JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR- HEALTH SERVICES

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 45/2018/OL
Category Code: 459/2017
Exam: Junior Health Inspector
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 11-09-2018
Department Health Services
Alphacode A
Question1:-Who wrote the famous article ‘Poura Samatva Vadam’ in 1918 for promoting civic rights agitation in Travancore
? A:-K. Kelappan
B:-T. K. Madhavan
C:-Muhammed Yusuf Thangal
D:-John Nidhiri
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-Which among the social reformer had introduced holy bath in the well called ‘Muttiripatham’ ?
A:-Vaikunda Swamikal
B:-Thycaud Aiya
C:-Ramana Maharshi
D:-Ayyankali
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question3:-Who wrote the Vayalar Award (2017 winning novel ‘Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki’ ?
A:-T. D. Ramakrishnana
B:-K. P. Ramanunni
C:-Benyamin
D:-Punathil Kunhabdulla
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-Who was the first Anglo Indian Adhikari at Thangasseri during the British period ?
A:-John D’costa
B:-Dr. Bishop Jerome
C:-John Neves Fernandez
D:-Richard Netto Franky
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question5:-Which among the following was a street play ?
A:-Thadankal Palayam
B:-Nadugadhika
C:-Devadasi
D:-Althara
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question6:-Which Christian Missionary was responsible for the establishment of CMS press at
Kottayam ?
A:-Benjamin Bailey
B:-Samuel Mateer
C:-Herman Gundert
D:-Charles Mead
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question7:-Who was the father of Renaissance Movement in Kerala ?
A:-Sree Narayana Guru
B:-Chattambi Swamikal
C:-Vakkom Abdul Qadhir Moulavi
D:-Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-Who wrote the poem, “Veenapoovu” ?
A:-Kumaranasan
B:-O.N.V. Kurup
C:-Changampuzha Krishna Pillai
D:-Vayalar Rama Varma
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question9:-Who wrote the book ‘Unhappy India’ ?
A:-C. Rajagopalachari
B:-Bala Gangadhar Tilak
C:-Jawahar Lal Nehru
D:-Lala Lajpath Rai
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question10:-Which Indian Viceroy said, “Judge me by my acts and not my words” ?
A:-Lord Curzon
B:-Lord Lytton
C:-Lord Mayo
D:-Lord Rippon
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question11:-“No Caste, No Religion, No God for Man” was the slogan of
A:-Vaikunda Swamikal
B:-Thykattu Ayya Swami
C:-K. Ayyappan
D:-Sree Narayan Guru
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question12:-Which among the following was known as the ‘Magna Carta of English Education in India’ ?
A:-Minutes of Macaulay
B:-Wood’s Despatch
C:-Sadler Commission
D:-Hunter Commission
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question13:-
Rajagopalachari Formula was in
A:-1929
B:-1934
C:-1944
D:-1943
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question14:-Manjampothikkunnu is situated in
A:-Payyannor
B:-Kanhangad
C:-Wynad
D:-Thenmala
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question15:-Who was known as ‘the faint − hearted moderate’ ?
A:-Dadabai Navroji
B:-Firoz Shah Mehta
C:-Gopala Krishna Gokhale
D:-Surendranath Banerjee
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question16:-‘Theory of Saftey Valve’ was associated with
A:-INA
B:-IUML
C:-INC
D:-SUCI
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question17:-The first Indian to win the Pritzker prize in 2018
A:-Nagaraja Chettiyar
B:-Arunachalam Pandhyan
C:-Kanakaraj Malhotra
D:-Balakrishna Doshi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-Who was the winner of the Australian Grand Prix – 2018 ?
A:-Raphel Nadal
B:-Sebastian Vettel
C:-Gagan Narang
D:-George Woodcock
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-The athlete who enter into the 400 meters final in the Commonwealth Games after Milkha Singh in 1958
A:-Renjith Maheswari
B:-K.T. Irfan
C:-Deen Dayal Pandey
D:-Mohammed Anas Yahiya
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question20:-Karattu Govinda Menon was popularly known as
A:-Chinmayananda Swami
B:-Vagbhadanandan
C:-Ananda Theerthan
D:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question21:-In optical fibre cables the transmission of light is by the process of
A:-Polarisation
B:-Total internal reflection
C:-Diffraction
D:-Refraction
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-Who invented thermometer ?
