Tuesday, 23 June 2026

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES


KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES

 

1.    The UNO adopted the “Declaration of the rights of the child” on

12th November 1959

 

2.    Govt. of India adopted National policy of Children in

August 1974

 

3.    The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act

1986

 

4.    RCH programme launched by Government of India in

October 1997

 

5.    Prenatal period can be defined as

Conception till Birth

 

6.    Early neonatal period is

0-7 days

 

7.    Functional Unit of Kidney

Nephron

 

8.    Route of administration of Measles vaccine is

Subcutaneous

 

9.    Route of administration of BCG vaccine

Intradermal

 

10. Type of play in toddler

Parallel Play

 

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11. Milk Production hormone is

Prolactin

 

12. Milk ejection hormone is

Oxytocin

 

13. Immunoglobulin present in human milk is

IgA

 

14. A major group of substance in the breast milk which is of special importance and cannot be reproduced in any bottle formula is

Gamma globulins

 

15. Road to health chart was first designed by

David Morley

 

16. If a baby is malnourished severely, his mid arm circumference will be less than

12.5cm

 

17. An infant can sit without support and stand with support during

8-9 Months

 

18. A child holds bottles by himself when he is at

9 Month

 

19. The type of play in preschoolers

Associative play

 

20. Play during infancy

Solitary play

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES

 

 

21. Vitamin necessary for the formation of RBC is

B12

 

22. Folic acid deficiency leads to

Megaloblastic anemia

 

23. What enables blood to maintain its alkalinity

Proteins

 

24. World Immunization Day is on

November 10

 

25. The weight of a normal newborn is

2.5 – 3.5 kg

 

26. Birth weight doubles by …….. months

5

 

27. Birth weight triples by ……..months

12

 

28. Birth weight quadruples by …….years

 

29. Length of a new born

45-50 cm

 

30. Height doubles by ….. years

4

 

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31. The Head circumference at birth is …….cm

33-35

 

32. Chest circumference at birth is …………cm

31-33

 

33. Head circumference and Chest circumference will be equal at ……..months

12

 

34. At birth, mid point of body is …….cm above the umbilicus

1.8

 

35. At what age mid point of body is just below the umbilicus?

2 years

 

36. At ……..years mid point is near symphysis pubis

16 years

 

37. The relation of head and trunk to lower extremities at birth is

1.7:1

 

38. The relation of head and trunk to lower extremities at puberty is

1:1

 

39. An infant is said to be in between ……… age groups

28 days – 1 year

 

 

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KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / DEVELOPMENTAL TIME TABLE OF CHILDHOOD/ CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / NOTES

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / DEVELOPMENTAL TIME TABLE OF CHILDHOOD/ CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / NOTES


KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / DEVELOPMENTAL TIME TABLE OF CHILDHOOD/ CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / NOTES

 

Mile Stones

Age

Social Smile

Listen to sounds

Carries hand/object to mouth

Balances head well

Can roll over from abdomen to back

Grasp, Moro reflex disappears

Recognizes familiar object & people

Head control

Enjoy watching his own face

Stranger Anxiety

Has good hand to mouth co-ordination

Respond to own name

React to adult anger cries when scolded

Sit without support and stand with support

Say ‘Maa’

Pincer grasp

Stands alone for short times

Can sit down from a standing position

Show emotions such as jealously

Can eat from a spoon & a cup but needs

Start walking

Walk well alone

Drink from a cup & can use a spoon

Anterior fontanels closed

Sphincter Control

Climbs stairs (on upon furniture)

Can walk up & down stairs

Run, shyness, pride, guilt

Rides a tricycle, fear of death and ghost

2 Months

2-3 Months

3-4 Months

4-5 Months

4-5 Months

4-5 Months

4-5 Months

5-6 Months

6 Months

6-7 Months

8-9 Months

8-9 Months

8-9 Months

8-9 Months

9 Months

9-10 Months

10-12 Months

10-12 Months

10-12 Months

10-12 Months

1 Year

14 Months

15 Months

15 Months

18 Months

18 Months

2 Years

2 Years

3 Years

 

 

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / DEVELOPMENTAL TIME TABLE OF CHILDHOOD/ CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE / NOTES



Thursday, 18 June 2026

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / MICROBIOLOGY / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / MICROBIOLOGY / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES


KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / MICROBIOLOGY / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES

 

1.    Jumping gene are called

Transposons

 

2.    Epidemic that spreads through many areas of the world involving many people in a short period?

Pandemic disease

 

3.    Immunoglobulin responsible for primary immune response is

IgM

 

4.    “Pea soup stool” is identified in

Typhoid fever

 

5.    “Step Ladder” pattern of temperature is observed in

Typhoid fever

 

6.    Rh incompatability can be identified using

Coombs test

 

7.    In Malaria, carrier persons who harbors

Schizonts

 

8.    Confirmatory test for TB

Sputum culture

 

9.    Typhus fever is caused by

Rickettsia Prowazeki

 

10. The unit of measurement used in bacteriology is the

Micron

 

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11. Methylene blue is used for which type of staining?

Simple staining

 

12. Acid fast stain was discovered by

Ehrlich

 

13. Cocci may be arranged in grape like structure is

Staphylococci

 

14. The organ for locomotion in bacteria is

Flagella

 

15. The temperature used to destroy the spores by autoclaving?

134ºC for 3 min

 

16. The process of exhibiting great variation in size and shape of bacteria

Pleomorphism

 

17. Bacteria those obtain energy from chemical reaction are called

Chemotrophs

 

18. Bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen is

Anaerobic

 

19. The thermal death point of mesophilic bacteria is

50-65ºC

 

20. Destruction of pathogenic organisms only is termed as

Disinfection

 

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21. The agents have the ability to kill the bacteria is

Bacteriocidal

 

22. Sterilization by steam under atmospheric pressure is carried out at temperature between

100-140ºC

 

23. Which chemical agent is used to fumigating the ward?

Formaldehyde

 

24. Chocolate agar is an example of which type of media

Enriched media

 

25. The infectious disease transmitted from animal to human beings are called

Zoonesis

 

26. The ability of the microbe to produce disease is called

Virulence

 

27. Immunity transferred from mother to fetus is

Natural Passive

 

28. The smallest unit of antigenicity is

Epitope

 

29. Paul bunnel test is the diagnostic tool of

IMN

 

30. Which immunoglobulin is transported across the placenta and provide passive immunity to the New-born?

IgG

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / MICROBIOLOGY / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES

 

31. ……..is the earliest immunoglobulin to be synthesized by the fetus

IgM

 

32. Which cells provide amnestic immune response?

B Cell

 

33. The serum factor which induces hemorrhagic necrosis in certain tumors is

TNF

 

34. In which syndrome large cold staphylococcus abscess is seen?

Jobs syndrome

 

35. The local manifestation of generalized hypersensitivity is called

Arthus reaction

 

36. Which blood group has no antigen?

O

 

37. Which blood group has no antibody?

AB

 

38. The causative organism of meningitis is

Neisseria meningitidis

 

39. Which of the organism present as a bamboo stick appearance?

Bacillus anthracis

 

40. Which disease is called wool sorters disease?

Pulmonary anthrax

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / HOME SCIENCE / MICROBIOLOGY / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / NOTES

 

41. The causative organism of botulism?

Clostridium botulinum

 

42. The causative organism of bacterial dysentery?

Shingellae

 

43. Incubation period of bacterial dysentery

48 hours

 

44. Rose spots are seen in

Enteric fever

 

45. Rice water stool is seen in

Cholera

 

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