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Post NameJUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE GR II
DepartmentHEALTH SERVICES
Question Paper Code024/2016/OL
Category Code253/2015
Date of Test19 February 2016
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
The electoral college that elect the Vice-President of India consists of
Answer
C. Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
2
Which Article in the Fundamental Rights Prohibits Practice of Child Labour ?
Answer
A. Article 24
3
In which year, the first socio-economic caste census started in India ?
Answer
B. 2011
4
In which year Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act passed ?
Answer
C. 2005
5
One of the recipients of Nobel Prize for chemistry was Paul Modric, he belong to which country ?
Answer
D. USA
6
Venganoor was the centre of activities of a great social reformer in Kerala
Answer
B. Ayyankali
7
Who was the President of Indian National Congress, when annual session held at Calcutta is 1906 ?
Answer
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
8
The winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014 was
Answer
C. Sasikapur
9
In which country a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and his friend Herman Kallenbach is unveiled on
Answer
D. Lithuania
10
Who is the present Chief Justice of India ?
Answer
B. Justice H.L. Dattu
11
Which missionary played an important role in the development of Malabar Christian College ?
Answer
C. BEM
12
"Whatever be one's religion, it is enough if the individual becomes good". Who said ?
Answer
D. Sree Narayana Guru
13
Who wrote the Tamil work Akilathirattu ?
Answer
A. Vaikunda Swami
14
'Ente Gurunathan' the poem written by Vallathol Narayana Menon belong to which works ?
Answer
B. Sahitya Manjari
15
The winner of US Open Tennis Men's Title 2015
Answer
D. Novok Djokovic
16
Who is recently appointed full time member of 'NITI Aayog' ?
Answer
D. Ramesh Chand
17
In which date Velu Tampi issued his famous Kundara proclamation ?
Answer
C. January 11, 1809
18
Which was the first month of National calender based on the Saka Era ?
Answer
B. Chaitram
19
The Right to Information Act, 2005 came into existence on
Answer
A. October 12, 2005
20
Eminent historian Sumitsarkar calls the incident the 'Black Hole of Pothanur' which was the incident ?
Answer
A. Wagon Tragedy
21
One ml contains
Answer
B. 15 drops
22
The International Nurses Day is celebrated on
Answer
C. May 12th
23
The term used to denote loss of appetite
Answer
A. Anorexia
24
Inflammation of the tongue is called
Answer
D. Glossitis
25
The pigment responsible for skin colour
Answer
C. Melanin
26
Ulcerated or sloughed area of tissue subjected to pressure from lying on mattress for a prolonged period resulting in death of tissue is termed as
Answer
B. Decubitus ulcer
27
The transfer of heat directly through a substance from hot part to cold part by direct contact is termed as
Answer
A. Conduction
28
The clinical thermometer is disinfected using dettol at the strength of
Answer
C. 1 : 40 for 5 mts
29
The sudden return of normal temperature from a very high temperature within a few hours or days
Answer
D. Crisis
30
A sudden severe attack of shivering in which the body temperature rises rapidly to a stage of hyper pyrexia
Answer
B. Rigor
31
The number of pulse beats in a minute
Answer
D. Rate
32
Increased respiratory rate over 24 breaths per minute
Answer
A. Tachypnoea
33
The lack of oxygen in the tissues is known as
Answer
B. Anoxia
34
Instrument used to measure blood pressure is
Answer
A. Sphygmomanometer
35
Convert 104Β°F to Celsius
Answer
C. C = 40Β°C
36
Total cessation of breathing is termed as
Answer
D. Apnoea
37
Largest gland in the body
Answer
B. Liver
38
Infancy is a period from
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A. 0 – 1 year
39
Birth weight of a child doubles at
Answer
B. 6 months
40
The MMR vaccine is administered at the age
Answer
D. 15 months
41
The average length of umbilical cord
Answer
D. 50 cm
42
The smallest unit of the body
Answer
A. Cell
43
The solution used to detect sugar in urine
Answer
C. Benedict's Reagent
44
Which of the following is a permanent method of sterilization ?
Answer
C. Tubectomy
45
The hormone responsible for the secondary sex characteristic in females.