A:-Galilio Galili
B:-Albert Einstein
C:-Kelvin
D:-James Watt
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question23:-Before the main shock of earthquake animals appear to be irritated. This is due to a special type of sound
waves produced at that time. Such waves are
A:-Ultrasonic waves
B:-Audible sound waves
C:-Infrasonic waves
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question24:-Which is the strongest force in nature ?
A:-Magnetic force
B:-Electric force
C:-Nuclear force
D:-Gravitational force
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-Which one of the following electronic component is the essential part of a voltage regulator ?
A:-Zener diode
B:-LED
C:-LCD
D:-Transistor
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question26:-Find the odd one out.
A:-Force
B:-Mass
C:-Time
D:-Temperature
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question27:-The electromagnetic radiations emitted from mobile phones are
A:-X-ray
B:-Radio frequency wave
C:-`gamma`-ray
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question28:-If raw egg among with a shell is placed in a microwave oven which among the following is most likely happen ?
A:-The egg shell changes in colour
B:-The egg will get cooked slowly as usual
C:-The egg will not get warmed
D:-The egg shell will explode
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question29:-The three states of water are ice, water and water vapour. Which one of them has lowest density ?
A:-Ice
B:-Water
C:-Water vapour
D:-All of them have same density
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-Joule/second is nothing but
A:-Ampere
B:-Coulomb
C:-Calory
D:-Watt
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question31:-The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2010 as the International year for conservation of
A:-Soil
B:-Water
C:-Biodiversity
D:-Agriculture
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-Name the vector that transmit the disease Malaria
A:-Female anopheles mosquito
B:-Aedes
C:-Female culex mosquito
D:-Male anopheles mosquito
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question33:-In India which state’s High Court declared the holy rivers Ganga and Yamuna having same status of a legal
person wilh all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person ?
A:-Andra Pradesh
B:-Madhya Pradesh
C:-Uttarakhand
D:-Sikkim
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-World Day of Migratory Birds
A:-April 30
B:-May 12
C:-April 18
D:-May 11
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question35:-Which of the following is not a primary green house gas present in Earth’s atmosphere ?
A:-Water vapour
B:-Nitrous oxide
C:-Carbon monoxide
D:-Carbon dioxide
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-Dolphins breath by swimming on the surface of water and inhaling fresh air. Name the respiratory organ of
Dolphin.
A:-Lungs
B:-Skin
C:-Gills
D:-Gill slits
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-India’s first organic state
A:-Andra Pradesh
B:-West Bengal
C:-Karnataka
D:-Sikkim
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-The bacteria Rhizobium found in root nodules of legumes to fix atmospheric
A:-Nitrogen
B:-Oxygen
C:-Carbon Dioxide
D:-Phosphorus
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question39:-Which of the among is a Vitamin deficiency disease ?
A:-Acromegaly
B:-Dwarfism
C:-Beriberi
D:-Goitre
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question40:-Among the following hormones find out the plant hormone.
A:-Melatonin
B:-Gibberellin
C:-Thymosin
D:-Glucagon
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question41:-If a child has to be immunised with two live vaccines
A:-It should be given at an interval of 3 weeks
B:-It should be given in the same hand
C:-It should be mixed in a syringe and given
D:-It should be at an interval of 1 week
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question42:-Aim of Swachh Bharat Abhyan
A:-Eradication of poverty by 2019
B:-Eradication of open defecation by 2019
C:-Eradication of poverty by 2018
D:-Eradication of open defecation by 2018
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question43:-Purest water in nature
A:-Ground water
B:-Surface water
C:-Rain
D:-Stream
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-Sanitary well should be
A:-Located not less than 15 metres from source of contamination
B:-Located 50 metres away from source of contamination
C:-Located 50 feet away from source of contamination
D:-Located 15 feet away from source of contamination
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question45:-This year’s World Health Day theme is
A:-Depressionlet’s talk
B:-Universal health coverage
C:-Beat plastic pollution
D:-Wanted leaders for a TB free world
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question46:-Diseases which are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man is called
A:-Epidemic
B:-Zoonosis
C:-Endemic
D:-Nosocomial infection
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question47:-According to census 2011, definition of urban area include all except
A:-A minimum population of 5000
B:-At least 75% of males engaged in non-agricultural work
C:-Density of population is at least 400 persons per sq.km.
D:-A minimum population of 3000
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question48:-Open Vial Policy is applicable to all except
A:-DPT
B:-TT
C:-BCG
D:-Pentavalent vaccine
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question49:-Which country is hosting World Environment Day 2018 ?
