Laboratory Assistant

Kerala Livestock Development Board

1.Name the reformer who is related to the religious exercise “Thuvayal Thavasu":

(a) Sreenarayanaguru

(b) Ayyankali

(c) Rajaram Mohan Roy

(d) Aiyya Vaikundar

2.Which is considered as Supreme Law of India?

(a) President

(b) Parliament

(c) Constitution

(d) Supreme Court

3.The Movement started for the reform of Muslims by Vakkom Abdul kader Moulavi:

(a) Islam Dharma Paripalana yogam

(b) Islam Athmiya Sabha

(c) Muslim Reform Society

(d) Islam Oriental Society

4.In which year Right to information Act was passed:

(a) 2006

(b) 2004

(c) 2005

(d) 2009

5.Who is known as the “Lincoln of Kerala"?

(а) К. Кelappan

(b) Sahodaran Ayyappan

(c) Pandit K.P. Karuppan

(d) Raman Nambiar

6.Which is known as the “Bible of the Socially Depressed”?

(a) Mithavadi

(b) Swadesabhimani

(c) Rajyasamacharam

(d) Common wheel

7.Name the first Vayalar award Winning novel:

(a) Agnisakshi

(b) Balyakalasakhi

(c) Thottangal

(d) Oru Desathinte Katha

8.Which is the temple related to the struggle of Kuttamkulam Sathyagraha?

(a) Sreerama temple

(b) Kudal Manikyam temple

(c) Sri Padmanabhaswami temple

(d) Tab temple

9.Who is known as the campaigner for Swadeshi Movement?

(a) Akkamma Cheriyan

(b) Kaumudi

(c) A.V. Kuttimalu Amma

(d) Kamala Devi Chauhan

10.From which country Indian constitution take the provision of Amendment of Constitution

(a) Ireland

(b) France

(c) Germany

(d) South Africa

11.The Publication of Yoga Kshema Sabha is known as:

(a) Namboothiri Yogam

(b) Unni Namboothiri

(c) Prajakshemam

(d) Namboothiri Sabha

12.Who is the ex-Officio chairman of the Civil Services Board of Republic of India? (a) Prime Minister

(b) Speaker

(c) Vice President

(d) Cabinet Secretary

13.The Socio-Religious Movement Started by Poikayil Yohanan:

(a) Samathwa Samajam

(b) Tatwabodhini Sabha

(c) Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha

(d) Athmiya raksha Sabha

14.The first English language Newspaper in south India.

(a) The Hindu

(b) The Times of India

(c) The gazette

(d) Madras Standard

15.Which schedule of Indian Constitution relates to Official Languages?

(a) 11th

(b) 8th

(c) 4th

(d) 9th

16.Which is the island widely known as the only home of dodos?

(a) Mauritius

(b) Japan

(c) Greenland

(d) Indonesia

17.Which is the first country to give Voting right to all women?

(a) Esthonia

(b) Finland

(c) Netherlands

(d) Newzealand

18.Which article makes provision for Public Service Commission. for union and states?

(a) Article 241

(b) Article 315

(c) Article 24

(d) Article 112

19. Which is the Malayalam literal journal established in 1904 to serve as a voice of Ezhavas and SNDP?

(a) Vivekodayam

(b) Yoganadham

(c) Vinjanamanjari

(d) Abhinavakeralam

20.The first foreign country's army who participated in the Republic Day Parade of India:

(a) Australia

(b) France

(c) Belgium

(d) Italy

21.TSH is produced by:

(a) Hypothalamus

(b) Pituitary gland

(c) Adrenal cortex

(d) Thyroid gland

22.The major immunoglobulin in the colostrum, saliva and tears:

(a) IgA

(b) IgM

(c) IgG

(d) IgD

23.Weil-Felix test is used for the diagnosis of :

(a) Typhus fever

(b) Trypanosomiasis

(c) Typhoid fever

(d) Paratyphoid fever

24. Dog Tapeworm is:

(a) Echinococcus granulosus

(b) Taenia solium

(c) Taenia saginata

(d) Hymenolepis nana

25.which is the site of Protein synthesis in a cell?

(a) Endoplasmic reticulum

(b) Lysosomes

(c) Ribosomes

(d) Mitochondria

26.Direct bilirubin is:

(a) Conjugated bilirubin

(b) Unconjugated bilirubin

(c)Conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin

(d) None

27.The enzyme whose determination aids in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis: (a) Serum Alkaline phosphatase

(b) Serum Acid phosphatase

(c) Serum ALT

(d) Serum Amylase

28.Osteology is the study of :

(a) Joints

(b) Bones

(c) Parasites

(d) Arthropods

29.The normal renal threshold for glucose is:

(a) 70-85 mg/dl.

