Under the NVBDCP, the main method used to control the larvae of dengue vectors around homes is:

Weekly emptying of water containers

Indoor residual spraying of house walls

Using bed nets during sleep at night

Draining large rivers near the village

Under NTEP, a pulmonary TB patient is declared 'cured' when treatment is completed and:

End-of-treatment smear or culture is negative

The chest X-ray has become completely normal

Cough has stopped for at least 2 weeks

The patient has gained at least 5 kg of weight

A household contact aged 4 years of a sputum-positive pulmonary TB patient has no TB disease. Under NTEP the child should receive:

No action until symptoms appear

National health programmes and immunisation

60 Staff nurse recruitment practice questions on National health programmes and immunisation, part of Community Health Nursing. The first 25 are below; the first 5 with answers and explanations (tap Show answer after you have chosen), the rest in Learn with a free account.

Question 1 · Medium
Under the NVBDCP, the main method used to control the larvae of dengue vectors around homes is:
1. AIndoor residual spraying of house walls
2. BUsing bed nets during sleep at night
3. CWeekly emptying of water containers
4. DDraining large rivers near the village
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Answer: C · Weekly emptying of water containers
Aedes breeds in small collections of clean water in and around homes, so source reduction, emptying and scrubbing containers weekly, is the key measure. A 'dry day' each week breaks the breeding cycle. Aedes bites by day, so night bed nets help less.
- A: Residual spraying targets resting Anopheles, not Aedes larvae.
- B: Aedes is a day biter, so night nets give less protection.
- D: Rivers are not where Aedes breeds.
Question 2 · Medium
Under NTEP, a pulmonary TB patient is declared 'cured' when treatment is completed and:
1. AEnd-of-treatment smear or culture is negative
2. BThe chest X-ray has become completely normal
3. CCough has stopped for at least 2 weeks
4. DThe patient has gained at least 5 kg of weight
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Answer: A · End-of-treatment smear or culture is negative
Cured means a patient with bacteriologically confirmed TB who completed treatment and had a negative smear or culture at the end. Without that test result the outcome is 'treatment completed'. Weight gain and symptom relief are signs of response but do not define cure.
- B: X-ray scars often persist after successful treatment.
- C: Stopping cough is a clinical sign, not the bacteriological criterion.
- D: Weight gain shows response but is not the cure criterion.
Question 3 · Medium
Under RMNCH+A, a pregnant woman should receive at least how many antenatal check-ups?
1. ATwelve
2. BOne
3. CTwo
4. DFour
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Answer: D · Four
At least four antenatal visits are recommended, including the first in the first trimester. PMSMA adds a free check-up by a doctor on the 9th of every month. Each visit includes weight, BP, Hb and urine tests.
- A: Twelve is not the national minimum.
- B: One visit misses most risk factors.
- C: Two visits are fewer than the minimum.
Question 4 · Easy
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY gives eligible families health cover for secondary and tertiary hospital care of up to:
1. ARs 5 lakh per family per year
2. BRs 10 lakh per family per year
3. CRs 1 lakh per person per year
4. DRs 50,000 per family per year
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Answer: A · Rs 5 lakh per family per year
PM-JAY provides cashless cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for hospital admissions at empanelled hospitals. There is no cap on family size or age. The other arm of Ayushman Bharat is the network of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs for primary care.
- B: Rs 10 lakh is double the cover per family.
- C: Rs 1 lakh per person is not the scheme's benefit.
- D: Rs 50,000 is far below the stated cover.
Question 5 · Medium
A household contact aged 4 years of a sputum-positive pulmonary TB patient has no TB disease. Under NTEP the child should receive:
1. ANo action until symptoms appear
2. BTB preventive treatment
3. CA repeat BCG vaccine
4. DFull four-drug TB treatment
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Answer: B · TB preventive treatment
Household contacts under 5 years are at high risk of severe TB, so after ruling out active disease they get TB preventive treatment, such as 6 months of isoniazid. Older contacts may receive TPT after testing for infection. Repeat BCG is not recommended.
- A: Waiting for symptoms risks TB meningitis or miliary TB in young children.
- C: BCG is given once in infancy and not repeated.
- D: Four-drug treatment is for active TB disease only.
Question 6 · Medium
A newborn is born to an HIV-positive mother on ART. Under NACO, the baby should receive:
1. ANevirapine and early infant diagnosis
2. BNo drugs until the baby turns 18 months
3. CBCG only and no further follow-up
4. DFull adult-dose ART started from birth
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Question 7 · Medium
A rapid diagnostic test shows Plasmodium vivax malaria in a 30-year-old non-pregnant woman. The NVBDCP treatment is:
1. AQuinine for 7 days
2. BPrimaquine single dose only
3. CChloroquine for 3 days and primaquine for 14 days
4. DArtemether-lumefantrine for 3 days only
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Question 8 · Easy
The government scheme that gives a cash incentive to a mother for institutional delivery is:
