TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
BIBHUPRASAD MOHAPATRA
12. A medical condi on in which a person’s spinal axis has a
3-dimensional devia on:
a) Scoliosis
b) Spinal stenosis
c) Sclerosis
d) None of the above
1. The skeleton of an adult human consists of:
a) 206 bones
b) 216 bones
c) 207 bones
d) 205 bones
2. How many bones does a newborn baby have?
a) 206 bones
b) 270 bones
c) 216 bones
d) 207 bones
13. Due to lower levels of which hormone bone loss increases
a er menopause:
a) Estrogen
b) Follicle s mula ng hormone
c) Gonadotropin
d) Progesterone
3. The outer covering of human bone is called:
a) Cancellous bone
b) Bone marrow
c) Periosteum
d) None of the above
4. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
a) Femur
b) Hammer
c) Anvil
d) Stapes
14. The human skeleton can be divided into how many dis nct
parts:
a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 5
5. The smallest bone in the human body is found in the :
a) Ear
b) Nose
c) Feet
d) Knee
15. Bones are made up of:
a) Calcium
b) Chondroi n sulfate
c) Hydroxyapa te
d) All of the above
6. Which is the largest bone in the human body?
a) Ulna
b) Radius
c) Femur
d) Tibia
7. Study of bones is called:
a) Histology
c) Otology
16. The skeleton is the site of haematopoiesis i.e. the forma on
of blood cellular components. All cellular blood components are
derived from haematopoie c stem cells, which reside in :
a) Bone marrow
b) Endosteum
c) Periosteum
d) Car lage
b) Kinesiology
d) Osteology
8. The study of the musculoskeletal system is:
a) Orthopedics
b) Otolaryngology
c) Otorhinolaryngology
d) Etymology
17. Bone cells release a hormone that contributes to the
regula on of blood sugar and fat deposi on:
a) Testosterone
b) Osteocalcin
c) Epinephrine
d) Prolac n
9. A medical condi on where decreased bone strength increases
the risk of a broken bone. It is the most common skeletal disorder
among people who are old:
a) Myeloma
b) Mul ple Myeloma
c) Bone Cancer
d) Osteoporosis
18. Phenice method, developed by Dr. Terrell Phenice in 1969, is
commonly used to determine the sex of an uniden fied human
skeleton by anthropologists with 96% to 100% accuracy. Which is
the best sex-related skeletal indicator?
a) Pelvis
b) Sternum
c) Cranium
d) None of the above
10. Most common osteoporosis in women a er menopause is
called:
a) Established osteoporosis
b) Postmenopausal osteoporosis
c) Both a & b
d) None of the above
ANSWERS:
1) a
2) b
11. A disorder of the joints which involves inflamma on of one or
more joints:
a) Atherosclerosis
b) Arthri s
c) Arteriosclerosis
d) Mul ple Sclerosis
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10) b
3) c
4) d
5) a
11) b 12) a 13) a 14) c
6) c
7) d
8) a
15) d 16) a 17) b
9) d
18) a
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
K. VENKATARAMAN
1. Eutrophica on is a kind of:
a) Air pollu on
c) Noise pollu on
b) Water pollu on
d) Thermal pollu on
2. Pollutants that enter into the environment directly from the
source are known as:
a) Primary pollutants
b) Secondary pollutants
c) Ter ary pollutant
d) All the above
3. Asbestos par cles cause:
a) Leukemia
c) Mesothelioma
b) Anemia
d) Emphysema
4. Source of aluminium as toxic material:
a) Buffered Aspirin
b) Antacid
c) An perspirants
d) All the above
5. Consequence of greenhouse effect:
a) Polar ice cap forma on
b) Receding sea level
c) Global warming
d) Plants become green
6. Minamata disease is caused by this metal:
a) Lead
b) Copper
c) Nickel
d) Mercury
7.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Asbestos is a health risk because:
The par cles enter the smallest air passage in the lungs
The par cles adhere to the oesophagus and cause cancer
The par cles are taken to the stomach and cause stomach cancer
The par cles go through the blood system and affect the heart
8. Bhopal gas tragedy is due to leakage of:
a) Chloroflurocarbon
b) Methyl isocyanate
c) Phosgene
d) Carbon tetra chloride
9. The permi ed noise level as per Environment Protec on
Rules of 1999:
a) 70dB
b) 90 dB
c) 125dB
d) 200dB
10. Where do we come across the term “Temporary Threshold
Shi ” (TTS):
a) Noise pollu on
b) Air pollu on
c) Thermal pollu on
d) Chemical pollu on
11. The term relates to measurement of pollu on value of a
water sample:
a) BOD
b) COD
c) TOC
d) All of the above
12. Radioac ve substances are released into the atmosphere and
se le on the Earth. This process is known as:
a) Radioac ve fallout
b) Cosmic radia on
c) Par culate radia on
d) Electromagne c radia on
13. Uptake of pes cides by organisms directly from the medium
is known as:
a) Biological concentra on
b) Biological magnifica on
c) Bio remedia on
d) Eutrophica on
14. The most polluted spot on Earth named by World Watch
Ins tute:
a) Chelyabinsk
b) Lake Karachay
c) Chernobyl
d) Rondonia
15. What effects can be expected from long term exposure to
high levels of Ozone:
a) Asthma
b) Lung cancer
c) Decreased lung func on
d) All of the above
16. “Thank God, men can not fly and lay waste in the sky as well
as the Earth.” Who made this statement?
a) Henry David Thoreau
b) Havelock Ellis
c) John Muir
d) Julian Huxley
17. Acid rain is caused by:
a) Sulfur dioxide and Carbon dioxide
b) Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen dioxide
c) Sulfur dioxide only
d) Nitrgen dioxide and Carbon dioxide
18. Sources that lead to thermal pollu on:
a) Burning of fossil fuels
b) Deforesta on
c) Using water as a coolant in power plants
d) All of the above
19. Global warming results in:
a) Change in migra on pa ern of birds
b) Animals lose their tradi onal feeding grounds
c) Spring flowers are blooming earlier than usual
d) All of the above.
20. Deforesta on leads to:
a) Reduce carbon emission
b) Slope stabiliza on
c) Ice forma on
d) Reduce atmospheric moisture
21. Frac on of solar energy reflected from the Earth back to the
space is referred to as:
a) Albedo
b) Alcedo
c) Reflec on
d) Refrac on
ANSWERS:
1)b
2)a
10)a
11)d
19)d
20)d
3) c
12) a
21)a
4)d
13)a
5)c 6)d
14)b 15)d
7)a
16)a
8)b
17)b
9)c
18) d
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