LABORATORY TECHNICIAN GR II  - HEALTH SERVICES | Exam held on : 09-01-2016 | Kerala PSC Previous Year Fully Solved Question Paper  | Year - 2016
1] Which among the following river banks the famous city Allahabad lies?
[a] Ganga
[b] Brahmaputra
[c] Yamuna
[d] Kosi
Answer : C
2] What is the present name of ancient city Pataliputra?
[a] Lahore
[b] Patna
[c] Meerut
[d] Banaras
Answer : B
3] Which among the following is associated with Dr. M.S. Swaminathan?
[a] Oceanography
[b] Agriculture
[c] Space Science
[d] Sports
Answer : B
4] Which state of India is the largest producer of Diamond?
[a] Gujarat
[b] Chattisgarh
[c] Maharashtra
[d] Madhya Pradesh
Answer : D
5] Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of Indian National Congress in 1885?
[a] Robert Clive
[b] Warren Hastings
[c] Lord Dufferin
[d] Lord Cornwallis
Answer : C
6] Who was behind the foundation of 'Young Bengal' movement?
[a] Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
[b] Lala Hardayal
[c] K.T. Telang
[d] Radanath Sikdar
Answer : A
7] In which protest against the British Government Lala Lajapat Rai was seriously injured and died after a few days?
[a] Non-Cooperation Movement
[b] Simon Commission
[c] Civil Disobedience Movement
[d] Quit India Movement
Answer : B
8] Where was a Gandhian ashram started by C. Rajagopalachari in 1925?
[a] Thiruchengodu
[b] Madurai
[c] Coimbatore
[d] Rameswaram
Answer : A
9] When was Mrs. Annie Besent elected as the President of Indian National Congress?
[a] 1915
[b] 1917
[c] 1919
[d] 1922
Answer : B
10] In which year Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
[a] 1907
[b] 1909
[c] 1913
[d] 1928
Answer : C
11] Which among the following ancient port has been identified as modern Kodungallur?
[a] Muziris
[b] Tyndis
[c] Barace
[d] Nelcynda
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Answer : A
12] Which among the following Ghat provides access from Kerala to Coorg?
[a] Aramboli
[b] Tamarasseri Ghats
[c] Bodinayakannur
[d] Perambadi Ghats
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Answer : D
13] What is the original name of Brahmananda Sivayogi?
[a] Karat Govindan Kutty Menon
[b] Vayaleri Kunhikannan
[c] Nanu Asan
[d] Chambaka Raman Pillai
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Answer : A
14] Who gave the revolutionary gospel, ''No Caste, No Religion, No God for Man''?
[a] Ayyankali
[b] Ayya Vaikundar
[c] Sahodaran Ayyappan
[d] Sri Narayana Guru
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Answer : C
15] In which year V.T. Bhattatirippad wrote his famous work 'Atukkalayilninnu arangaethekku'?
[a] 1916
[b] 1929
[c] 1930
[d] 1932
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Answer : B
16] Which is considered as the oldest European structure extant in India?
[a] Dutch Palace at Mattancheri
[b] St. David Fort Madras
[c] Pallippuram Fort
[d] St. Angelo Fort Kannur
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Answer : C
17] Which of the following film won the 2014 Oscar Award?
[a] The Wolf of Wall Street
[b] American Hustle
[c] Philomena
[d] 12 Years a Slave
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Answer : D
18] In which year O.M. Nambiar was given the Dronacharya award?
[a] 1985
[b] 1999
[c] 1996
[d] 2001
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Answer : A
19] Who was the first Malayali swimmer participated in the Olympic Games?
[a] M. Devadas
[b] O. Chandrasekharan
[c] Sebastian Xavier
[d] Suresh Babu
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Answer : C
20] Who wrote the famous work 'A Bend in the River'?
[a] V.S. Naipaul
[b] Anita Desai
[c] Indra Sinha
[d] Aravind Adiga
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Answer : A
21] Haemoglobinopathies can be detected by doing
[a] Electrophoresis
[b] Sahli's method
[c] Flame photometer
[d] Cyan meth method
Answer : A
22] __________ are seen in stool microscopy of an amoebic dysentry patient.
