| Post Name | Assistant Professor in Community Medicine |
|---|---|
| Department | Medical Education |
| Question Paper Code | 103/2026/OL |
| Category Code | 812/2025 |
| Date of Test | 19 May 2026 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Quantitative assessment of the work done is better assessed in
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D. Consecutive supervision
2
John Graunt known as the ļ¬rst epidemiologist and demographer did his research in
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D. Mortality
3
The guidelines laid out for making laws to establish a just society but not enforceable by court is called
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C. Directive Principles
4
Which one of the following is an example of appropriate technology ?
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A. Home based growth charts
5
The doctor population ratio recommended by WHO
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A. 1 : 1000
6
Which type of analysis has limited application in health ?
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B. Cost beneļ¬t
7
Budgeting method which requires all expenses to be justiļ¬ed and approved in each budget period is
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C. Zero based budgeting
8
The average number of infections resulting from one infected person given that not everyone is susceptible
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B. Eļ¬ective reproductive number
9
When container index is calculated for a house the denominator is
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B. All containers with water in the house
10
A prevalence of susceptible in a population low enough so that the transmission cannot be sustained is
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C. Herd immunity
11
Development of malarial parasite in the anopheline mosquito is an example of
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A. Cyclopropagative
12
Soil is a reservoir for all except
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C. Brucellosis
13
Eschar is a sign of
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B. Mite bite
14
PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) declared by WHO in 2016 was related to
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B. Zika virus
15
In Leptospirosis IgM antibodies appear
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C. Within a week
16
Which one of the following statements is not true about VDRL test ?
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B. lt is a speciļ¬c test for Treponema
17
The major mediators of acquired immunity are
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D. B and T cells
18
The ultimate desired state in planning process is termed
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D. Goal
19
In which of the following decentralised planning is not implemented ?
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C. Defence
20
The continuous scrutiny of the factors that determine the occurrence and distribution of disease and other condition of ill health
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C. Surveillance
21
The motivational theory which includes self actualisation is
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D. Maslowās hierarchy of needs
22
Which one of the following is not a special incidence rate ?
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A. Eļ¬ective incidence rate
23
The most common study design used to conļ¬rm the source of infection in a food poisoning outbreak
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B. Case control
24
It is very important to identify Lepra reaction because
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A. It can cause disability
25
Which one of the following is not a component of one health ?
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D. Microbial health
26
Which type of lipoprotein is directly associated with coronary heart diseases ?
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A. Low density lipoprotein
27
Maintaining normal body weight (BMI 18.5-24.5) can cause approximate systolic pressure reduction per 10 kilogram body weight by
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D. 5-20 mm of Hg
28
Which of the following is the top most cancer for both sexes combined in the world ?
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B. Cancer breast
29
WHO deļ¬nes blindness if the visual acuity is less than
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A. 3/60 with the best possible correction
30
Which epidemiological model best explains the non communicable diseases ?
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C. Epidemiological web
31
When non-communicable diseases are important public health problem the epidemiological transition ratio will be
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B. Less than one
32
Which of the following modes of prevention does the tracking of blood pressure ļ¬t in ?
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B. Primary
33
Fit India movement initiatives includes all except
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D. Say no to tobacco
34
Sustainable development goal, the speciļ¬c target for one third reduction in premature mortality from NCDs by year 2030 is
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D. Target 3.4
35
In prevention of accidents, wearing helmet is
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B. Speciļ¬c protection
36
Haddonās matrix is used for explaining the epidemiology and prevention of
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A. Road traļ¬c accidents
37
Which of the following is not a classical lifestyle related cancer ?
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C. Cervical cancer
38
In which of the following frequency measure the denominator is āperson timeā ?
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B. Incidence density
39
The 95% of conļ¬dence interval for RR or OR is considered statistically signiļ¬cant when
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B. CI does not include one
40
Randomization is done for all except
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D. It ensures that the investigator has a control over allocation of participants
41
All are risk factor intervention trials except.
