This document contains information about various scientists and their contributions, health organizations and their logos, disease vectors, epidemiological diagrams, contraceptive methods, study designs, and medical equipment. It provides descriptions and identifies the discoveries, concepts, agencies, diseases, populations, devices, and measurements associated with each item. The document acts as a review of important people, organizations, concepts, and tools in public health and epidemiology.

1. PSM

2. Scientists
• Which of the following
is the discovery of this
scientist:
a. OPV
b. Rabies Vaccine
c. Small Pox Vaccine
d. Anthrax Vaccine

3. • Edward Jenner

4. • Which of the following
concepts was given by this
scientist:
a. Spontaneous generation
theory
b. Germ theory of diseases
c. Web of Causation
d. Multi-factorial disease
causation

5. • Louis Pasteur

6. • Identify the suitable
assertion for this image:
a. Father of Medicine
b. Father of Epidemiology
c. Father of Surgery
d. Father of Evidence
Based Medicine

7. • A. Hippocrates
• B. Hippocrates / John Snow (Modern
Epidemiology)
• Ambroise Pare (Indian Surgery: Susruta)
• David Lawrence Sacket

8. • Robert Koch
• Koch’s Postulates
• Anthrax is caused by a
bacteria

9. • The person shown in the
picture has contributed
significantly to which of
the following diseases:
a. Cholera
b. Malaria
c. Filariasis
d. Dengue

10. • Malaria
• Ronald Ross

11. • Which of the following is the
discovery of the scientist
shown in the picture:
a. Small pox vaccine
b. Prevention of Scurvy
c. Investigation of cholera
epidemic
d. OPV

12. • James Lind

13. LOGOS
• In which year did this
agency come into being:
a. 1943
b. 1946
c. 1948
d. 1945

14. • WHO
• HQ: Geneva
• Formal existence: 1948

15. • Where is the
headquarter of this
agency located:
a. New York
b. Geneva
c. Rome
d. Washington DC

16. • UNICEF
• Established in 1946
• HQ: New York

17. • Identify the logo:
a. World Bank
b. Global Fund for AIDS, TB &
Malaria
c. Sustainable Development
goals
d. Millennium Development
goals

18. • World Bank
• Funding Agency for many NHP, India
Population Project

19. • The logo shown below is being
used by which of the following
National Health Program /
Scheme in India:
a. National Health Mission
b. National water conservation
Movement
c. National Leprosy elimination
program
d. Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for
empowerment of Adolescent girls

20. • NLEP: 1983
• NLCP: 1955
• MLEC: 1998 - 2004

21. • RNTCP: 1992

22. • 1976

23. • Started in 2005
• 2005 – 2012
• Extended in 2012 and
renamed as NHM (2012
– 2017)

24. • The logo shown below is
being used by which of the
following National Health
Program / Scheme in
India:
a. National Health Mission
b. National Rural Health
Mission
c. Mission Indradhanush
d. National Vector Borne
diseases Control Program

25. • NVBDCP
• Started in 2003 – 04
• Includes 6 diseases

26. • Identify the disease with which
the following logo is associated:
a. Hepatitis
b. Breast Cancer
c. HIV / AIDS
d. None

27. • HIV / AIDS
• Yellow ribbon: Hepatitis
• Pink ribbon : Breast cancer
• Blue ribbon: Ca cervix

28. • The symbol given
alongside is used for
which of the following:
a. Toxic wastes
b. E-waste
c. Biomedical wastes
d. Non biodegradable
wastes

29. • Toxic waste
• Triangle with C inside: Cytotoxic waste

30. • The symbol given
alongside is used for
which of the following:
a. Toxic wastes
b. E-waste
c. Biomedical wastes
d. Non biodegradable
wastes

31. • Biomedical Waste

32. • Which of the vaccines
have this symbol:
a. Measles
b. Hepatitis B
c. OPV
d. Both b and c

33. • OPV
• VVM: Label containing a
heat sensitive material
to register cumulative
exposure over time

34. Vectors
• Which of the following
disease is transmitted
by the following vector?
a. Malaria
b. Dengue
c. KFD
d. Japanese encephalitis