[a] Haematoidin crystals
[b] Charcot Leyden crystals
[c] Fatty acid crystals
[d] Triple phosphate crystals
Answer : B
23] The condition where we get milky white urine
[a] Proteinuria
[b] Alkaptanuria
[c] Polyuria
[d] Chyluria
Answer : D
24] Urinometer is used to detect
[a] pH of urine
[b] colour of urine
[c] sp. gravity of urine
[d] urobilinogen
Answer : C
25] Total erythrocyte count is calculated by
[a]  N × 1000
[b]  N × 50
[c] N × 2000
[d] N × 10000
Answer : D
26] What is the action of phenol in Hinglomann's solution?
[a] lyses the RBC
[b] stains the platelets
[c] fixes the cell
[d] prevents clotting
Answer : A
27] ASO test is used to detect _______ bacterial infection.
[a] Staphylococcus
[b] Streptococcus
[c] Pneumococcus
[d] Salmonella
Answer : B
28] Solution used for the preparation of grease free coverslip
[a] KOH solution
[b] Formalin and ether
[c] 95% ethanol and ether
[d] 70% ethanol and ether
Answer : C
29] For detecting the hemoglobinopathies by electrophoresis we use
[a] clotted blood
[b] plasma
[c] red cell
[d] lysed red cell
Answer : D
30] Serum complements can be inactivated at a temperature of
[a] 56°C for 15 mts
[b] 56°C for 30 mts
[c] 37°C for 20 mts
[d] 37°C for 30 mts
Answer : B
31] Bombay blood group can be detected by
[a] Cell grouping
[b] Forward grouping
[c] Serum grouping
[d] Lewis method
Answer : C
32] Giardia lamblia causes
[a] Traveller's diarrhoea
[b] Kala azar
[c] Hydatid cyst
[d] Malaria
Answer : A
33] _________ is not a component of flame emission photometer.
[a] Bulb
[b] Nebulizer
[c] Flame
[d] Photodetector
Answer : A
34] Envelope shaped crystals seen in acidic urine
[a] Calcium oxalate
[b] Triple phosphate
[c] Uric acid
[d] Cystine
Answer : A
35] The ideal temperature of blood bank refrigeration is
[a] -2 to -6°C
[b] 6 - 8°C
[c] 2 to 6°C
[d] -2 to 2°C
Answer : C
36] The process by which the specimen is preserved in its original condition
[a] Mounting
[b] Autolysis
[c] Clearing
[d] Fixation
Answer : D
37] The egg of which worm is referred to as a 'Japanese Lantern'
[a] Strongyloides stercoralis
[b] Trichuris trichura
[c] Ascaris lumbricoides
[d] Ancylostoma duodenale
Answer : B
38] Germ tube test is used to confirm
[a] Cryptococcus neoformans
[b] Trichophyton
[c] Microsporum
[d] Candida Albicans
Answer : D
39] Sodium flouride - oxalate mixture is used for doing blood sugar estimation why?
[a] enhances glycolysis
[b] prevent glycolysis
[c] preserves morphology
[d] none of the above
Answer : B
40] Satellite test is used for the identification of
[a] S. aureus
[b] S. typhi
[c] H. influenzae
[d] Cl. perfringes
Answer : C
41] Increased osmotic fragility is seen in
[a] Hereditary spherocytosis
[b] Iron deficiency anaemia
[c] Sickle cell anaemia
[d] Thalassemia
Answer : A
42] Du antigen is detected by
[a] DCT
[b] ICT
[c] ABO grouping
[d] None of the above
Answer : B
43] Normal RBC count
[a] 4.5 to 6.5 millions/`"mm^3"`
[b] 80 - 160 millions/ml
[c] 4.5 to 6.5 lakhs /`"mm^3"`
[d] None of the above
Answer : A
44] The dilution used for doing total sperm count
[a] 1 : 100
[b] 1 : 200
[c] 1 : 20
[d] 1 : 50
Answer : C
45] The anticoagulant used for doing coagulation studies
[a] Oxalate
[b] EDTA
[c] Heparin
[d] Citrate
Answer : D
46] The temperature maintained in a cryostat is
[a] -10°C
[b] -30°C
[c] 4°C
[d] -20°C
Answer : D
47] The cellophane tape test is used to detect
[a] Enterobius vermicularis
[b] Ancylostoma duodenale
[c] Ascaris lumbricoides
[d] Echinococcus granulosus
Answer : A
48] Hydatid cyst is caused by
