2020 P1 Q119
Q1. Neonatal tetanus elimination in India is defined as less than one case per:
- 100 live births per year
- 1000 live births per year
- 10000 live births per year
- 100000 live births per year
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 37
2021 P1 Q75
Q2. Which of the following are correct regarding tetanus?
1. Risus sardonicus may be seen.
2. Endotoxin produced has affinity for sensory nerve endings.
3. Lockjaw is painless.
4. Hysteria can mimic tetanus.
Select the correct answer using the code below:
- 1, 2 and 3 only
- 2 and 4 only
- 1, 3 and 4 only
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 92
2022 P2 Q92
Q3. To prevent neonatal tetanus in an infant born to a woman who has not been given Tetanus Toxoid (TT) appropriately during pregnancy, what should ideally be done?
- Give one dose of TT immediately
- Injection Antitoxin Serum (ATS) has to be administered within 6 hours of birth
- Give one dose of TT and one dose of ATS within 6 hours of birth
- Give one dose of TT and one dose of ATS after 72 hours of birth
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 200
2023 P2 Q111
Q4. In which one of the following diseases are the source of infection and reservoir of infection the same?
- Hookworm infection
- Cholera
- Tetanus
- Typhoid
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 272
