Objective Questions & Answers for APSC Medical Sciences Examination | GkSeries

16 The cycle which is absent in human is
1 menstrual
2 ovarian
3 hormonal
4 estrous

Answer: estrous
17 Plastic syringes are sterilized by
1 gamma rays
2 hot air oven
3 autoclave
4 washing in phenol

Answer: gamma rays
18 In North India, the most common congenital lesion is
1 neural tube defect
2 cleft palate
3 clubfoot
4 congenital heart disease

Answer: congenital heart disease
19 The maximum level of chloride in drinking water is
1 600 mg/L
2 500 mg/L
3 300 mg/L
4 200 mg/L

Answer: 200 mg/L
20 Which one of the following is organophosphorus poison?
1 Physostigmine
2 Dyflos
3 Tacrine
4 Edrophonium

Answer: Dyflos
21 Chronic carrier in Salmonella is
1 faecal carrier
2 urinary carrier
3 blood carrier
4 None of the above

Answer: faecal carrier
22 Oral polio vaccine is a
1 live attenuated vaccine
2 killed vaccine
3 subunit vaccine
4 None of the above

Answer: live attenuated vaccine
23 The main purpose of BCG given to a child is to
1 prevent all forms of TB
2 prevent severe form of TB
3 prevent severe complications
4 control all forms of TB

Answer: control all forms of TB
24 High-fibre diet
1 modifies stool transit time
2 decreases incidences of colon cancer
3 Both (A) and (B)
4 None of the above

Answer: Both (A) and (B)
25 India was declared smallpox-free in the year
1 1973
2 1975
3 1976
4 1977

Answer: 1977
26 The virus most commonly associated with viral myocarditis is
1 mumps
2 rubella
3 coxsackie B
4 hepatitis A

Answer: coxsackie B
27 Asbestos exposure causes
1 mesothelioma
2 tetralogy of Fallot
3 cerebral palsy
4 repeated abortion

Answer: mesothelioma
28 Antigenic drift is usually seen in
1 smallpox
2 measles
3 yellow fever
4 influenza

Answer: influenza
29 Lyme disease is caused by a
1 virus
2 fungus
3 bacterium
4 Spirochaeta

Answer: Spirochaeta
30 pH factor is a/an
1 antibody
2 mucopolysaccharide
3 lipoprotein
4 glycoprotein

Answer: antibody
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