MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Antonym of the word ‘favourable’
A)
Unequal
B)
Opposite
C)
Unfavourable
D)
Infavourable
Antonym of favourable is unfavourable with standard prefix un-.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
If the first day of the year is Friday, what will be the last day of that year?
A)
Monday
B)
Friday
C)
Sunday
D)
Tuesday
Common year is 52 weeks +1 day, so last day is same as first day, Friday; leap year would be Saturday.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
According to ‘rule of 9’, perineum burns constitute:
A)
1% burns
B)
9% burns
C)
18% burns
D)
27% burns
Rule of nines assigns 1% to perineum/genitalia, 9% to head, 9% each arm.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Chandler’s index is used for:
A)
Ankylostoma duodenale
B)
Ascaris lumbricoides
C)
Strongyloides
D)
Trichuris trichiura
Chandler index = average hookworm eggs per gram stool, quantifying endemicity of Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Sentinel surveillance for HIV under National AIDS Control program is used for all except:
A)
Estimation of total infection in community
B)
Estimation of total cases in hospitals
C)
Estimation of trend of the disease
D)
Classification of districts
Sentinel surveillance under NACP monitors HIV prevalence trends and geographical classification, not counting total hospital cases.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The current national programme for control of iodine deficiency disorder is:
A)
National Goitre Control Programme
B)
National Iodine Deficiency Management Programme
C)
National Program to Control Iodine Disorders
D)
National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme
National Goitre Control Programme launched in 1962 was renamed as National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme in 1992.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The dose of Vit-A supplement administered in “Prevention of nutritional blindness in children programme” is:
A)
25,000 IU/ml
B)
1 lakh IU/ml
C)
3 lakh IU/ml
D)
5 lakh IU/ml
Under National Programme for Prevention of Nutritional Blindness, 1 lakh IU at 9 months, then 2 lakh IU 6-monthly; single dose option listed as 1 lakh IU/ml.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Cysticercoses Cellulosae is caused by infection with:
A)
Taenia saginata
B)
Taenia solium
C)
Echinococcus granulosus
D)
Diphyllobothrium latum
Cysticercosis cellulosae is larval stage of Taenia solium ingested via pork or fecal-oral autoinfection.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Barr body is not seen in:
A)
Turner syndrome
B)
Klinefelter syndrome
C)
Down’s syndrome
D)
Marfan’s syndrome
Barr body absent in Turner 45,XO; present in Klinefelter 47,XXY and normal females including Down and Marfan females.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
In RNTCP, the schedule for sputum examination for category I patients is:
A)
2, 3 and 5 months
B)
2, 4 and 6 months
C)
1, 3 and 5 months
D)
2, 5 and 7 months
Under old RNTCP Category I (new cases) sputum follow-up was at 2, 4 and 6 months; Category II at 3,5,8 months.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Cobras belong to:
A)
Viperidae
B)
Elapidae
C)
Colubriadae
D)
Crotalidae
Cobras including Naja naja belong to Elapidae family of neurotoxic snakes.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Opium is derived from:
A)
Leaf
B)
Root
C)
Poppy seed
D)
Unripe capsule
Opium is obtained from dried latex of unripe capsule of Papaver somniferum.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The most reliable dental change used in Gustafson’s method for age estimation is:
A)
Attrition
B)
Cementum
C)
Secondary dentin deposition
D)
Transparency of root
In Gustafson's age estimation, transparency of root is most reliable, followed by cementum apposition and attrition.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
A patient is called obese as per WHO classification if BMI is:
A)
> 20
B)
> 25
C)
> 30
D)
> 40
WHO defines obesity as BMI ≥30 kg/m2; overweight ≥25.
MHMS • 2022 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Incidence of TB in a community measured by:
A)
Tuberculin test +
B)
Sputum culture
C)
Mantoux test +
D)
Sputum smear +
Community TB disease incidence is measured by sputum smear positive rate reflecting infectious cases.
