MHMS • 2022 • Paper-III (Technical)
LMA is used for
A)
Maintenance of airway
B)
Facilitating laryngeal surgery
C)
Prevention of aspiration
D)
Removing of secretions
Removing of secretions correctly describes the definition or characteristic asked in the question.
MHMS • 2022 • Paper-III (Technical)
Surgery-specific risk for noncardiac surgery can be stratified as all except
A)
High
B)
Intermediate
C)
Low
D)
No risk
ACC/AHA surgery-specific cardiac risk is stratified as high (>5%), intermediate (1-5%) and low (<1%); there is no 'no risk' category.
MHMS • 2022 • Paper-III (Technical)
In adult victims of cardiac arrest, it is reasonable for rescuers to perform chest compressions at a rate of
A)
Not less than 100/min
B)
Not more than 100/min
C)
100-120/min
D)
Not less than 120/min
100-120/min correctly describes the definition or characteristic asked in the question.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Leprosy is considered a public health problem if the prevalence of leprosy is more than:
A)
1 per 10,000
B)
2 per 10,000
C)
5 per 10,000
D)
10 per 10,000
A prevalence above 1 per 10,000 was traditionally used as a public-health threshold for leprosy.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Delirium tremens seen in:
A)
Alcohol withdrawal
B)
Alcohol intoxication
C)
Opioid intoxication
D)
Opioid withdrawal
Delirium tremens is the severe withdrawal syndrome of alcohol.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Time interval between receipt of infection by a host and maximum infectivity of that host is known as:
A)
Generation time
B)
Incubation period
C)
Serial interval
D)
Secondary attack rate
Generation time is the interval from acquiring infection to reaching maximum infectivity.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Chicken pox is infective during which period:
A)
2 days before and 2 days after rash appearance
B)
2 days before and 5 days after rash appearance
C)
4 days before and 4 days after rash appearance
D)
4 days before and 5 days after rash appearance
Varicella is infectious from about 1–2 days before the rash until the lesions crust, typically about 5 days after onset.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Under the current NACO guidelines (2017), ART should be started on patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS:
A)
If CD4 count is less than 200
B)
If CD4 count is less than 350
C)
Irrespective of the CD4 count
D)
If CD4 count is less than 400
Since 2017, India has followed a test-and-treat policy recommending ART irrespective of CD4 count after HIV diagnosis.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
As per IPHS norms, health sub-centre in a hilly area caters to a population of:
A)
1000
B)
2000
C)
3000
D)
5000
In hilly/tribal areas, a health sub-centre is planned for about 3000 population, which is option C.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), all of the following are true except :
A)
Applicable for BPL only
B)
Entitled for 30000 rupees
C)
Pay and reimbursement follows
D)
It is a type of employment scheme
RSBY is a health-insurance scheme, not an employment-generation scheme.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Under ABPMJAY scheme, Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) are established by converting existing:
A)
District Hospitals
B)
Community Health Centres
C)
Primary Health Centres
D)
Anganwadi Centres
HWCs were created largely by upgrading/converting existing sub-centres and PHCs; among the listed options, PHCs are the intended answer.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Conclusive test for semen:
A)
Acid phosphatase test
B)
Barberio test
C)
Florence test
D)
Phenolphthalein test
The Florence test detects choline crystals and is a classical confirmatory test for semen.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Koplik spots in Measles are seen in which stage of the disease:
A)
Prodromal stage
B)
Incubation stage
C)
Eruptive stage
D)
Convalescent stage
Koplik spots appear during the prodromal/catarrhal stage of measles.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Respiratory rate can be diagnosed as fast breathing in a less than 2-month-old infant, if respiratory rate/minute is more than:
A)
29
B)
39
C)
49
D)
59
For infants younger than 2 months, fast breathing is 60 or more breaths/minute, i.e. greater than 59.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which of the following studies is best for establishing causation?
A)
Case-control study
B)
Cohort study
C)
Randomized control trials
D)
Case-series study
Randomized controlled trials provide the strongest design for establishing causation because randomization reduces confounding.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
False perception without any external stimulus is:
A)
Illusion
B)
Hallucination
C)
Delirium
D)
Delusion
Hallucination is a perception occurring without an external stimulus.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
An index of operational efficiency of malaria control programme is:
A)
Annual parasite incidence
B)
Annual blood examination rate
C)
Slide positivity rate
D)
Human blood index
Annual blood examination rate is an index of operational efficiency of malaria surveillance/control.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The most common type of cancer among females in India is:
A)
Cervical cancer
B)
Breast cancer
C)
Ovarian cancer
D)
Colonic cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in India in modern incidence data and in the cited exam context.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
WHO defines blindness if the visual acuity is less than:
A)
3/60
B)
18/38
C)
9/60
D)
6/6
WHO blindness is traditionally defined as visual acuity worse than 3/60 in the better eye with correction.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The number of live birth per 1000 women in the reproductive age group in a year refers to:
A)
Total Fertility Rate
B)
Gross Reproduction Rate
C)
Net Reproduction Rate
D)
General Fertility Rate
General fertility rate is live births per 1000 women of reproductive age per year.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
For Asian populations, the normal BMI (Body Mass Index) range is:
A)
18.5 – 24.99
B)
18.5 – 22.99
C)
20.5 – 24.99
D)
20.5 – 22.99
For Asian populations, the commonly used normal BMI range in the source context is 18.5–22.9 kg/m².
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Five boys, A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of B but to the right of C. A is to the left of D. Who is second from the left end?
A)
D
B)
A
C)
E
D)
B
The order is C < E < B < A < D, making E second from the left; in the listed options E is option C.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The analytical study where population is the unit of study is:
A)
Cross sectional
B)
Ecological
C)
Case-control
D)
Cohort
In an ecological study, the unit of analysis is the population or group rather than individuals.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
In the event of an epidemic, the first step is:
A)
Verification of diagnosis
B)
Isolation
C)
Immunization
D)
Notification
The first step in investigating an apparent epidemic is to verify the diagnosis and confirm that an outbreak exists.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Immunization is which type of prevention:
A)
Primary prevention
B)
Secondary prevention
C)
Tertiary prevention
D)
Disability limitation
Immunization is specific protection and therefore a primary-prevention measure.
