ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN COMMUNITY DENTISTRY – NCA – KERALA MEDICAL EDUCATION
FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 63/2019/OL
Category Code: 029/2018
Exam: Assistant professor in community Dentistry NCA
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 13-12-2019
Department Kerala Medical Education Service
Alphacode A
Question1:-The World Health Day Theme for the year 2019 was
A:-From farm to plate: Make food safe
B:-Together the front lines against diabetes
C:-Depression: Let’s talk
D:-Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question2:-Deficiency of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) causes
A:-Angular Stomatitis
B:-Wernicke’s encephalopathy
C:-Cheilosis
D:-Glossitis
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question3:-In a balanced diet, the proportion of fats should be
A:-15-20%
B:-20-30%
C:-40-50%
D:-60-70%
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-Which among the following trace elements is caries promoting
A:-Aluminium
B:-Nickel
C:-Magnesium
D:-Phosphorous
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question5:-Iron is required for all of the following EXCEPT
A:-Brain development and function
B:-Regulation of body temperature
C:-Muscle activity
D:-Coagulation of blood
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-All of the following are theories of behaviour change EXCEPT
A:-Health Belief Model
B:-Multidimensional Health Locus of Control
C:-Lifestyle and Oral Health Model
D:-Stages of Change Model
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question7:-The Stages of Change Model was developed by
A:-M.Rosenstock in 1966
B:-Wallston et al in 1978
C:-Prochaska and DiClemente in 1983
D:-Erik Erikson in 1963
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question8:-Which among the following is the requirement for care as determined by expert opinion
A:-Normative Need
B:-Felt Need
C:-Perceived Need
D:-Expressed Need
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question9:-The theory of Operant Conditioning was put forward by
A:-Ivan Pavlov
B:-B.F. Skinner
C:-Jean Piaget
D:-Albert Bandura
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question10:-The technique of Systematic Desensitization in behaviour management of children was developed by
A:-Wolpe in 1952
B:-Addleson in 1959
C:-Bandura in 1969
D:-Wright in 1975
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question11:-BCG vaccine can be given in
A:-Pregnancy
B:-Immunosuppressive states
C:-During corticosteroid therapy
D:-Assymptomatic HIV positive infants in high endemic areas
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question12:-Which among the following DOES NOT come under Hill’s (Surgeon Genaral’s) criteria of causal association
A:-Sensitivity of association
B:-Specificity of association
C:-Strength of association
D:-Consistency of association
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question13:-The term “Social structure” can be defined as
A:-Process by which an individual gradually acquires culture and becomes member of a social group
B:-Patterns of interrelationships between persons in a society
C:-Study of individuals as well as groups in a society
D:-A group of individuals who had organized themselves and follow a way of life
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-Which among the following DOES NOT come under behavioural sciences
A:-Sociology
B:-Social anthropology
C:-Cultural anthropology
D:-Social psychology
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question15:-Acculturation can occur through all of the following ways EXCEPT
A:-Trade and commerce
B:-Industrialization
C:-Crime and corruption
D:-Conquest
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question16:-Which among the following DOES NOT come under theories in Sociology
A:-Feminist Theory
B:-Parsonian Theory
C:-Freudian Theory
D:-Marxist Theory
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question17:-According to Stern’s IQ test, IQ was calculated for children as
A:-IQ = (Mental age / Chronological age) x 100
B:-IQ = (Chronological age / Mental age) x 100
C:-IQ = (Mental age / Chronological age) x 1000
D:-IQ = (Chronological age / Mental age) x 1000
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question18:-Kuppuswamy scale is NOT based on
A:-Education status
B:-Gender
C:-Income
D:-Occupation
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-Which among the following comes under “Rural Socio Economic Status Scales”
A:-Modified Kuppuswamy Scale
B:-Modified B.G. Prasad Scale
C:-Kulshreshtha Scale
D:-Srivastava Scale
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question20:-Comparison of costs of different interventions that are assumed to provide equivalent benefits is done in
A:-Cost Minimization Analysis
B:-Cost Effectiveness Analysis
C:-Cost Utility Analysis
D:-Cost Benefit Analysis
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question21:-Zeihl Neelsen staining is used for the diagnosis of
A:-Leprosy
B:-Poliomyelitis
C:-HIV / AIDS
D:-Tuberculosis
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question22:-The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) covers all of the following diseases EXCEPT
A:-Malaria
B:-Filariasis
C:-H1N1(Swine Flu)
D:-Dengue fever
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question23:-Kala azar is transmitted by
A:-Sandfly
B:-Tsetse fly
C:-Female anopheles mosquito
D:-Aedes aegypti
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question24:-National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in the year
A:-2003
B:-2005
C:-2010
D:-2012
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question25:-Which among the following statements is NOT true about Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
A:-Launched in the year 2012
B:-Is a modification of National Maternity Benefit Scheme
C:-Objectives are reduction of maternal mortality and infant mortality
