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101. Most common mode of lead poisoning is: 110. Silicosis occurs with: [DNB 2007]
(a) Ingestion [AIIMS May 2009] (a) Cotton
(b) Dermally (b) Sugarcane fibres
(c) Inhalation (c) Carbon particles
(d) Faecal-oral (d) Silica fibres
102. Which occupational exposure may cause sterility in 111. A person working in hot environment who consumes
females: [Recent Question 2012] more H O without salt is likely to develop: [DNB 200]
(a) Lead
2
(a) Heat stroke
(b) Carbon monoxide (b) Heat cramps
(c) Mercury
(c) Heat exhaustion
(d) Agricultural insecticides
(d) Heat hyperpyrexia
103. Chairman for ESI in India is: [Recent Question 2014] 112. In ESI progrance, state goverment employee contribute
(a) Prime Minister

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to the fund. Employer’s contribution is:
(b) Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare
(c) Union Minister of Labour (a) 5.75% [DNB 2008]
(d) Union Minster of Human Resource Development (b) 4.75%
(c) 3.75%
104. True about ESI act 1948: [Recent Question 2014] (d) 2.75%
(a) Applicable on educational institutions also
(b) Employer employee contribution is 1.75% 113. Benzene is associated with cancer of: [UP 2001]
(c) Maternity benefit for 3 months (a) Skin
(d) Beneficiaries are those having income with> 15000/ (b) Lung
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month
(d) Leukemia
105. False about ESI in India: [AIIMS November 2014]
(a) Centre contribute 7/8 and State contribute 1/8 part 114. Wrist drop may be caused as industrial hazard in:
on expenditure (a) Battery industry [UP 2001]
(b) A worker with income less than 70/- per day has to (b) Gas industry
pay only 300/- per month (c) Asbestos, industry
(c) Funeral expenses is 50,000/- (d) Aniline industry
(d) Medical benefit include full medical care
115. “Snow-storm” appearance are seen in:
(a) Anthracosis [UP 2006]
(b) Silicosis
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(c) Byssinosis
106. The extended sickness benefit is given for: (d) Bagassosis

(a) 309 days [DNB 2002]
116. Exposure to cotton dust causes:

(b) 409 days

(c) 365 days (a) Byssinosis [Karnataka 2000] [AP 2002]

(d) 490 days (b) Bagassosis
107. Byssinosis is seen in: [DNB 2003] (c) Silicosis
(a) Cement factories [Recent Question 2013] (d) Asbestosis
(b) Textile industries 117. ‘Bagassosis; is an occupational disease of the lung
(c) Iron factories caused by inhalation of: [AP 1992] [AP 2003]
(d) Grain fields (a) Cotton
108. Bagassosis occurs with: [DNB 2004] (b) Jute
(a) Cotton (c) Sugarcane dust
(b) Surgarcane fibres (d) Coal
(c) Carbon particles
(d) Silica fibres
118. ESI Act includes all the following except:
(a) Small power using factories employing 10-19
109. Bagassosis occurs with: [DNB 2006] persons [AP 2006]
(a) Cotton industry (b) Non power using factories employing 20 or more
(b) Sugarcane industry person
(c) Carbon particles (c) Newspaper establishment
(d) Faemers (d) Defence establishment

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119. All are covered under ESI except: [AP 2008] 128. Which of the following is occupational lung disease but
(a) News paper workers not pneumoconiosis? [MH 2003]
(b) Non power using factories with 18 members (a) Brucellosis
(c) Small power using factories with 18 members (b) Silicosis
(d) Non power using factories with 20 members (c) Anthracosis
120. Monday fever is associated with: (d) Byssinosis
(a) Bagassosis [NIMHANS 1984] [TN 2003] 129. According to the factory Act (1948), minimum space
(b) Byssinosis each worker should have in a factory (in Cu.ft.) is:
(c) Asbestosis [MH 2005]
(d) Silicosis (a) 100
121. Silicosis affects: [TN 2005] (b) 200
(a) Lower lobes of lungs (c) 400
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(b) Both (d) 500

(c) Hilum of lungs
(d) Upper lobes of lungs
130. Which of the following is not a advantage for employers
under ESI act? [MH 2005]
122. Respirable dust for pneumoconiosis: (a) Extemption from Maternity Benefit ACT 1961
(a) 0.1–5 m [Kolkata 2004] (b) Rebate under Income Tax Act on contribution
(b) 5–10 m deposited in ESI scheme
(c) 10–15 m (c) Exemption from payment of medical allowance to
(d) 15–20 m employess and their dependants or arranging for
123. Dust particle, in a industry is a:
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[Kolkata 2005] their medical care

