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Que 1: Which hormone is essential for production of milk in mother's breast?
A. A.D.H.
B. F.S.H.
C. Prolactin✓
D. Oxytocin
Que 2: Which one of the following is NOT associated with Juvenile delinquents?
A. Shelter Home✓
B. Borstal Schools
C. Probation Hostels
D. Reformatory Schools
Que 3: A bleeding disorder characterised by deficiency of factor VIII and IX is termed as
A. Haemophilia✓
B. Thrombocytopenia
C. Purpura
D. Leukaemia
Que 4: In primigravida mothers, what is the average duration of first stage of labour?
A. 8 hours
B. 12 hours✓
C. 6 hours
D. 20 hours
Que 5: Which one is the most important drug in the management of Anaphylactic shock?
A. Adrenalin✓
B. Deriphylline
C. Atropine
D. Aminophylline
Que 6: A defense mechanism "pushing" threatening or conflicting events or situations out of conscious memory is termed as
A. Displacement
B. Regression
C. Rationalisation
D. Repression✓
Que 7: Which one is the main action of prostaglandins?
A. Relaxation of smooth muscles of uterus
B. Helping in Ovulation
C. Acceleration of uterine contraction✓
D. Increasing spermatogenesis
Que 8: False perception without any stimulus is known as
A. Illusion
B. Hallucination✓
C. Delusion
D. Delirium
Que 9: Which one of the following is NOT a principal organ of World Health Organisation?
A. World Health Assembly
B. Executive Board.
C. Governing Body✓
D. The Secretariat
Que 10: Which one is the most heat sensitive vaccine, out of the vaccines given below?
A. TT
B. Polio✓
C. Measles
D. DPT
Que 11: Fear of closed space is known as
A. Cyanophobia
B. Claustrophobia✓
C. Acrophobia
D. Nyctophobia
Que 12: In health monitoring system, EHR stands for
A. Electronic Health Record✓
B. Evolutionary Health Record
C. Elementary Health Record
D. None of the above
Que 13: Rh factor incompatibility can produce
A. AIDS
B. Turner's syndrome
C. Sickle Cell Anemia
D. Erythroblastosis foetalls ✓
Que 14: In which health problem phototherapy be useful?
A. Psoriasis
B. Neonatal Jaundice✓
C. Eczema
D. Burn
Que 15: Which of the following is an anti haemorrhagic Vitamin?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin K✓
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin E
Que 16: Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – 1 List - II
A. Red bag 1. Bandages
B. Yellow bag 2. Gloves
C.Bluish white puncture proof Bag 3. Stationery waste
D. Black bag 4. Needles
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(6) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 4 3✓
Que 17: Which statement is NOT correct about International Council of Nurses?
A. It helps in advancement of nursing knowledge
B. It ensures to provide competent and satisfied nursing force
C. It works to ensure quality nursing care for all
D. Its contribution in ensuring sound health policy in world is minimal✓
Que 18: Hepatitis B vaccination is given by which route?
A. Oral route
B. Intramuscular✓
C. Intradermal
D. Subcutaneous
Que 19: The term used to denote when a woman having more than one husband at one
A. Monogamy
B. Group marriage
C. Polygamy
D. Polyandry✓
Que 20: If fertilised ovum is implanted and develop outside the normal uterine cavity, it known as
A. Ectopic Pregnancy✓
B. Hydatiform Mole
C. Multiple Pregnancy
D. Post Mature Pregnancy
Que 21: Which of the following may be an indicator of AIDS in an individual?
A. CD4 count <1000 cells/mm³
B. CD4 count < 200 cells/mm³✓
C. CD4 count < 800 cells/mm³
D. CD4 count < 400 cells/mm³
Que 22: Which structure is formed by the obliteration of umbilical vein after birth of a child?
A. Ligamentum venosum
B. Fossa ovalis
C. Vesical arteries
D. Ligamentum teres✓
Que 23: Deleted emails are stored in
A. Drafuets
B. Trash✓
C. Inbox
D. Sent mail
Que 24: Person of which blood group is known as universal donor?
A. A
B. O✓
C. B
D. AB
Que 25: Which one is the commonest bacteria causing gastritis?
