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1. Which is not the late stage of 6. Fracture means-

Poisoning Signs? i. Stretching over bone
i. Heart failure ii. Break in the bone
ii. Liver failure iii. Over stretching of muscle
iii. Kidney failure iv. None of the above
iv. Headache
7. Purpose of splinting are
2. Examination of the patient has ___ i. To immobilize the fracture a part
Parts. ii. To reduce pain
i. 2 iii. To reduce bleeding
ii. 3 iv. All of the above
iii. 4 8. Which is not a soft tissue injury?
iv. 5 i. Strain
ii. Sprain
3. There are ____ vital signs. iii. Dislocation
i. 2 iv. Muscle cramps
ii. 3
iii. 4 9. Soft tissue injuries are of ____ types.
iv. 5 i. 2
ii. 3
4. Which one is not a vital sign? iii. 4
i. Temperature iv. 5
ii. Pulse
iii. Blood pressure 10. Management of frostbite includes
iv. Weight i. First Aid
ii. Rapid rewarming
5. Which one is a vital sign? iii. Care after first aid
i. Height iv. All of the above
ii. Weight
iii. Respiratory rate
iv. Skin color

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11. Asphyxia means lack of oxygen in 16. Frostbite affects mainly-

i. Lungs i. Fingers
ii. Liver ii. Ears
iii. Heart iii. Toes
iv. Kidney iv. All of the above

12. Hypothermia is caused due to 17. Normal body temperature

i. Increase in heat loss i. 30°C
ii. Decrease in heat production ii. 32°C
iii. Decrease in body fluid iii. 35°C
iv. Both (i) & (ii) iv. 37°C

13. Cold exposure injuries are of ____ 18. Heat stroke occurs when body's
types core temperature rises above-
i. 2 i. 37°C
ii. 3 ii. 38°C
iii. 4 iii. 39°C
iv. 5 iv. 40.5°C

14. Which is not a cold exposure injury? 19. Causes of Heart stroke include-
i. Frostbite i. High environmental temperature
ii. Sunburn ii. Excess Physical activity
iii. Chilblain iii. Low humidity
iv. Immersion foot iv. Both (i) & (ii)
15. Which is a cold exposure injury?
i. Heart stroke 20. Symptoms of Heat stroke
ii. Heart exhaustion i. Dry, red and Hot Skin
iii. Chilblain ii. No sweating
iv. Sunburn iii. Rapid breathing
iv. All of the above

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21. Which is not sign of heart stroke? iv. All of the above
i. Dry tongue
ii. Rapid breathing 26. Sterilization is the process by which-
v. Body temperature over 40.5°C i. All Pathogenic organisms are
iii. Profuse sweating destroyed
ii. All Pathogenic organisms
22. Which is not the sign of heart including spores are killed.
exhaustion? iii. All pathogenic spores are killed
i. Cool clammy skin iv. Only bacteria are killed
ii. Intense thirst
iii. No sweating 27. Disinfection is the process by which-
iv. Vomiting i. All pathogenic organisms
except spores are killed
23. Frostbite is of ___ types. ii. All Pathogenic organisms
i. 2 including spores are killed
ii. 3 iii. All spores are killed
iii. 4 iv. All bacteria are killed
iv. 5
28. Patient in Cardiac arrest is-
24. Hypothermia occurs if core body i. Conscious
temperature falls below ii. Unconscious
i. 37°C iii. Responsive
ii. 30°C iv. Unresponsive
iii. 35°C 29. Which is not the non-Cardiac cause
iv. 40°C of Cardiac arrest?
i. Electrocution
25. Radio medical advice can be ii. Drug Overdose
obtained using iii. Heart Attack
i. Wireless telephone iv. Drowning
ii. Fax
iii. E-mail