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C. Framingham study
42
A cohort study was conducted to ļ¬nd out the relationship between smoking and lung cancer. A total of 400 smokers were compared against a total of 400 non-smokers. Over a period of 10 years follow up 80 smokers and 20 non-smokers develop carcinoma lung. What percentage carcinoma lung can be attributed to smoking as a risk factor ?
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B. 75%
43
If one person dies due to some disease out of 100 persons the odds of death is
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B. 1/99
44
The following diagrams can be used for presentation of qualitative data except
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D. Scatter diagram
45
An ROC curve is simply a graph of
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C. Sensitivity versus (1-speciļ¬city)
46
Two pathologists were asked to score the grades of dysplasia in cervical smear using a scale. Which of the following would adequately serve as measure of inter-rater reliability ?
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A. Intra class correlation coeļ¬cient
47
All are true about type I error except
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D. It is the error of falsely stating two drugs are equal when they are diļ¬erent
48
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Net Protein Utilization (NPU) ? i. NPU is deļ¬ned as nitrogen retained by nitrogen consumed Ć100 ii. Egg has the highest NPU value iii. 1 gram protein is equivalent to 1 gram nitrogen
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B. Only i and ii
49
Dose of Vit A prophylaxis in 9-11 months old child is
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A. 100,000 1u
50
Regarding food toxicants which of the following statement is/are correct ? i. Epidemic dropsy is caused by a toxic alkaloid sanguinarine. ii. Beta Oxalyl Amino Alanine (BOAA) causes liver cirrhosis. iii. Aļ¬atoxins of group B1 and G1 are potent hepato toxins.
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D. Only i and iii
51
Regarding B group vitamins which one of the following statement is/are correct i. Vitamin B12 is found in foods of vegetable origin. ii. Pyridoxine deļ¬ciency is associated with peripheral neuritis. iii. Niacin deļ¬ciency results in pellagra.
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A. Only ii and iii
52
Limiting amino acid in pulse protein is
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C. Methionine
53
Regarding human milk and cowās milk which of the following statement is/are correct ? i. Human milk has three times as much protein as cowās milk. ii. Human milk contains higher percentage of Linoleic acid and oleic acid. iii. Human milk contains more sugar than cows milk.
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A. Only ii and iii
54
Regarding iodine deļ¬ciency disorder which of the following statement is/are correct ? i. Goitre prevalence of 10% is cut-oļ¬ value for endemicity. ii. Monitoring done by urinary iodine excretion levels. iii. Exclusively found in Himalayan goitre belt.
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B. Only i and ii
55
Phosphatase test in milk is done to know
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C. Quality of pasteurization
56
Which of the following statement is/are correct about āAnaemia Mukt Bharatā program ? i. It includes adolescents and women of reproductive age (20-49 years) only. ii. There are six interventions. iii. For school going adolescent girls and boys and out of school adolescent girls weekly iron and folic acid tablets are distributed.
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A. Only ii and iii
57
All are examples of food fortiļ¬cation except.
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D. Saļ¬ron colour in milk
58
Regarding hardness of water which of the following statement is/are correct ? i. Temporary hardness is due to calcium and magnesium salts of bicarbonates. ii. Permanent hardness is due to calcium and magnesium sulphates. iii. Boiling removes permanent hardness.
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B. Only i and ii
59
Disinfecting action of chlorine in water is mainly due to
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A. Hypochlorous acid
60
Horrockās apparatus is used to estimate
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D. Chlorine demand
61
Minimum residual chlorine level after disinfection of water should be
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B. 0.5 mg/L
62
Regarding indices of thermal comfort which of the following statement is/are correct ? i. Cooling power takes into account air temperature, humidity and air movement. ii. Corrected eļ¬ective temperature deals with air temperature, velocity and humidity only. iii. Eļ¬ective temperature scale ignores radiation from surrounding.
