1. In epidemiology, a sample is:Small group of people representing the populationA group of people in a small areaRepresents each individualRepresents a small group of people of low socio-economic statusQuestion 1 of 20 2. A test comes negative but the disease was present in subject. This isTrue negativeFalse positiveTrue positiveFalse negativeQuestion 2 of 20 3. The purpose of double blinding in clinical trials is toAvoid subject biasAchieve comparability between study and controlAvoid observer biasAvoid observer and subject biasQuestion 3 of 20 4. When chlorate in water starts to disappear and free chlorine starts to appear, it is calledBreak pointEnd pointFlow pointScreen pointQuestion 4 of 20 5. Degree of relationship between cause and effect is represented byRisk ratioSignificanceP valuePower of studyQuestion 5 of 20 6. Crude death rate is usually measured per ___________ of population:100100010000010000Question 6 of 20 7. Common to both acute and chronic malnutrition isWeight for heightWeight for ageHeight for ageBMIQuestion 7 of 20 8. The proportion of the population which is included in the study sample is called asTarget populationSampling fractionReference populationSampling frameQuestion 8 of 20 9. A high school child trained to teach dentistry to elementary children in schoolAskovTHETASHARPTattle tooth programQuestion 9 of 20 10. The best indicator of current caries susceptibility of an adult Level of plaque at the time of examinationNumber of teeth presentNumber of filled teethNumber of teeth with pit and fissure sealantsQuestion 10 of 20 11. Outdated and expired drugs should be disposed in which of the following mannersDiscard in Municipal wasteStore for 10 year and then bury in landfillsAutoclaveTreat and bury in landfillsQuestion 11 of 20 12. An active carious lesion can be stopped from progression by application of which of the following:Silver diamine fluorideNaFAPFSnFQuestion 12 of 20 13. Reverse smoking is prominent in which parts of India:Deserts of RajasthanCoastal areas of Andhra PradeshRiver bed of AssamTribal areas of MaharashtraQuestion 13 of 20 14. Patient can be diagnosed for improper oral hygiene maintenance bySwab testProper dietary historyDisclosing agentsLactobacillus countQuestion 14 of 20 15. In national water supply and sanitation program, a 'Problem village' is defined as all exceptWater is available at a depth of more than 15 metersWater is infested with guinea wormsWater source has excess of iron, fluoride and heavy metalsDistance of safe water source is more than 1.6.kmQuestion 15 of 20 16. When analyzing a small sample with two sets of observations where values of observations are dependent on each other, which test will be used:Paired T testFisher F testUnpaired T testZ testQuestion 16 of 20 17. Tetracycline is used in prophylaxis of which of the following diseasesBrucellosisCholeraLeptospirosisMeningitisQuestion 17 of 20 18. Anti-calculus agent in toothpaste isFluorideCocoamidopropylPyrophosphateLauryl sulphateQuestion 18 of 20 19. Not true about crude birth rateNumerator does not include still births.It is a measure of fertilityIt is independent of age of populationIt is actually a ratio not a rateQuestion 19 of 20 20. Which epidemiological study gives the most accurate result?Meta analysisRandomized control trial with double blindingCross-sectional studyCohort studyQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...