[a] Enterobius vermicularis
[b] Ancylostoma duodenale
[c] Ascaris lumbricoides
[d] Echinococcus granulosus
Answer : D
49] The holding period of sterilization for hot air oven
[a] 160°C for 1 hr
[b] 121°C for 30 mts
[c] 160°C for 30 mts
[d] 121°C for 1 hr
Answer : A
50] Widal test is used to detect
[a] Jaundice
[b] Enteric fever
[c] Diphtheria
[d] Tetanus
Answer : B
51] The metachromatic granules of corneybacterium diphtheria can be demonstrated by
[a] Tuberculin test
[b] Gram's stain
[c] Alberts stain
[d] India ink
Answer : C
52] Eleks gel precipitation test is used for
[a] S. aureus
[b] Corneybacterium diphtheriae
[c] Cl. tetani
[d] Bacillus
Answer : B
53] L.J. medium, Loeffler's serum slope etc are sterilized by
[a] Tyndallization
[b] Autoclave
[c] Inspissation
[d] Hot air oven
Answer : C
54] Hospital wards and operation rooms are disinfected by
[a] UV rays
[b] X rays
[c] Gamma rays
[d] Visible light
Answer : A
55] Example for transport medium
[a] Wilson and Blairs media
[b] TCBS
[c] Cary blair media
[d] Tellurite agar
Answer : C
56] Benign tertian malaria is caused by
[a] Pl. falciparum
[b] Pl. ovale
[c] Pl. malariae
[d] Pl. vivax
Answer : D
57] The method used for the estimation of T. protein
[a] Kjeldhal's method
[b] Nesslerization
[c] Salkowsky reaction
[d] Van den Bergh reaction
Answer : A
58] The stain used for the demonstration of iron pigments
[a] Van Geison's stain
[b] Perl's stain
[c] PAS stain
[d] Masson trichrome
Answer : B
59] The inner diameter of wintrobes tube
[a] 1.5 mm
[b] 3 mm
[c] 2.5 mm
[d] 1.5 cm
Answer : C
60] Which is not a diluting fluid for absolute eosinophil count?
[a] Hinglemann's fluid
[b] Piolet's stain
[c] Dunger's fluid
[d] Rees Eckers fluid
Answer : D
61] Area used for counting AEC in an improved neubauer chamber
[a] 9 `"mm^2"`
[b] 4 `"mm^2"`
[c] 1 `"mm^2"`
[d] 5 `"mm^2"`
Answer : A
62] String test is used to identify
[a] S. aureus
[b] V. cholerae
[c] Proteus
[d] Pseudomonas
Answer : B
63] ESR is done by
[a] Westergrons tube
[b] Wintrobes tube
[c] Esrite tube
[d] All the above
Answer : D
64] The factor that increases the ESR
[a] presence of microcytes
[b] presence of albumin
[c] exposure to sunlight
[d] unclean tubes
Answer : C
65] For doing LE cell test we use
[a] citrated blood
[b] oxalated blood
[c] clotted blood
[d] heparinised blood
Answer : D
66] The chemical used to detect ketone bodies in urine
[a] Sodium nitroprusside
[b] PDAB
[c] `"H_2O_2"`
[d] Ferric chloride
Answer : A
67] The blue colour of the benedict's reagent is due to
[a] sodium citrate
[b] copper sulphate
[c] ammonium sulphate
[d] sodium carbonate
Answer : B
68] The condition in which CSF shows clott with 'cob-web' appearance
[a] Xanthochromia
[b] Poliomyelitis
[c] Tuberculous meningitis
[d] All the above
Answer : C
69] The first step for the sputum smear prepared for cytological examination is
[a] Fix with ether ethyl alcohol mixture
[b] Fix with formation
[c] Papanicolaou staining
[d] None of the above
Answer : A
70] Preservative used in pelkian India ink is
[a] lactic acid
[b] 0.3% tricresol
[c] phenol
[d] none of the above
Answer : B
71] The colour of Schiff's reagent is
[a] yellow
[b] blue
[c] pink
[d] colourless
Answer : D
72] The bluing solution used for H & E staining
[a] 1% HCl
[b] 70% ethanol
[c] Tap water
[d] All the above
Answer : C
73] Bleeding time is increased in
[a] Platelet dysfunction
[b] Vitamin K deficiencies
[c] Severe clotting factor deficiency
[d] All the above
Correct Answer]  Cancelled
74] The refractive index of DPX is
