Environmental Sanitation Mid - I, September - 2014

1.What type of item makes up the majority of the garbage that we throw into our landfills
  • Food
  • Paper
  • Plastic
  • Metal
Answer: B
2.Which of the following component of municipal solid wastes can be recycled?
  • Paper
  • Glass
  • Metals
  • All
Answer: D
3.Hand washing can prevent all of the following except
  • Infectious diarrhea
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningitis
Answer: C
4.NSF stands for
  • National sanitation foundation
  • National succor Federation
  • No sexual Favour
  • No spicy foods
Answer: A
5.Which of the following powers do environmental health officers not have?
  • Authority to close down premises
  • The power of arrest
  • Authority to enter premises
  • The power to seize foods
Answer: B
6.Which one of the following best guards against cross- contamination?
  • Separate cutting boards for cooked & raw foods
  • The time and temperature principle
  • An integrated pest management programme
  • The exclusion of infected employees from food preparation duties
Answer: A
7.Water bath canning is
  • Suitable for vegetables
  • Suitable for fruits
  • Suitable for leafy vegetables
  • Suitable for meat
Answer: B
8.The institute of medicine identified which level of government as the central force in public health, bearing primary public sector responsibility for heath of people
  • Federal
  • State Legislature
  • County
  • Municipal
Answer: A
9.Which of the following best describes blanching?
  • Heating produce in boiling water for few min
  • Heating produce in boiling water for half an hour
  • Heating produce in boiling water for not less than one hour
  • Place produce in boiling water and remove immediately
Answer: D
10.Your city offers three garbage containers of different sizes for waste disposal. A 35 gallon container cost 700 per month, a 64 gallon container cost 1200 per month, and a 96 gallon container costs 2100 per month. This is an example of a _______ systemPay as you throw
  • Pay as you throw
  • Integrated waste management
  • Waste to energy
  • Curb side recycling
Answer: A
11.The dangerous gas that is formed when things rot in landfills is _______________
Answer: Methane gas
12.Who is considered as the father of modern epidemiology ___________________
Answer: John Snow
13.The main reason for blanching fruits and vegetables is ________________________
Answer: To inactivate enzymes
14.The best protection against disease or biological warfare is _______________
Answer: Immunization & personal hygiene
15.How far should latrine be located from mess hall ____________________
Answer: At least 100 mts
16.Water that is pleasing to taste but not safe for drinking is called ______________water
Answer: Palatable water
17.The law one should refer for violation of ground water pollution standards is _____________
Answer: The resource conservation and recovery act
18.The range of temperature that is considered as danger zone for food to collect
bacteria is ___________________ (0F)
Answer: 40 -135 0F
19.The disease that can be transmitted from person to person ,animal to person and insect to person is called ______________________ disease
Answer: Communicable disease
20.Sulabh international is an Indian based social service organization which works to promote human rights and environmental sanitation was founded by _________________________
Answer: Dr.Bindeshwar Pathak