(Single Best Answer) Question 1271: A 6-month-old male infant presents with progressive weakness, severe pallor, cardiac decompensation, and splenomegaly. The peripheral smear shows microcytosis with normoblasts. What is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Sickle cell disease B) Iron deficiency anaemia C) Thalassaemia D) Sideroblastic anaemia Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1272: 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
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 only C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3 Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1273: Cooking with solid fuel on open fires or tranditional 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 ?
A) Lead oxide B) Carbon monoxide C) Sulphur oxides D) Benzopyrenes Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1274: 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:
A) 1, 2 and 3 only B) 3 and 4 only C) 1, 2 and 4 only D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Carbon monoxide B) Oxide of nitrogen C) Oxygen D) Sunlight Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1277: In India, in the wake of a natural disaster like cyclone, floods, or earthquake, the execution of relief work is essentially the responsibility of ?
A) The Union Government B) The State Government C) Indian Armed Forces D) Indian Red Cross Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1278: 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 unnecesary. 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 mesaure. 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 ?
A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 B) 1, 2 and 3 only C) 1, 3 and 4 only D) 2 and 3 only Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1279: 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:
A) 1, 2 and 3 only B) 3 and 4 only C) 1, 2 and 4 only D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1280: Consider the following health hazards: 1. Lowering of IQ in chlidren. 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 ?
A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 B) 1 and 2 only C) 1, 3 and 4 only D) 1, 2 and 3 only Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):