Maharashtra CHO 2020 question paper

CHO (Community Health Officer) · 2020 · 50 questions · 150 minutes · 0.3333 mark deducted per wrong answer

Community Health Nursing 14
Medical & Surgical Nursing 8
General Knowledge 7
Obstetrics & Gynaecology 5
Child Health Nursing (Pediatrics) 4
Applied Nutrition & Dietetics 3
Applied Psychology 3
Applied Microbiology & Infection control 2
Reasoning 1
Nursing Foundations 1
Quantitative Aptitude and Mathematics 1
Pharmacology 1

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Q1 · General Knowledge · Miscellaneous
Which of the following continents has the most countries?
1. A.
  Asia
2. B.
  Europe
3. C.
  South America
4. D.
  Africa
Answer and explanation
Q2 · Reasoning · Number series
42,40,38,35,33,31,28, what comes after?
1. A.
  25,22
2. B.
  26,23
3. C.
  26,24
4. D.
  25,23
Answer and explanation
Q3 · Child Health Nursing (Pediatrics) · Modern concepts of child- care
According to NFHS vital statistics, which indicator most directly reflects improvements in child health services?
1. A.
  Rise in the population growth rate
2. B.
  Increase in immunization coverage
3. C.
  Growth in the number of private hospitals
4. D.
  Decrease in the crude birth rate
Answer and explanation
Q4 · Applied Nutrition & Dietetics · Nutritional Assessment and Nutrition Education
Yogesh, a 17-year-old male, has a height of 170 cm and weighs 68 kg. What is Yogesh's BMI?
1. A.
  27.2 kg/cm²
2. B.
  23.52 kg/m²
3. C.
  40 kg/m²
4. D.
  42.5 cm/kg
Answer and explanation
Q5 · Nursing Foundations · Communication & Nurse-Patient Relationship
Concept of Hospice is related to?
1. A.
  Euthanasia for terminally ill patient
2. B.
  Family health advisory service
3. C.
  An association running orphanages for abandoned children
4. D.
  Helping the old and terminally ill patient
Answer and explanation
Q6 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Miscellaneous
In NPCDCS criteria for diagnosis of Hypertension is?
1. A.
  Systolic 140 to 159 and Diastolic 90 to 99
2. B.
  Systolic 160 or higher and Diastolic 100 or higher
3. C.
  Systolic 140 to 149 and Diastolic 90 to 99
4. D.
  Systolic 130 to 139 and Diastolic 80 to 89
Answer and explanation
Q7 · Community Health Nursing · Respiratory Infections
To which family does the SARS virus belong?
1. A.
  Picornaviridae
2. B.
  Herpesviridae
3. C.
  Coronaviridae
4. D.
  Bunyaviridae
Answer and explanation
Q8 · Applied Nutrition & Dietetics · Vitamins
Which of the following vitamin prevents bleeding disease in newborns?
1. A.
  K
2. B.
  D
3. C.
  E
4. D.
  A
Answer and explanation
Q9 · Applied Psychology · Miscellaneous
The constituent elements of the Prakriti are?
1. A.
  Vata, Kapha and pitta
2. B.
  Sattva, Rajas and Tamas
3. C.
  Manas, Buddhi and Ahankara
4. D.
  Vak, Pani and Payu
Answer and explanation
Q10 · Applied Psychology · Psychological assessment & tests
IQ is calculated by whom?
1. A.
  (Mental Age + Chronological Age) × 100
2. B.
  (Mental Age / Chronological Age) × 100
3. C.
  (Mental Age × Chronological Age) × 100
4. D.
  (Chronological Age + Mental Age) × 100
Answer and explanation
Q11 · Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Population Dynamics and Control of Conception
Sexually transmitted diseases are prevented by?
1. A.
  IUDS
2. B.
  Condom
3. C.
  Oral pills
4. D.
  Natural family planning methods
Answer and explanation
Q12 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Hematologic Function
Dysphagia is a defect in which there is difficulty with?
1. A.
  Walking
2. B.
  Vision
3. C.
  Swallowing
4. D.
  Speaking
Answer and explanation
Q13 · General Knowledge · Union government and Judiciary Bodies
Who was the first female Speaker of the Lok Sabha in India?
1. A.
  Sushma Swaraj
2. B.
  Meira Kumar
3. C.
  Meena Kumari
4. D.
  Vasundhara Raje
Answer and explanation
Q14 · Community Health Nursing · Assisting individuals and families to promote and maintain their health
What is Maharashtra's IMR according to the SRS Report 2016-18?
1. A.
  19
2. B.
  25
3. C.
  24
4. D.
  20
Answer and explanation
Q15 · Child Health Nursing (Pediatrics) · Otolaryngology
What causes congenital deafness in children?
1. A.
  Genetic
2. B.
  Congenital injury
3. C.
  Rubella
4. D.
  All of the above
Answer and explanation
Q16 · Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Complications of the Third Stage of Labor
What does PPH mean?
