LAB TECHNICAL ASSISTANT MLT,VHSE JANUARY 29,2015 EXAM PAPER

1.Study of Fungus:

A.Mycology*

B.Histology

C.Immunology

D.Osteology

Ans:A

2.The following eggs are bile stained except:

A.Ascaris lumbricoids

B.Taenia Solium

C.Trichuris trichura

D.Hook worm*

Ans:D

3.Urine crystals showing envelop appearance:

A.Uric acid

B.Triple phosphate*

C.Calcium oxalate

D.Cholesterol crystal

Ans:B

4.In which parasitic infection DEC Provocation test is used?

A.Wuchereria bancrofti*

B.Ascaris lubricatious

C.Entamoeba histolytica

D.Tape worms

Ans:A

5.Use of Cryostat in histopathology:

A.Automatic tissue processor

B.Cutting bone tissue

C.Cutting frozen tissue*

D.Cutting fixed tissue

Ans:C

6.Type of Rh antibody:

A.IgM

B.IgG*

C.IgE

D.IgA

Ans:B

7.Under ideal conditions blood collected in CPC-A can be stored:

A.14 days

B.21 days

C.24 days

D.35 days*

Ans:D

8.Name of the instrument used to measure Sodium and Potassium:

A.Colorimeter

B.Spectrophotometer

C.Flame photometer*

D.Flurimeter

Ans:C

9.Culture media for Fungus:

A.RCM

B.SDA*

C.LJ

D.PTA

Ans:B

10.The content of cryoprecipitate:

A.Factor XI

B.Factor VI

C.Factor VIII*

D.Factor IX

Ans:C

11.Who is known as Father of Bacteriology?

A.Louis Pasteur

B.Anton Von Leeuwenhock

C.Christian Gram

D.Robert Koch*

Ans:D

12.Anticoagulant used for blood sugar estimation:

A.Fluride-oxlate mixture*

B.EDTA

C.Wintrobes mixture

D.Trisodium citrate

Ans:A

13.Routinely used histopathology fixative:

A.100% Formalin

B.50% Formalin

C.40% Formalin

D.10% Formalin*

Ans:D

14.The blue hub of disposable needle indicate:

A.22 Gauge

B.21 Gauge

C.23 Gauge*

D.26 Gauge

Ans:C

15.The following are biological hazards except:

A.Anaemia*

B.AIDS
C.Hepatitis

D.Tuberculosis

Ans:A

16.ASO test is used to detect:

A.Staphylococci

B.Micrococci

C.Haemophilus

D.Streptococci*

Ans:D

17.Find the MCH of a sample of blood having Hb 12gm%and RBC count 4 million/mm3:

A.3Pg

B.30 Pg*

C.300 Pg

D.3000 Pg

Ans:B

18.Which Vitamin deficiency causes Scurvy?

A.Vitamin A

B.Vitamin B

C.Vitamin C*

D.Vitamin D

Ans:C

19.The main sugar present in semen:

A.Glucose

B.Lactose

C.Sucrose

D.Fructose*

Ans:D

20.Tyndalisation is the moist heat sterilization method:

A.At 160⁰C

B.At 100⁰C*

C.Below 100⁰C

D.Above 100⁰C

Ans:B

21.The only horizontal bone in the skeleton:

A.Clavicle*

B.Scapula

C.Humerous

D.Ulna

Ans:A

22.Spirometer is used to measure:

A.Lung volume*

B.Heart rate

C.Glomerular filtration rate

D.Endocrine activity

Ans:A
23.Acid fastness of organism is due to:

A.Carbonic acid

B.Hyaluronic acid

C.Mycolic acid*

D.Butyric acid

Ans:C

24.The abnormal urinary constituent present in obstructive jaundice:

A.Ketone body

B.Bile salt*

C.Bence-Jones protein

D.Bilirubin

Ans:B

25.Name commonly used staining method in cytology:

A.AFB

B.H & E

C.PAP*

D.Negative staining

Ans:C

26.Name commonly used staining method in cytology:

