NEHA RS/REHS Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Question 1 An action authorized by law to restrict or prevent the movement of goods for the protection of public health, safety and welfare is called Choose one answer. a. an injunction b. an embargo c. an order to cease and desist d. a subpoena - Answer an embargo Question 2 Field observations are not always reported in total because Choose one answer. a. the reported forms are usually inadequate b. the significance of the data is not understood c. the field staff are instructed to limit observations d. the supervisor may insist on reinspection - Answer the significance of the data is not understood Question 3 In preparing a legal action, one of the first steps a sanitarian should do is to Choose one answer. a. obtain a warrant b. obtain a court order c. keep very accurate records d. check with other agencies - Answer keep very accurate records Question 4 Which of the following statements is true regarding an inspection efficiency rating? Choose one answer. a. the average amount of time required for each inspection must be determined by the administrator of the sanitation program b. the quality of the inspections should be emphasized over quantity c. the numerical rating obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to year d. it is not possible to receive a rating over 100 percent - Answer the numerical rating obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to year Question 5 When a health violation is classified as a misdemeanor, it can be more readily resolved by ______. Choose one answer. a. criminal proceedings b. civil action c. immediately closing the facility d. posting a public notice - Answer civil action Question 6 Which of the following is the most critical step needed before detailed information is collected? Choose one answer. a. determining how the information will be used b. determining how often the information will be updated c. determining how much time will be needed for data collection d. determining how much time will be needed for the record-processing unit to enter the data - Answer determining how the information will be used Question 7 Which of the following is the most effective technique for ceasing operation of a noncomplying establishment? Choose one answer. a. a mandatory injunction b. revoking a license c. an injunction d. all of the above - Answer all of the above Question 8 An administrative process of measuring and analyzing results in relation to specific goals, objectives, aims or targets is Choose one answer. a. record keeping b. daily activity reports c. coding d. evaluation - Answer evaluation Question 9 On-the-job education should start with planned, routine, intensive in-service training of Choose one answer. a. division directors b. owners of food service facilities c. all field and office personnel d. septic tank contractors - Answer all field and office personnel Question 10 All of the following describe objectives used in environmental quality planning except Choose one answer. a. non-measurable b. realistically obtainable c. obtainable in a specified time period d. specifically measurable - Answer non-measurable Question 11 Marks: 1 Self-imposed health risk factors include Choose one answer. a. exposure to sunlight b. diet c. smoking d. all the above - Answer all the above Question 12 Marks: 1 Legal proceedings to enforce a law may include Choose one answer. a. issuance of an order to eliminate a violation b. suspension of a permit c. civil sanctions d. all of the above - Answer all of the above Question 13 Marks: 1 In an environmental control statistical report for program, the "total man-days expended" will Choose one answer. a. include the total number of premises or initial services in each program activity for which the local health unit is responsible b. refer to the number of premises where an annual, routine, or special inspection was made for the first time during the year c. show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each of the program activities d. none of the above - Answer show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each of the program activities Question 14 Marks: 1 Which type of inspection would be conducted prior to legal action? Choose one answer. a. reinspection b. routine c. complete d. initial - Answer reinspection Question 15 Marks: 1 In order to perform an evaluation, the data collected must be reliable. Which of the following is not a definitive characteristic of reliability? Choose one answer. a. consistent b. easy to obtain c. reproducible d. dependable - Answer easy to obtain Question 16 Marks: 1 The changing role of environmental health scientists, including their duties of administrating services to the public, has been brought about largely due to Choose one answer. a. adequate intelligence data on environmental trends showing the urgency for action b. stricter governmental control c. public recognition of the problems and the desire for higher quality of life d. none of the above - Answer public recognition of the problems and the desire for higher quality of life Question 17 Marks: 1 Standards must be scientifically supported, understandable, measurable and Choose one answer. a. traditional b. acceptable to all parties involved c. enforceable d. rigid - Answer enforceable Question 18 Marks: 1 The terms "goals" and "objectives" are sometimes used interchangeably; however, objectives should be considered as Choose one answer. a. a general direction b. the final purpose or aim c. the idea which is always realized d. the realistically attainable ends - Answer the realistically attainable ends Question 19 Marks: 1 Letter and report writing are effective means of acquainting ______ with the diversity and complexity of a facility's problems. Choose one answer. a. local officials b. establishment owners c. the general public d. lawmakers - Answer establishment owners Question 20 Marks: 1 The agencies general administrative plan provides the basis for Choose one answer. a. a search warrant b. an administrative warrant c. a seizure d. none of the above - Answer an administrative warrant Question 21 Marks: 1 Inspections of nonpublic areas can be made by consent of the owner or occupant and Choose one answer. a. on the basis of a general administrative plan b. whenever premises are vacant c. whenever premises are unlocked d. without regard to requests or demands that inspectors leave the premises - Answer on the basis of a general administrative plan Question 22 Marks: 1 The statement of goals and objectives should recognize environmental quality and community needs such as Choose one answer. a. clean air b. clean food service establishments c. decent housing d. all the above - Answer all the above Question 23 Marks: 1 A standard for dishwashing that states that the "total bacteria count should not exceed one hundred per utensil surface," is an example of what type of objective? Choose one