1. A.
  100 ml blood loss in 24 hours
2. B.
  1000 ml blood loss in 24 hours
3. C.
  500 ml blood loss in 24 hours
4. D.
  700 ml blood loss in 24 hours
Answer and explanation
Q17 · Applied Microbiology & Infection control · Biomedical Waste Management (BMW)
Recyclable plastic waste (IV tubes, catheters, gloves, etc.) should be discarded in which color bag?
1. A.
  Black
2. B.
  White
3. C.
  Red
4. D.
  Yellow
Answer and explanation
Q18 · General Knowledge · Important Health Days & Themes
Which day is celebrated as International Yoga Day?
1. A.
  20 June
2. B.
  22 June
3. C.
  21 June
4. D.
  23 June
Answer and explanation
Q19 · Community Health Nursing · Assisting individuals and families to promote and maintain their health
The best way to plot the geographical distribution of diseases is?
1. A.
  Bar diagram
2. B.
  Histogram
3. C.
  Pie chart
4. D.
  Spot Map
Answer and explanation
Q20 · Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Miscellaneous
A woman in her seventh month of pregnancy has come to you at the HWC for an antenatal visit (ANC Visit). Which of the following vaccines should the CHO administer to that woman?
1. A.
  TD vaccine
2. B.
  Hepatitis B vaccine
3. C.
  Rubella
4. D.
  Tetanus
Answer and explanation
Q21 · Quantitative Aptitude and Mathematics · Miscellaneous
The length and width of a rectangle are 14 meters and 7 meters respectively. Find the area of the maximum circle?
1. A.
  154 square meters
2. B.
  16.25 square meters
3. C.
  38.5 square meters
4. D.
  616 square meters
Answer and explanation
Q22 · Community Health Nursing · Assisting individuals and families to promote and maintain their health
According to SRS Report 2015-17, what is Maharashtra's MMR?
1. A.
  55
2. B.
  57
3. C.
  63
4. D.
  122
Answer and explanation
Q23 · Child Health Nursing (Pediatrics) · Newborn Infants
When does the Posterior Fontanelle close?
1. A.
  At 1 to 2 months
2. B.
  At 4 to 9 months
3. C.
  At 9 to 18 months
4. D.
  At 16 to 24 months
Answer and explanation
Q24 · Community Health Nursing · Demography, Surveillance and Interpretation of Data
Blood smear collection target for passive surveillance is _____ of new OPD cases?
1. A.
  15%
2. B.
  10%
3. C.
  5%
4. D.
  20%
Answer and explanation
Q25 · Community Health Nursing · National Health Programs
In IDSP, when people come to the health center and information is collected, what is this process called?
1. A.
  Passive surveillance
2. B.
  Active surveillance
3. C.
  Sentinel surveillance
4. D.
  Opportunistic surveillance
Answer and explanation
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Q26 · Community Health Nursing · Demography, Surveillance and Interpretation of Data
The number of daughters a new born girl will bear during her life time assuming fixed age specific fertility and mortality rate, refers to which one of the following?
1. A.
  Gross Reproduction Rate
2. B.
  Net Reproduction Rate
3. C.
  Total Fertility Rate
4. D.
  General Fertility Rate
Answer and explanation
Q27 · General Knowledge · Miscellaneous
_____ is one of the limb of Ashtanga Yoga?
1. A.
  Prakruti
2. B.
  Niyam
3. C.
  Satya
4. D.
  Santosh
Answer and explanation
Q28 · Community Health Nursing · Assisting individuals and families to promote and maintain their health
Which of the following pollution is the major cause of Poor Health of Indians?
1. A.
  Noise pollution
2. B.
  Soil pollution
3. C.
  Water pollution
4. D.
  Air pollution
Answer and explanation
Q29 · General Knowledge · Awards & honours
Who is the first citizen of India to receive the Nobel Prize?
1. A.
  C.V. Raman
2. B.
  Har Gobind Khorana
3. C.
  Chandrasekhar
4. D.
  Rabindranath Tagore
Answer and explanation
Q30 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Metabolic and Endocrine Function
In NPCDCS criteria for diagnosis of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus using venous blood is?
1. A.
  Fasting Glucose >110 mg/dl or post glucose >140 mg/dl
2. B.
  Fasting Glucose >126 mg/dl or post glucose >200 mg/dl
3. C.
  Fasting Glucose >110 to <126 mg/dl
4. D.
  Fasting Glucose 140 to <200 mg/dl
Answer and explanation
Q31 · General Knowledge · Miscellaneous
When was MUHS University established?
1. A.
  3 June 1998
2. B.
  3 June 1997
3. C.
  3 June 1999
4. D.
  3 June 1995
Answer and explanation
Q32 · Applied Nutrition & Dietetics · Vitamins
After an epidemic of measles in a village near Kanpur, some children reported with history of weight loss and blindness from corneal scarring. The most likely cause of this complication is deficiency of?
1. A.
  Vitamin K
2. B.
  Vitamin D
3. C.
  Vitamin A
4. D.
  Vitamin C
Answer and explanation
Q33 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Neurologic Function
What's true about Dementia?
1. A.
  Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia
2. B.
  Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide.
