The document outlines a technical skill development assessment for biomedical engineering students, including a series of multiple-choice questions covering a range of biomedical concepts. The objective test includes questions on biomedical applications, medical imaging, and rehabilitation engineering, among other topics. There is a total of 25 questions, with each question valued at one mark, intended to evaluate the students' understanding of the subject matter.

1. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Technical Skill Development
MATHANKUMAR.S, ASSO PROF & PROGRAMME COORDINATOR/BME Page 1
VINAYAKA MISSION’S RESEARCH FOUNDATION
(Deemed to be University)
Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College
SALEM – 636 308
Programme Biomedical Engineering Batch
Academic Year 2017 – 2018 Year / Semester
Objective Technical Test – Objective Type (Biomedical )
Name of the Student Register Number
Date Hour
Q1. Salmonella are
a) Viruses b) Bacteria c) Plants d) Fish
Q2. Which cells fight foreign organisms in the body?
a) Skin cells b) Sleeper cells c) Red blood cells d) White blood cells
Q3. The Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) measurement is used to know the
a) cardiac activity of heart b) functional activity of heart
c) dermal activity of sweat gland d) none of these.
Q4. Which of the following modalities does not use a form of ionizing radiation?
a) Radiography b) Computed tomography c) Sonography d) Positron emission tomography.
Q5. Biomedical engineering (BME) is the application of to the medical field.
a) Biological and medical research techniques; b) Engineering principles and techniques;
c) Scientific research methodologies; d) None of the above.
Q6. Which of the following is NOT a biomaterial?
a) Drug b) Synthetic material
c) Natural material d) Composite of synthetic and natural materials.
Q7. When first biosensor designed?
a) 1984 b) 1962 c) 1974 d) 1956
Q8. Piezoelectric sensors measure changes in __________________
a) Mass b) Heat c) Light intensity d) Electric distribution
Q9. Which of the following imaging modalities is NOT based on X-rays?
a) Radiography b) Ultrasound imaging c) Mammography d) Fluoroscopy
Q10. MRI scanners use magnetic fields that are about times stronger than the earth's magnetic
field.
a) 10,000 to 60,000 b) 1,000 to 6000 c) 100 to 600 d) 10 to 60.
Q11. Who are the customers of clinical engineering?
a) Clinical staff b) Patients c) Both a and b d) None of the above.

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Q12. Rehabilitation engineering aims to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities
in functional areas, such as.
a) Mobility b) Communications c) Hearing d) All of the above
Q13. Telemedicine provides and supports health care services across not only geographic
but also barriers.
a) Temporal b) Social c) Cultural d) All of the above
Q14. Which of the following should be as high as possible for a measuring instrument?
a) Signal to noise ratio b) Hysteresis c) Range d) Frequency response.
Q15. Central patient monitoring stations usually monitor upto ……………… patient(s).
a) one b) four c) eight d) thirty.
Q16. The degree to which variations in the output of an instrument follow input
variations is referred to as
a) sensitivity b) linearity c) hysteresis d) accuracy.
Q17. Frequency range of ECG wave is
a) 0.05 — 100 Hz b) 0.5 — 160 Hz c) 0.05 — 160 Hz d) 10 — 100 Hz.
Q18. Apnoea is
a) absence of breathing b) absence of heartbeat c) kidney failure d) none of these.
Q19. The ratio between output voltage signal and input voltage signal in an instrument is
defined as
a) precision b) resolution c) gain d) CMRR.
Q20. Chemical ------------------ is responsible for keeping Body PH stable.
a) Buffer b) Component c) Atom d) Compound
Q21. Sensory receptors (nerve endings) in the skin are called--------
a) proprioceptors b) cutaneous receptors
c) subcutaneous receptors d) proprioceptors receptors
Q22. Which is a typical application of digital signal processing?
a) Noise elimination b) Music signal processing c) Image processing d) All of the above
Q23. The ultrasound transducer are ___________ of the ultrasonography machine
a) Heart b) Consumable c) Spare part d) Accessory
Q24. Ad-hock maintenance of a medical equipment is maintenance
a) On request b) Emergency maintenance c) Planned maintenance d) All of the above
Q25. Interferential machine would belong to which department in a hospital
a) Surgical department b) Pediatric department c) Physiotherapy department d) Dental department
Total Number of Questions Actual Marks Acquired Marks
25 (Each Question Carry ONE Mark) 25
Name of the Tutor with Designation
Signature of the Tutor with date