[a] 1.38
[b] 1.45
[c] 1.52
[d] 1.85
Answer : C
75] The fixative used for electron microscopy
[a] potassium dichromate
[b] gluteraldehyde
[c] methyl alcohol
[d] all the above
Answer : B
76] The normal value of cholesterol is
[a] 150-250 mg%
[b] 100-200 mg%
[c] 250-350 mg%
[d] 120-180 mg%
Answer : A
77] The smear used for supra vital staining
[a] unstained unfixed smear
[b] fixed and stained smear
[c] fixed smear
[d] all the above
Answer : A
78] Cysticircus bovis is the larval form of
[a] Taenia solium
[b] Taenia saginata
[c] Ascaris lumbricoides
[d] Echinococcus granulosus
Answer : B
79] The bullet shaped virus is
[a] Pox virus
[b] Varicella zoster
[c] Rabies virus
[d] HIV
Answer : C
80] Lawn culture or carpet culture is used to
[a] obtain large amount of growth
[b] for preparation of antigens
[c] for ABST
[d] all the above
Answer : D
81] The antibodies that can pass through the placenta
[a] IgG
[b] IgM
[c] (1) and (2)
[d] None of the above
Answer : A
82] Vandenbergh reaction is used for the estimation of
[a] Cholesterol
[b] Bilirubin
[c] Protein
[d] None of the above
Answer : B
83] In an unstained sputum smear we can see
[a] Gushman's spirals
[b] Charcot Leyden crystals
[c] Elastic fibres
[d] All the above
Answer : D
84] Normal concentration of sodium in blood
[a] 95-110 mEq/L
[b] 3-5 mEq/L
[c] 130-150 mEq/L
[d] 150-190 mEq/L
Answer : C
85] Clostridium perfringes can be identified by
[a] Nagler reaction
[b] Satellite test
[c] Coagulase test
[d] String test
Answer : A
86] Cocci that are seen in grape like clusters
[a] Staphylococcus
[b] Streptococcus
[c] Corney bacterium
[d] Cryptococcus
Answer : A
87] Fixative that contains mercuric chloride
[a] Carnoys fluid
[b] Bouins fluid
[c] Zenkers fluid
[d] Rossman's fluid
Answer : C
88] SGOT is increased in
[a] Myocardial infarction
[b] Viral hepatitis
[c] Toxic hepatitis
[d] All the above
Answer : D
89] In a colorimeter, the cuvette made of __________ is used for UV range of light.
[a] Borosilicate
[b] Quartz
[c] (1) and (2)
[d] None of the above
Answer : B
90] RBC pipette can be used for
[a] RBC count
[b] Platelet count
[c] (1) and (2)
[d] None of the above
Answer : C
91] Basophilic stippling can be seen in
[a] G6 PD deficiency
[b] Metal poisoning
[c] Splenectomy
[d] Erythroblastosis foetalis
Answer : B
92] Dehaemoglobinisation of a thick smear can be done by
[a] glacial acetic acid and tartaric acid mixture
[b] methanol
[c] distilled water
[d] (1) and (3)
Answer : D
93] Sickle cell can be demonstrated by
[a] Scriver and Waugh method
[b] Solubility test
[c] Dithionite method
[d] All the above
Answer : D
94] Bence Jonce proteins can be detected by
[a] Pandy's test
[b] SSA test
[c] Bradshaws test
[d] Heat and acetic acid test
Answer : C
95] Bile pigments are detected by
[a] Rotheras test
[b] Fouckets test
[c] Hays test
[d] Benzidine test
Answer : B
96] Urease test is positive for all except
[a] E. coli
[b] Proteus
[c] Cryptococcus
[d] Citrobacter
Answer : A
97] In plasmodium falciparum infection, erythrocytes shows
[a] Shuffner's dot
[b] Maurer's dot
[c] Ziemann's dot
[d] James dot
Answer : B
98] Casoni's test is related to
[a] Trichuris trichura
[b] Enterobius vermicularis
[c] Echinococcus granulosus
[d] Taenia solium
Answer : C
99] Seitz filters are example for
[a] Asbestos
[b] Glass
[c] Membrane
[d] Candle
Answer : A
100] The red colour of the blood is due to
[a] Myoglobin
[b] Globulin
[c] Albumin
[d] Haemoglobin
Answer : D
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