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D. Only i and iii
63
The best parameters to measure air pollution is
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A. SO2
64
Recommended illumination range for satisfactory vision
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C. 15-20 foot-candles
65
Exposure to noise above this minimum level may rupture tympanic membrane and cause permanent loss of hearing
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D. 160 dB
66
Regarding overcrowding which of the following statement is/are correct ? i. Overcrowding is there when 5 persons occupy in 2 rooms. ii. Overcrowding in considered to exist when 2 persons over 9 years of age, not husband and wife of opposite sex sleep in the same room. iii. Overcrowding is considered to exist when ļ¬oor space for one person is 70-90 square feet.
Answer
B. Only i and ii
67
Regarding hospital waste management which of the following statement is/are correct ? i. Human anatomical waste are segregated in yellow bag. ii. Waste sharps should be segregated in white translucent puncture proof container. iii. Intravenous tubes and sets are segregated in red bag.
Answer
C. All of the above (i, ii and iii)
68
Periodic examination of factory worker is a type of
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C. Secondary prevention
69
Which of the following statement is/are correct about lead poisoning ? i. Greatest source is drinking water from lead pipes. ii. A useful screening test is coproporphyrin in urine iii. Basophilic stippling of RBC is a sensitive parameter.
Answer
A. Only ii and iii
70
The size limit of respirable dust responsible for pneumoconiosis
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B. < 5 micron
71
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Employee State Insurance Scheme (ESI Scheme) ? i. The union minister for labour is the Chairman. ii. In areas where employees are less than 750 mobile dispensaries are established. iii. In areas having concentration of 1000 or more employees' family units service dispensaries are established.
Answer
D. Only i and iii
72
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Factories Act ? i. Act prohibits employment of children below the age of 14 years. ii. Women cannot be employed in all types of work. iii. Adolescents aged 15-18 years can work between 7 pm to 6 am.
Answer
B. Only i and ii
73
All are components of National Mental Health Programme except.
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A. Upgrading of PHC
74
All are true about WHO except
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B. WHO's only ļ¬nancing is from voluntary contribution from NGOs world over
75
All are true about one health except
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A. It is the tripartite organizations of the food and agriculture organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
76
Cardinal principles of medical ethics are all except.
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D. No conļ¬ict of interest
77
The back borne of all MCH services
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C. Home visits
78
Exclusive Breast-Feeding means
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C. feeding the infant only breast milk for the ļ¬rst 6 months of age, introduction of complementary foods at 6 months while continuing breast feeding up to the age of 2 yrs or beyond
79
Micronutrient malnutrition is a group of conditions caused by deļ¬ciency of all of the following except
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C. Protein
80
Following are the āthree delaysā of maternal and child death.
Answer
B. delay in immunizing the mother and child
81
AII are true about Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) except
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D. cost of treatment should beared by the family
82
Scheme for combat traļ¬cking of children is
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B. Ujjawala
83
Most prevalent mental health problem in India
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A. tobacco use disorder
84
Hidden hunger is
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A. Micronutrient deļ¬ciency
85
The following three are used to calculate Global Hunger Index except
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B. proportion of undernourished pregnant women
86
Human poverty index include all except
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A. underweight
87
Which is largest insurance scheme with a cover Rs. 5,00,000 per family per year ?
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B. Ayushman Bharat
88
The method which is generally more eļ¬ective in changing human behaviour is
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A. Counselling
89
The most important objective of health education is to
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C. bring about behavioral change
90
Kuppuswamy's socioeconomic status scale is based on the following except
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C. housing
91
Which type of disorder is Thalassemia ?
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B. autosomal recessive
92
ln elderly hearing loss occurs due to
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B. sensorineural deafness
93
Which of the following State in India has largest tribal population ?
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D. Madhya Pradesh
94
Sex ratio among tribal population in lndia is
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B. better than national average
95
ln which year latest international health regulations came into eļ¬ect ?
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D. 2005
96
Which of the following disease is not under international surveillance ?
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A. malaria
97
Which of the following is a strategy speciļ¬c for containment ?
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A. quarantine
98
International deļ¬nition of poverty is
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B. < 1.9 US dollars per head per day
99
Analysis which measure both inputs and outcomes in terms of money for making comparison between two diļ¬erent strategies is called
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A. cost beneļ¬t analysis
100
ln our country birth and death should be registered within
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C. 21 days
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