1. AJanani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
2. BPradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
3. CJanani Suraksha Yojana
4. DRashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram
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Question 9 · Hard
A 9-month-old has fever 38.0 degrees C and a mild cold on MR-1 day. There is no other illness. The most appropriate action is to:
1. AGive paracetamol and vaccinate in a month
2. BGive only vitamin A and defer MR
3. CPostpone all vaccines for 2 weeks
4. DGive the scheduled vaccines today
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Question 10 · Easy
The Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM) on a vial shows the cumulative exposure of the vaccine to:
1. ALight
2. BHeat
3. CFreezing
4. DContamination
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Question 11 · Medium
Under NVBDCP, the vector that transmits dengue and chikungunya is:
1. APhlebotomus argentipes
2. BAnopheles culicifacies
3. CAedes aegypti
4. DCulex quinquefasciatus
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Question 12 · Medium
A newborn was born to a mother whose hepatitis B status is unknown. The hepatitis B birth dose should ideally be given:
1. AWithin 24 hours of birth
2. BAt 6 weeks with pentavalent
3. COnly after the mother is tested
4. DWithin 7 days of birth
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Question 13 · Hard
A 50 kg adult with new drug-sensitive pulmonary TB starts treatment. Under NTEP, the daily intensive phase fixed-dose combination is given for:
1. A16 weeks with four drugs
2. B4 weeks with two drugs
3. C8 weeks with four drugs
4. D8 weeks with two drugs
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Question 14 · Easy
Under the national schedule, Td vaccine is given to adolescents at:
1. A10 and 16 years
2. B5 and 10 years
3. C16 and 24 months
4. D12 and 18 years
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Question 15 · Medium
A child received DPT booster-1 at 18 months. At 5 years the child comes for routine vaccination. The nurse should give:
1. ANo vaccine
2. BTd vaccine
3. CPentavalent vaccine
4. DDPT booster-2
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Question 16 · Easy
Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) under NHM screens children for the '4 Ds', which are defects at birth, diseases, deficiencies and:
1. ADrug reactions
2. BDehydration
3. CDevelopmental delays
4. DDiarrhoea
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Question 17 · Easy
In the National Immunisation Schedule, the site for giving pentavalent vaccine to an infant is the:
1. AAnterolateral thigh
2. BForearm
3. CGluteal region
4. DDeltoid
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Question 18 · Medium
During an ILR temperature check, the thermometer reads +11 degrees C in the morning. The nurse's first action is to:
1. AIgnore it until the evening reading
2. BDiscard every vaccine in the ILR
3. CMove all vaccines into the deep freezer
4. DReport it and check the power and door seal
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Question 19 · Medium
The first-line ART regimen recommended for most adults under NACO is based on:
1. ATenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir
2. BRifampicin, isoniazid and ethambutol
3. CLopinavir and ritonavir alone
4. DZidovudine, stavudine and nevirapine
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Question 20 · Medium
Under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana, a notified TB patient receives a monthly payment for nutrition during treatment of:
1. ARs 1,000
2. BRs 5,000 in one lump sum
3. CRs 100
4. DRs 250
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Question 21 · Medium
Under JSSK, which of the following is an entitlement for a pregnant woman at a public facility?
1. AFree drugs, diagnostics, diet and transport
2. BFree care only for the first delivery
3. CA cash payment for each antenatal visit
4. DFree caesarean only at private hospitals
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Question 22 · Medium
Under the JSY scheme, the woman's eligibility in low-performing states covers:
1. AOnly the third or later child
2. BOnly women above 35 years of age at delivery
3. CAll women delivering in public facilities
4. DOnly women who deliver by caesarean section
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Question 23 · Easy
The drug combination used in mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in triple-drug (IDA) districts is:
1. ARifampicin, dapsone and clofazimine
2. BChloroquine, primaquine and ACT
3. CIvermectin, DEC and albendazole
4. DIsoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol
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Question 24 · Hard
A pregnant woman at 32 weeks with severe anaemia lives far from the hospital. Under JSSK, which is the nurse's priority advice?
1. ATake oral iron only and stay at home
2. BWait until labour starts before travelling
3. CUse free JSSK transport to the facility now
4. DPay for a private vehicle and claim it later
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Question 25 · Medium
An HIV-positive woman on ART asks about feeding her newborn. Under NACO guidance the nurse should advise:
1. AExclusive breastfeeding for 6 months while she continues ART
2. BMixed feeding with formula from birth
3. CStopping ART during breastfeeding
4. DAvoiding all feeding until test results
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National health programmes and immunisation