A. Helicobacter pylori✓
B. Neisseria gonorrhoea
C. Salmonella
D. None of the above
Que 26: The most important indicator of faecal pollution of water is
A. Salmonella Typhi
B. Entamoebahistolytica
C. Vibrio cholerae
D. E.coli✓
Que 27: Management has following functions except
A. Planning
B. Dictating✓
C. Coordinating
D. Organising Joy
Que 28: The amount of oxygen required to decompose the organic matters of water by microbes is known as
A. Eutrophication
B. Surface flow
C. Dissolved Oxygen in water
D. Biological Oxygen Demand of Water✓
Que 29: Consider the statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): KMC is a valuable method of giving care to premature babies in developing countries.
Reason (R): This ethod helps in maintaining Temperature, improving growth and reducinginfection in premature babies.
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A) ✓
(b) (A) is true but (R) is false
(c) (A) is false but (R) is true
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false
Que 30: In which of the following organs of abdomen peyer's patches are found?
A. Esophagus
B. Small intestine✓
C. Large Intestine
D. Stomach intestine
Que 31: Which is the drug of choice in management of Eclampsia?
A. Diazepam
B. Magnesium sulphate✓
C. Labetol
D. Epsolin
Que 32 : The post-partum period extends for how many weeks after delivery?
A. 2 weeks
B. 6 weeks✓
C. 8 weeks
D. 4 weeks
Que 33 : All the following statements regarding nail cutting is true except
A. Nail should be cut from a corner
B. Nail should be cut at least every 15 days
C. Finger nails should be cut in one direction✓
D. Toe nails should be cut straight across
Que 34: What is the first thing to be examined in an unconscious patient due to accident?
A. Fractures
B. Head injury
C. Patency of airway✓
D. Haemorrhage
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Que 35 : Which statement is wrong regarding diphtheria?
A. Diphtheria is caused by a Bacteria
B. Diphtheria mainly affect lower respiratory tract ✓
C. Incubation period of Diphtheria is between 2-5 days
D. Schick test is done to know the immunity status of individual against Diphtheria toxin
Que : 36: Consider Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the right answer from codes given below.
Assertion (A): Use of Ultraviolet rays as water purifier is discouraged.
Reason (R): It does not have residual effect
Codes:
A. A is false but R is true✓
B. Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. Both A and R is true but R is not correct explanation of A
Que 37: Fracture of humerus at mid shaft is likely to causes injury to which of the following nerves?
A. Median nerve
B. Radial nerve✓
C. Musculocutaneous nerve
D. Ulnar nerve
Que 38: In a computer, the convenient place to store contact information for quick retrieval is
A. Address Box
B. Store Box
C. Message Box
D. Address Book✓
Que 39: The amount the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle during ventricular contraction is termed as
A. Tidal volume
B. Heart rate
C. Stroke volume✓
D. Cardiac output
Que 40: The recommended maximum noise level in India
A. 95 decibel
B. 90 decibel
C. 100 decibel
D. 85 decibel✓
Que 41: Oliguria means
A. More urine output at night
B. Urine output less than 100 ml in 2 hours
C. Urine output less than 400 ml in 24 hours✓
D. Urine output less than 100 ml in 24hours
Que 42: Which mosquito breeds in artificial collection of fresh water?
A. Anopheles
B. Culex
C. Aedes✓
D. Mansonia
Que 43: Low birth weight baby, is defined as a birth weight of Law
A. Less than 2000 grams
B. Less than 3000 grams
C. Less than 2500 grams✓
D. Less than 2800 grams
Que 44: All are the impact of explosions , except
A. Poverty
B. Religion✓
C. Percapita Income
D. Food
Que 45: Which type of Pelvis is commonest and ideal for child bearing?
A. Android
B. Anthropoid
C. Platypelloid
D. Gynecoid✓
Que 46: What is the first thing to do, in case of a bleeding wound of leg due to accident?
A. Elevate the wound site
B. Apply direct pressure at bleeding point with a clean/sterile dressing✓
C. Apply pressure at some pressure points
D. Apply a bulky dressing to absorb the blood
Que 47: Which one is preferred position for breast feeding a baby with cleft palate?
A. Upright✓
B. Side lying
C. Supine
D. Prone
Que 48: Which statement is NOT true, in measures to overcome bad body odour?
A. To keep our body clean
B. To take daily bath
C. To use deodorants
D. To avoid bath during menstruation ✓
Que 49: Which one is the most important step for proper healing of fracture in bones?
