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Question 1 of 95

Q.1 IUDs prevent pregnancy by

  • inhibiting physiological and morphological uterine changes required for implantation
  • increasing phagocytosis of spermatozoa within uterus
  • suppressing motility of sperms as well as their fertilising capacity
  • all of these

Question 2 of 95

Q.2 Cu ions released from copper releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs)

  • prevent ovulation
  • make uterus unsuitable for implantation
  • decrease phagocytosis of sperms
  • suppress sperm motility

Question 3 of 95

Q.3 Confirmatory test for STDs is

  • ELISA
  • PCR
  • DNA hybridisation
  • all of these

Question 4 of 95

Q.4 Hepatitis B is transmitted through

  • blood transfusion
  • intimate physical contact
  • sexual contact
  • all of these

Question 5 of 95

Q.5 Which of the following STDs are not completely curable ?

  • Chlamydiasis, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis
  • Chancroid syphilis, genital warts
  • AIDS, syphilis, hepatitis B
  • AIDS, genital herpes, hepatitis B

Question 6 of 95

Q.6 World AIDS day is

  • Dec 21
  • Dec 1
  • Nov 1
  • Jun 11

Question 7 of 95

Q.7 In vitro fertilisation is a technique that involves transfer of which one of the following into the fallopian tube ?

  • Embryo only, upto 8 cell stage
  • Either zygote or early embryo upto 8 cell stage
  • Embro of 32 cell stage
  • Zygote only

Question 8 of 95

Q.8 From the sexually transmitted diseases mentioned below, identify the one which does not specifically affect the sex organs

  • Syphilis
  • AIDS
  • Gonorrhea
  • Genital warts

Question 9 of 95

Q.9 Condoms are one of the most popular contraceptives because of the following reasons.

  • These are effective barriers for insemination
  • They do not interfere with coital act
  • These help in reducing the risk of STDs
  • All of the above

Question 10 of 95

Q.10 The correct surgical procedure as a contraceptive method is

  • ovariectomy
  • hysterectomy
  • vasectomy
  • castration

Question 11 of 95

Q.11 RCH stands for

  • routine check-up of health
  • reproduction cum hygiene
  • reversible contraceptive hazards
  • reproductive and child health care

Question 12 of 95

Q.12 Amminocentesis is a technique used to

  • determine errors in amino acid metabolism in embryo
  • pin point specific cardiac ailments in embryo
  • determine any hereditary genetic abnormality in embryo
  • all of these

Question 13 of 95

Q.13 Which of the following cannot be detected in a developing foetus by amniocentesis ?

  • Jaundice
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Colourblindness

Question 14 of 95

Q.14 In which of the following weeks of pregnancy CVS is done ?

  • 12th – 14th week
  • 8th – 10th week
  • 5th – 7th week
  • None of these

Question 15 of 95

Q.15 Causes for increased population growth in india is/are

  • increase in birth rate
  • decrease in death rate
  • lack of education
  • all of these.

Question 16 of 95

Q.16 Which of the following pairs contributes to an increase in population ?

  • Natality and immigration
  • Mortality and emigration
  • Natality and emigration
  • Mortality and immigration

Question 17 of 95

Q.17 Which of the following is correct regarding the consequences of lower population ?

  • It increases the poverty of a country
  • It leads to shortage of food supply
  • It results in unemployment
  • All of these

Question 18 of 95

Q.18 The best way to decrease population of a country is

  • to educate people
  • to have better houses
  • to kill people on a large scale
  • to practice and implement familay planning

Question 19 of 95

Q.19 Which of the following correctly describes the measures hat can be used to control over-population ?

  • Educating people about the advantages of a small family
  • Raising the age of marriage
  • Encouraging family planning programme
  • All of these

Question 20 of 95

Q.20 Which of the following is not a characteristic of an ideal contraceptive ?

  • User-friendly
  • Irreversible
  • Easily available
  • Least side-effects

Question 21 of 95

Q.21 Which of the following is correct regarding HIV, hepatitis B, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis ?

  • Trichomoniasis is an STD whereas others are not.
  • Gonorrhoea is a viral disease whereas others are bacterial
  • HIV is a pathogen whereas others are diseases
  • Hepatitis B is eradicated completely whereas others are not

Question 22 of 95

Q.22 Which one of the following groups includes sexually transmitted diseases caused by bacteria only ?

