Combined Medical Services Exam 2012

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge - Exam held on 17 June 2012

1. With reference to the Total Sanitation Campaign, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a project based programme taking district as a unit.
  2. At present, it is implemented in 300 selected rural districts of the country.
  3. School Sanitation and Hygiene Education is one of the components in it.
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

2. Cooking with solid fuel on open fires or traditional stoves results in high levels of indoor air pollution. The indoor smoke contains a range of health-damaging pollutants, which include all of the following except

  1. Lead oxide
  2. Carbon monoxide
  3. Sulphur oxides
  4. Benzopyrenes

3. The Judges of a High Court are appointed by?

  1. The President of India
  2. The Governor of the State concerned
  3. The Chief Justice of India
  4. Union Ministry of Law

4. With reference to pre-packed food items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label as per Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011?

  1. List of ingredients including additives.
  2. Nutrition information
  3. Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession.
  4. Vegetarian/non-vegetarian (in the form of green or brown logo).

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1, 2 and 3 only
  2. 3 and 4 only
  3. 1, 2 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

5. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists

List I (Town) List II (Industry)
A. Cuttack1. Paper
B. Indore 2. Glass
C. Kolhapur3. Fertiliser
D. Ramagundam 4. Textile

Code:

  1. A - 3; B - 1; C - 2; D - 4
  2. A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4
  3. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3
  4. A - 4; B - 2; C - 1; D - 3

6. Which one of the following is not required for the formation of photo-chemical smog?

  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Oxide of nitrogen
  3. Oxygen
  4. Sunlight

7. In India, in the wake of a natural disaster like cyclone, floods, or earthquake, the execution of relief work is essentially the responsibility of

  1. The Union Government
  2. The State Government
  3. Indian Armed Forces
  4. Indian Red Cross

8. Consider the following statements with regard to mass vaccination programmes in a disaster-affected zone:

  1. The WHO recommends that the typhoid and cholera vaccines should routinely be given in endemic areas.
  2. The mass vaccination of the population against tetanus is usually unnecessary.
  3. If tetanus immunization was received more than 5 years ago in a patient who has sustained an open wound, a tetanus toxoid booster is an effective preventive measure.
  4. As a large-scale measure, typhoid and cholera vaccines have proven to be effective public health strategy.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 1, 2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 3 and 4 only
  4. 2 and 3 only

9. Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, which among the following services are provided?

  1. Immunization
  2. Supplementary nutrition
  3. Primary school education
  4. Health check-up

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1, 2 and 3 only
  2. 3 and 4 only
  3. 1, 2 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

10. Consider the following health hazards:

  1. Lowering of IQ in children.
  2. Lowering of systolic blood pressure.
  3. Reduced RBC survival and reduced haem biosynthesis.
  4. Higher rates of miscarriages, stillbirths and pre-term deliveries.

Which of the above are associated with environmental lead exposure?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 1, 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 only

11. Which of the following will be the useful control strategies to check outdoor pollution with "fine" particulate matter?:

  1. Restriction on the use of two-stroke engines
  2. Restriction on burning of biomass
  3. Restriction of use of coal as fuel in homes
  4. Active measure to control forest fires

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 1, 2 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 only

12. The following agents are known leukaemogens except

  1. Benzene
  2. Beryllium
  3. Ethylene oxide
  4. Ionizing radiation

13. Consider the following statements with regard to the PNDT [Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse)] Act:

  1. It prohibits all organizations and persons from selling and renting ultrasound or imaging machines to any institution or person unless they are registered under the Act.
  2. It makes it mandatory upon a Genetic Centre, Laboratory, Ultrasound Clinic to display prominently an undertaking that they do not conduct any test or procedure for detection of sex or foetus.
  3. It makes it mandatory upon every Genetic Centre, Laboratory, Ultrasound Clinic to maintain a register showing in serial order, the names and addresses of the clients who report for pre-natal counselling or diagnostic tests.
  4. It makes it mandatory that only sonologists/radiologists having a PG degree or PG diploma in sonography/radiology should conduct the ultrasound or imaging studies.

Which of the above are the provisions given in the PNDT Act?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 2 only
  3. 2, 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 only

14. Who is the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority in India?

  1. Prime Minister of India
  2. Union Home Minister
  3. Union Health Minister
  4. Union Minister of Environment and Forests

15. With reference to the demographic profile of India, consider the following statements:

  1. The proportion of the population in the age group 0-6 declined from 16% to 13% over the period 2001-11.
  2. Of all the states, 20 states have achieved replacement level fertility.
  3. As per 2011 census, there has been a significant inflow of migration to many southern states.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

16. A kind of harmful chemical substances known as phthalates sometimes in the news. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding them?

  1. They are extensively used in the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
  2. They are used in the manufacture of toys.
  3. They interfere with the development of reproductive system.
  4. They are toxic to liver and thyroid glands.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2, 3 and 4 only
  3. 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

17. Consider the following transient physiological changes:

  1. Increase in blood pressure.
  2. Decrease in intracranial pressure.
  3. Dilatation of the pupils.
  4. Increase in breathing rate.

Which of the above changes transiently occur in a person exposed to noise pollution?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 3 and 4 only
  3. 1 and 4 only
  4. 1 and 2 only

18. Consider the following statements in the context of Chandrayan 1:

  1. This moon mission included a spacecraft and a moon impact probe.
  2. It made the discovery that the moon may have water.
  3. It carried out 3D lunar surface mapping.
  4. It placed the National tricolor on the lunar surface.

Which of the above statements regarding Chandrayan 1 are correct?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 3 and 4 only
  3. 1 and 4 only
  4. 1 and 2 only