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30. Which is not the cardiac cause of 35. General treatment of injuries
cardiac arrest? includes-
i. Heart Attack i. Rest
ii. Heart Valve disease ii. Ice pack
iii. Electrocution iii. Compression
iv. Acute Myocarditis iv. All of the above
36. Heimlich Maneuver is a technique
31. Causes of Asphyxia are- used to manage-
i. Choking i. Asphyxia
ii. Suffocation ii. Drowning
iii. Drowning iii. Choking
iv. All of the above iv. Bleeding

32. Psychological Characteristics of 37. Universal sign of Choking is-

seafarers are - i. Gasping
i. Loneliness ii. Coughing
ii. Sleeping disturbance iii. Red face
iii. Huge recreational activity iv. Hands Crossed on throat
iv. Sound sleep
38. Which is not the sign of heart attack
33. Controlled drugs can be used- -
i. Without Doctor's prescription i. Red face
ii. With a Doctor's prescription. ii. Coughing
iii. As patient's will iii. Chest discomfort
iv. None of the above iv. Shortness of breath

34. OTC Drug means 39. Which is the sigh of Heart Attack?
i. Over the consent i. Chest discomfort
ii. Over the counter ii. Shortness of breath
iii. Over the concept iii. Shivering
iv. Over the country iv. Loss of sensation

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ii. Ibuprofen
40. Limitation of AED is- iii. Benzylpenicillin
i. Diagnose Cardiac arrhythmia iv. Diazepum
automatically
ii. Can't restart a dead heart 45. Which one is analgesic?
iii. Re-establish a normal rhythm i. Cefouroxime
iv. Can't used for an unconscious ii. Diazepum
person iii. Erythromycin
iv. Paracetamol
41. Nasal bleeding becomes serious
when - 46 In case of Patient allergic to Penicillin
i. Stops suddenly the drug of choice is-
ii. Blood pressure becomes normal i. Ibuprofen
iii. Lasts for more than 30 min ii. Diclofenac
iv. Blood pressure begins to fall. iii. Metronidazole
iv. Erythromycin
42. Labeling of medical supplies
includes 47. Which one is long bone?
i. Batch number i. Femur
ii. Expiry date ii. Patella
iii. Storage Condition iii. Rib
iv. All of the above iv. Sternum
43. Ship less than 500GT must carry at
least ___ first aid kit. 48 Vertebra is -
i. 2 i. Flat bone
ii. 3 ii. Short bone
iii. 1 iii. Irregular bone
iv. 5 iv. Long bone

44. Which one is Antibiotic?

i. Paracetamol

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49. Which function of the skeletal iii. Muscles

system would be specially important if iv. Tendons
were in a car?
i. Storage of minerals 54. Sternum is located-
ii. Protection of internal organs i. At the center of the chest
iii. Facilitation of movement ii. At hand
iv. Fat storage iii. At leg
iv. Skull
50. Yellow marrow has been identified
as- 55. Total number of Ribs –
i. An area of fat storage 1. 20
ii. A point of muscle attachment 2. 21
iii. The hard portion of bone 3. 24
iv. A point of tendon attachment 4. 23

51. Vertebral column has ______ Small 56. Joint means -

bones. i. Junction of 2 or more bones.
i. 33 ii. Junction of muscle and bone
ii. 31 iii. Junction of bone and cartilage
iii. 32 iv. Junction of tendon and bone
iv. 34
57. The lubricating fluid of joint space
52. Which is called the tail bones? called.
i. sacrum i. CSF
ii. Coccyx ii. Synovial fluid
iii. Rib iii. Plasma
iv. sternum iv. Lymph
58. Types of muscles -
53. Skeleton means – i. 2
i. Bones ii. 3
ii. Cartilage iii. 4