(a) Biological hazards E
(d) xemption from sales tax
(b) Chemical hazards 131. What are the maximum permissible working hours (in
(c) Physical hazards
work/person/week) according to the factory act?
(d) Mechanical hazards
(a) < 42 hours [MH 2006]
124. Bagassosis is due to long term inhalation of: (b) < 48 hours
(a) Cotton fibres [MP 2002] (c) < 56 hours
(b) Sugar cane dust (d) < 60 hours
(c) Thermophilic bacteria
(d) Silica 132. Particle size (in micron) at which the dust particles gets
lodged in the respiratory tract?
125. Which of these is true regarding factories act: [MP 2004] (a) 5-10 [MH 2008]
(a) It is applicable in establishment employing 20 or
(b) 0.5-3
more workers where power is used or <20 workers
(c) 0.5-0.1
where power is not used
(d) 3-5

(b) 500sq feet minimum space required per person

(c) Act has prescribed a maximum of 48 working hrs per 133. Under ESIS act, the state government’s share of
week, not exceeding 10 hrs per day expenditure on medical care is? [MH 2008]
I
(d) Act applies to the whole of ndia including Jammu (a) 1/8
and Kashmir (b) 3/8
126. A 40 year old man working in a coal mine since 15 years (c) 5/8
developed couth, dyspnoea on exertion and chest pain. (d) 7/8
His X-ray showed “snow – storm” appearance in lung 134. Minimum duration to developing coal minor
pneumoconiosis:
fields. The most likely diagnosis is:
[RJ 2000]

(a) Anthracosis [MP 2008]
(a) 2-4 years
S
(b) ilicosis
(b) 4-6 years

(c) Asbestosis
(c) 8 years
S
(d) iderosis
(d) > 10 years
127. By the Factory Act the age for the child to work should 135. Which is not included in pneumoconiosis? [RJ 2001]
minimum be (in years): [MH 2000]
(a) 14 (a) Byssinosis
(b) 16 (b) Bagassosis
(c) 18 (c) Anthracosis
(d) 21 (d) Psittacosis

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136. Bagassosis is caused by: [RJ 2003] (c) Study of social mobility
(a) Cotton dust (d) Study of health of female workers
(b) Sugar cane
(c) Coal dust
146. Sickness benefit under ESI act extended into:
(d) Silica (a) 91days  [DNB December 2011]
(b) 61 days
137. Occupational exposer to cotton dust causes: [RJ 2006] (c) 1 year
(a) Byssinosis (d) 2 years
(b) Bagassosis
(c) Anthracosis 147. Most common heavy metal poisoning in the world:
(d) Pneumoconiosis (a) Lead [Recent Question 2013]
(b) Arsenic
138. ESI Act maximum time for sickness benefit is:[RJ 2006]
(c) Mercury
(a) 91 days
(d) Cadmium

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(b) 309 days
(c) 30 days 148. All are occupational cancers except:
(d) 6 weeks (a) Liver ca [Recent Question 2012]
139. Occupational exposure that may cause sterility in (b) Bladder ca
females: [Recent Question 2012] (c) Lungs ca
(a) Aniline (d) Breast ca
(b) Lead
(c) Radon
149. Which of the following is true about ESI Act (1948)?
(d) Nickel
 [AIIMS November 2013]
(a) Funeral charges put up to Rs. 50,000/-

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140. Bagassosis is caused by dust of: (b) State government share is 1/8 and ESI Corporation
(a) Jute [DNB 2007] [DNB June 2011] is 7/8
(b) Cotton (c) Employee contributes 8.75% and employer 3.75%
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Maximum limit for each family member is Rs.
(d) Textiles
30,000/-
141. The clinical symptoms of lead toxicity are associated 150. According to The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1992,
with blood levels of: [DNB 2008]
(a) 30 mcg/100ml blood which of the following is considered an occupational
(b) 40 mcg/100ml blood disease? [AIIMS May 2012]
(c) 50 mcg/100ml blood (a) Typhoid
(d) 70 mcg/100ml blood (b) Anthrax
(c) Tetanus
142. Minimum area per person mandatory under the factory (d) Dengue
act is: [DNB December 2011]
(a) 100 cu. ft 151. Main cause of Farmer’s lung is due to microorganism:
(b) 200 cu. ft (a) Pneumococcus [NUPGET 2013]
(c) 500 cu. ft (b) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(d) 1000 cu. ft (c) Micropolyspora faeni
143. In ESI programme, state govt, employees contribute to (d) Staphylococcus aureus
the fund. Employer’s contribution is: [DNB 2008]
152. Under ESI, a benefit which is NOT given in cash:
(a) 5.75%
(a) Sickness benefit
(b) 4.75%
[NUPGET 2013]
(c) 3.75% (b) Medical benefit
(d) 2.75% (c) Maternity benefit

144. Thermoactinomyces sacchari causes: D

(d) ependents’ benefit

(a) Bagassosis [Recent Question 2013] 153. Which is/are not true of ESI Act, 1948? 
(b) Siderosis  [PGI November 2012]
(c) Byssinosis (a) Involves those working in restaurants
(d) Anthracosis (b) 100% wages in temporary disability
145. Ergonomics is: [Recent Question 2013] (c) Extended sickness benefit 91 days
(a) Adjusting the Worker to his job (d) Workers pay 1.75% of income
(b) Study of human behaviour (e) Run by Central government

