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Post NameLaboratory Technician Grade II (SR for ST) - Health Services
Question Paper Code174/2023/OL
Category Code103/2023
Date of Test28 December 2023
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Normal reticulocyte count
Answer
A. 50–100 Ɨ 10⁹/L
2
The coagulation factor not involved in intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation
Answer
B. Factor VII
3
Basophilic stippling occurs in
Answer
D. All of the above
4
Reducing agent used in sickling test
Answer
B. Sodium metabisulphite
5
Hyper segmented neutrophils are found in
Answer
C. Macrocytic anaemia
6
Which of the following are used as prostatic marker
Answer
D. All of the above
7
Reagent used for detection of ketone bodies by dipstick method
Answer
A. Sodium nitroferricyanide
8
Which of the following organisms are destroyed when CSF samples are refrigerated
Answer
B. N. Meningitidis
9
Black tarry stool are indicative of
Answer
C. Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
10
Foul smelling sputum is observed in
Answer
A. Bronchiectasis
11
Cryoprecipitate is administered to patients suffering from i. Haemophilia ii. Thrombocytopenia iii. Leucopenia iv. Von Willebrand disease
Answer
C. i and iv
12
Membrane stabilizer used in SAG-M blood bags
Answer
A. Mannitol
13
Which one of the following immunoglobulin crosses the placenta frequently
Answer
D. IgG
14
Which of the following statement is correct for Bombay blood group
Answer
B. Bombay blood group person cannot receive 'O' blood group
15
Anti AI lectins are extracted from
Answer
C. Dolichos biflorus
16
Microtome which is ideal for cutting sections of very large blocks of tissue
Answer
B. Sledge microtome
17
All are mercury containing fixatives except
Answer
D. Gander's fluid
18
Best mounting media for fat stains
Answer
C. Glycerine jelly
19
All are true about frozen section except
Answer
B. Serial sections can be obtained
20
Following are special stains for hemosiderin except
Answer
D. Stein's method
21
All are true about sex chromatin except
Answer
B. The most reliable staining is hematoxylin and Eosin
22
All are nuclear fixatives except
Answer
D. Champy's fluid
23
All are true about Shorr's staining except
Answer
C. Nuclear definition and cytoplasmic transparency is better than pap stain
24
"NAF" solution in cell block technique contain
Answer
B. Glycerin
25
All are advantages of liquid based cytology except
Answer
D. Cause drying of cells during preparation
26
In Karyotyping, shortest acrocentric chromosomes are seen in which group?
Answer
D. G group
27
V chromosome is a _________ chromosome
Answer
D. Acrocentric
28
Which banding technique employs fluorescence for chromosomal studies
Answer
B. Q banding
29
Turner syndrome is
Answer
C. X0
30
Most commonly employed mitogen for chromosome preparation from whole blood culture
Answer
A. Phyto hemagglutinin
31
Which of the following is a High level disinfectant?
Answer
B. Hydrogen peroxide
32
Who is known as the 'Father of Antiseptic surgery'?
Answer
A. Joseph Lister
33
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was developed by
Answer
C. Kary B Mullis
34
Which of the following is not a feature of Electron Microscope?
Answer
B. The object appears bright against a dark background
35
Infectious plastic wastes should be segregated in which colour bag?
Answer
D. Red
36
Which of the following is an anaerobic medium
Answer
A. Thioglycollate broth
37
Multiple ring forms are the characteristic feature of
Answer
B. P.falciparum
38
Which of the following has no cystic stage?