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iv. 5
64. Lymphatic system is made up of -
59. Tendon connect - i. White Blood cell
i. Muscles – Bone ii. Red Blood cell
ii. Muscles – Muscles iii. Platelet
iii. Bone – Bone iv. Fat
iv. Bone – Cartilage
65. Normal Breathing rate of Adult -
60. Human body has ___ vital organs - i. 5-6 Breath I min
i. 2 ii. 12-18 Breath min
ii. 3 iii. 20-25 Breath I min.
iii. 4 iv. 30-35 Breath min
iv. 5
66. The covering of heart is called -
61. Function of Heart - i. Pericardium
i. Memory Storage ii. Pleura
ii. Blood circulation iii. Periosteum
iii. Respiration iv. Diaphragm
iv. Detoxification
67. Pericardium has ____ layers.
62. CVS consists of - i. 2
i. Heart and Blood vessels. ii. 3
ii. Lungs and Airway? iii. 4
iii. Brain and Spinal cord iv. 5
iv. Liver and kidney
68. Normal Heart beat / pulse rate of an
63. Infectious diseases are caused by adult –
i. Viruses i. 80 - 100 bpm
ii. Bacteria ii. 20- 300 bpm.
iii. Fungi iii. 40-50 bpm.
iv. All of the above iv. 120 - 150 bpm

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74. Left heart has

69. Carotid pulse is checked at - i. Pure blood
i. Side of neck ii. Oxygenated blood
ii. Groin iii. Impure / deoxygenated blood
iii. Wrist iv. Mixed blood
iv. Ankle
75. Function of Red Blood cell
70. Pulse rate is similar to - i. Carry Oxygen
i. Breathing rate ii. Fight infection
ii. Heart beat iii. Blood clotting
iii. Blood pressure iv. None of above
iv. Temperature 76. Function of Platelets
i. Carry Oxygen
71. The Heart has ____ chambers ii. Fight infection
i. 2 iii. Blood Clotting
ii. 3 iv. None of the above.
iii. 4
iv. 5 77. Recovery Position is also known as-
i. Sate Airway Position
72. The heart has____ valves. ii. Prone position
i. 2 iii. Shock Position
ii. 3 iv. W position.
iii. 4
iv. 5 78. In shock position legs are kept-
i. Inclined
73. Right heart has - ii. At the heart level
i. Pure / oxygenated blood iii. Elevated
ii. Impure blood iv. Flexed.
iii. Deoxygenated blood
iv. Mixed blood 79. Prone Position is used for
i. Unconscious patient

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ii. Bums at the back 84. Infectious diseases are also known
iii. Conscious patient as-
iv. Patient having spinal injury i. Communicable disease
ii. Contagious disease
80. CPR involves - iii. Transmissible disease
i. Artificial respiration and Chest iv. None of the above
Compression
ii. Food and water supply 85. In ABC, A stands for
iii. Rescue breaths i. Airway
iv. Cardiac massage ii. Assessment
iii. Artificial breathing
81. Medical oxygen contains iv. None of the above
i. 16% oxygen
ii. 21% oxygen 86. In ABC, C stands for-
iii. 100% oxygen i. Circulation
iv. 99% oxygen ii. Compression
iii. Compensation
iv. None of the above
82. CPR is given best by
i. 1 Person 87. In ABC, B stands for-
ii. 2 Persons i. Bond
iii. 3 Persons ii. Beauty
iv. 4 Persons iii. Break
iv. Breathing
83. The ratio of Chest compression to
artificial respiration is 88. A healthy adult person has
i. 10:2 i. 3 liters
ii. 20:2 ii. 5 liters
iii. 5:2 iii. 500ml
iv. 30:2 iv. 2 liters

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89. In case of nasal bleeding, the iv. None of the above

casualty should -
i. Sit Upright 94. Which one is an infectious disease?
ii. Lie down i. Hepatitis
iii. Lean forward ii. Peptic ulcer disease
iv. Leon backward. iii. AIDS
iv. Asthma
90. Methods to treat severe bleeding
includes 95. Blisters are formed in-
i. Direct pressure i. 1st degree burn
ii. Elevation ii. 2nd degree burn
iii. Artificial respiration iii. 3rd degree burn
iv. Giving sips of water. iv. None of the love.