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GENETICS 162. All of the following disorders are Autosomal dominant

except: [AIPGME 2012]
154. Hardy Weinberg law is related to: [AIIMS May 2005] (a) Neurofibromatosis

(a) Gene therapy [Recent Question 2012] (b) Retinoblastoma
(b) Human genome project
(c) Marfan’s syndrome
(c) Population genetics
(d) Ataxia telengiectasia
(d) Eugenics
Review Questions
155. The primary goal of Human Genome Project has been:
[AIIMS Nov 2004]
163. “Eugenics” is: [TN 2005]
(a) Introduction of a gene sequence into a cell to modify (a) The study of hereditary improvement of the human
its behavior race by controlled selective breeding
(b) Development of new diagnostic techniques such as (b) The humane destruction of an animal accomplished
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restriction enzymes by a method that produces rapid unconsciousness

(c) Identify genes and sequence of base pairs in DNA of and subsequent death without evidence of pain
human genome or distress, or a method that utilizes anaesthesia
(d) Confirmation of Hardy Weinberg Law produced by an agent that causes painless loss of
consciousness and subsequent death
156. Amniocentesis to detect chromosomal abnormalities
(c) A feeling of well-being or elation, may be drug related
can be done as early as: [AIIMS Nov 2000]
(d) A state of being carried away by overwhelming
(a) 14th week of gestation emotion
(b) 18th week of gestation
(c) 22nd week of gestation 164. Following are correct about Autosomal recessive
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(d) 26th week of gestation except: [TN 2005]

(a) Both boy and girl are affected
157. Haemophilia is a genetic disorder of coagulation seen (b) Heterozyte are not affected
only in males. It is transmitted as: [AIIMS Nov 2005]
(c) Most disorders of inborn errors of metabolism come
(a) X-linked dormant
(b) Y-linked dormant under this group
(c) X-linked recessive (d) Affect more people in later age group than children
(d) Autosomal recessive 165. Population genetics is related with: [MH 2005]
158. Environmental Manipulation which enable genes to (a) Mandelian law
express themselves readily is known as: (b) Watson anc Crick model
(a) Positive Eugenics [AIPGME 1998] (c) Hardy Weinberg law
(b) Negative Eugenics (d) Weigert Meyer rule
(c) Euthenics 166. “Founder effect” describes the distribution of diseases
(d) Genetic Counselling
on the basis of? [MH 2008]
159. In post disaster phase, for ensuring safe water supply, it (a) Occupation
is advisable to have a Residual Chlorine Level of: (b) Environment
(a) 0.3 mg/ litre [AIPGME June 1997] (c) Genetics
(b) 0.5 mg/ litre (d) All of the above
(c) 0.7 mg/ litre
(d) 3.0 mg/ litre 167. All of the following affect the equilibrium in Hardy-
Weinberg’s law, except: [AIIMS May 2012]
160. Polygenic inheritance seen in: [AIIMS May 99] (a) Small population
(a) Hypertension (b) Random mating
(b) HOCM (c) Mutations
(c) Manic depressive psychosis
(d) Gene outflow
(d) Familial hyper lipidemia
161. Which of the following does not affect Hardy Weinberg 168. Which is/ are NOT X-linked disorders? [PGI May 2012]
Equation? [AIIMS November 2011] (a) Wilson’s disease
(a) Small population (b) Haemophilia
(b) Natural selection (c) Thalassemia
(c) Mutation (d) G6PD deficiency
(d) Assortative mating (e) ABO blood groups system

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169. Effect of environment on genes is called: (b) Depression

(a) Positive Eugenics [Recent Question 2012] (c) Alcohol dependence
(b) Negative Eugenics (d) Bipolar disorder
(c) Euthenics
(d) Ergonomics Miscellaneous

Mental Health 173. Under passive surveillance for tuberculosis, indication

for sputum microscopy cough is for weeks or more:
(a) 3 weeks
170. Most commonly abused agent in India: (b) 4 weeks
[MH 2005]
(a) Cannabis indica [AIIMS May 07]
(c) 6 weeks
(b) Tobacco
(d) 8 weeks
(c) Heroine
(d) Amphetamine 174. Punnet’s square is used for:

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[AIPGME 2011]
(a) Random sampling
171. Which one of the following is not a socio-pathological (b) Statistical analysis
factor associated with mental illness?
(c) Finding genotype of offspring
(a) Emotional stress [AIIMS Nov 1999]
(b) Frustration
(d) Test of significance
(c) Endocrine diseases 175. Best way to dispose e-waste is: [DNB December 2010]
(d) Anxiety (a) Burning
172 Maximum loss of DALY occurs in which psychiatric (b) Incineration
disorder?
(c) In a landfill
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(d) Recycling
(a) Schizophrenia

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