Answer
A. Trichomonas vaginalis
39
An AIDS patient came to the out patient dapartment complaining loos stools. On acid fast staining, stool showed 4-6μm size oocyst. The most probable diagnosis is
Answer
D. Cryptosporidium
40
Which of the following is NOT a nematode with small intenstine as habitat
Answer
C. Enterobius vermicularis
41
Larva currens is caused by
Answer
D. Strongyloides stercoralis
42
Which of the following DO NOT float in saturated salt flotation technique of stool
Answer
B. Unfertilised egg of round worm
43
Diarrheal stool with rice water appearance is a characteristic feature of the disease
Answer
C. cholera
44
Inverted fir tree appearing growth pattern in gelatin stabb culture is related to
Answer
A. B. anthracis
45
Streptobacillus monoliformis causes
Answer
A. Haverhill fever
46
Example of motile Gram positive bacillus is
Answer
D. Cl.Septicum
47
Friedlanders bacillus is
Answer
A. K. pneumoniae
48
Example of transport media is
Answer
C. Stuart's medium
49
"Reynolds - Braude" phenomenon is related to
Answer
D. C.albicans
50
Aflatoxin is produced by
Answer
C. Aspergillus flavus
51
South American Blasto mycosis is
Answer
B. Paracoccidioidomycosis
52
Ring worm of the foot is
Answer
D. Tinea pedis
53
Torulosis is caused by
Answer
A. C.neoformans
54
Sabouraud's Dextrose agar does not contain
Answer
D. yeast extract
55
Causative agent of "Shipyard eye" is
Answer
C. Adeno virus
56
Infectious Hepatitis is
Answer
B. Type A Hepatitis
57
HIV belongs to the family
Answer
D. Retrovirus
58
Example of DNA virus is
Answer
A. Adenovirus
59
Inclusion bodies seen in case of "fowl pox" are
Answer
D. Bollinger bodies
60
Tzanck cells seen in microscopic examination of the lesions in case of infection with
Answer
B. Herpes virus
61
The main component of glass is
Answer
B. Silicon dioxide
62
Which acid is used in the preparation of chromic acid
Answer
B. Hā‚‚SOā‚„
63
Needle prick injury belongs to
Answer
C. Biological hazard
64
Pririe acid is stored
Answer
B. Under water
65
Still is used for the preparation of
Answer
B. Distilled water
66
Unit of Luminous intensity is
Answer
B. Candela
67
Gram equivalent weight of a solute in a litre of solution is termed as
Answer
A. Molar solution
68
Suitable antioagulant for blood gas analysis is
Answer
C. Heparin
69
Gray coloured vacutainer tube stopper indicate the anticoagulant
Answer
C. Sodium fluoride-potassium oxalate
70
Chemical wastes are collected in which colour coded bag before disposal
Answer
A. Black
71
For determination of electrolyte concentration, the instrument used is
Answer
B. flame photometer
72
Which of the following radioactive isotope is used to measure the activity of tyroid gland?
Answer
C. Iodine-131
73
Henderson-Hasselbach equation is
Answer
A. pH = pKa + log([base]/[acid])
74
of plasma is
Answer
B. 7.3 - 7.4
75
In thin layer chromatography, the stationary phase is
Answer
B. Cellulose
76
The electrostatic interaction between charged proteins and matrix is involved in
Answer
B. Ion exchange chromatography
77
In dry chemistry analysers, the reaction is measured by
Answer
C. Reflectance spectrophotometry
78
Closeness to the true value is
Answer
A. Accuracy
79
In accurate pepetting, belongs to which of the following?
Answer
B. Analytical error
80
Red coloured vacutainer tube contain,
Answer
B. No any anticoagulant
81
Estimation of serum level of which of the following parameters helps in differentiation between salivary gland lesions and pancreatic disease?
Answer
D. Lipase
82
Using Friedewald equation the LDL cholesterol value can be calculated if we know the values of
Answer
C. Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and Triglycerides
83
Estimation of serum concentration of 25-hydroxy vitamin D is useful in cases of
Answer
C. Osteomalacia
84
Urinary ALA (delta amino levulinic acid) excretion is normal in which of the following disorders
Answer
D. Variegate porphyria
85
The Michaelis constant is numerically equal to the substrate concentration when the velocity of the reaction catalysed is equal to
Answer
B. Vmax/2
86
Which of the following is true regarding kinetic assays in comparison to end point assays
Answer
A. Good accuracy and precision
87
Creatine phospho kinase MB isoenzyme is assayed for diagnosis of disorder of the
Answer
B. Heart
88
Thyroid stimulating hormone level estimation is commonly performed by
Answer
B. Immuno assay
89
In eukaryotes the initiator codon codes for which of the following amino acids?
Answer
A. Methionine
90
The substance identified by using RTPCR is
Answer
D. RNA
91
The enzyme used for creation of a gene library is
Answer
A. Restriction endonuclease
92
Adequacy of collection of a 24 hour urine specimen is analysed by noting the value of
Answer
B. Creatinine
93
Interference of red blood cells in CSF protein analysis is avoided by
Answer
A. Centrifugation
94
The indicator used for determination of free acidity in gastric juice is
Answer
D. Topfer's reagent
95
The most common types of kidney stones are
Answer
A. Calcium oxalate
96
In serum protein electrophoresis, the globulin fraction with the slowest rate of migration is
Answer
D. Gamma
97
The immunoglobulin class important in secondary immune response is
Answer
C. IgG
98
The enzyme present in enzyme-labelled antibodies used in ELISA technique is
Answer
C. Alkaline phosphatase
99
The best index of long-term (6-8 weeks) control of blood glucose level is
Answer
C. Glycated Hemoglobin
100
The common specimens used for drug abuse testing in employees are all of the following except
Answer
B. Nail

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