91. A bleeding patient in a state of

shock has 96. Neck drag method to transport a
i. Rapid weak pulse Casualty is useful mainly for-
ii. Slow breathing i. Conscious Person
iii. Bright face ii. Unconscious person
iv. Warm body iii. Sub Conscious person
iv. Old person
92. Scalds are resulted from
i. Dry heart 97. Clinical presentation of a patient with
ii. Moist heat spinal injury
iii. Radiant heat i. Loss of sensation
iv. Exposure to cold environment ii. Pain at the back
iii. Itching at the book
93. Respiratory diseases are commonly- iv. Visual disturbance.
i. Sneezing
ii. Coughing 98. Functions of Bandage
iii. Touching i. Control bleeding

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ii. Promote healing i. Liver

iii. Mobilize the wound site ii. Heart
iv. Facilitate infection. iii. Brain
iv. Kidney
99. If you prick yourself with a used
needle, you should 103. Priorities of first aid do not aim to-
i. Hold the affected limb down i. Preserve life
low ii. Promote recovery
ii. Squeeze the wound iii. Prevent deterioration
iii. Soak it in bleach iv. Hospitalization
iv. Wash with warm water and Soap
104. Advantages of stretcher
100. Measures to prevent spread of i. Readymade
infection to others ii. Light weight
i. Donate blood and plasma iii. Heavy weight
ii. Do not share toothbrush and iv. can't be removed from confined
razor spaces
iii. Cover open cuts
iv. Do not throw away tissues with 105. Litter Carry can be improvised
blood using
i. Pole and locket
101. Personal hygiene includes ii. Paper bags
i. Proper hand washing and iii. Rope
sanitizing iv. None of the above.
ii. Covering nose and mouth
during sneezing and coughing 106. Treatment of Burn is done following
iii. Placing dirty fingers into mouth. i. Rule-7
iv. Using perfume. ii. Rule-8
iii. Rule-9
102. Formation and excretion of urine is iv. Rule-11
the function of-

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107. Effectiveness of CPR is checked i. Supply Oxygen

by Checking - ii. Remove carbon dioxide
i. Carotid pulse iii. Supply nitrogen
ii. Pupil's light reaction iv. Remove Oxygen
iii. Breathing rate
iv. Talking fluency 112. Radial pulse is checked at
i. Wrist
108. The only movable bone of skull is ii. side of the neck
i. Rib iii. Ankle
ii. Sternum iv. Groin
iii. Coccyx
iv. Mandible 113. Advantages of Recovery position
i. Maintains open airway
109. The skeleton is subdivided into ii. Prevents aspiration
____ divisions. iii. Places tongue at the throat
i. 2 iv. Relieves pain
ii. 3
iii. 4 114. Different types of shock are
iv. 5 i. Nervous shock
ii. Hemorrhagic shock
iii. Electric Shock
iv. All of the above

110. The master organ of the body is - 115. Basic Life Support means
i. Heart i. Artificial respiration
ii. Liver ii. Heart Compression
iii. Brain iii. Mental support
iv. Kidney iv. Both (i) & (ii)

111. The function of the respiratory - 116. Hemorrhage means

system i. Fracture

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ii. Bleeding 121. Pulse is checked using -

iii. Burn i. 1 finger
iv. Scald ii. 2 fingers
iii. 3 fingers
117. In case of chemical burn, we iv. None of the above
should always prioritize -
i. Eyes 122. Skull consists of
ii. Nose i. Head
iii. Hands ii. Face and Jaws
iv. Legs iii. Neck
iv. Chest
118. Methods of transportation of a
Casualty depends of - 123 which is not the way to check
i. Number of available helpers victim's breathing
ii. Type of injury i. Look
iii. Distance to be covered ii. Listen
iv. All of the above. iii. Feel
iv. Touch
119. What are the equipments for
atmospheric evaluation? 124. Which is not the part of Rescue
i. Oxygen cylinder team?
ii. Explosimeter i. Team leader
iii. Toxic gas detector ii. Entry team
iv. All of the above iii. Backup personnel
iv. Casualty
120. Upright position
i. Increases intracranial Pressure 125. Enclosed space can be hazardous
ii. Hampers breathing at due to-
iii. Delays recovery i. Oxygen deficiency
iv. Assists breathing ii. Carbon-dioxide deficiency
iii. Flammable gas deficiency