3. C.
  Although dementia mainly affects older people, it is not a normal part of ageing.
4. D.
  All of the above
Answer and explanation
Q34 · Community Health Nursing · Surface Infections
If a person is having _____ skin patches with definite sensory deficit and/or more than one definite thickened and tender peripheral nerves then it is a case of Multibacillary (MB) leprosy?
1. A.
  1 one
2. B.
  2 two
3. C.
  3 three
4. D.
  5 five
Answer and explanation
Q35 · Community Health Nursing · Screening of Disease
Population Based Screening (PBS) for NCDs is among _____ years and above age group?
1. A.
  60
2. B.
  50
3. C.
  40
4. D.
  30
Answer and explanation
Q36 · Applied Psychology · Motivation & Emotional Processes
Which option is a persistent irrational fear of an object?
1. A.
  Alert
2. B.
  Compulsion
3. C.
  Phobia
4. D.
  Illusion
Answer and explanation
Q37 · Community Health Nursing · Demography, Surveillance and Interpretation of Data
In Covid surveillance for non co-morbid condition any temperature of _____ or greater is considered as fever?
1. A.
  97°F
2. B.
  98.7°F
3. C.
  98°F
4. D.
  100.4°F
Answer and explanation
Q38 · Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Antenatal Care, Preconceptional Counseling and Care
How many antenatal visits are required prenatally?
1. A.
  3
2. B.
  4
3. C.
  2
4. D.
  6
Answer and explanation
Q39 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Metabolic and Endocrine Function
Inflammation of the gums is known as?
1. A.
  Gingivitis
2. B.
  Ludwig's Angina
3. C.
  Pulpitis
4. D.
  Apical Periodontitis
Answer and explanation
Q40 · Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Population Dynamics and Control of Conception
In how many months should DMPA (Depo Medroxy Progesterone Acetate) injection be administered via IM route?
1. A.
  1 one
2. B.
  2 two
3. C.
  3 three
4. D.
  6 six
Answer and explanation
Q41 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Sensorineural Function
What is a common criterion for cataract surgery?
1. A.
  Complications
2. B.
  Cataract maturity
3. C.
  Vision loss
4. D.
  All of the above
Answer and explanation
Q42 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Miscellaneous
What is a suspected COVID-19 case?
1. A.
  Acute onset of fever and cough
2. B.
  Acute onset of any 3 or more symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, body aches, sore throat, runny nose, difficulty breathing, loss of smell, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, altered mental status
3. C.
  A and B
4. D.
  None of these
Answer and explanation
Q43 · Community Health Nursing · Concepts of Community Health and Community Health Nursing
Which of the following is the most logical sequence?
1. A.
  Impairment-Disease-Disability-Handicap
2. B.
  Disease-Impairment-Disability-Handicap
3. C.
  Disease-Impairment-Handicap-Disability
4. D.
  Disease-Handicap-Impairment-Disability
Answer and explanation
Q44 · Community Health Nursing · Screening of Disease
At what interval of years should a Pap smear Test be done for women in the 30-65 age group?
1. A.
  3
2. B.
  5
3. C.
  7
4. D.
  10
Answer and explanation
Q45 · Medical & Surgical Nursing · Miscellaneous
_____ is a suppurative infection in the lacrimal sac?
1. A.
  Stye
2. B.
  Hordeolum Internum
3. C.
  Acute Dacrocystitis
4. D.
  All of the above
Answer and explanation
Q46 · Applied Microbiology & Infection control · Introduction
Who among the following discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
1. A.
  Robert Koch
2. B.
  Louis Pasteur
3. C.
  Sir Rohan Das
4. D.
  Sir Alexander Fleming
Answer and explanation
Q47 · Pharmacology · Miscellaneous
What is measles/MR vaccine?
1. A.
  Sensitive to heat and light
2. B.
  Sensitive to heat but stable to light
3. C.
  Relatively heat stable but sensitive to light
4. D.
  Stable to heat and light
Answer and explanation
Q48 · Community Health Nursing · Respiratory Infections
A 22-year-old woman has come to your HWC who is not pregnant. Examination revealed that she has a rubella infection. Which of the following health education (Health Education) should the CHO give to that woman so that she does not develop Rubella Syndrome in her future pregnancy?
1. A.
  Antibiotics should be given
2. B.
  She should avoid getting pregnant for 12 weeks
3. C.
  Antiviral therapy should be given
4. D.
  None
Answer and explanation
Q49 · Child Health Nursing (Pediatrics) · Miscellaneous
What dose of BCG should be administered up to 1 month of age?
1. A.
  1.0 ml ID on Left upper Arm
2. B.
  2.0 ml ID on Left upper Arm
3. C.
  0.5 ml ID on Right Lower Arm
4. D.
  0.05 ml ID on Left upper Arm
Answer and explanation
Q50 · General Knowledge · Union government and Judiciary Bodies
Which of the following cities in Maharashtra does not have a High Court branch?
1. A.
  Mumbai
2. B.
  Pune
3. C.
  Aurangabad
4. D.
  Nagpur
Answer and explanation

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