Kerala PSC GK | Model Questions | Staff Nurse 09

261

Dread of high places is called:

[a]

Agoraphobia

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[b]

Zoophobia

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[c]

Claustrophobia

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[d]

Acrophobia

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262

The hyper pigmented patch on the cheeks and face of the pregnant woman is known as:

[a]

Chloasma

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[b]

Palmer's sign

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[c]

Snow

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[d]

Hegar's sign

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263

The hCG level in normal pregnancy reach a peak in:

[a]

first week

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[b]

8 - 12 weeks

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[c]

13 - 16 weeks

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[d]

16 - 29 weeks

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264

A specific type of imaging that uses a low dose X-ray system to examine breast:

[a]

Angiography

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[b]

Cholangiography

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[c]

Mammography

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[d]

Bronchography

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265

Inflammation of the cornea is called:

[a]

Corneal ulcers

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[b]

Keratitis

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[c]

Uveitis

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[d]

Blepheritis

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266

Hearing loss associated with aging is known as:

[a]

Menier's disease

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[b]

Otosclerosis

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[c]

Labrinthitis

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[d]

Presbycosis

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267

An example of proton pump inhibitor:

[a]

Cotrimoxazole

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[b]

Pandaprazole

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[c]

Flucanazole

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[d]

Mebandazole

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268

Therapeutic blood level of lithium is:

[a]

30 to 150 mg/litre

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[b]

13 to 20 mg/litre

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[c]

0.8 to 1.2 meq/litre

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[d]

2.0 to 4.0 meq/litre

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269

An example of calcium channel blocker

[a]

Atorvastatin

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[b]

Atenolol

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[c]

Clopidogrel

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[d]

Amlodipine

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270

Thiamine deficiency can lead to:

[a]

Rickets

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[b]

Night blindness

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[c]

Xerophthalmia

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[d]

Beri-Beri

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271

Smallpox was officially declared eradicated from the entire world by world health organization in the year:

[a]

1980

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[b]

1970

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[c]

1960

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[d]

1990

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272

Multi drug resistant Tuberculosis in one that is at least resistant to:

[a]

Thioacetazone and Ethambutol

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[b]

Ciprofloxacin and Ofloxacin

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[c]

Isoniazid and Rifampicin

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[d]

Pyrazinamide and Streptomycin

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273

The following is not an extrapyramydal symptom:

[a]

Parkinsonism

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[b]

Anhedonia

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[c]

Dystonia

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[d]

Akathisia

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274

A type of delusion in which patient reports of non-existence of self or world:

[a]

Delusion of jealousy

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[b]

Delusion of grandiosity

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[c]

Nihilistic delusion

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[d]

Delusional perception

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275

One gram protein gives:

[a]

4 calories

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[b]

9 calories

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[c]

6 calories

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[d]

10 calories

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