MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Under the Mid-day Meal Scheme, the mid-day meal contains proteins and calories in what proportions:
A)
1/2 proteins and 1/2 calories
B)
1/2 proteins and 1/3rd calories
C)
1/3rd proteins and 1/3rd calories
D)
2/3rd calories and 1/3rd proteins
The school meal norm in the cited teaching material supplies roughly one-third of calories and about half of protein requirements.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Gustafson’s method useful for determination of:
A)
Age
B)
Stature
C)
Race
D)
Sex
Gustafson’s dental method is used for estimating age, particularly in adults.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Referring to Chandler’s index for Hookworm, when it is health problem?
A)
>300
B)
>200
C)
>100
D)
>50
A Chandler index above 300 is traditionally considered an important public-health problem from hookworm.
MHMS • 2021 • 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 addresses major childhood conditions such as malaria, respiratory infections and diarrhoea; tuberculosis is not part of the core IMNCI algorithm.
MHMS • 2021 • 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 defined the offence of rape; section 376 prescribed punishment.
MHMS • 2021 • 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 = 300/30,000 × 1000 = 10 new cases per 1000 population.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
As compared to cow milk, breast milk contains more:
A)
Energy
B)
Fat
C)
Lactose
D)
Proteins
Human breast milk contains more lactose than cow milk.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Concussion causes:
A)
Small hemorrhages and swelling of brain tissues
B)
Momentary interruption of brain function with/without loss of consciousness
C)
Tearing or shearing of brain structures
D)
Bruising of the brain
Concussion is a transient disturbance of brain function, with or without brief loss of consciousness, without gross structural damage.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
WHO STEPS is used for:
A)
Communicable diseases
B)
Non- communicable diseases
C)
Immuno- deficient diseases
D)
Auto-immune diseases
WHO STEPS is the standard surveillance approach for major non-communicable disease risk factors.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Rule of Hasse is used to determine:
A)
Age of fetus
B)
Height of an adult
C)
Race of a person
D)
Identification
Hasse’s rule is a classic forensic obstetric rule used to estimate fetal age from crown-rump/crown-heel growth.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Primordial prevention in myocardial infarction are all except:
A)
Maintenance of normal body weight
B)
Change in life style
C)
Change in nutritional habits
D)
Screening for hypertension
Screening detects established risk/early disease and is not primordial prevention; primordial prevention prevents development of risk factors.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The minimum age at which an individual is responsible for his criminal act is:
A)
7 years
B)
12 years
C)
16 years
D)
21 years
Under the IPC framework, a child below 7 years was conclusively presumed incapable of committing a crime.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Professional death sentence is given by:
A)
Central Health Ministry
B)
Medical Council of India
C)
Indian Medical Association
D)
State Medical Council
Professional disciplinary action against a doctor is dealt with by the statutory medical council framework; among the listed older institutions, MCI is intended.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
‘Whip-lash’ injury is caused due to:
A)
Fall from a height
B)
Acute hyperextension of the spine
C)
Blow on top to head
D)
Acute hyperflexion of the spine
Whiplash classically results from sudden hyperextension followed by flexion of the cervical spine.
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
Treatment of Severe Falciparum malaria is:
A)
Chloroquine
B)
Mefloquine
C)
Quinine
D)
Primaquine
Among the listed drugs, quinine is the classic treatment for severe falciparum malaria; current practice uses parenteral artesunate where available.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is calculated by:
A)
Maternal deaths/live birth
B)
Maternal deaths/1000 live births
C)
Maternal deaths/100000 live births
D)
Maternal deaths/100000 population
Maternal mortality ratio is maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Cephalic index is:
A)
Maximum breadth of skull
B)
Maximum length of skull
C)
Ratio of (a) and (b)
D)
Sum of (a) and (b)
Cephalic index = maximum skull breadth ÷ maximum skull length × 100.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Pond’s fractures are common in:
A)
Children
B)
Adolescent
C)
Adult
D)
Old age
Pond-type depressed skull fractures are especially associated with the pliable skull of young children.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Changes in occurrence of a disease over long periods is known as:
A)
Epidemics
B)
Seasonal trends
C)
Cyclical trends
D)
Secular trends
Long-term changes in disease occurrence are called secular trends.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
SAFE strategy has been developed for the control of:
A)
Onchocerciasis
B)
Trachoma
C)
Refractive error
D)
Ocular trauma
SAFE is the WHO strategy for trachoma control: Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Incest is:
A)
Intercourse with blood relation
B)
Intercourse with children
C)
Intercourse with friends
D)
Intercourse with a married woman
Incest refers to sexual intercourse between close blood relatives within prohibited degrees of relationship.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
First clinical sign of Vitamin-A deficiency is:
A)
Night blindness
B)
Conjunctival xerosis
C)
Bitot’s spots
D)
Keratomalacia
Night blindness is the earliest clinical manifestation of vitamin A deficiency.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
All are primary levels of prevention except:
A)
Health promotion
B)
Specific protection
C)
Early diagnosis and treatment
D)
Immunization
Early diagnosis and prompt treatment belong to secondary prevention, not primary prevention.
MHMS • 2021 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Best indicator of antemortem drowning is:
A)
Froth in nostrils
B)
Cutis anserina
C)
Washerwoman’s hand
D)
Water in stomach
Persistent fine froth at the mouth/nose is a useful antemortem sign of drowning, although no single sign is absolutely diagnostic.