A:-India
B:-Brazil
C:-Russia
D:-Australia
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question50:-Under Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance stool samples should be collected within
A:-24-48 hours
B:-Within 24 hours
C:-Within 72 hours
D:-Within 2 days
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-The minimum recommended concentration of free residual chlorine is
A:-1 mg/l for one hour
B:-0.5 mg/l for half hour
C:-1 mg/l for half hour
D:-0.5 mg/l for one hour
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question52:-All are correct about boiling of water except
A:-Rolling boil for 10-20 minutes
B:-Removes temporary hardness
C:-Taste of water altered
D:-It offers residual protection
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-All are true about zero dose OPV except
A:-Two drops of OPV is given
B:-Can be given within the first 15 days
C:-It is given orally
D:-OPV is given after diluting with sterile water
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question54:-Concurrent disinfection is
A:-Application of disinfective measures as soon as infectious material discharged from the body
B:-Applicaiton of disinfective measures after patient is removed
C:-Application of prophylactic disinfection of water
D:-Application of sterilization procedure
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question55:-The most common greenhouse gas which is contributing to global warming is
A:-Methane
B:-Carbon dioxide
C:-Fluorocarbons
D:-Nitrous oxide
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question56:-Soiling index is used to measure
A:-Radioactive pollution
B:-Soil pollution
C:-Air pollution
D:-Water pollution
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question57:-Exclusive breast feeding should be given
A:-Upto 4 months
B:-Upto 6 months
C:-Upto 1 year
D:-Upto 8 months
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question58:-Supplementary nutrition provided by anganwadi for a 1 year old child is
A:-500 calories and 12-15 gm protein
B:-800 calories and 20-25 gm protein
C:-600 calories and 18-20 gm protein
D:-400 calories and 16-18 gm protein
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question59:-How many days anganwadi provide supplementary nutrition in a year ?
A:-100
B:-200
C:-365
D:-300
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question60:-As per national programme, pregnant women should get iron and folic acid tablet for how many days ?
A:-70
B:-200
C:-100
D:-90
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question61:-Till what age can a child be given OPV ?
A:-3 yrs.
B:-5 yrs.
C:-1 `1/2` yrs.
D:-2 yrs.
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question62:-In case of malaria surveillance, annual blood examination should be
A:-5% of population/year
B:-10% of the population/year
C:-2% of population/year
D:-15% of the population/year
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question63:-Local wound treatment in animal bite cases can reduce chances of developing rabies by up to
A:-50%
B:-80%
C:-100%
D:-60%
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-What percentage of under five mortality is constituted by measles ?
A:-5%
B:-10%
C:-2%
D:-4%
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question65:-All are correct about AFP (Acute Falccid Paralysis) except
A:-Finding and reporting children with AFP under 15 yrs
B:-Two specimens of stool taken should reach the lab within 72 hrs
C:-Identify which of the three serotypes
D:-Mapping the virus to identify source of importation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question66:-Following are correct about Aedes aegypti except
A:-Highly domesticated and strongly anthropophilic
B:-Nervous feeder
C:-Able to replicate the virus and transmit the virus to another host
D:-Concordant species
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question67:-Chlorine acts best as a disinfectant when pH of water is around
A:-7
B:-8
C:-6
D:-9
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question68:-A plague outbreak can occur when the cheopis index is
A:->1
B:-<1 C:->10
D:->50
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question69:-All are true about scrub typhus except
A:-Causative agent is rickettsia tsutsugamushi
B:-Reservoir is trombiculid mite
C:-Weil Felix reaction is confirmatory
D:-Typical feature is eschar
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-Following diseases makes largest contribution towards mortality and morbidity due to
noncommunicable diseases except
A:-Diabetes
B:-Chronic liver diseases
C:-Cancer
D:-Cardiovascular discase
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question71:-All the following diseases are considered as iceberg disease except
A:-Hypertension
B:-Diabetes
C:-Anaemia
D:-Kidney disease
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question72:-Body mass index is calculated by
A:-Weight (kg)/height (cm)
B:-Weight (kg)/height (m)
C:-Weight (kg)/`height^(2)` (m)
D:-Weight (kg)/`height^(2)` (cm)
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question73:-All are critical determinants of an FRU (First Referral Unit) except
A:-Availability of surgical intervention
B:-New born care
C:-Blood storage facility
D:-Safe abortion services
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question74:-Instrument used to measure chlorine demand of well water is
A:-Berkefeld
B:-Horrock’s
C:-Pasteurchamberland
D:-Katadyn
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question75:-What is early registration of pregnancy ?
