Quiz: MCQs Bank 2022

The earliest recorded pandemic – the Black Death was speculated to be:

A A. Plague. B B. Rabies C C. Leprosy D D. Malaria.

If a disease jumps from an animal to a human, then it is termed as

A Contact disease. B B. Zoonotic disease. C C. Infectious disease. D D. Congenital disease.

3. Which of the diseases listed is not STD

A A. Cholera B B. Gonorrhea. C C.Urethritis D Chancroid.

The most Sensitive community health indicator is:

A Maternal mortality ratio. B B. Infant mortality rates. C C. Prevalence rate. D D. Crude death rate

The most Sensitive community health indicator is:

A Maternal mortality ratio. B B. Infant mortality rates. C C. Prevalence rate. D D. Crude death rate

The cause number one of maternal mortality ratio is:

A A. Purperal sepsis. B B. Eclampsia. C C. Hemorrhage. D D. Pulmonary embolism.

: 6. Which of the following arthropod-borne diseases is transmitted by a flea?

A A. Plague. B B. Lyme disease. C C. St Louis encephalitis D D. Relapsing fever.

Which of the following is not a vector-borne disease?

A A. Yellow fever. B B. Dengue fever. C C. Measles. D D.Malariae

8. Plague is caused by:

A A. Leishmania donovani. B B. Yersinia pestis. C C. Salmonella typhimuium. D D. Trichinellaspiralise.Streptococci

9. Which of the following is a correct matching pair of disease and pathogen?

A A. Filariasis – Wuchereria. B B. Kala-azar – Glossina. C C. Sleeping sickness – Leishmania. D D. Malaria – Anopheles.

10. School health appraisal is usually done: ?

A A. Once for high risk students. B B. Every year for all students. C C. Every 3 years for all students. D D. Every 5 years for all students

Scabies belongs to:

A A. Food born diseases. B B. Droplet infections. C C. None communicable diseases. D D. Contact diseases

Those diseases are STDs except:

A A. AIDS B B. Hepatitis C infection. C C. Typhoid fever. D D. Gonorrhea.

Those diseases are STDs except:

A A. AIDS B B. Hepatitis C infection. C C. Typhoid fever. D D. Gonorrhea.

The bacterium Yersinia pestis causes:

A A. Common cold. B B. Bubonic Plague C C. Rubella. D D. Roseola.

14. For population pyramid of Egypt, all are true except

A A. It has a broad base. B B. It has a short height. C C. It has slow tapering edge. D D. It has narrow apex.

Which of the following can't be transmitted via droplets infection?

A A. Rubella B B. Common cold. C C. Influenza. D D. Yellow fever.

16. Hygienic desk & seats should fulfill the following except

A A. The distance between two desks is about 60 cm. B B. The feet should be rested on the ground C C. All desks should be of average size. D D. Desks should overlap the seats.

Recombinant vaccine is used to prevent

A A. Hepatitis C Virus infection. B B. Hepatitis B Virus infection. C C. Typhoid fever. D D. Influenza virus

There is vaccination for these diseases except:

A A. Cholera B B. T.B C C. Hepatitis C disease D D. Poliomyelitis

. All these are inter-sensual population estimation methods except:

A A. Geometric method. B B. Graphic method. C C. Arithmatic mean method D D. de facto method.

. The most sensitive community health indicator is:

A A. Maternal mortality ratio B B. Infant mortality rate. C c) Prevalence rate. D D. Crud

Air vitiation:

A A. Expression sometimes used to denote the change of the physical characteristics of air which may be become harmful or not to health. B B. Expression sometimes used to denote the change of the physical characteristics of air which may be become harmful. C C. Expression sometimes used to denote the change of the physical characteristics of air which may be become not harmful to health. D D. None of the above

. The confirmatory test for diagnosing of AIDS is:

A A. VDRL test B B. Western plot test C C. PCR D D. Elisa test.

Chancer is associated with:

A A. Bilharziasis infestation B B. Sarcoma. C C. Syphilis infection D D. None of the above

Recombinant vaccine is used to prevent

A A. Hepatitis C Virus infection B B. Hepatitis B Virus infection. C C. Typhoid fever D D. Influenza virus.

The cause Number ONE of maternal mortality ratio is:

A A. Purperal sepsis B B. Eclampsia C C. Hemorrhage D D. Pulmonary embolism.

The school health record contains information about:

A A. Personal and social history B B. Result of general examination C C. Medical history D D. All of the above.

Scabies is one of:

A A. Contact diseases B B. Food borne diseases. C C. Droplet infections D D. Materno- fetal infections.

Diphtheria is characterized by:

A A. Low-grade fever. B B. Local membrane C C. Toxaemia D D. All

Urban yellow fever is characterized by:

A A. Reservoir is monkey B B. Vector is haemagogus C C. Occupational exposure D d. None

Byssinosis occurs with:

A A. Cotton dust. B B. sugarcane fiber. C C. carbon particles D D. silica fibers.

Pneumonic plague arises from:

A A. Septicaemic plague B B. Direct droplet infection. C C. Both D D. Neither

Noise is defined as

A A. Unwanted sound. B B. Unwanted frequency and intensity. C C. A sudden event D D. any source of potential damage or harm

. All of the following statements are considered basic principles of (PHC) except:

A A. Equity in distribution. B B. Multisectorial approach C C. Management information systems D D. Community participation.