Under the NVBDCP, the main method used to control the larvae of dengue vectors around homes is:

Under NTEP, a pulmonary TB patient is declared 'cured' when treatment is completed and:

Under RMNCH+A, a pregnant woman should receive at least how many antenatal check-ups?

Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY gives eligible families health cover for secondary and tertiary hospital care of up to:

A household contact aged 4 years of a sputum-positive pulmonary TB patient has no TB disease. Under NTEP the child should receive:

A newborn is born to an HIV-positive mother on ART. Under NACO, the baby should receive:

A rapid diagnostic test shows Plasmodium vivax malaria in a 30-year-old non-pregnant woman. The NVBDCP treatment is:

The government scheme that gives a cash incentive to a mother for institutional delivery is:

A 9-month-old has fever 38.0 degrees C and a mild cold on MR-1 day. There is no other illness. The most appropriate action is to:

The Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM) on a vial shows the cumulative exposure of the vaccine to:

Under NVBDCP, the vector that transmits dengue and chikungunya is:

A newborn was born to a mother whose hepatitis B status is unknown. The hepatitis B birth dose should ideally be given:

A 50 kg adult with new drug-sensitive pulmonary TB starts treatment. Under NTEP, the daily intensive phase fixed-dose combination is given for:

Under the national schedule, Td vaccine is given to adolescents at:

A child received DPT booster-1 at 18 months. At 5 years the child comes for routine vaccination. The nurse should give:

Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) under NHM screens children for the '4 Ds', which are defects at birth, diseases, deficiencies and:

In the National Immunisation Schedule, the site for giving pentavalent vaccine to an infant is the:

During an ILR temperature check, the thermometer reads +11 degrees C in the morning. The nurse's first action is to:

The first-line ART regimen recommended for most adults under NACO is based on:

Under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana, a notified TB patient receives a monthly payment for nutrition during treatment of:

Under JSSK, which of the following is an entitlement for a pregnant woman at a public facility?

Under the JSY scheme, the woman's eligibility in low-performing states covers:

The drug combination used in mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in triple-drug (IDA) districts is:

A pregnant woman at 32 weeks with severe anaemia lives far from the hospital. Under JSSK, which is the nurse's priority advice?

An HIV-positive woman on ART asks about feeding her newborn. Under NACO guidance the nurse should advise: