Kerala PSC Homoeopathy Medical Officer
2013 Question paper
PSC BHMS Based Questions
1. Which is the highest peak in lndia?
(A) Mount Everest ,
(B) Nangaparbat
(C) Godwin Austin
(D) Guru Shikhar
2. Which is the only district in Kerala, where garlic is produced
(A) Kasaragod
(B) Pathanarnthitta
(C) Waynad
(D)Idukki
3. Madurai is located in the banks of which river?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Godavari
(C) Vaiga
(D) Manasa
4. Who is the author of the novel Asuravithu?
(A) M.T. Vasudhevan Nair
(B) Sugathakurnali
(C) T. Padmanabhan
(D) Kakkanadan
5. Edakkal cave is situated in which district?
(A) Waynad
(B) Palakkad
(C) Malappurarn
(D) Kollam
6.Which state stands first in the production of coal in India?
(A) Chattisgarh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Jharkhand
7. Forest research institute in Kerala :
(A) Thekkadi
(B) Peechi
(C) Neyyar
(D) Thattekkad
8.Who is the Chairman of planning commission?
(A) President
(B) Vice President
(C) Speaker
(D) Prime Minister
9. Casio fistula is the scientific name of :
(A) Neelakurinji
(B) Coconut
(C) Kanikonna
(D) Lotus
10. Who is the Attorney General of India?
(A) G.E. Vahanvadhi
(B) Harin P. Raval
(C) Mohan Parasaran
(D) K. Parasaran
11. Jim Corbet national park is situated in which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
12. ln which district Akshaya Computer Project was started?
(A) Kasaragod
(B) Malappuram
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Kottayam
13.Which year project tiger was started by India government?
(A) 1982
(B) 1992
(C) 1972
(D) 1971
14. Who is the author ofthe book ‘The Birds of Kerala’?
(A) Salim Ali
(B) Induchoodan
(C) Sugathakumari
(D) Bimal Mithra
15. Who wrote the book -‘freedom at midnight?
(A) Niradh C. Chaudhari
(B) Anitha Desai
(C) Dominique Lapiere, Larry Collins
(D) Dominique Lap
16. Which place in Kerala is known as three ‘C’s?
(A) Thalassery
(B) Kottayam
(C) Kozhikode
(D) Kollam
17. Which day is celebrated as Panchayath day? ‘
(A) July 15
(B) March 13
(C) February 19
(D) November 19
18. Pallivasal Project is built in which river?
(A) Kannadipuzha
(B) Muthirapuzha
(C) N eyyar
(D) Kavvayipuzha
19. Radcliff line separates
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) India and China
(C) India and Bangladesh
(D) India and Myanmar
20. The only Malayalee who appeared in Indian postal stamp and coin?
(A) Ayyankali
(B) Sree Narayana Guru
(C) K. Kelappan .
(D) Sahodaran Ayyappan
21.Transudative pleural effusion occurs in :
(A) SLE
(B) Cirrhosis
(C) Peritoneal dialysis
(D) Pancreatic disease
22. A positive Romberg’s sign indicate :
(A) Cerebellar ataxia
(B) Sensory ataxia
(C) (A) and (B) above
(D) EPS lesion
23. In Kent’s repertory ‘bites of poisonous animals’ is given under :
(A) Extremities-bitten
(B) Skin-wounds
(C) Generalities-wounds
(D) Skin-bitten
24) Microcytic hypocromic anaemia with high serum ferritine level seen in :
(A) Iron deficiency anemia
(B) Thalasemia
(C) Sideroblastic anemia
(D) Megaloblastic anemia
25.National AIDS control programme was launched
(A) 1987
(B) 1985
(C) 1992
(D) 1999
26.Koplik spots are a feature of :
(A) Rubella
(B) Mumps
(C) Measles
(D) Typhoid
27.5th edition of Organon of Medicine was translated to English by
(A) Dudgeon
(B) William Boericke
(C) J .T. Kent
(D) T.F. Allen
28. The weight of adult human heart 1
(A) 500 – 600 gms
(B) 100 – 150 gms
(C) 600 – 700 gms
(D) 250 – 350 gms
29.Which is the most frequent of all cancers occurring in Women Worldwide?
(A) Breast cancer
(B) Cervical cancer
(C) Ovarian cancer
(D) Endometrial cancer
30. The medicine prepared from washing soda :
(A) Kali carb
(B) Natrum sulph
(C) Natrum carb
(D) Kali sulph
31. The common name of belladonna :
(A) Deadly night shade
(B) Monkshood
(C) Fool’s Parsley
(D) Wild Hops
32.The incubation period of chicken pox :
(A) 1 – 7 days
(B) 1 – 3 days
(C) 1 – 2 weeks
(D) 2 – 3 weeks
33.The BMI of an overweight person is 1
(A) >30
(B) 30 – 35
(C) >40
(D) 25 – 30
34. shilling’ s test, high level of labeled Vit. B12 in urine indicate :
(A) Failure of absorption of Vit. Biz
(B) Deficiency of intrinsic factor
(C) (A) and (B) above
(D) Normal absorption of Vit. B12
35. What is trial sign?
(A) Prominence of sternocleido mastoid
(B) Downward movement of trachea during inspiration
(C) Tracheal deviation
(D) (A) and (C) above
36.Which of the following is not a viral infection?
(A) Rabies
(B) Leptospirosis
(C) Yellow Fever
(D) Japanese encephalitis
37. The concept of Tubercular miasm was put forwarded by
(A) J.H. Allen
(B) H.C. Allen
(C) Hahnemann
(D) Stuart Clause
38.Epstein-Barr Virus causes all, except :
(A) Glandular fever
(B) Kaposi’s sarcoma
(C) Hairy leucoplakia
(D) Burkit’s lymphoma
39. Which of the following is due to monosomy?
(A) Down’s syndrome
(B) Klinefelter’s syndrome
(C) Turner’s syndrome
(D) None of the above40. Which of the following is an autosomal recessive disorder?
(A) Wilson’s disease
(B) Hirschsrung’s disease
(C) Marfaifs syndrome
(D) Poly cystic Kidney disease41 The only antibody that crosses the placenta in significant quantities.
(A) IgM
(B) IgA
(C) ISE
(D) IgG
42. Select the odd one :
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B1
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin K43.Deep ulcers that penetrate the bowel wall is a feature of :
(A) Crohn’s disease
(B) Ulcerative colitis
(C) Coeliac disease
(D) (A) and (B) above44.The daily synthesis of albumin in liver is about :