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iv. Nitrogen deficiency i. Bone

ii. Cartilage
126. Possible ways of entry of toxic iii. Tendon
substances into our blood circulation iv. Muscle
are-
i. Through mouth 131 Symptoms of Chemical burn to the
ii. Through Eyes eye are-
iii. Through Ear i. Pain, Redness and swelling
iv. None of above ii. Inability to open the eye
iii. Bleeding from the eye
127. Triangular bondage is used for- iv. Both (i) & (ii)
i. Head injury 132. The heart has _____ layers.
ii. Hand injury i. 2
iii. Leg injury ii. 3
iv. Both (i) & (ii) iii. 4
iv. 5
128. Necessary measures in case of
Electric shock 133. Main blood vessels one
i. Switch off the current i. Artery
ii. Treat any burns ii. Vein
iii. Switch on the light iii. Tendon
iv. Both (i) & (ii) iv. Both (i) & (ii)

129. Stomach is the part of 134. Lungs are parts of -

i. Nervous system i. Cardiovascular system
ii. Digestive system ii. Nervous system
iii. Cardiovascular system iii. Respiratory system
iv. Skeletal system iv. Skeletal system.

130. Which is not the component of 135. Simplified CPR method means only
skeletal System? i. Chest compression

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ii. Artificial respiration i. Eyes

iii. Monitoring vital signs ii. Nose
iv. Hospitalization iii. Tongue
iv. All of the above
136. What is the cause of shock?
i. Bleeding 141. Circular bandage is used in
ii. Dehydration i. Heat
iii. Allergic reaction ii. Neck
iv. All of above. iii. Wrist
iv. Both (ii) & (iii)
137. In CPR, Chest is depressed for
about- 142. In case of electrocution, we should
1. 2 – 3cm separate the wire from the patient using-
2. 5 – 6cm i. wooden stick
3. 8 – 9cm ii. Metallic stick
4. 10 – 12cm iii. Damp wooden board
iv. Rubber gloves
138. Function of skin-
i. Protect from mechanical injury 143. Unconscious patient should be
ii. Regulates body temperature given by mouth
iii. Blood circulation i. Solid food
iv. Both (i) & (ii) ii. Semisolid food
iii. Liquid food
iv. Nothing
139 Urinary systems consists of-
i. Kidney 144. Any bum over ____ should be
ii. Lungs hospitalized as priority-
iii. Urinary bladder i. 20%
iv. Both (i) & (iii) ii. 30%
iii. 40%
140. Special sense organs are- iv. 50%

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145. A patient in shock, should not be-

i. Moved Unnecessarily 150. Cut is an injury where -
ii. Given Alcohol i. Skin is fully broken
iii. Given anything by mouth. ii. Only top layers of skin are broken
iv. All of the above iii. Skin and bone are broken.
iv. Skin and muscle are broken.
146. Muscles are attached to bones
through-
i. Cartilage
ii. Tendons
iii. Ligaments
iv. Skin

147. Hypothermia is an in increase in

i. Heat production
ii. Heat loss
iii. Fluid loss
iv. Electrolyte loss

148. Muscle cramps are caused due to

i. High blood pressure
ii. Low blood pressure
iii. Nutrition deficiency
iv. Fatigue

149. Nasal bleeding can occur due to

i. Sneezing
ii. Blow to the nose
iii. High blood pressure
iv. All of the above

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