A. Calcium supplementation
B. Antibiotics
C. Exercise
D. Immobilisation✓
Que 50: Large scale water purification of water comprises all steps except
A. Screening✓
B. Water storage
C. Disinfection
D. Filtration
Que 51: DMPA is an injectable contraceptive, which is given after an interval of every
A. Two weeks
B. Three weeks
C. Three months✓
D. Two years
Que 52: All the statements in relation to Halitosis is correct, except
A. Odour producing bacteria
B. Carbon compound producinb bacteria✓
C. Bad Breath
D. Sulfur compound producing bacteria
Que 53: What is the immediate management of dog bite?
A. Suturing of wound
B. Antiseptic on wound
C. Hospitalisation
D. Washing the wound with soap and water✓
Que 54: Phobia is an exaggerated or unnecessary form of
A. Fear✓
B. Anxiety
C. Love
D. Anger
Que 55: Which one is the real Parkland formula to estimate the fluid requirement in first 24 hours in a serious burnt patient?
A. 2 ml x Total burnt surface area in % xBody weight in kilogram
B. 1 ml x Total burnt surface area in % × Body weight in kilogram
C. 4 ml x Total burnt surface area in % x Body weight in kilogram ✓
D. 3 ml x Total burnt surface area in %x Body weight in kilogram
Que 56: Where is the global headquarter of UNICEF?
A. Geneva
B. Islamabad
C. New York✓
D. New Delhi
Que 57: Minimum duration of sleep required daily by an average healthy adult
A. 5 hours
B. 3 hours
C. 9 hours:✓
D. 7 hours
Que 58: Rice water stool is a finding of which disease?
A. Amoebiasis
B. Typhoid
C. Ulcerative colitis
D. Cholera✓
Que 59:m Which method of staining is used to demonstrate acid fast bacilli?
A. Zlehl-Neelson's Staining✓
B. Gram's Staining
C. Ponder's Stalning
D. Albert Staining
Que 60: Phrase, 100 days cough is used for whichdisease?
A. Tuberculosis
B. Diphtheria
C. Pertussis✓
D. Measles
Que 61: Bile is formed by which organ of the body?
A. Liver ✓
B. Pancreas
C. Gall bladder
D. Small intestine
Que 62: Any relatively permanent change in behaviour brought about by experience or practice is called
A. Maturation
B. Observation
C. Motivation
D. Learning. ✓
Que 63: Hepatitis B vaccination schedule in adults
A. 0, 1, 2 months
B. 0, 1, 6 months ✓
C. 2, 4, 6 months
D. 0, 6, 12 months
Que 64: Match List I with List II and give the correct answer from the given codes.
List-1
A. Cognitive Learning
B. Affective Learning
C. Psychomotor Learning List - II
1. Skill
2. Knowledge
3. Attitude Codes:
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 1✓
(c) 2 1 3
(d) 3 1 2
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Que 65: Which of the following drugs causes extra pyramidal symptoms as side effects?
A. Anti-depressant drugs
B. Mood stabilisers
C. Anti-psychotic drugs✓
D. Anti-anxiety drugs
Que 66: Which disease is related to personal hygiene?
A. Migrains
B. Hookworm Disease✓
C. Scurvy
D. Rickets
Que 67: Hind milk of mother's breast is rich in
A. Fats along with Vitamin A and E ✓
B. Protein
C. Lactose
D. Vitamins and Minerals
Que 68: Which among the following is NOT used as chemical antiseptic and disinfectant?
A. Formaldehyde
B. Phenol
C. Hydrogen peroxide
D. Benzene Hexachloride✓
Que 69: Which one of the following parameter is NOT included in "APGAR Score"?
A. Heart Rate
B. Blood Pressure✓
C. Muscle Tone
D. Colour of the Baby
Que 70: Which solution should be used to mop up the spilled blood on the floor of operation theatre?
A. Cidex
B. Sodium hypochlorite✓
C. Savion
D. Formalin
Que 71: Which one is the preferred site for intramuscular injection in under five year old children?
A. Venterogluteal site
B. Deltoid site
C. Vastus lateralis site✓
D. Dorsogluteal site
Que 72: Which one is the most common cause of ophthalmia neonatorum
A. Chlamydia trachomatis✓
B. Staphylococcus
C. Candida albicans
D. Streptococcus
Que 73: Spinal Anesthesia is given usually at which level spinal cord?