answer. a. enforceable b. specification c. compliance d. performance - Answer performance Question 24 Marks: 1 A well developed ______ activity report can serve practically all the reporting needs of an organization for statistical purposes. Choose one answer. a. daily b. weekly c. monthly d. yearly - Answer daily Question 25 Marks: 1 To have a successful environmental control service, the retention of competent personnel is a primary concern. Which of the following is (are) required to retain competent personnel? Choose one answer. a. adequate salaries b. pleasant, stimulating working conditions c. a dynamic and challenging program d. all of the above - Answer all of the above Question 26 Marks: 1 The number of inspections divided by the number of workdays should equal which of the following? Choose one answer. a. average number of inspections per workday b. average number of hours per inspection c. average number of city inspections per workday d. average number of county inspections per workday - Answer average number of inspections per workday Question 27 Marks: 1 Since competent direction is essential to a divisional program's effectiveness, it is important to offer Choose one answer. a. bonus salaries b. marginal salaries c. a structured, incremental pay plan d. none of the above - Answer none of the above Question 28 Marks: 1 From a legal standpoint, which of the following is true regarding enforcement of standards? Choose one answer. a. a Federal standard is easier to enforce than a State standard b. a State standard is easier to enforce than a Federal standard c. a performance standard is easier to enforce than a specification-type standard d. a specification-type standard is easier to enforce than a performance standard - Answer a specification-type standard is easier to enforce than a performance standard Question 29 Marks: 1 The effectiveness of an inspection program depends on technical competence and the ______ of regulatory staff. Choose one answer. a. academic degrees b. physical qualifications c. genealogy d. attitude - Answer attitude Question 30 Marks: 1 A program plan should be developed for each of the program activities. This plan should list which of the following criteria for each activity? Choose one answer. a. work load and methods to meet program objectives and financing b. resource requirements, goals and objectives c. need for the program, evaluation, and law d. all the above - Answer all the above Question 1 Marks: 1 The precise levels at which specific air pollutants become a health hazard are relatively easy to establish by existing surveillance systems. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - Answer False Question 2 Marks: 1 Particulates larger than 10 microns can penetrate easily into the respiratory tract. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - Answer False Question 3 Marks: 1 It is possible to control noise Choose one answer. a. at the source b. in its path of transmission c. where it is received d. all of the above - Answer all of the above Question 4 Marks: 1 Fluorocarbons in the atmosphere are of concern because they may Choose one answer. a. react with the ozone in the upper atmosphere, thus reducing the total amount of ozone available b. cause an increase in ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth c. cause an increase in skin cancers and changes in our climate, animal, and plant life d. all of the above - Answer all of the above Question 5 Marks: 1 The terms "washout" and "rainout" both refer to a cleansing process of pollutants in the atmosphere. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - Answer True Question 6 Marks: 1 A ______ is a dimensionless unit to express physical intensity or sound pressure levels. Choose one answer. a. noise level b. decibel c. hertz d. sound pressure level (SPL) - Answer decibel Question 7 Marks: 1 The frequency of a sound determines its pitch. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - Answer True Question 8 Marks: 1 When two pollutants are combined, the effects are greater than the sum of the individual effects. This is called Choose one answer. a. commensalism b. synergism c. magnification d. multiplication - Answer synergism Question 9 Marks: 1 Scrubbers are wet collectors generally used to remove particles that form as a Choose one answer. a. nonsoluable vapor b. mist, solid, or vapor c. fog, mist, or dust d. fume, dust, or mist - Answer fog, mist, or dust Question 10 Marks: 1 Precipitation accomplishes an effective cleansing process of pollutants in the atmosphere by Choose one answer. a. accumulation of small particles in the formation of raindrops or snowflakes in clouds b. the washing out of scavenging of large particles by falling raindrops or snowflakes c. removal of gaseous pollutants by dissolution and absorption d. all of the above - Answer all of the above Question 11 Marks: 1 A deterioration in the ozone layer of the stratosphere can cause an increase in ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - Answer True Question 12 Marks: 1 The unit of measurement most commonly used to measure loudness is called Choose one answer. a. hertz b. phon c. decibel d. none of the above - Answer phon Question 13 Marks: 1 Sound absorbing materials absorb low frequency sounds much more effectively than high frequency sounds. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - Answer False Question 14 Marks: 1 Air pollution control should first be considered at the Choose one answer. a. source b. stack c. industrial level d. suburban level - Answer source Question 15 Marks: 1 If 10 decibels is 10 times more intense than one decibel, how many times more intense is 20 decibels than one decibel? Choose one answer. a. 20 b. 30 c. 100 d. 1000 - Answer 100 Question 16 Marks: 1 The Montreal Protocol categorizes ______ and ______ in two classes based on their ozone-depiction potential. Choose one answer. a. CO2 and PAN b. CFCs and halons c. Ozone depleting greenhouse chemicals d. SO2 and CO - Answer CO2 and PAN Question 17 Marks: 1 Glazing, silvering, or bronzing on the underside of a leaf is evidence that injury has occurred by Choose one answer. a. ozone b. peroxyacyl nitrates c. sulfur dioxide d. hydrogen fluoride - Answer peroxyacyl nitrates Question 18 Marks: 1 The meteorological elements that have the most direct and significant effects on the distribution of air pollutants are Choose one answer. a. solar radiation b. wind speed and direction c. precipitation and stability d. all of the above - Answer all of the above Question 19 Marks: 1 Turbulence is the wind characteristic that is Choose one answer. a. most predictable b. the most effective mechanism for the dispersion or dilution of a cloud or plume of pollutants c. responsible for generating cyclonic pollutants d. responsible for the agitation of otherwise harmless ions - Answer the most effective mechanism for the dispersion or dilution of a cloud or plume of pollutants