  • Syphilis, gonorrhoea, chancroid
  • Syphilis, chlamydiasis, chancroid
  • Syphilis, gonorrhoea, scabies
  • Syphilis, scabies, pediculosis

Question 23 of 95

Q.23 The technique called Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) is recommended for those females

  • who cannot produce an ovum
  • who cannot retain the foetus inside uterus
  • who cannot provide suitable environment for fertilisation
  • all of these

Question 24 of 95

Q.24 Which method can be used for women that cannot produce ovum but can provide suitable environment ?

  • IUD
  • GIFT
  • IUI
  • IUI

Question 25 of 95

Q.25 Intensely lactating mothers do not generally conceive due to the

  • suppression of gonadotropins
  • hypersecretion of gonadotropins
  • suppression of gametic transport
  • suppression of fertilisation

Question 26 of 95

Q.1 A person with sickle cell anaemia is

  • more prone to malaria
  • more prone to typhoid
  • less prone to malaria
  • less prone to typhoid

Question 27 of 95

Q.2 Which one of the following disease is non – communicable ?

  • Diphtheria
  • Flu
  • Cancer
  • Malaria

Question 28 of 95

Q.3 Which of the following pairs contains an infectious and a non-infectious disease respectively ?

  • Typhoid and AIDS
  • AIDS and cancer
  • Pneumonia and malaria
  • Cancer and malaria

Question 29 of 95

Q.4 Typhoid fever in human beings is caused by

  • Plasmodium vivax
  • Trichophyton
  • Salmonella typhi
  • Rhinoviruses

Question 30 of 95

Q.5 Which of the following is the bacterial disease in humans ?

  • Dysentery
  • Malaria
  • Plague
  • Both (a) & (c)

Question 31 of 95

Q.6 Which of the following pathogens causes whooping coough ?

  • Legionella spp.
  • Burcella melitensis
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • Burcella melitensis

Question 32 of 95

Q.7 Which one of the following sets includes bacterial diseases ?

  • Tetanus, tuberculosis, measles
  • Diptheria, leprosy, plague
  • Cholera, typhoid, mumps
  • Malaria, mumps, poliomyelits

Question 33 of 95

Q.8 The common cold is caused by

  • Rhino viruses
  • Streptococcus pnemoniae
  • Salmonella typhimurium
  • Plasmodium vivax.

Question 34 of 95

Q.9 Hepatitis B is transmitted through

  • sneezing
  • female Anopheles
  • coughing
  • blood transfusion

Question 35 of 95

Q.10 A toxic substance, responsible for the chills and high fever recurring every three to four days in malarial fever, is

  • interferon
  • haemozoin
  • hirudin
  • colostrum

Question 36 of 95

Q.11 Humoral immunity is associated with

  • T-cells
  • B-cells
  • macrophages
  • both (a) and (b)

Question 37 of 95

Q.12 The antibody which can cross placental barrier is

  • IgA
  • JgE
  • IgM
  • IgG

Question 38 of 95

Q.13 The most abundant class of immunoglobulins (Igs) in the body is

  • IgA
  • IgG
  • IgE
  • IgM

Question 39 of 95

Q.14 A protein or polysaccharide molecule that stimulates antibody formation.

  • antigen
  • antibiotics
  • exotoxin
  • endotoxins

Question 40 of 95

Q.15 Passive immunity can be conferred directly by

  • vaccines
  • antitoxins
  • colostrum
  • both (b) & (c)

Question 41 of 95

Q.16 Which form of pathogen is used in vaccination ?

  • Activated and strong pathogenic antigens
  • Inactivated and weakened pathogenic antigens
  • Hyperactive and strong pathogen
  • Preformed antibodies

Question 42 of 95

Q.17 Injection of antitoxin in tetanus confers which type of immunisation ?

  • Active immunisation
  • Passive immunisation
  • Auto-immunisation
  • Humoral immunisation

Question 43 of 95

Q.18 The term ‘antitoxin’ refers to a preparation containing

  • B-lymphoctyes and T-lymphocytes
  • antibodies to the toxin
  • weakend pathogen
  • inactivated T-lymphocytes.

