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Junior Health Inspector Grade II in Health Service Department
Kerala PSC Exam held on : 30-052015 | Questions : 61-80
61] Salient feature of Janani Suraksha Yojana is
[a] It provides cash assistance and institutional care during antenatal, intra natal and post partum period
[b] It is a 100% state sponsored scheme
[c] It is given only for the first live birth
[d] This benefit scheme is only for the rural women

62] All are diseases transmitted by hard ticks except
[a] Viral encephalitis
[b] Tick typhus
[c] Relapsing fever
[d] Tick paralysis

63] Which of the following combinations of diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes?
[a] Malaria, Chikungunya, Scrub typhus, Dengue
[b] Kala azar, Dengue, Filariasis, Malaria, Kyasanur forest disease
[c] Kala azar, Dengue Japanese encephalitis, Filariasis
[d] Dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Malaria, Chikungunya

64] An epidemic curve may give all of the following information except
[a] Common source or propagated spread of disease
[b] Type of individuals involved in the epidemic
[c] Time relationship with exposure to a suspected source
[d] Cyclical or seasonal pattern suggestive of a particular infection

65] Infection originating in a patient while in a hospital or any other health care facility is caleld
[a] Nosocomial infection
[b] Opportunistic infection
[c] Physician induced or iatrogenic disease
[d] Exotic disease

66] Which of the following is not a criteria for a sanitary well?
[a] There should be pucca drain
[b] The well should be located at least 5 metres from likely sources of contamination
[c] The well should be covered by a cement concrete cover
[d] There should be a concrete platform extending around the well at least 3 feet in all directions

67] Termination of all transmission of infection by extermination of the infectious agent through surveillance and containment
[a] Elimination
[b] Extinction
[c] Eradication
[d] Endemicity

68] All are functions of ASHA except
[a] Accompany pregnant women to the nearest health facility
[b] Provide DOTS
[c] Manages serious health conditions like viral fevers, chest pain, etc
[d] Informs births and deaths in her village

69] Mechanism of action of Paris Green is
[a] Nerve poison
[b] Contact poison
[c] Blood poison
[d] Stomach poison

70] Which of the following statements are false?
[a] Culicine mosquitoes breed in dirty and polluted water
[b] Aedes mosquitoes breed in clean water
[c] Mansonia breed in clean water collections
[d] Anopheline mosquitoes prefer clean water for breeding

71] A 'problem village' is all of the following except
[a] Water is available at a depth of 10 metres
[b] No source of safe water is available within a distance of 1.6 kilometres
[c] Water is exposed to the risk of cholera
[d] Water source has excess salinity, iron and fluorides

72] All are terms used to express the strength of sewage except
[a] Grit and dust measurement
[b] Suspended solids
[c] Chemical oxygen demand
[d] Biochemical oxygen demand

73] An ideal disinfectant is all except
[a] should be amenable to detection by rapid simple analytical techniques
[b] should not leave any toxic byproducts after action
[c] should disinfect water so well that there is no need for any residual effect
[d] should destroy all pathogenic organisms present in the water

74] Which of the following is not a satisfactory agent for household purification of water?
[a] High test hypochlorite
[b] Iodine
[c] Perchloron
[d] Potassium permanganate

75] The important uses of health information are all of the following except
[a] for planning, administration and effective management of health services
[b] for assessing the degree of satisfaction of the health care providers
[c] for assessing whether the health services are accomplishing their objectives
[d] to quantify the health problems of the community

76] All are activities included in the surveillance of drinking water quality except
[a] sanitary survey
[b] watertight protection
[c] approval of construction and operating procedures of water works
[d] inspection of quality control in bottled water and manufacturing units

77] The conditions under which a pregnancy can be terminated under the MTP Act of 1971 are all except
[a] where pregnancy results from failure of any contraceptive device
[b] where pregnancy is the result of rape
[c] where pregnancy resulted due to the non-use of contraceptive and is not wanted by the couple
[d] where there is substantial risk of the child being born with serious handicaps

78] Which of the following is used to detect the presence of microorganisms in milk?
[a] Orthotolidine test
[b] Phosphatase test
[c] Methylene blue reduction test
[d] Standard plate count

79] Which of the following is not an effective control method for cyclops?
[a] Boiling
[b] Low does chlorine at the rate of 1 ppm
[c] Abate
[d] Lime

80] Which of the following is true of high temperature short time method of pasteurization of milk?
[a] Milk heated to 72°C for 15 seconds and then rapidly cooled to 4°C
[b] Milk heated to 72°C for 10 seconds
[c] Milk heated to 63-66°C for 15 seconds and then rapidly cooled to 4°C
[d] Milk heated to 63-66°C for 30 minutes and then rapidly cooled to 4°C


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