A. L₂-L4
B. L3 - L4✓
C. L5 - L6
D. L₁-L₂
Que 74: Match List with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List - I List - II
A. Motivation 1. Psychological upset
B. Frustration 2. Presence of two or more conflicting desires in an individual
C. Conflict 3. Blocking of desires or need
D. Stress 4. Energising to attain some specific goal
Codes: A B C D
A. 4, 3, 2, 1✓
B. 1, 2, 3, 4
C. 3, 2, 1,4
D. 4, 2, 3, 1
Que 75: In which type of abortion the cervical OS 12 remains closed and there is no passage of tissue?
A. Complete abortion
B. Inevitable abortion
C. Incomplete abortion
D. Threatened abortion✓
Que76: What is the total iron requirement during an average pregnancy?
A. 300 mg
B. 1200 mg
C. 800 mg
D. 1000 mg ✓
Que 77: The most predominant causative agent of gas gangrene is
A. Clostridium per ✓
B. Salmonella typhi
C. HIV
D. Gram negative bacilli
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Que 78: Which of the following disease may occur due to deficiency of thiamine?
A. Beri - Beri ✓
B. Scurvy
C. Pellagra
D. Dermatitis
Que 79: In which year "POCSO" Act was passed in India?
A. 2005
B. 2012✓
C. 2010
D. 2009
Que 80: First line treatment of mania is
A. Benzodiazepine
B. Lithium✓
C. Haloperidol
D. None of the above
Que 81: In a 2-12 month baby, which respiratory rate may be an indicator of pneumonia?
A. More than 60/minute✓
B. More than 30/minute
C. More than 50/minute
D. More than 40/minute
Que 82: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), is widely used in
A. Heaters
B. Coolants✓
C. Propellants
D. Conductors
Que 83: Which of the following personal protective equipment will mainly help in prevention of Droplet infection?
A. Gloves
B. Shoe cover
C. Mask✓
D. Gown
Que 84: A condition in which foreskin of penis is so much narrow that it cannot be retracted over the glans of penis
A. Cryptorchidism
B. Phimosis✓
C. Epispadias
D. None of the above
Que 85: In which stage Oedipus conflict occur in children?
A. Genital stage
B. Oral stage
C. Phallic stage✓
D. Anal stage
Que 86: What is the recommended flow rate of oxygen via nasal cannula?
A. 1-4 litre/minute
B. 8-10 litre/minute
C. 4-6 litre/minute✓
D. 6-8 litre/minute
Que 87: On which day World Health Day is celebrated every year?
A. 5th May
B. 7th April✓
C. 11th June
D. 1st December
Qur 88: In which of the following condition cord remains attached to the margin of placenta?
A. Velamentous insertion of placenta
B. Battledore placenta✓
C. Placenta succenturiata
D. None of the above
Que 89: Study of Physical, Social and Cultural history of man is known as
A. Anthropology ✓
B. Acculturation
C. Social Science
D. Sociology
Que 90: During pregnancy earliest time to feel Quickening
A. 14 weeks
B. 16 weeks
C. 12 weeks
D. 18 weeks✓
Que 91: Give the correct order of five stages of dying person.
A. Denial –Anger Bargaining -Depression - Acceptance✓
B. Anger-Depression Bargaining Denial - Acceptance
C. Denial - Depression Bargaining Anger - Acceptance
D. Depression- Denial -Anger Bargaining - Acceptance
Que 92: Which gas was responsible for Bhopal gas disaster?
A. Ethylene
B. Methyl Isocyanate ✓
C. Magnesium Isocyanate
D. Mustard Gas
Que 93: McEwen's sign found in which disease?
A. Hydrocephalus✓
B. Cerebral Palsy
C. Meningitis
D. Appendicitis
Que 94: Diuretics should be given usually at which time?
A. Morning✓
B. Noon
C. Evening
D. Night
Que 95: As per the housing standards, which statement is NOT true?
A. Minimum height of roof should be ten feet
B. Every room should have two six feet height✓
C. There should be at least two windows in a room
D. Windows should be at three feet in the in the wall of the room
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Que 96: The main clinical manifestation of Alzheimer disease is
A. Early memory loss
B. Recent memory loss
C. Early and recent memory✓
D. Whole memory loss
Que 97: What do you mean by complete cervical dilatation during labour?