Question 44 of 95

Q.19 Vaccine against polio viruses is an example of

  • auto-immunisation
  • passive immunisation
  • active immunisation
  • simple immunisation

Question 45 of 95

Q.20 During the life cycle of Plasmodium, sexual reproduction takes place in which of the following hosts ?

  • Human
  • Female Anopheles mosquito
  • Male Anopheles mosquito
  • Both (a) and (b)

Question 46 of 95

Q.21 Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is caused by

  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • E. coli
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Trichophyton

Question 47 of 95

Q.22 Which one of the following diseases cannot be cured by taking antibiotics ?

  • Plague
  • Amoebiasis
  • Leprosy
  • Whooping cough

Question 48 of 95

Q.23 Elephantiasis, a chronic inflammation that results in gross deformities is caused by

  • Ascaris
  • E.coli
  • Wuchereria
  • Trichophyton

Question 49 of 95

Q.24 Which of the following is affected by the infection of Wuchereria bancrofti ?

  • Lymphatic vessels
  • Respiratory system
  • Nervous system
  • Blood circulation

Question 50 of 95

Q.25 Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito vector ?

  • Filariasis
  • Amoebiasis
  • Typhoid
  • Pneumonia

Question 51 of 95

Q.1 Vginal sponge, means of family planning belongs to-

  • Physical method
  • Chemical method
  • Hormonal method
  • none of the these

Question 52 of 95

Q.2 Mala - D (oral pills) contains which of the following hormone?

  • Oestrogen
  • Progestogen
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • none of the these

Question 53 of 95

Q.3 Water borne disease is-

  • Tuberculosis
  • cholera
  • measles
  • influenza

Question 54 of 95

Q.4 In diphtheria the causetive organism affects-

  • upper respiratory tract
  • Intestine
  • brain
  • lungs

Question 55 of 95

Q.5 Elisa test is used for diagnosis of-

  • Tuberculosis
  • Typhoid
  • AIDS
  • Rabies

Question 56 of 95

Q.6 In liver, Glucose is stored as-

  • Starch
  • Glycogen
  • Sucrose
  • Lactose

Question 57 of 95

Q.7 The reserve food material of a plant is-

  • Cellulose
  • Starch
  • Glucose
  • Pectine

Question 58 of 95

Q.8 Measles is caused by-

  • Variola virus
  • Rubeola virus
  • Varicella zoster
  • Herpes virus

Question 59 of 95

Q.9 Removal of disease from universe is-

  • Eradication
  • Prevention
  • Epidemic
  • Pandemic

Question 60 of 95

Q.10 Chlorhexidine is used as-

  • Disinfectant
  • Bacteriostatic
  • Antiseptic
  • none of the these

Question 61 of 95

Q.11 Malaria is transmitted through -

  • Female culex musquito
  • Female housefly
  • Female anopheles mosquito
  • none of the these

Question 62 of 95

Q.12 The Popular IUCD is-

  • Condom
  • Copper T
  • Foam tablet
  • Cream

Question 63 of 95

Q.13 The intrinsic factor for the absorption of iron is-

  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamin B6
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin A

Question 64 of 95

Q.14 Which of the following has the highest amount of polyunsaturated fatty acid?

  • sunflower oil
  • Ground nut oil
  • Palm Oil
  • Soyabean oil

Question 65 of 95

Q.15 Which of the following is the carbohydrate of animal origin?

  • Glucose
  • Sucrose
  • starch
  • Glycogen

Question 66 of 95

Q.16 How much retinol is equal to one I.U.?

  • 0.3 mcg
  • 0.6 mcg
  • 1.2 mcg
  • 2 mcg

Question 67 of 95

Q.17 leprosy mainly affects-

  • muscles and bones
  • nerves and skin
  • testes and eye
  • all of the above

Question 68 of 95

Q.18 Which is not a live attenuated vaccine?

  • BCG
  • OPV
  • measles
  • pertusis

Question 69 of 95

Q.19 In general, which foods are considered to be high in vitamin K and should be avoided in large amounts when on warfarin dose?

  • Citrus fruits
  • Dairy products
  • bread and cereals
  • Green leafy vegatables

Question 70 of 95

Q.20 Tocoferol also known as-

  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin E
  • Vitamin B
  • Vitamin K

Question 71 of 95

Q.1 What is the full form of DOT?

