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