A. 4 cms
B. 12 cms
C. 8 cms
D. 10 cms✓
Que 98: Characteristics of good recording and reporting are
A. Conciseness
B. Accuracy
C. Thoroughness
D. All of the above✓
Que 99: In reference to the principle of growth and development of children, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Growth and Development proceeds in Cephalocaudal direction.
2. Growth and Development proceeds in proximodistal direction. Select the correct answer from given code.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2✓
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Que 100: Match List - I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I List - II
A. Inadequate light 1. Lack of concentration Irritability
B. Excessive sound 2. Raynaud's disease
C. Excessive 3. Miner's vibration Nystagmus
D. High pressure under water 4. Caisson's disease
Codes: ABCD
A. 3124✓
B. 4312
C. 3142
D. 3214
Que 101: Which one of the following is NOT a water borne disease?
A. Measles✓
B. Cholera
C. Typhoid
D. Hepatitis A
Que 102: Normally which drug is used to dilate the pupil of eye?
A. Gentamycin
B. Tropicamide✓
C. Levofloxacin
D. Betamethasone
Que 103: Zip file in computer contains
A. Data that helps the operating system
B. A graphical image
C. Copy of a file for emergency
D. Huge data in a compressed form✓
Que 104: Which part of the uterus is called as living ligature of the uterus?
A. Middle layer of myometrium✓
B. Perimetrium
C. Endometrium
D. Inner layer of myometrium
Que 105: What is the total number of white blood cells in the blood of a healthy adult person?
A. 4.5-6.5 million per cubic millimetre of blood
B. 2-4 million per cubic millimetre of blood
C. 4000-6000 per cubic millimetre of blood
D. 4000 11000 per cubic millimetre of blood ✓
Que 106: RTPCR term denotes
A. Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction✓
B. Real Tine Polymerase Chain Reaction
C. Raised Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
D. None of the above
Que 107: Match List - I with List - II correctly.
List - I List - II
Level of Intelligence I.Q. Range
A. Idiot i. 50 - 69
B. Imbecile ii. 25-49
C. Moron iii. 00 - 24
D. Normal iv. 90 - 109
Codes: A B C D
A. i, ii, iii, iv
B. ii, iii, iv, i
C. iii, ii, i, iv✓
D. ii, iii, i, iv
Que 108: A persister resistant, craziness to eat non-nutritive, non-edible items is known as
A. Pica✓
B. Somnambulism
C. Enuresis
D. Encopresis
Que 109: In India death should be registered within any days after death?
A. 7 days
B. 14 days
C. 21 days✓
D. 28 days
Que 110: Which one is the main cause of post partum haemorrhage?
A. Trauma
B. Atonic Uterus✓
C. Blood Coagulopathy
D. Retained Placenta
Que 111: India comes under which region of World Health Organisation?
A. Africa Region
B. European Region
C. South East Asia Region✓
D. American Region
Que 112: All are the organs of lymphatic system except
A. Tonsils
B. Thymus
C. Spleen
D. Pancreas✓
Que 113: What do you mean by key logger in computer?
A. A software for logging in computer through keyboard ✓
B. A monitoring software for details of persons working on a computer
C. A monitoring software for recording the real time activities of computer including key strokes
D. None of the above
Que 114: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I List - II
A. Inevitable abortion. 1. Control of bleeding
B. Tetanic contraction 2. Haemolytic disease
C. Erythroblastosis foetalis. 3. Rupture of utrus
D. Oxytocin 4. Dilatation of cervix
Codes: ABCD
A. 4321✓
B. 2431
C. 1234
D. 3412
Que 115: All are characteristics of an urban society except
A. High Density of Population
B. Heterogeneity
C. Anonymity
D. Agriculture Oriented✓
Que 116: Which drug may produce red coloured urine after its consumption?
A. Isoniazid
B. Rifampicin✓
C. Iron capsule
D. Omeprazole
Que 117: In which year "Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act" was passed in India?
A. 1981
B. 1990
C. 1971✓
D. 2000
Que 118: How many days is the average life span of Red Blood cells?
A. 80 days
B. T20 days✓
C. 150 days
D. 100 days
Que 119: What is the usual time of eruption of first two lower central incisors?
A. 2 to 3 months
B. 6 to 8 months✓
C. 10 to 12 months
D. Between 1 to 2 years
Que 120: Which hormones control the sexual behaviour?
A. Serotonin and Melatonin
B. Androgens and Oestrogens✓
C. Oxytocin and Vasopressin
D. Thyroxin and Adrenalin
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