Answer
A. Oestrogen
46
Permanent cessation of menstruation is termed as
Answer
C. Menopause
47
The name given to the endometrium during pregnancy
Answer
D. Decidua
48
The fertilized ovum divides into a cluster of cells known as
Answer
B. Morula
49
Human chorionic gonadotrophin is produced from
Answer
C. Cytotrophoblast
50
The umbilical cord contains
Answer
D. Two arteries and one vein
51
Net maternal weight gain during pregnancy
Answer
A. 6 – 8 kg
52
Bluish discolouration of vagina during pregnancy is called
Answer
D. Chadwick's sign
53
The uterine fundus reaches xiphisternum at
Answer
B. 36 weeks
54
The widest transverse diameter of the fetal skull passes the pelvic brim is termed as
Answer
C. Engagement
55
The expulsion of products of conception before 20 weeks of gestation
Answer
A. Abortion
56
The largest organ in our body
Answer
B. Skin
57
The drug of choice of eclampsia
Answer
D. Magnesium sulphate
58
A Rh negative mother with a Rh positive baby should receive Anti-D within
Answer
C. 72 hrs
59
The drug used to reduce fever
Answer
A. Antipyretic
60
The placenta is completely formed and starts functioning after
Answer
C. 10 weeks
61
The amount of amniotic fluid at term
Answer
D. 800 ml
62
In which part of the fallopian tube fertilisation occurs ?
Answer
B. Ampulla
63
The pacemaker of heart is
Answer
A. SA node
64
The largest artery in the body
Answer
A. Aorta
65
The outer covering of lungs
Answer
C. Pleura
66
The total number of deciduous teeth in children
Answer
D. 20
67
Total number of bones in human body
Answer
B. 206
68
The weight of a non pregnant uterus
Answer
B. 60 gms
69
The main vector in the transmission of dengue fever
Answer
A. Aedes Aegypti
70
The test used to find out the amount of free residual chlorine in water after chlorination
Answer
D. Orthotolidine test
71
In disinfection of well, the dosage of bleaching powder is
Answer
C. 2.5 gm/1000 litre
72
The water testing apparatus used to find out the quantity of chlorine required to disinfect 100 gallons (455 litres) of water.
Answer
A. Horrock's Apparatus
73
The recommended maximum noise level is
Answer
B. 85 decibels
74
Scabies is caused by
Answer
B. Itchmite
75
Body building foods are
Answer
C. Proteins
76
Which of the following is a water soluble vitamin
Answer
B. Vitamin B
77
The cheapest source of Vitamin A is
Answer
D. Green leafy vegetables
78
The nutritional blindness is caused by the deficiency of
Answer
C. Vitamin A
79
Foods rich in Vitamin D
Answer
A. Fish
80
The ICDS programme was started in the year
Answer
D. 1975
81
An outbreak of disease in a community in excess of a normal expectation and derived from a common or propagated source.
Answer
C. Epidemic
82
The time interval between the entry of the disease agent into the body and appearance of the first sign or symptom of a disease.
Answer
B. Incubation period
83
Which among the following is a live attenuated vaccine ?
Answer
A. BCG vaccine
84
The most effective method of disinfection
Answer
C. Autoclaving
85
Which of the following communicable disease is eradicated in our country ?
Answer
A. Small pox
86
The causative organism of whooping cough.
Answer
D. Bordetella Pertussis
87
The confirmatory test for AIDS
Answer
B. Western blot test
88
The Pulse Polio Immunization Programme was started on
Answer
B. 9th December 1995
89
The mode of transmission of hepatitis B
Answer
A. Parenteral route
90
The parasite responsible for cerebral malaria
Answer
D. Plasmodium falciforum
91
The first case of AIDS was reported in India, in the year
Answer
C. 1986
92
The Multi Purpose Workers Scheme was launched in
Answer
A. 1974
93
Diethyl carbamazine is used in the treatment of
Answer
D. Filariasis
94
World AIDS Day is celebrated on
Answer
A. December 1st
95
The last menstrual period of a primi mother is 25th May 2014. Her EDC is on
Answer
C. 4-3-2015
96
The denominator in a vertex presentation is
Answer
B. Occiput
97
The first fetal movement felt by the mother during pregnancy is termed as
Answer
B. Quickening
98
Full dilatation cervix at term equates to about
Answer
D. 10 cm
99
The drug used to induce labour
Answer
A. Oxytocin
100
Insulin is produced from
Answer
C. Pancreas

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