  • Direct Observation Therapy
  • District Operation Therapy
  • District Observation Treatment
  • None of the above

Question 72 of 95

Q.2 Disease caused by Bordetella pertussis-

  • Diphtheria
  • Tuberculosis
  • Chickenpox
  • Whooping cough

Question 73 of 95

Q.3 IDDM is a type of-

  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Hypotension
  • Hypertension

Question 74 of 95

Q.4 Which one is a permanent contraceptive method?

  • Male sterilization
  • Barrier method
  • Intra - Uterine devices
  • Hormonal methods

Question 75 of 95

Q.5 Ziehl-Neelsen staining is done for-

  • Spirocheates
  • Yeast and fungi
  • Mycobacteria
  • none of the above

Question 76 of 95

Q.1 The deficiency of any essential constituent of food leads to ……

  • Malnutrition
  • Malfunction
  • Malnation
  • Marination

Question 77 of 95

Q.2 PEM occurs particularly in …

  • Weanlings
  • Childrens in first year of life
  • Childrens in second year of life
  • All of them

Question 78 of 95

Q.3 A newly weaned child is called …

  • Weanlings
  • Childrens in first year of life
  • Childrens in second year of life
  • All of them

Question 79 of 95

Q.4 Composite mixture of substances including proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals is…

  • Food
  • Nutrition
  • Health
  • None of them

Question 80 of 95

Q.5 Body building food is also known as…

  • Catabolic food
  • Anabolic food
  • Metabolic food
  • All of them

Question 81 of 95

Q.6 Biological value of protein is dependent on…

  • Relative proportion of essential amino acids
  • Relative proportion of minerals
  • Relative proportion of nitrogen
  • Relative proportion of oxygen

Question 82 of 95

Q.7 Adult protein requirements according to lCMR is…

  • 1 gm of protein per kg of body weight
  • 2 gm of protein per kg of body weight
  • 0.5 gm of protein per kg of body weight
  • 10 gm of protein per kg of body weight

Question 83 of 95

Q.8 Protein energy malnutrition is also known as…

  • Protein calcium malnutrition
  • Protein calorie malnutrition
  • Protein calcium maintenance
  • Protein calorie marasmus

Question 84 of 95

Q.9 The condition wherein protein and energy reserves are depleted is…

  • Obesity
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Oedema
  • Marasmus

Question 85 of 95

Q.10 The condition with adequate calorie intake but relative protein deficiency is…

  • Marasmus
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Oedema
  • Obesity

Question 86 of 95

Q.1 Salmonella is spread by

  • Flies
  • Fomites
  • Feces
  • All of the above

Question 87 of 95

Q.2 The occurrence of typhoid is high in following circumstances except

  • Comes in contact with infected person
  • Use of narrow spectrum antibiotic
  • Living with poor sanitation
  • None of the above

Question 88 of 95

Q.3 The pathogenesis of typhoid fever depends on following except

  • Host immunity
  • Virulence
  • Infectious species
  • Volume of organism

Question 89 of 95

Q.4 The typical incubation period of salmonella is _____ days

  • 10-14
  • 5-8
  • 1-2
  • 15-20

Question 90 of 95

Q.5 Which of the following symptom does not appear during first week of infection in typhoid?

  • Diarrhoea in children
  • Delirium
  • Fever
  • Myalgia

Question 91 of 95

Q.6 Which serological test can be used for diagnosis of typhoid fever?

  • ELISA
  • PCR
  • Widal test
  • None of the above

Question 92 of 95

Q.7 Which antibiotic can be employed for treatment of typhoid fever?

  • Tetracycline
  • Lincosamide
  • Azithromycin
  • Ciprofloxacin

Question 93 of 95

Q.8 Which of the following drug cannot be given in bacillary dysentery

  • Diphenoxylate
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Sulfamethoxazole
  • None of the above

Question 94 of 95

Q.9 In bacillary dysentery usually patient experience symptoms within hours of ingestion of contaminated food and water

  • 12 hours
  • 24 hours
  • 96 hours
  • 72 hours

Question 95 of 95

Q.10 Parkinson disease is marked by a lack of which chemical in the brain?

  • Serotonin
  • Norepinephrine
  • GABA
  • Dopamine

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