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Public Health Quiz Questions and Answers

The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions related to public health, diseases, vaccines, and medical practices. It covers topics such as the invention of the smallpox vaccine, the Black Death, health indicators, and vaccination protocols. Each question presents four options, testing knowledge on various aspects of health and disease management.

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Public Health Quiz Questions and Answers

The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions related to public health, diseases, vaccines, and medical practices. It covers topics such as the invention of the smallpox vaccine, the Black Death, health indicators, and vaccination protocols. Each question presents four options, testing knowledge on various aspects of health and disease management.

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1. Small pox vaccine was invented by?

(a) Louis Pasteur


(b) Edward Jenner
(c) Paul Eugene
(d) John Snow

2. Black death is:


(a) Plague
(b) Dengue
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Cholera

3. World Health Day is celebrated on?


(a) 1st December
(b) 31st May
(c) 7th April
(d) 8th May
4. Who is regarded as Father of Public
Health?
(a) Louis Pasteur
(b) Cholera
(c) John snow
(d) Robert Koch

5. Most universally accepted indicator of


health status of whole population and
their socio-economic conditions among
the following is:
(a) MMR
(b) IMR
(c) Life expectancy
(d) Disease notification rates

6. Sullivan index indicates:


(a) Life free of disability
(b) Hookworm eggs/gm of stool
(c) Standard of living
(d) Pregnancy rate per HWY
[Link] “Tip of Iceberg Phenomenon”,
submerged portion does not consist of
(a) Latent period
(b) Carriers
(c) Undiagnosed cases
(d) Healthy population

8. The period preliminary to the onset of


disease in man, when the disease agent
has not yet entered man but the factors
favouring its interaction with human
host exist in the environment is known
as:
(a) Incubation period
(b) Pre-pathogenesis period
(c) Pathogenesis period
(d) Pre-symptomatic period

9. In India death has to be registered


with in:
(a) 3 days
(b) 7 days
(c) 14 days
(d) 21 days

10. The duration of quarantine is


(a) Longest incubation period
(b) Shortest incubation period
(c) Infective period
(d) None of the above

11. Carriers are not found in:


(a) Typhoid
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Whooping cough
(d) Hepatitis B

12. Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria is


prevention:
(a) Primordial
(b) Primary
(c) Secondary
(d) Tertiary

13. Which of the following is the most


logical sequence?
(a) Impairment-Disease-Disability-Handicap (b)
Disease-Impairment-Disability-Handicap (c) Disease-
Impairment- Handicap-Disability (d) Disease-Handicap-
Impairment-Disability

14. Pap smear test for detection of


carcinoma of cervix is which level of
prevention?
(a) Primordial
(b) Primary
(c) Secondary
(d) Tertiary

15. A person who has lost his foot in an


accident and is not able to walk is an
example of:
(a) Disease
(b) Disability
(c) Impairment
(d) Handicap

16. Primary prevention of obesity:


(a) Low fiber diet
(b) High fiber diet
(c) High cholesterol diet
(d) High intake of protein

17. The following is true for ‘Live


Vaccines’ EXCEPT
(a) Live vaccines engage certain tissues of the body
(b) Live vaccines should not be administered to a
patient of Leukemia
(c) Two live vaccines cannot be given simultaneously
(d) With an exception, immunization is generally
achieved with a single dose of live vaccine

18. Name of mumps vaccine is:


[Recent Question 2012, 2013]
(a) Jeryll Lynn
(b) Edmonston
(c) DANISH 1331
(d) OKA

19. How many fully frozen ice packs


should a vaccine carrier contain?
[Karnataka 2011]
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

20. At Primary Health Centre (PHC)


level, vaccines are stored in the
[Karnataka 2011]
(a) Cold box [Recent Question 2012]
(b) Deep freezer
(c) Ice lined refrigerator
(d) Walk in cold room
21. Which vaccine(s) is/are not
contraindicated in pregnancy? [PGI May
2012]
(a) Rubella
(b) Varicella
(c) Hepatitis B
(d) Measles
(e) Rabies

22. At PHC level vaccine storage is by:


a) ILR
(

(b) Walk in cold rooms


(c) Cold boxes
(d) Vaccine carriers

23. Recommended dose of anti-rabies


serum to be given for passive
immunization of adult victim of dog bite
is:
(a) 20 i.u
(b) 40 i.u.
(c) 60 i.u.
(d) 80 i.u.

24. M.C. complication of mumps in


children is: (a) Pneumonia
(b) Pancreatitis
(c) Aseptic meningitis
(d) Encephalitis

25. The freshly prepared ORS (Oral


Rehydration Solution) should not be
used after:
(a) 6 hours
(b) 12 hours
(c) 18 hours
(d) 24 hours
26. A 5 year old boy passed 18 loose
stools in last 24 hours and vomited
twice in last 4 hours. He is irritable but
drinking fluids. The optimal therapy for
this child is:
(a) Intravenous fluids
(b) Oral rehydration therapy
(c) Intravenous fluid initially for 4 hours followed by
oral fluids
(d) Plain water add libitum

27. Chandler’s index is used for:


(a) Ankyclostoma duodenale
(b) Ascaris lumbricoides
(c) Stongyloides
(d) Trichuris trichura

28. Class II exposure in animal bites


includes the following:
(a) Scratches without oozing of blood
(b) Licks on a fresh wound
(c) Scratch with oozing of blood on palm
(d) Bites from wild animals

29. For the treatment of case of class III


dog bite, all of the following are correct
except:
(a) Give Immunoglobulins for passive immunity (b)
Give ARV
(c) Immediately stitch wound under antibiotic
coverage
(d) Immediately wash wound with soap and water

30. Which of the following statements


about rabies is true?
(a) Convulsions are generally not seen in a patient with
rabies
(b) Presence of meningitis suggests against the
diagnosis of rabies
(c) Intracytoplasmic basophilic inclusion bodies are
seen in brain cells
(d) Incubation period is approximately 20 to 80 days

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