Census is:

A A. Enumeration of human population in certain year B B. Studying population in all aspects C C. Population pyramid D D. None of the above.

One of the methods of enumeration of census population is:

A A. Population pyramid B B. Demography. C C. De Jure. D D. None of the above

36. One of the following is not related to Salk vaccine:

A A. Live attenuated vaccine. B B. Given IM (Intra-muscularly). C C. Gives systemic immunity only D D. Booster doses after one yea

. For Polio eradication

A A. High coverage rate of vaccination B B. Proper cold chain C C. Environmental sanitation D D. All of the above.

. The infective stage of Bilharziasis is:

A A. Embryonated eggs B B. Filariform larva C C. Cercaria D D. Sporozoite

. Bacillary Dysentery

A C. Moderate or no fever B B. Mode of transmission as typhoid. C C. Moderate or no fever D D. All of the above

Accessibility is:

A A. Right kind of care for right kind of need. B B. Easy access to all the people irrespective of socio-economic factors. C C. Easy access to all the people irrespective of cultural barriers. D D.All of the above

Hepatitis A virus:

A A. RNA hepatotropic virus B B. Destroyed by heat and chemical disinfection. C C. Incubation period of the disease 15-40 days. D D.All of the above.

. The main mode of transmission of meningococcal meningitis is:

A A. Direct droplet B B. Air-borne. C C. Solid objects D D. Milk- borne

. The main mode of transmission of meningococcal meningitis is:

A A. Direct droplet B B. Air-borne. C C. Solid objects D D. Milk- borne

Complications of meningococcal meningitis include the following except:

A A. Optic neuritis B B. Conductive deafness C C. Hydrocephalus D D. Arthritis

Affordability of PHC services means:

A A. Provision of high priced services. B B. Provision of low-priced services. C C. Provision of services within the available resources. D D. None of the above.

Cranial nerves that may be involved by meningitis include::

A A. Auditory B B. Optic. C C. Oculomotor D D. All

Yellow fever is transmitted by:

A A. Anopheles B B. Aedes Egypti C C. Housefly D D. Tse-tse fly

With proper chemotherapy, the case fatality of meningococcal meningitis is:

A A. Still high B B. Somewhat lowered. C C. Low D D. Quite low (below 5%).

Promotive Elements of PHC are the following except:

A A. Health Education B B. Prevention & Control of locally endemic diseases. C C. Proper nutrition and promotion of food-supply D D. Provision of comprehensive MCH care.

Kala-azar is transmitted by:

A A. Dragon fly. B B. Housefly C C. Tse-tse fly. D D. Sand fly

Sporozoites of the malarial parasites are found in

A A. The saliva of male Anopheles mosquito. B B. The saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito. C C. RBCs of an infected human D D. the spleen of an infected human

. Promotive Elements of PHC are the following except:

A A. Health Education B B. Proper nutrition and promotion of food-supply. C C. Prevention & Control of locally endemic diseases D D. Provision of comprehensive MCH care.

Hazards of unsanitary classroom don’t include:

A A. Favouring spread of droplet infection B B. Mental fatigue and irritability. C C. Visual strain D D. Hearing defects.

The confirmatory test for diagnosis of AIDS is:

A A. ELISA test B B. Western plot test. C C. VDRL test D D. None of the above.

Types of High-risk pregnancies:

A A. Previous deliveries B B. Females > 18 years C C. Multigravida > 35 years. D d . None of the above.

Which body system is attacked by AIDS virus:

A A. GIT. B B. Respiratory system. C C. Endocrine system D D. None of the above

Target population means:

A A. All population in the studied area. B B. Population having inclusion and exclusion criteria. C C. Part of the population selected for the study. D D. All the population having the studied disease.

Dust particle, in an industry are:

A A. Biological hazards B B. Chemical hazards. C C. Physical hazards D D. All of the above.

. To measure the pathogenicity and virulence of the agent of a disease the following used:

A A. Cause specific death rate B B. Second attack rate. C C. Secondary attack rate. D D. Cause fatality rate.

Maternal mortality ratio defined as the number of deaths of mothers due to pregnancy, labour and puerperum per:

A A. 1000 pregnant females B B. 1000 live birth C C. 1000 females in the childbearing period. D D. None of the above.

Population pyramid of Egypt has a broad base due to:

A A. High birth rate B B. High mortality rate. C C. High life expectancy D D. None of the above.

The classical definition of adolescence coincides with the age:

A A. 10-15 B B. 10-19 C C. 10-24. D D. 2-24 years.

Prostitution is a risk factor for:

A A. Contact diseases B B. food born diseases C C. Malaria D D. None of the above.

Arthropod-borne viral diseases include the following except:

A A. Yellow fever. B B. Plague. C C. Rift valley fever. D D. Encephalitis

Proportional mortality rate is a measure of

A A. Relative importance of a disease B B. Severity of a disease C C. Rate of natural growth D D. None of the above.

The reliable preventive measure of yellow fever is:

A A. Reservoir control B B. Vector control . C C. Vaccination D D. None

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