(b) 100-115 mg/dl.

(c) 130-145 mg/dl.

(d) 165-180 mg/dl.

30.Lowenstein-Jensen's medium is sterilized by:

(a) Autoclave (b) Tyndallisation

(c) Hot air oven (d) Inspissation

31.Germ tube test is used for identifying:

(a) Sporothrix Schenkii

(b) Histoplasma capsulatum

(c) Candida albicans

(d) Cryptococcus neoformans

32.Fixative used for electron microscopy:

(a) Ether-ethyl alcohol fixative

(b) Methyl alcohol

(c) Osmium tetroxide

(d) Carnoy's fluid

33.Minor cross matching is done between:

(a) Donor serum and Recipient cell

(b) Donor serum and Recipient serum

(c) Donor cell  and Donor serum

(d) Recipient cell and Recipient serum

34.Mesophilic bacteria grows best at:

(a) 25-40°C  

(b) 55-80°C

(c) 100-120°C

(d) 15-20°C

35.Causative agent of Chagas disease :

(a) Leishmania donovani

(b) Trypanosoma cruzi

(c) Trypanosoma brucei  

(d) Plasmodium falciparum

36.The term used to denote a high WBC count in CSF is:

(a) Leucocytosis

(b) Empyema

(c)Neutrophilia

(d)Pleocytosis

37.The concentration of agar added to a fluid media to prepare a semi-solid medium is:

(a)0.1 -0.2%

(b)1.5-2%

(c) 0.4-0.5%

(d) 5-10%

38. Bleeding time (BT) is used to evaluate the activity of :

(a) Prothrombin

(b) Labile factor  

(c) Platelets

(d) Factor XIII

39. Dangerous '0' group individual's :

(a) Possess A, B and H antigens

(b) Possess high titre of anti A and anti B

(c) Possess low titre of anti-A  and anti:-B

(d) Possess H antigen but no A and B antigen

40.Which of the following instrumentation measures the light scattered by small particles at right angles to the beam incident to the cuvette?

(a) Turbidimetry

(b) Nephelometry

(c) Fluorometry

(d) Spectrophotometry

41.Permanent contraception method in females is:

(a)Tubectomy

(b)Condoms

(c) Vasectomy

(d) Oral contraceptive drugs

42.The Process of sharpening the microtome knife in histotechnology is called:

(a)Stropping

(b)Mounting

(c)Microtomy

(d)Honing

43.Specific gravity of an transudate is:

(a)>1.018

(b)1.010

(c)1.000

(d)<1.018

44.Light source for work in ultraviolet region in a spectrophotometer is:

(a)Mercury lamp

(b)Ordinary lamp

(c)Tungsten lamp

(d)Deuterium lamp

45.Cervical smear is routinely stained by:

(a)PAP staining

(b)Leishman staining

(c)Field’s staining

(d)Shorr staining

46.Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) test is a direct and rapid test for the diagnosis of:

(a)Kala-azar

(b)Filaria

(c)Trypanosomiasis

(d)Malaria

47.Reverse c-AMP test is used for the identification of:

(a)Clostridium tetani

(b)Streptococcus agalactiae

(c)Clostridium perfringes

(d)Staphylococcus aureus

48.Who introduced Hot air oven?

(a)Louis pasteur

(b)Edward jenner

(c)Robert koch

(d)Anton von Leeuwenhoek

49.Presence of specific cytoplasmic inclusion bodies called Negri bodies in infected cells is characteristic of:

(a)Dengue virus

(b)Mumps virus

(c)Rubella virus

(d)Rabies virus

50.The process of converting the genetic code contained within DNA into an RNA copy is called

(a) Replication

(b) Transcription

(c) Translation

(d) Nucleic acid Amplification

51. End product of Protein metabolism is:

(a) Urea

(b) Uric acid

(c) Creatinine

(d) Creatine

52.The term 'shift to the left refers to:

(a) A microscope adjustment

(b) Immature cell forms in peripheral blood

(c) A trend on Levy-Jening chart

(d) Term related to calibration

53.Isosthenuria means the specific gravity of urine is:

(a) Above 1.010

(b) Below 1.010

(c) Fixed at 1.010

(d) 1.015-1.025

54.Glucagon is secreted by:

(a) a-cells of pancreas

(b) B-cells of pancreas

(c) r-cells of pancreas

(d)Thymus

55.Ascites is collected by:

(a) Thoracentesis

(b) Lumbar puncture

(c) Aminocentesis

(d)Paracentesis

56.Cells that are precursors of plasma cells and also produce immunoglobulins are:

(a) Macrophages

(b)B-Lymphocytes

(c)T-lymphocytes

(d)Monocytes

57.STAT analysers are:

(a)Batch analysers

(b)Semi-autoanalysers

(c)Random access autoanalysers

(d)Electrolyte analysers

58.In situ hybridization utilizes:

(a)DNA probes

(b)RNA probes

(c)Both DNA and RNA probes

(d)Neither DNA and RNA probes

59.An examples of a live attenuated vaccine used for human immunization is:

(a)Rabies

(b)Tetanus

(c)Hepatitis B

(d)Measles

60.pH of sabourauds Dextrose Agar (SDA) used in mycology:

(a)5.4

(b)8.6

(c)7.4

(d)6.8

61.Total magnification obtained when a 15X occular and a 10X objective is used is:

(a)10X

(b)15X

(c)150X

(d)1500X

62.Platelet adherence and aggregation is facilitated by:

(a)Thrombospondin

(b)Thromboplastin

(c)Fibrinogen

(d)Von-Wiliebrands factor

63.Good cholesterol is:

(a)Total cholesterol

(b)HDL

(c)VLDL

(d)LDL

64.Which instrument is used for  measuring various lung volumes and capacities?

(a) Bronchoscope

(b) Tachometer

(c) Endoscope  

(d) Spirometer

65.Campylobacter jejuni is:

(a) Obligate aerobe

(b) Obligate anaerobe

(c) Facultative anaerobe  

(d) Microaerophilic bacteria

66.Selective medium for Shigella species:

(a) TCBS media

(b) Wilson-Blair media

(c) LJ media

(d) DCA media

67.Exposure to which among the following radiation is referred to as cold sterilization?

(a) Infrared rays

(b) Ultraviolet rays

(c) X-rays

(d) Sun rays

68.The act of swallowing food is called:

(a) Deglutition

(b) Mastication

(c) Micturition

(d) Masturbation

69.The protein that has the highest dye-binding capacity is:

(a) Alpha globulin

(b) Albumin

(c) Beta globulin

(d) Gamma globulin

70.Depth of Fuchs -Rosenthal counting chamber is:

(a)0.1 mm

(b) 1 mm

(c) 0.2 mm

(d) 2 mm

71.The presence of C-reactive protein in blood is an indication of:

(a)a recent streptococcal infection

(b)recovery from pneumococcal infection

(c) an Inflammatory process

(d)a state of hypersensitivity

72.Physician induced infections resulting from investigative,therapeutic or other procedures is called:

(a) Latrogenic infection

(b) Nosocomial infection

(c) Cross  infection

(d) Secondary  infection

73.Presence of an,increase in the number of morphologically abnormal sperms in a semen sample is called:

(a) Teratoasthenozoospermia

(b)Azoospermia

(c)Necrozoospermia

(d)Teratozoospermia

74.What is the composition of normal adult hemoglobin?

(a)80-90% HbA,5-10% HbA2,1-5%HbF

(b)80-90%HbA,5-10%HbA,1-5%HbF

(c)>95% HbA,<3.5%HbA2,

(d)>90%HbA,5%HbF,1%HbA2

75.Acanthocytes are found in association with:

(a) G6PD deficiency

(b) Abetalipoproteinemia

(c) Rul phenotype

(d) Vit. B12 deficiency

76. Malloy- Evelyn method is used for the determination of serum:

(a) Urea

(b) Albumin

(c) Cholesterol

(d) Billirubin

77.Anticoagulant used for Blood Gas Analysis is:

(a) Double Oxalate

(b) Heparin

(c) EDTA

(d) Citrates

78.Isotonic solutions contain:

(a) 0.85% NaCl

(b) >0.85% NaCl

(c) 1% NaCl

(d) <0.85% NaCl

79.salmonella are motile with:

(a) Lophotrichous flagella

(b) Monotrichous flagella

(c) Peritrichous flagella

(d) Amphitrichous flagella

80.The most widely used stain for staining and observing fungi:

(a) Zeihi-Neelson stain

(b) Grams stain

(c) Lacutophenol cotton blue

(d) Albert’s stain

81.Primary Amoebic Meningoencephahtis (PAM) is caused by the free bving amoeba:

(a) Entamoeba histolytica

(b)Naegleria foweri

(c) Iodamoeba butschlii

(d) Dientamoeba fragilis

82.The altered shape of the spherocyte in hereditary spherocytosis is due to:

(a) Abnormal red cell membrane protein

(b)Defective RNA synthesis

(c) An Extrinsic factor in the plasma

(d) Abnormality in the globin composition hemoglobin molecule

83.Normal CSF Protein level is:

(a) 15-40 mg%

(b) 40-70 mg%

(c)115-125 mEq/L

(d)6-8 gm%

84.Isoenzyme assays are performed to improve:

(a) Sensitivity

(b) Specificity

(c) Precision

(d) Accuracy

85.All the NWA crystals are found in alkaline urine except:

(a) Calcium carbonate

(b) Triple phosphate

(c) Amorphous urates

(d) Amorphous phosphates

86.The optimum storage temperature for Red blood cells is:

(a)-80^0C                  (b)-20^0C

(c )- 12^0C                 (d)4^0C

87.Holding period for sterillization of an Hot air Oven is:

(a)121^0c for 15 min

(b)80 -85^0C for 30 min

(c )160^0c for 1 hour

(d)100^0c for 20 mi

88.Fresh Frozen plasma (FFP) from a group A,Rh positive donor may be safely transfused to a patient who is group :

(a)B Rh negative

(b)A Rh negative

(c )AB Rh positive

(d)AB Rh negative

89.Reverse transcriptase would best be described as a:

(a)RNA dependant RNA polymerase

(b)RNA dependant DNA polymerase

(c )DNA dependant DNA polymerase

(d)DNA dependant RNA  polymerase

90.Oval shaped helminthic egg surrounded by a transparent hyaline shell membrane containing a segmented ovum with four blastomeres and having a clear space between egg shell and segmented ovum is characteristic of:

(a)Ancylostoma duodenale

(b)Trichuris trichura

(c )Fertilized egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

(d)Enterobius Vermicularis

91.For collecting CSF in adults,Lumbar puncture is done by insertion of LP needle:

(a)Between L1 and L2

(b)Between 1L4 and L5

(c )Between L3  and L4

(d)Between L5 and Sl

92.which of the following is secreted by the placenta and used for the early detection of pregnancy?

(a)Follicle stimulating hormone

(b)Human chorionic Gonadotropin

(c )Leutinising hormone

(d)Progesterone

93.Which test provides an assessment of average blood sugar control over the last 3 months in diabetes patients?

(a)FBS                                (b)Hb AIC

(c )PPBS                             (d)GTT

94.Normal Albumin-globulin ration (A/G) is:

(a)2:1                          (b)1:2

(c )4:1                          (d)1:3

95.In a specimen collected for plasma glucose analysis, sodium fluoride:

(a)The malaria species whose gametocyte has been described as banana  shaped in

Plasmodium :

(a)malariae                  (b)vivax

(c )Ovale                      (d)falciparum

97.Beriberi is associated with deficiency of vitamin:

(a)Niacin                        (b)Thiamine

(c )Vit A                          (d)Vit C

98.Kernicterus is an abnormal accumulation of bilirubin in:

(a)Heart tissue

(b)Liver tissue

(c )Brain tissue

(d)Kidney tissue

99.The scolex of Taenia saginata has:

(a)No suckers and 14 hooklets

(b)26-28 Sucking discs

(c )24 hooklets

(d)4 suckers

100.Main sugar in semen:

(a)Glucose                     (b)Galactose

(c )Sucrose                    (d)Fructose

ANSWERS

1.d    2.c    3.a      4.c      5.c    6.a        7.a       8.b     9.c      10.d    11.b        12.d   13.c  14.d  15.b    16.a   17.d    18.b     19.a   20.b   21.b  22.a

23.a     24.a   25.c   26.a  27.d   28.b  29.d   30.d    31.c   32.c  33.a  34.a

35.b   36.d   37.c  38.c  39.b  40.b  41.a   42.d   43.d   44.d  45.a  46.d  47.c  48.a  49.d  50.b  51.a  52.b   53.c   54.a    55.d   56.b  57.c   58.c

59.d   60.a  61.c   62.a  63.b  64.d  65.d  66.d  67.c  68.a  69.b  70.c  71.c

72.a  73.d  74.c  75.b  76.d  77.b  78.a  79.c  80.c  81.b     82.a    83.a  84.b  85.c  86.d  87.c  88.b  89.b  90.a  91.c  92.b  93.b  94.a    95.b   96.d

97.b   98.c    99.d     100.d