(A) 1-2gm
(B) 10-12gm
(C) 30 – 40 gm
(D) 30 – 40 ing
45. All liver function tests except Bilirubin level is normal in :
(A) Hepatitis A infection
(B) Hepatic carcinoma
(C) Cirrhosis liver
(D) Gilbert’s syndrome
46. Normal range of HbA1C level :
(A) Less than 6
(B) More than 10
(C) Between 7 to 10
(D) Up to 0.6
47. Which is Wrong about Henoch-Schonlein pxirpura?
(A) Thrombocytopenia
(B) Bleeding time prolonged
(C) Vasculitis
(D) Type Ill hyper sensitivity
48. The energy content of Glucose is :
(A) 2870 J/mol
(B) 287 kJ/mol
(C) 287 J/mol
(D) 2870 kJ/mol
49. DNA scanning is used to assess
(A) Glucose utilization
(B) Bone density
(C) Lung perfusion
(D) DNA abnormalities
50. Charcot’s joints are seen in :
(A) Tabes dorsalis
(B) Syringomyelia
(C) Diabetes mellitus
(D) All the above
51. Pathergy reaction is concerned with :
(A) Atopic dermatitis
(B) Hydatid disease
(C) Behcet’s disease
(D) Scleroderma
52. In ECG, P-R interval is the length of time between
(A) Beginning of the P and Beginning of QRS
(B) End of the P and Beginning of QRS
(C) Beginning of the P and Beginning R
(D) End of the P and Beginning of R
53.Normal area of mitral valve orifice is :
(A) 2.5 cm2
(B) 1cm2
(C) 1.5 cm2
(D) 5 cm2
54. TRH is secreted by :
(A) Anterior pituitary
(B) Thy-roid gland
(C) Hypothalamus
(D) Posterior pituitary
55. A lesion over the cerebral cortex leads to :
(A) Contra lateral hemiplegia
(B) Defects limited to isolated areas the body
(C) Ipsilateral hemiplegia
(D) Crossed hemiplegia
56. What is wrong about Extra Pyramidal System Lesion?
(A) Rigidity of muscles
(B) Weakness of muscles
(C) Muscles may be flaccid
(D) Involuntary movements
57. Which of the following does not belong to deciduous teeth?
(A) Canines
(B) lncisors
(C) Premolars
(D) Molars
58. J receptors are seen in :
(A) Lungs
(B) Kidney
(C) Ear lobes
(D) Peripheral nerve endings
59.Indian childhood cirrhosis is caused by :
(A) Alcohol abuse of parents
(B) Lead poisoning
(C) Recurrent hepatitis
(D) Copper excess
60. Samuel Hahnemann died in the city :
(A) Paris
(B) California
(C) London
(D) None
61.Which drug has the symptom ‘time seems too long, seconds seem ages’?
(A) Cannabis sativa
(B) Gelsemium
(C) Cannabis indica
(D) Calc phos
62. ‘Fe ars that unless on move heart will cease beating’ in which drug :
(A) Gelsemium
(B) Cactus
(C) Cannabis indica
(D) Ars alb
63. Normal serum iron :
(A) 450 – 700 ,u gm/dL
(B) 250 – 400 ,u gm/dL
(C) 25 ~ 40 p gm/dL
(D) 50 – 150 ,ugm/dL
64.Normal Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin
(A) 27-32 pg
(B) 68-78 mg
(C) 12-16 mg
(D) 78-98 pg
65. Cullen’s sign is positive in
(A) Acute pancreatitis A
(B) Rupture of ectopic pregnancy
(C) Massive upper GI hemorrhage
(D) All the above
66. Branch of Pharmacy deals with the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of
drugs :
(A) Pharmacognosy
(B) Pharmacology
(C) Pharmacodynamics
(D) (A) and (B) above
67.0dd’s palsy is related to :
(A) Acute poisoning
(B) Cerebro vascular accident
(C) Carpel tunnel syndrome
(D) Epilepsy
68. What is true about Acrodermatitis enteropathica?
(A) An inherited disease
(B) Due to deficiency of Zinc
(C) All the above
(D) None of the above69.Hand book of Materia Medica and Homoeopathic therapeutics is a work of :