35. • Aedes: Tiger mosquito
• Imp species: aegypti, vittatus, albopictus
• Breeds in artificial collections of water
• Lays egg singly; cigar shaped
• Bites during day time
• Flight range: 100m
• AAI: must be kept 0
• Dis Transmitted: YF, Dengue, Rift valley fever,
Chikungunya

36. • Which of the following
disease is transmitted
by the following vector?
a. Malaria
b. Dengue
c. KFD
d. Japanese encephalitis

37. • Anopheles
• Breeds in fresh water
• Bites at night
• Eggs are laid singly
• Pupa has short and broad siphon tube

38. • Which of the following
diseases is transmitted
by this vector:
a. Malaria
b. Filaria
c. Visceral Leismaniasis
d. Dengue

39. • Sandfly
• Hairy body
• Dis. Transmitted: KOSO
– Kalazar
– Oriental sore
– Sandfly fever
– Oraya fever

40. • Louse
• Dis Transmitted: PERT
– Pediculosis
– Epidemic typhus
– Relapsing fever
– Trench fever

41. • Soft tick:
– Q fever
– Relapsing fever
– KFD (not in India)
• Hard tick:
– Tick typhus: RMSF
– Viral encephalitis
– VF / VHF
– Tularemia
– Tick paralysis
– Human Babesiosis

42. • Trombiculid mite
• Dis Transmitted:
– Scrub typhus
– Rickettsial pox

43. • Rat Flea
• Dis Transmitted: BECH
– Bubonic plague
– Endemic typhus
– Chiggerosis
– Hymenolepsis diminuta

44. • Reduviid bug
• Dis transmitted:
– Chagas disease

45. Diagrams
• Histogram: frequency
distribution of
quantitative or
continuous data

46. • Pie Chart: Percentage or
proportion

47. • Standard Normal
Distribution Curve ( Z
distribution curve)

48. • Line Diagram: Time
Trend
• Secular trend

49. • What does the
following diagram
depict:
a. Line diagram
b. Scatter plot
c. Box & whisker plot
d. Stem & leaf plot

50. • Box & Whisker plot: Median and Inter-quartile
range

51. • Population Pyramid: for
Developing Country –
broad base with a
tapering top

52. • This spindle shaped
population pyramid is
typical of:
a. Developing country
b. Developed country
c. Either developed or
developing counrty
d. None

53. • Population Pyramid for Developed country:
Spindle shaped

54. • Female Condom
(Femshield)
• Available in India
• Made of Polyurethane
• FR: 5 – 21 PHWY
• More expensive than
male condom

55. • Multiload (375) Device
• Effective for >=5 yrs
• FR: 0.5 – 0.8 PHWY

56. • Diaphragm / Dutch Cap
• Always prescribed with
spermicidal jelly
• Must remain in place
for 6hrs after
intercourse
• FR : 6 – 12 PHWY

57. • LNG 20 (Mirena)
• Releases 20 mcg of
levonorgestral daily
• FR: 0.2 PHWY
• Effective for 10 yrs

58. • Only IUD currently
being provided through
NFWP
• Effective for upto 10 yrs
• FR: 0.4 – 0.8 PHWY
• Has Cu sleeves on
horizontal limb

59. Study Designs
• Which of the following
study designs is
denoted in the diagram:
a. Case control study
b. Case series study
c. Concurrent cohort
study
d. Historical cohort study

60. • Which of the following
study designs is
denoted in the diagram:
a. Case control study
b. Case series study
c. Concurrent cohort
study
d. Historical cohort study

61. • Which of the following
study designs is
denoted in the diagram:
a. Case control study
b. Case series study
c. Concurrent cohort
study
d. Historical cohort study

62. • RCT: Parallel

63. Equipments
• Which of the following
characteristics of air is
measured by the
equipment shown below:
a. Air temperature only
b. Air temperature &
humidity
c. Air temperature,
humidity & air movement
d. Air velocity only

64. • Kata Thermometer: Cooling Power of Air
– Air Temperature
– Humidity
– Low wind velocity (air movement)

65. • Anemometer
• Measures: Wind
Velocity or High wind
velocity

66. • Globe thermometer:
Radiant Heat

67. • Sling Psychrometer
• Measures: Humidity

68. • Dry & Wet Bulb
Thermometer
• Measures: Humidity
• Set of 2 Thermometers:
– 1 Bulb Visible
– 1 Bulb covered with wet
muslin cloth (not Visible)