NEHA REHS/RS Ch. 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children
under five years of age?
A- Neisseria meningitides
B- Group B Streptococci
C- Streptococcus pneumoniae
D- Hemophilus influenzae type B -
correct answer ✅D
How is "giardiasis" USUALLY transmitted to others?
A- Person-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of the infected
individual
B- Drinking unfiltered water from streams and lakes
C- Drinking unboiled water from streams and lakes
D- Drinking inadequately chlorinated water from a municipal water
distribution system -
correct answer ✅A
Which of the following duties of state and local health agencies is
focused to protect the public's health and welfare?
A- Community-intensive planning
B- Statutory administrative action
, NEHA REHS/RS Ch. 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
C- Regulatory responsibilities
D- Plan implementation -
correct answer ✅C
Which of the following is a measure of the amount of light
scattered by particles suspended in a water sample test?
A- Formazin Turbidity Units (FTU)
B- Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU)
C- Hydrosuntalic Turbidity Units (HTU)
D- Lorcetic Turbidity Units (LTU) -
correct answer ✅B
What is an epidemic?
A- The constant presence of a disease within a community or region
B- The presence of an infectious agent on a body surface
C- The presence of infection in a host without clear, recognizable
clinical symptoms
D- The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness
clearly in excess of expectancy -
correct answer ✅D
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children
under five years of age?
A- Neisseria meningitides
B- Group B Streptococci
C- Streptococcus pneumoniae
D- Hemophilus influenzae type B -
correct answer ✅D
How is "giardiasis" USUALLY transmitted to others?
A- Person-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of the infected
individual
B- Drinking unfiltered water from streams and lakes
C- Drinking unboiled water from streams and lakes
D- Drinking inadequately chlorinated water from a municipal water
distribution system -
correct answer ✅A
Which of the following duties of state and local health agencies is
focused to protect the public's health and welfare?
A- Community-intensive planning
B- Statutory administrative action
, NEHA REHS/RS Ch. 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
C- Regulatory responsibilities
D- Plan implementation -
correct answer ✅C
Which of the following is a measure of the amount of light
scattered by particles suspended in a water sample test?
A- Formazin Turbidity Units (FTU)
B- Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU)
C- Hydrosuntalic Turbidity Units (HTU)
D- Lorcetic Turbidity Units (LTU) -
correct answer ✅B
What is an epidemic?
A- The constant presence of a disease within a community or region
B- The presence of an infectious agent on a body surface
C- The presence of infection in a host without clear, recognizable
clinical symptoms
D- The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness
clearly in excess of expectancy -
correct answer ✅D
