MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Lesbianism is also called as:
A)
Tribadism
B)
Eonism
C)
Sodomy
D)
Onanism
Tribadism is an older term historically used for female homosexuality/lesbian sexual activity.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Definite diagnosis of pregnancy include all, except:
A)
Fetal heart sound
B)
Palpation of fetal parts
C)
Fetal skeleton on X-ray
D)
hCG in blood
hCG is a probable/presumptive sign of pregnancy, whereas fetal heart activity and fetal skeletal visualization are definitive/positive signs.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Barun is taller than Sanjay. Bipul is taller than Barun. Krishna is also not as tall as Bipul but is taller than Barun. Who is the tallest?
A)
Sanjay
B)
Bipul
C)
Krishna
D)
Barun
Bipul is taller than both Barun and Krishna, and Barun is taller than Sanjay; therefore Bipul is tallest.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
One TB infected person can infect approximately how many people in 1 year?
A)
20
B)
30
C)
10
D)
5
Classical epidemiology teaching estimates that one infectious TB case may infect roughly 10 people in a year.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
When a person has suspended himself with the knot situated in the region of the occiput, such hanging is called:
A)
Typical
B)
Strangulation
C)
Throttling
D)
Railway accidents
In typical hanging the knot is situated at the occiput/nape of the neck.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Hostile witness is one who:
A)
Threatens the judge
B)
Threatens the prosecutor
C)
Refuse to answer
D)
Wilfully gives false evidence
A hostile witness is one who gives evidence adverse to the party calling them and may deliberately deviate or give false evidence.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
For an epidemiological study, every 10th person is selected from a population. This type of sampling is known as:
A)
Simple random sampling
B)
Stratified random sampling
C)
Systematic random sampling
D)
Cluster random sampling
Selecting every tenth person is systematic random sampling.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Pre-auricular sulcus helps in determination of :
A)
Age
B)
Sex
C)
Race
D)
Stature
The pre-auricular sulcus has forensic/anthropological value, especially in estimating sex from skeletal features.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Odds’ ratio is an estimate of:
A)
Relative risk
B)
Attributable risk
C)
Prevalence
D)
Incidence rates
The odds ratio approximates relative risk when the disease is rare.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Delusion is a disorder of:
A)
Thought
B)
Perception
C)
Insight
D)
Cognition
A delusion is a fixed false belief and is therefore a disorder of thought/content of thought.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which vector transmits classical dengue fever?
A)
Aedes mosquito
B)
Anopheles mosquito
C)
Mansonoides mosquito
D)
Culex mosquito
Classical dengue is transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Gastric lavage is contraindicated in the following:
A)
Barbiturate poisoning
B)
Kerosene poisoning
C)
Paracetamol poisoning
D)
Carbolic acid
Gastric lavage is contraindicated after hydrocarbon ingestion such as kerosene because of aspiration risk.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
High prevalence associated with:
A)
High cure rate
B)
Immigration of healthy people
C)
Longer duration of disease
D)
Less Incidence of disease
Longer disease duration increases prevalence because existing cases remain in the population longer.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Species identification is done by:
A)
Takayama test
B)
Precipitin test
C)
Benzidine test
D)
Spectroscopy
The precipitin test identifies the species origin of blood/protein by antigen-antibody reaction.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which vitamin is absent in human breast milk?
A)
Vitamin K
B)
Vitamin C
C)
Vitamin D
D)
Vitamin A
Human breast milk is a poor source of vitamin D and is classically described as deficient in it.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Dose of Rifampicin in RNTCP is:
A)
600 mg
B)
450 mg
C)
300 mg
D)
100 mg
The standard adult rifampicin dose in RNTCP/DOTS was 600 mg daily.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
As per WHO low birth weight is defined as:
A)
Birth weight less than 2.5 kg
B)
Birth weight < 10th percentile
C)
Gestational age < 34 weeks
D)
Gestational age < 28 weeks
Low birth weight is birth weight below 2.5 kg irrespective of gestational age.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
In India, Magistrate inquest is done in all of the following cases, except:
A)
Police firing
B)
Dowry death
C)
Custodial death
D)
Murder
A routine murder investigation is ordinarily under police inquest provisions; a magistrate inquest is mandated in special circumstances such as custodial/dowry deaths.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Epidemic typhus is transmitted by:
A)
Soft tick
B)
Louse
C)
Hard tick
D)
Rat flea
Epidemic typhus is transmitted by the body louse.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Modifiable risk factors for hypertension is:
A)
Ethnicity
B)
Age
C)
Sex
D)
Obesity
Obesity is a major modifiable risk factor for hypertension.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Target group for pulse polio immunization is:
A)
0-1 years
B)
0-3 years
C)
0-5 years
D)
0-10 years
Pulse polio immunization targets all children under 5 years.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Chlorine demand estimated by:
A)
Horrock’s apparatus
B)
Berkefield filter
C)
Chlorometer
D)
Double pot method
Horrocks apparatus is used for estimating chlorine demand/chlorination requirements.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Universal antidote consists of:
A)
Activated charcoal
B)
Copper sulfate
C)
Egg white
D)
Starch
Activated charcoal is the principal component of the historical “universal antidote” concept and is the intended option here.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Persistent diarrhoea in infants is when the duration is more than:
A)
7 days
B)
14 days
C)
21 days
D)
1 month
Persistent diarrhoea is diarrhoea lasting 14 days or more.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The best parameter to measure air pollution is:
A)
SO2
B)
CO2
C)
CO
D)
N2O
SO₂ has traditionally been used as a key indicator of ambient air pollution in public-health monitoring.
