26 - AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers - part 16

76q: not true about IPV is ?

a. given in 4 doses
b. cant be given in AIDS patient
c. is a killed vaccine
d. also known as salk vaccine

answer b . as IPV ( injectable polio vaccine ) is a killed vaccine it can be given in AIDS patients and as OPV is a live vaccine it cannot be given in AIDS patients .

77q: all are clinical features of epidemic dropsy except ?

a. glaucoma
b. diarrhea
c. CHF
d. convulsions

answer d . convulsions .

78q: true regarding staphylococcal food poisoning is ?

a. caused by eating of diary products
b. caused by endotoxins
c. caused by fishes
d. associated with abnormal movements

answer a . caused by eating of diary products . short incubation period of 1-6 hrs . preformed toxins are the reason .

79q: terrestrial radiation is maximum in ?

a. Karnataka
b. Orissa
c. West Bengal
d. Kerala

answer d . kerala .

80q: DDT is a

a. CNS poison
b. Stomach poison
c. Contact poison
d. None of the above

answer c. contact poison .