental Health Care Act
96
For optimum utilization of health services in a hospital, bed turnover interval should always be:
Answer
A. Slightly positive
97
Human Development Index does not include:
Answer
B. Life expectancy at age 1
98
Good urban planning, promoting subconscious choice of active transport infrastructure that increases opportunities for active transport like cycling is an example of ______ against lifestyle diseases.
Answer
D. Primordial Level of Intervention
99
"Do it Right" is the management followed for
Answer
A. Snake bite
100
Which of the following is true about DALYs?
Answer
D. Years lost to premature death and years lived with disability adjusted for severity of disability.
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