D:-Promotes institutional deliveries for poor women
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question26:-Which among the following drugs is NOT used in Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) in the treatment of leprosy
A:-Rifampicin
B:-Minocycline
C:-Clofazimine
D:-Dapsone
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question27:-Which among the following is a synonym for Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
A:-National Mission for Financial Inclusion
B:-Employees state Insurance Scheme
C:-Central Government Health Scheme
D:-National Health Insurance Scheme
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question28:-Which among the following committees for health planning in India is known as “Committee on Multipurpose
Workers under Health and Family Planning”
A:-Bhore Committee
B:-Mudaliar Committee
C:-Kartar Singh Committee
D:-Shrivastava Committee
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question29:-Each Community Health Centre acts as a referral centre for how many Primary Health Centres
A:-2
B:-3
C:-4
D:-5
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-The bed strength of a Community Health Centre is
A:-20
B:-30
C:-40
D:-60
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question31:-Who is the chairperson of National Planning Commission of India (NITI Aayog)
A:-The Prime Minister of India
B:-The President of India
C:-The Finance Minister of India
D:-The Minister of External Affairs
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question32:-Who gave the definition of epidemiology as “The study of distribution and determinants of disease frequency in
man”
A:-John M Last
B:-Mac Mohan and Pugh
C:-Pettenkofer of Munich
D:-Winslow
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-The theory of Multifactorial Causation of disease was put forward by
A:-John M Last
B:-Mac Mohan and Pugh
C:-Pettenkofer of Munich
D:-Winslow
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-Efficiency evaluation refers to
A:-Activities designed to determine whether the programme is needed
B:-Evaluating whether the programme results meet predetermined objectives
C:-Efforts made to assess the extent to which programme implementation compiles with the programme plan
D:-Attempts made to relate the results obtained from a specific programme to the resources expended to maintain the
programme
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question35:-Which among the following DOES NOT come under the WHO recommended approaches for the primary
prevention of chronic diseases where the risk factors are established
A:-Primordial prevention
B:-Population (mass) strategy
C:-High-risk strategy
D:-Individual strategy
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question36:-Defluoridation is an example of
A:-Primordial lprevention
B:-Primary prevention
C:-Secondary prevention
D:-Tertiary prevention
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Which among the following study designs give the underlying cause (why and how)
A:-Descriptive study
B:-Analytical study
C:-Randomized Controlled Trial
D:-Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question38:-Which among the following is an uncontrolled characteristic of a study
A:-Independent Variable
B:-Dependent Variable
C:-Discrete Variable
D:-Continuous Variable
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question39:-Which among the following statements is NOT applicable to probability sampling method
A:-Every member of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample
B:-The chances of members of the population being selected for the sample are known
C:-Sampling error can be calculated
D:-Sampling error remains unknown
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question40:-Systematic sampling is NOT used when the population is
A:-Large
B:-Scattered
C:-Homogenous
D:-Non-Homogenous
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-Sentinel surveillance is
A:-Active search for disease in an apparently health individual
B:-Monitoring of rate of occurrence of specific conditions to assess the stability or change in health
C:-A search for a relationship betwen one phenomenon or condition and another that has occurred in the past
D:-Examination of groups of various ages at various stages of development at a time
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question42:-Which among the following is a characteristic of cross sectional studies
A:-Cause and effect relationship can’t be established
B:-It is useful in finding out incidence rate of disease in a community
C:-Attrition or loss to follow up is a common problem
D:-Study tells about the natural history of disease and its future outcome
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question43:-Relative risk, attributable risk and incidence rate can be calculated in
A:-Case control study
B:-Cohort study
C:-Retrospective study
D:-Descriptive study
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question44:-Pygmalion effect is another name for
A:-Selection bias
B:-Memory or recall bias
C:-Interviewer’s bias
D:-Berkesonian bias
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question45:-Absolute zero and meaningful ratio of scores exist in
A:-Nominal scale
B:-Ordinal scale
C:-Interval scale
D:-Ratio scale
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-Prevalence = Incidence in
A:-Ultra short diseases like food poisoning
B:-Acute diseases like influenza
C:-Suicides which have zero duration
D:-Chronic diseases like diabetes
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question47:-Which among the following is used to represent continuous type of quantitative data
A:-Bar diagram
B:-Pie diagram
C:-Histogram
D:-Spot map
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question48:-In Correlation, the shape of the curve is
A:-Skewed towards right side
B:-Skewed towards left side
C:-Both of the above
D:-Dumbbell shaped
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question49:-Mean