(A) T.F. Allen
(B) HC Allen
(C) E.A. Farrigton
(D) JH Clarke
70. Whipple’s disease is caused by :
(A) Virus
(B) Fungus
(C)V Helminths
(D) Bacteria
71. Which of the following is not produced in liver?
(A) Ceruloplasmin
(B) Albumin
(C) Gamma globulin
(D) Cholestrol
72. Bléeding time is not prolonged in
(A) Henoch-schonlein purpura
(B) Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
(C) Thrombotic thrornbocytopenic purpura
(D) Hemophilia
73. The muscles which helps to open the eyes are innervated by :
(A) Trigeminal
(B) Facial nerve
(C) Occulomotor nerve
(D) Optic nerve
74. Typhoid is diagnosed during the first week by
(A) Blood culture
(B) Leucopenia
(C) Widal test
(D) Relative bradycardia
75. Direct inoculation is the mode of transmission in :
(A) Dengue fever
(B) Chicken pox
(C) ‘Weil’s disease
(D) Plague
76. Natures law of cure is explained by Hahnemann in :
(A) Aphorism 26
(B) Aphorism 9
(C) Aphorism 29
(D) Aphorism 63
77. All are features of emphysema except
(A) Hyper resonance on percussion
(B) Mediastinal shift
(C) Hyper translucency in X-ray
(D) Barrel shaped chest
78. Night blindness is caused the deficiency of
(A) Vitamin C
(B) VitaminD
(C) Vitamin B12
(D) VitaminA
79. Causticum was introduced by :
(A) Dr. C. Hering
(B) Dr. Hahnemann
(C) Dr. J.T. Kent
(D) Dr. J.H. Clarke
80. IN Kent Repertory, what is the cross-reference given for “LlVELY”?
(A) Liveliness
(B)Hilarity
(C) Miirth
(D) Joyous
81. Alger mortis means :
(A) Cooling ofthe body after the death
(B) Relaxation of muscles after the death
(C) Stiffening of muscles after the death
(D) Staining in the body after death
82. Prothrombin time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time are prolonged in :
(A) Haemophilia
(B) Von Willebrand’s disease
(C) Vitamin K deficiency
(D) All they above
83.Which of the following is a sulphur containing Amino Acid?
(A) Valine
(B) Glycine
(C) Cysteine
(D) Alanine
84. The right Subclavian artery is a branch of
(A) Aorta
(B) Brachiocephalic artery
(C) Right common carotid artery
(D) Subclavian trunk
85. All are ANCA positive vasculitis, except :
(A) Wegner’s granulomatosis
(B) Churg-straussgranulomatosis
(C) Henoch-Schonlein purpura
(D) Microscopic polyangitis
86.Typhoid affects which part of our body :
(A) Intestines W
(B) Stomach
(C) Kidney
(D) Lungs
87. Psoriatic Arthritis has al predilection for : ‘
(A) Proximal interphalangeal joint
(B) Distal interphalangeal joint
(C) Metacarpo-phalangeal joint
(D) Knee joint
88. The function of platelets is in :
(A) Blood clotting
(B) Antibody production
(C) Tissue repair
(D) Primary haemostasis
89 . Permitted maximum limit of Arsenic in drinking water 1
(A) 0.001 mg/litre
(B) 0.0001 mg/litre
(C) 0.0
(D) 0.01 mg/litre
90. What is the topic of discussion in Aphorism 115?
(A) Idiosyncrasy
(B) Alternating actions
(C) Drug proving
(D) Two sided diseases
91. The drug strength of the 30 potency under centesimal scale :
(A) 1/103
(B) 1/106
(C) 1/1030
(D) 1/1060
92. Small pox was officially declared eradicated by WHO in :
(A) 1980
(B) 1979
(C) 1975
(D) 1973
93. Primordial Prevention means
(A) Prevention prior to the onset of disease
(B) Prevention to avoid complications
(C) Prevention of emergence of risk factors
(D) Tertiary Prevention
94. Spot the odd one out
(A) Phosphorous
(B) Cal Carb
(C) Sulphur
(D) Lycopodium
95. Most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in human body is
(A) Glutamate
(B) Acetyl Choline
(C) Adrenaline
(D) Dopamine
96. Population of Kerala as per 2011 census in crores
(A) 4.23
(B) 3.34
(C) 2.37
(D) 2.83
97. Increased anterior curvature of lumbar spine is called
(A) Lordosis
(B) Kyphosis
(C) Scoliosis
(D) Spondylosis
98. 1ml is equivalent to
(A) 6.3 drops
(B) 13 drops
(C) 16.23 drops
(D) 9 drops
99. Horizontally placed long bone in the body
(A) Clavicle
(B) Upper limbs(C) Mandible
(D) Ilium100. Length of human small intestine
(A) 10 m
(B) 6m
(C) 3 m
(D) 2.5 meters
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