1. A 12 members family was living in a house consisting of two rooms. Which disease is most
likely to be common in the given situation?
a) Asthma
b) Tuberculosis
c) CA Bronchus
d) Cystic fibrosis
2. A 5 member family was residing in a small house. The available floor space to one person was
30 sq ft. The problem which is more likely to be associated with this available space is:
a) Psychosocial
b) Malnutrition
c) Typhoid
d) Enterobius vermicularis
3. A water sample was taken from a village near Taxila On chemical analysis the fluoride level
was found to be 0.03 mg/lit. The likely effect on the body is:
a) Dental flourosis
b) Dental caries
c) Skeletal flourosis
d) Caries spine
4. A water sample taken from a water storage tank of a residential area was sent for
bacteriological examination in the laboratory. A test of water sample by multiple tube method
was found positive, which referred to the presence of:
a) Coli-form organisms
b) Fecal streptococci
c) Nitrites
d) Fungi
5. An army troop while being transported to Himalayan station had to stay at the altitude of
12,000 feet for 04 days. One of the soldiers developed pulmonary edema. The best immediate
measure to be taken is
a) Antibiotic therapy
b) Suction of pulmonary fluids
c) Artificial respiration
d) Shift the patient to lower altitude
6. A Person working in compressed air chamber presented with symptoms of cough, dyspnoea
and joint pains. This clinical presentation is suggestive of:
a) Pulmonary edema
b) Fat embolism
c) Air embolism
d) Rupture of spleen
7. The atmospheric pressure at earth’s surface close to the sea level averages 760 mm of Hg. If
a man lives at an altitude of 13000 feet above the sea level for few years, the main physiological
effect is
a) Decrease in respiration
b) Increase in concentration of
hemoglobin
c) Decrease in concentration of
hemoglobin
d) Decrease in cardiac output
8. Husband and wife belonging to low socioeconomic status of a village are brought to the
hospital with mental confusion, loss of memory, labored breathing eventually leading to coma.
There is history of using coal fire, what is the most probable diagnosis
a) CO2 poisoning
b) CO poisoning
c) Hydrogen sulphides poisoning
d) Sulphur dioxide poisoning
9. In the “Blake Hole of Kalkata”, 146 prisoners were imprisoned in a room 18x14x10 out of
whom only 23 survive There were two small windows which were adequate to supply all the
oxygen needs – even than only 23 survive What is the most likely cause of death?
a) Decreased oxygen
b) Increased carbon dioxide
c) Increase ammonia
d) Heat retention
10. A survey on air pollution was conducted in an urban area to determine the major contaminant
in air. The major contaminant estimated in all air pollution is:
a) Grit and dust
b) Sulphur dioxide
c) Carbon monoxide
d) Nitrogen dioxide