PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIAN PREP TEST 2024. ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.

PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIAN PREP TEST 2024. ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION. In the course of the inspection of a plant, a sanitarian obtains information about a process which he thinks would be useful to a friend engaged in a similar business. Of the following, the MOST advisable course of action for him to take is to- CORRECT ANSWER - consider such information confidential and not disclose it You have received an order from a person of high authority in the Dept of Health. This order conflicts with instructions which you have received from your immediate supervisor. The MOST advisable action for you to take first is to- CORRECT ANSWER - inform your supervisor of the situation the following statements concerning reports prepared by a sanitarian, the one which is LEAST valid is:- CORRECT ANSWER - the position of the important facts in a report does not influence the emphasis placed on them by the reader. Suppose that a story concerning an investigation conducted by the Dept of Health has appeared in the newspapers. A reported approaches a sanitarian and asks for details concerning this investigation. The MOST advisable way for the sanitarian to handle the situation is to- CORRECT ANSWER - refer the reporter to the official of the department responsible for public relations. the operator of an establishment tells you that he intends to register a complaint against you with the Dept of Health. He claims that you are impeding his operations because you insist upon a minute inspection of every piece of equipment. You feel that your methods are justified. The MOST advisable course of action for you to take is to - CORRECT ANSWER - explain the reasons for your actions to the operator and inform him that he has the right to complain if he wishes you are to leave the restaurant after having concluded an inspection of the premises. however, the operator begins a detailed story concerning his business experiences. The MOST advisable course of action for you to take is to- CORRECT ANSWER - listen for a few minutes and then excuse yourself on the ground that you have other duties. You are inspecting the premises of a certain establishment. The owner tells you of his disagreement with certain provisions of the new Health Code which affect his business. The MOST advisable course of action fro you to take is to- CORRECT ANSWER - try to explain the reasons for the inclusion of these provisions You realize that you have made an error in a report that has been forwarded to another unit. You know that this error is not likely to be discovered for some time. The MOST advisable course of action for you to take is to- CORRECT ANSWER - tell your supervisor immediately that you have made an error so that it may be corrected if necessary You have become friendly with one of the other sanitarians in your unit. You notice that recently he has been doing very poor work and you know that the rest of the staff is aware of the situation. The MOST advisable course of action for you to take is to - CORRECT ANSWER - seek an opportunity to speak privately to your friend and ask if you can help in any way you realize that you have unjustly reprimanded the owner of an establishment while making an inspection. The MOST advisable course of action for you to take is to - CORRECT ANSWER - admit your mistake and apologize to the owner according to the above passage, the LEAST accurate of the following statements is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Labels on drugs liable to deterioration must state the precautions necessary to prevent deterioration If the data indicates that the proposed use of a food additive will be safe if the amount added is limited to 5 milligrams per gram of the food, the commissioner shall fix the tolerance limitation at- CORRECT ANSWER - 4 milligrams per gram of the food if this is the amount that can be expected to produce the desired effect According to the above passage, the LEAST accurate of the following statements is: - CORRECT ANSWER - the commissioner may not prohibit the use of an additive if the data show that its use is safe within certain tolerance limitations Of the following, a LIKELY reason for the inclusion of section b 2 given above is that - CORRECT ANSWER - producers may tend to add more than the safe amount if the tolerance limitation does not permit the accomplishment of the physical or other technical effect According to the above passage, the new Health Code- CORRECT ANSWER - is designed to take cognizance of the effects of new developments on food industry practices According to the above passage, the new Health code does NOT- CORRECT ANSWER - emphasize coercion but seeks voluntary compliance by the food industry The above passage IMPLIES that- CORRECT ANSWER - the role of animal reservoirs contributed to the confusion which once existed concerning disease transmission According to the above passage, the MOST accurate of the following statements is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Preventive medicine was practiced to some extent in early times even though epidemics many have been attributed to evil spirits. The one of the following which is the MOST suitable title for the above paragraph is - CORRECT ANSWER - The relationship of Microorganisms to man and his environment According to the above paragraph, the MOST accurate of the following statements is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Without microorganisms, life on earth would be virtually impossible. of the following statements concerning Isotopes, the one which is INCORRECT is that isotopes of a given element have- CORRECT ANSWER - the same atomic weight Nuclei of atoms are considered to be composed of- CORRECT ANSWER - Neutrons and protons Dry Ice is solid- CORRECT ANSWER - carbon dioxide The pH of a solution in which the apparent hydrogen ion concentration is equal to 1X10 -8 moles per liter is- CORRECT ANSWER - 8 Substances in solutions which change color at a particular pH are termed- CORRECT ANSWER - indicators The amount of 2.0 N KOH required to neutralize 40 mL of 0.5 NHCl is ml - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 The term anion refers to a- CORRECT ANSWER - negative charged ion If the concentration of a salt solution is given as 0.7243 grams per liter, It may also be expressed as grams per liter- CORRECT ANSWER - 72.43 X 10 -2 Invertase is a type of- CORRECT ANSWER - enzyme an enzyme that acts upon starches is said to be- CORRECT ANSWER - amylolytic the structural formula H2n - c - C=O -OH is- CORRECT ANSWER - an amino acid the one of the following which is a Product of the saponification of a fat is- CORRECT ANSWER - glycerol Synthetic detergents can be used instead of natural soaps because both- CORRECT ANSWER - lower the surface tension of water A bourdon gage is used to measure- CORRECT ANSWER - gas pressure A specific gravity bottle weighs 150 g when empty, 250 g when filled with water, and 385 g when filled with another liquid. The specific gravity of the liquid is MOST Nearly - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.35 At sea level, the number of degre