MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The Yamuna River is smaller than Beas but longer than Satluj River. The Ganga River is longer than Beas River. Which is the shortest river?
A)
Satluj River
B)
Ganga River
C)
Beas River
D)
Yamuna River
Order is Ganga > Beas > Yamuna > Satluj, so Satluj River is shortest.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Relative Risk can be determined by which type of epidemiological study?
A)
Case-control study
B)
Ecological studies
C)
Cohort study
D)
Cross-sectional study
Cohort studies measure incidence in exposed/unexposed to calculate relative risk directly.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Monkey Pox virus is:
A)
An enveloped double-stranded RNA virus
B)
An enveloped single-stranded DNA virus
C)
An enveloped double-stranded DNA virus
D)
An enveloped single-stranded RNA virus
Monkeypox is an Orthopoxvirus, an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
James Lind is known for:
A)
Germ theory of disease
B)
Multifactorial causation of disease
C)
Prevention of scurvy by citrus fruits
D)
Web of causation
James Lind demonstrated in 1747 that citrus fruits prevent scurvy, foundational to nutrition science.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Scabies, an infection of the skin caused by Sarcoptes scabiei, is an example of:
A)
Water-borne disease
B)
Water-washed disease
C)
Water-based disease
D)
Water-related disease
Water-washed diseases result from inadequate water for hygiene; scabies spreads with poor personal hygiene.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Acute flaccid paralysis is reported in a child aged:
A)
0-3 years
B)
0-5 years
C)
0-15 years
D)
0-25 years
AFP surveillance for polio includes all children <15 years with acute flaccid paralysis.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
All of the following are nominal data except:
A)
Gender
B)
Country
C)
Position in class
D)
Ethnicity
Gender, country and ethnicity are nominal categories without order; position in class is ordinal ranked data.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Dribbling of saliva is feature of:
A)
Antemortem hanging
B)
Strangulation
C)
Postmortem hanging
D)
Drowning
Dribbling of saliva from angle of mouth is a vital sign seen only in antemortem hanging due to increased salivary secretion from stimulation.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Divide 2.25 by .75
A)
.0003
B)
.03
C)
.3
D)
3
2.25 divided by 0.75 equals 3; same as 225/75.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
All are true of Midday School Meal Programme except:
A)
Should supply 1/2 daily protein and 1/3rd or daily calories
B)
Is a substitute for regular food
C)
Locally available foods are used
D)
Cheap and easy to prepare
Mid-day Meal is supplementary, not substitute for home diet, and aims to provide half protein and one-third calories.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Class II exposure to rabies in animal bites includes the following:
A)
Scratches with oozing of blood
B)
Licks on a fresh wound
C)
Scratches without oozing of blood
D)
Bites from wild animals
WHO Class II is minor scratches/abrasions without bleeding or licks on broken skin requiring vaccine; bleeding is Class III.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Waste water generated from kitchen is called:
A)
Refuse
B)
Garbage
C)
Sullage
D)
Sewage
Sullage is wastewater from kitchen and bathrooms without fecal matter; sewage includes sullage plus feces/urine.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Incidence of a disease in a population of 30,000 and 300 new cases is:
A)
0.1 per 1000
B)
10 per 1000
C)
100 per 1000
D)
1 per 1000
Incidence = 300/30000 = 0.01 = 10 per 1000 population.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which of the following has the highest tendency to progress into chronic state?
A)
Hepatitis A
B)
Hepatitis B
C)
Hepatitis C
D)
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis C has highest chronicity ~80-85%, versus Hepatitis B ~5-10% and Hepatitis A never chronic.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) includes all except:
A)
Malaria
B)
Respiratory infections
C)
Diarrhoea
D)
Tuberculosis
IMNCI strategy covers malaria, ARI, diarrhea, malnutrition, measles and immunization; TB is managed under separate NTEP.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which of the following is an Indicator of Mortality?
A)
Life Expectancy
B)
Notification Rate
C)
DALY
D)
Bed turn-over ratio
Life expectancy is a direct mortality indicator reflecting overall death rates; notification, DALY and bed turnover reflect morbidity or service use.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Under National Health Mission, lowest level at which Health Action Plan is prepared is:
A)
State level
B)
District Level
C)
Sub-centre Level
D)
Village Level
Under NHM decentralized planning starts at village level with Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee action plan.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
4/? = ?/100 What one number can replace both question marks?
A)
1
B)
20
C)
25
D)
200
4/x = x/100 => x^2=400 => x=20.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which of the following is known as Tiger Mosquito?
A)
Anopheles mosquito
B)
Aedes mosquito
C)
Mansonoides mosquito
D)
Culex mosquito
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are called tiger mosquitoes due to striped appearance.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Under IPHS norms, a PHC in a hilly area should cater to a population of :
A)
10,000
B)
20,000
C)
30,000
D)
40,000
IPHS norms: PHC covers 30,000 population in plains and 20,000 in hilly/tribal areas.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Rape is defined under:
A)
Sec. 320 IPC
B)
Sec. 375 IPC
C)
Sec. 376 IPC
D)
Sec. 351 IPC
Section 375 IPC defines rape, while Section 376 prescribes punishment for rape.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
ASHA worker works for __________ population:
A)
3000
B)
1000
C)
5000
D)
400
ASHA covers about 1000 population in rural areas, up to 2500 in some norms.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Two identical twins will not have same:
A)
Fingerprints
B)
Iris color
C)
DNA
D)
Blood group
Monozygotic twins share DNA, blood group and iris color but fingerprints are formed by random intrauterine factors and differ.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
BCG is:
A)
Live attenuated vaccine
B)
Killed vaccine
C)
Live vaccine
D)
Hybrid vaccine
BCG is live attenuated Mycobacterium bovis strain used for TB and leprosy protection.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Add: 2ft. 3in., 28ft. 11 ½ in., 17ft. 5 in., 4 ½ in.
A)
49ft.
B)
48ft. 2in.
C)
47ft. 24in.
D)
48ft.
Converting to inches: 27+347.5+209+4.5=588 inches = 49 ft exactly.