A:-Registering before 20 weeks
B:-Before 6 weeks
C:-Before 24 weeks
D:-Before 12 weeks
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question76:-Which gas is known as swamp gas ?
A:-Chlorofluorocarbons
B:-Nitrous oxide
C:-Carbon dioxide
D:-Methane
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question77:-Under PFA Act at production level, iodine content of salt should be
A:-10 ppm
B:-50 ppm
C:-30 ppm
D:-15 ppm
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-The process of preventing nutrient lose from rice is
A:-Puffing
B:-Parboiling
C:-Germinating
D:-Sprouting
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question79:-Global hand washing day is celebrated on
A:-Oct. `15^(th)`
B:-Nov. `15^(th)`
C:-June `5^(th)`
D:-June `14^(th)`
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question80:-Satisfactory water is which contain
A:-1-3 coliform/100 cc water
B:-No coliform/100 cc
C:-4-10 coliform/100 cc
D:->10 coliform/100 cc
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-To disinfect 1000 litres of water bleaching powder required is
A:-1.5 gm
B:-3.5 gm
C:-2.5 gm
D:-5 gm
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question82:-All are names of biological method of composting except
A:-Bangalore method
B:-Anaerobic method
C:-Aerobic method
D:-Hot fermentation method
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question83:-‘Hidden hunger’ is
A:-Micronutrient deficiency
B:-Protein malnutrition
C:-Energy malnutrition
D:-Vitamin B1 deficiency
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-For drinking purpose the water required/day is
A:-2 lit./day
B:-5 lit./day
C:-1 lit./day
D:-2.5 lit./day
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question85:-The normal dose of chlorine does not affect which of the following organism ?
A:-HIV
B:-Salmonella
C:-Polio
D:-Shigella
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-Nov. `19^(th)` is celebrated as
A:-World Toilet Day
B:-World Water Day
C:-World Health Day
D:-World Diabetes Day
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-In India, food standards are based on
A:-The Agmark Standards
B:-PFA Standards
C:-Standards of Codex Alimentaries
D:-Bureau of Indian Standards
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question88:-The Sun Protection Factor (SPF) which should be present in a good sunscreen ointment is
A:-10
B:-15
C:-20
D:-25
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question89:-The sequence of steps to be followed in a cardiac emergency
A:-Airway-breathing-circulation
B:-Breathing-airway-circulation
C:-Circulation-breathing-airway
D:-Circulation-airway-breathing
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question90:-Ortho-toluidine arsenate test is used to determine
A:-Iron in water
B:-Free and combined chlorine
C:-Nitrites
D:-Manganese
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question91:-What is the depth of compression while doing CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) ?
A:-5 cm
B:-4 cm
C:-4.5 cm
D:-3.5 cm
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question92:-Which organisms causes sleeping sickness ?
A:-Lice
B:-Rat flea
C:-Black fly
D:-Tsetse fly
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question93:-All are true in case of ‘problem village’ except
A:-Water at a distance of 1.6 kilometers
B:-Water is exposed to risk of cholera
C:-Water available at a depth of more than 10 metres
D:-Water has excess iron and heavy metals
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-All are true about biological oxygen demand except
A:-Temperature should be 20°C
B:-Most important test on sewage
C:-It take 5 days for the test
D:-Value range between 300-400 mg/l
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question95:-The modern method of sewage purification is
A:-Activated sludge process
B:-Trickling filter process
C:-Sludge digestion chamber process
D:-Grit chamber process
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question96:-Chlorine will not kills all the following organisms except
A:-Polio
B:-Viral hepatitis
C:-Spore
D:-E.Coli
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-Name the disease which is 100% fatal but 100% preventable
A:-HIV
B:-Rabies
C:-Malaria
D:-Measles
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question98:-All are true about measles vaccine except
A:-Live attenuated vaccine
B:-Reconstituted vaccine should be stored at 2-8°
C:-Diluent also should be frozen
D:-Reconstituted vaccine should be used within 4 hours
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question99:-Endemic fluorous can occur when fluorine content of drinking water is
A:-> 3-5 mg/L
B:-0.5-0.8 mg/L
C:-< 0.5-0.8 mg/L D:-< 3-5 mg/L Correct Answer:- Option-D Question100:-National Deworming Day is on A:-Dec. `1^(st)` B:-Feb. `10^(th)` C:-Nov. `1^(st)` D:-Aug. `1^(st)` Correct Answer:- Option-B