2 - community medicine mcqs - 11 to 20

11) Main purpose of BCG given in child

a. To prevent all forms ot TB

b. To prevent the severe form of TB

c. To prevent severe complications

d. To control All forms of TB

Answer (d) to control all forms of TB

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 157

12) Which of the following is a wrong statement about Typhoid

a. Pea soup Diarrhoea

b. In the first week it is confirmed by Blood culture

c. Chronic Carrier Excrete bacilli for long time in Urine and Faeces

d. None of the above

Answer (d) none of the above

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 188

13) High Fibre Diet

a. Modifies the stool transit time

b. Decreases incidence of colon cancer

c. Both

d. None

Answer (c) Both

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 470

14) Complication of Varicella are All Except

a. CNS Involvement

b. Varicella Pneumonia

c. Myocarditis

d. Congenital Varicella

Answer (d) Congenital Varicella

Reference: Harrison 16^th Edition Page 1043

15) Asbestos exposure causes

a. Mesothelioma

b. Tetralogy of Fallot

c. Cerebral Palsy

d. Repeated Abortions

Answer (a) Mesothelioma

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 618

16) The vital layer of Slow sand filter is

a. Supernatant water

b. Schmutzdecke

c. Under-drainage system

d. Filter control valves

Answer : b) Schmutzdecke

Reference: park 18^th Edition Page 525

17) Helpline for AIDS can be reached by dialing

a. 1079

b. 1097

c. 1091

d. 1098

Answer : b) 1097

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 339

18) Paris Green is used to eliminate the larva of

a. Anophylline

b. Culex

c. Aedes

d. mansonoides

Answer : a) Anopheles

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 579

19) Origin of SPM dates back to

a. 17^th Century

b. 18^th Century

c. 19^th Century

d. 20^th Century

Answer : b) 18^th Century

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 5

20) Man is an host with dead end transmission in all of the following except

a. Malaria

b. Rabies

c. Tetanus

d. Japenese encephalitis

Answer : a) Malaria

Reference: Park 18^th Edition Page 228