A.AFB

B.H&E

C.PAP*

D.Negative staining

Ans:C

27.The type of microscope used for the best demonstration of living unstained spirochetes:

A.Compound microscope

B.Polarizing microscope

C.Fluorescent microscope

D.Dark ground microscope*

Ans:D

28.Possible blood group of offspring having A-group father and A-group mother:

A.A,B

B.A,0*

C.A only

D.O only

Ans:B

29.The following are used to detect bacterial motility except:

A.Streak culture*

B.Hanging drop

C.Mannitol medium

D.Craiges tube

Ans:A

30.Crystals seen in amoebic dysentery stool:

A.Calcium oxalate

B.Charcot-Leydon*

C.Triple phosphate

D.Iron crystal

Ans:B

31.Which is not a ketone body?

A.Acetic acid*

B.Acetone

C.Beta-hydroxy butoric acid

D.Acetoacetate

Ans:A

32.Cob-web clot of CSF indicate:

A.Cryptococcal meningitis

B.Encephalitis

C.Poliomyelitis

D.Tuberculosis meningitis*

Ans:D

33.Working principle of photoelectric colorimeter:

A.Beer Lambert’s law*

B.Landsteriner’s law

C.Mendelian law

D.Newton’s law

Ans:A

34.Which is come under RFT?

A.Cholesterol

B.Creatinine*

C.SGPT

D.Bilirubin

Ans: B

35.Special staining used to demonstrate reticulocyte:

A.Negative staining

B.Regressive staining

C.Supravital staining*

D.Progressive staining

Ans:C

36.The following are the stages of ESR except:

A.Stage of aggregation

B.Stage of sedimentation

C.Stage of packing

D.Stage of aggluctination*

Ans:D

37.Bacteria having Chinese letter pattern arrangement:

A.Clostridium

B.Spirochete

C.Actinomycete

D.Corynebacterium*

Ans:D

38.Which of the following is not a volumetric glass ware?

A.Graduated pipette

B.Standard flask

C.Beaker*

D.Measuring cylinder

Ans:C

39.Name the RBC inclusion body:

A.Spherocyte

B.Siderocyte*

C.Leptocyte

D.Acanthocyte

Ans:B

40.Ingredients of Buffy coat:

A.WBC and Platelets*

B.RBC and platelets

C.Plasma and platelets

D.Platelets only

Ans:A

41.Select the anaerobic culture media:

A.XLD
B.LJ

C.PTA

D.RCM*

Ans:D

42.Select the chemical under explosive category:

A.Ammonia

B.Picric acid*

C.Benzidine acid

D.Formaldehyde

Ans:B

43.The maximum depth of skin wound made by lancet:

A.3mm*

B.0.3 mm

C.3 cm

D.1 cm

Ans:A

44.Interferons are produced by the action of:

A.Bacteria

B.Fungus

C.Virus*

D.Parasite

Ans:C

45.Which cell component is known as ‘power house’ of a cell?

A.Endoplasmic reticulum

B.Mitochondria*

C.Ribosome

D.Nucleus

Ans:B

46.Anaemia is the characteristic feature of all parasitic infections except:

A.Malaria

B.Ancylostomiasis

C.Filariasis

D.Amoebiasis*

Ans:D

47.Action of heparin to prevent blood coagulation:

A.Precipitate calcium

B.Chelation

C.Antithrombin*

D.Shrinking of RBC

Ans:C

48.Generation time of Mycobacterium tuberculosis:

A.2 seconds

B.20 seconds

C.20 minutes

D.20 days

Ans:---

49.The dilutions prepared by RBC pipette:

A.1/100,1/200*

B.1/10,1/20

C.1/50,1/500

D.1/2,1/4

Ans:A

50.Best method of sterilizing plastic syringes:

A.Drying

B.Moist heat

C.Radiation*

D.Hot air oven

Ans:C

51.Lumbar puncture site in adults:

A.Between L1 and L2

B.Between L2 and L3

C.Between L3 and L4*

D.Between L4 and L5

Ans:C

52.Causative agent of Enteric fever:

A.Haemophilus

B.Proteus

C.Vibrio

D.Salmonella*

Ans:D

53.Leucocytes present in normal CSF:

A.Eosinophil

B.Lymphocyte

C.Neutrophil*

D.Monocyte

Ans:C

54.Most accurate Haemoglobin estimation method

A.Sahils method

B.Gasometric method

C.Spencer’s method

D.Drabkin’s method*

Ans:D

55.Bullet shaped virus:

A.Rabies*

B.Pox

C.HIV

D.Polio

Ans:A

56.Total magnification of a microscope using oil immersion objective and 10X eye piece:

A.10 times

B.100 times

C.1000 times*

D.10000 times

Ans:C

57.Causative agent of bacillary dysentery:

A.Shigella*

B.E.Coli

C.Proteus

D.Vibrio

Ans:A

58.Quick one stage method is used to detect:

A.Bleeding time

B.Clotting time

C.Prothrombin time*

D.Clot retraction time

Ans:C

59.Name of test used to detect urine urobilinogen:

A.Rothera’s test

B.Ehrlich’s test*

C.Fouchet’s test

D.Hay’s test

Ans:B

60.Name the test associated with Kirby-Bauer method:

A.VDRL

B.ABST*

C.RPR

D.Widal

Ans:B

61.Albert staining is used to detect:

A.Flagella

B.Spore

C.Capsule

D.Metachromatic granules*

Ans:D

62.Osmotic fragility of RBC is increased:

A.Hereditary spherocytosis*

B.Iron deficiency anaemia

C.Sickle cell anaemia

D.Polycythemia

Ans:A

63.Which of the following statement is correct in case of virus?

A.Multiply by binary fission

B.Ribosomes are absent*

C.Sensitive to antibiotics

D.Grow in inanimate medium

Ans:B

64.Select Agglutination reaction:

A.Widal test*

B.VDRL test

C.CRP test

D.Schik test

Ans:A

65.The following are Romanowsky stains except:

A.Wrights stain

B.Giemsa stain

C.Granis stain*

D.Jenners stain
Ans:C

66.A spectrophotometer contains all the components of a colorimeter except:

A.Light source

B.Galvanometer

C.Photocell

D.Filter*

Ans:D

67.Blue pus producing bacteria

A.Haemophilus

B.Pseudomonas*

C.Nelsseria

D.E.Coli

Ans:B

68.Which is the specific method for blood sugar estimation?

A.Ortho Toluidine

B.Folin-wu

C.Oxidase peroxidase*

D.Nelson-Somogy

Ans:C

69.Select Gram negative bacteria:

A.Staphylococci

B.Clostridium

C.Neisseria*

D.Corynebacterium

Ans:C

70.Which of the following is a blood parasitic infection?

A.Filariasis*

B.Taeniasis

C.Ascariasis

D.Amoebiasis

Ans:A

71.Bacteria produce swarming growth on solid media:

A.E.Coli

B.Proteus*

C.Klebsiella

D.Shigella

Ans:B

72.ANA test is used to detect:

A.HbS

B.BT

C.CT

D.LE Cell*

Ans:D

73.Cross infections occurring in hospital:

A.Zoonotic disease

B.Endemic disease

C.Pandemic disease

D.Nosocomial disease*

Ans:D

74.Culture media used to differentiate Lactose fermenting and Non lactose fermenting bacteria

A.LJ medium

B.Mac Conkey agar*

C.Selenite F broth

D.Chocolate agar

Ans:B

75.Bilirubin is the breakdown product of:

A.Haemoglobin*

B.Protein

C.Fatty acid

D.Amino acid

Ans:A

76.Cell wall deficient bacteria has no definite shape.They are known as:

A.Spirochaetes

B.Mycoplasma*

C.Actinomycetes

D.Spirilla

Ans:B

77.Creatine is a chemical compound which is synthesized in human:

A.Liver*

B.Muscle

C.Stomach

D.Intestine

Ans:A

78.Graves disease is an Endocrine disorder caused by:

A.Hyper thyroidism*

B.Hypo thyroidism

C.Hyper adrenalism

D.Hypo adrenalism

Ans:A

79.Black water fever is associated with the infection of:

A.P.vivax

B.P.falciparum*

C.P.Ovale

D.P.Malariae

Ans:B

80.Select the serum cholesterol estimation method:

A.Diacetyl monoxime method

B.Alkaline picrate method

C.Biuret method

D.Liebermann-Burchard method*

Ans:D

81.Name of present Governor of Kerala:

A.R.L.Bhatia

B.Nikhil Kumar

C.Sheila Dikshit

D.Hansraj Bhardwaj

Ans:-----------

82.Who founded Ananda Maha Sabha and Ananda Matham?

A.Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi*
B.Pandit Karuppan

C.Anand Ramlogan

D.K.Kelappan

Ans:A

83.Name the Guru of Chattampi Swamikal and Ayyankali:

A.Thycaud Ayya*

B.Sree Narayana Guru

C.Karunakara Guru

D.Ayya Vaikundan

Ans:A

84.Name the newspaper associated with Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi

A.Swadeshabhimani*

B.Kesari

C.Njananikshepam

D.Rajyasamacharam

Ans:A

85.Who was the director of ‘Newspaper boy’?

A.Lal jose

B.Padmarajan

C.P.Ramadas*

D.M.T.Vasudevan Nair

Ans:C

86.To which of the following ,Yakov Grigorevich Sinai related?

A.Nuclear  medicine

B.Biology

C.Mathematics*

D.Nano technology

Ans:C

87.Name the person who worked  on the committee that drafted India’s ‘Biological Diversity Act-2002’?

A.Krishnaswamy Kasturi Rangan

B.Madhav Gadgil*

C.Ommen V.Ommen

D.P.C.George

Ans:B

88.In 1951,present Kerala voted in two parts.Name the parts:

A.Travancore and Cochin

B.Travancore-Malabar and Cochin

C.Travancore-Cochin and Malabar*

D.Malabar-Cochin and Travancore

Ans:C

89.Which among the following zones is the coldest region?

A.Savannah

B.Temperate zone

C.Torrid zone

D.Frigid zone*

Ans:D

90.Juma Masjid in Delhi was built by:

A.ShahJahan*

B.Akbar

C.Aurangazeb

D.Shershah

Ans:A

91.Longest Dam in India:

A.BhakraDam

B.Hirakud Dam*

C.Tungabhadra Dam

D.Thien Dam

Ans:B

92.Which part of the Constitution is dependable to formulate objectives for planning in India?

A.Preamble

B.Fundamental Rights

C.Fundamental Duties

D.Directive Principles of State Policy*

Ans:D

93.Which of the following is a natural hot water spring?

A.Perigee

B.Geyser*

C.Lagoon

D.Delta

Ans:B

94.Khasi and Garo languages are spoken by the people of:

A.Assam

B.Nagaland

C.Meghalaya*

D.West Bengal

Ans:C

95.Energy of the sun is called:

A.Photomerism

B.Photottropism

C.Isolation

D.Insolation*

Ans:D

96.-------is the term related to breaking up and decay of rocks by the action of the sun,rain,wind etc.

A.Weathering*

B.Erosion

C.Denudation

D.Apogee

Ans:A

97.Name the country which was excluded recently from’Group of Eight Countries’:

A.Canadas

B.Iran

C.Italy

D.Russia*

Ans:D

98.Quit India Movement was launched in:

A.1924

B.1942*

C.1920

D.1919

Ans:B

99.Rabindranath Tagore was born in:

A.1869

B.1950

C.1889

D.1861*

Ans:D

100.Year of an irresolute war between India and Pakistan that led to ‘Tashkent Pact’between the two countries:

A.1971

B.1965

C.1972

D.1966*

Ans:D