The Kerala PSC ECG Technician Grade-II, in Insurance Medical Services, is a district wise recruitment. The selected candidates can withdraw the salary in the scale of Rs. 19,000-Rs. 43,600/ along with other allowances entitled for the Kerala State services employees. Any matriculates (SSLC) below 36 years with a vocational Higher Secondary Certificate in ECG and Audiometric Technology is eligible for this position. Here we are discussing some of the previously asked questions for the Kerala PSC ECG Technician position.
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Kerala PSC ECG Technician Previous Questions
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ECG Technician Exam Pattern and Syllabus
The exam pattern for the ECG Technician PSC exam is:
- Maximum Marks: 100 Marks
- Exam Duration: 1 Hour 15 Minute
- The medium of Questions: English
The syllabus for the PSC ECG Technician recruitment test would have questions from the below-given topics:
- Human Anatomy
- Cardio Vascular System
- Cardio Vascular Measurement and types of equipment
- Medical Ethics and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Electro Cardiography
- Transducers and Electrodes
- Biological Amplifiers
- General Knowledge and Current Affairs
- Facts about India
- Facts about Kerala
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Kerala PSC Technician Previously Asked Questions
- Ribosomes are the centre for :
(A) Respiration
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Protein synthesis
(D) Fat synthesis - An outer covering membrane is absent over :
(A) Nucleolus
(B) Lysosome
(C) Mitochondrion
(D) Plastid - Which one of the following has its own DNA?
(A) Peroxisome
(B) Dictyosome
(C) Lysosome
(D) Mitochondria - The tricuspid valve is found in between :
(A) Right auricle and right ventricle
(B) Ventricle and aorta
(C) Left auricle and left ventricle
(D) Right ventricle and pulmonary artery - Arteries carry oxygenated blood except :
(A) Hepatic
(B) Cardiac
(C) Pulmonary
(D) Systemic - Wall of blood capillary is formed of :
(A) Haemocytes
(B) Parietal cells
(C) Endothelial cells
(D) Oxyntic cells - ‘Dup’ Sound is produced during the closure of :
(A) Semilunar valves
(B) SA node
(C) Bundle of His
(D) Purkinje fibres - In man ribs are attached to :
(A) Clavicle
(B) Ileum
(C) Sternum
(D) Scapula - The correct route through which pulse making impulse travels in the heart is :
(A) AV-node → bundle of His → SA node → Purkinje fibres → heart muscles
(B) AV-node → SA node → Purkinje fibres → bundle of His → heart muscles
(C) SA node → Purkinje fibres → bundle of His → AV-node → heart muscles
(D) SA node → AV-node → bundle of His → Purkinje fibres → heart muscles - The blood cancer is known as :
(A) leukaemia
(B) thrombosis
(C) haemolysis
(D) haemophilia - An adult human with average health has systolic and diastolic pressure as :
(A) 70 mm Hg and 120 mm Hg
(B) 120 mm Hg and 80 mm Hg
(C) 50 mm Hg and 80 mm Hg
(D) 180 mm Hg and 80 mm Hg - The lining of the inner wall of the heart’s chambers is formed :
(A) Visceral pericardium
(B) Serous pericardium
(C) Epicardium
(D) Endocardium - The exchange of gases and nutrients between blood and tissues is a major function of :
(A) Arterioles
(B) Arteries
(C) Capillaries
(D) Veins - Bones are mainly made up of :
(A) Calcium and Phosphorous
(B) Calcium and Sulphur
(C) Calcium and Magnesium
(D) Calcium and Iron - The cardiac pacemaker in a patient fails to function normally. The doctors find an artificial pacemaker is to be grafted in him it is likely that it will be grafted at the site of :
(A) Atrioventricular bundle
(B) Purkinje system
(C) Sinoatrial node
(D) Atrioventricular node - In a standard ECG which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?
(A) S- Start of systole
(B) T- end of diastole
(C) P- depolarization of the atria
(D) R- Depolarization of ventricles - ‘Bundle of His’ is a part of which one of the following organs in humans?
(A) Brain
(B) Heart
(C) Kidney
(D) Pancreas - Which chamber of the human heart has a thickest muscular wall?
(A) Left ventricle
(B) Left auricle
(C) Right ventricle
(D) Right auricle - The number of floating ribs in the human body is :
(A) 6 pairs
(B) 5 pairs
(C) 3 pairs
(D) 2 pairs - The lower jaw in mammals is made up of :
(A) Mandible
(B) Dentary
(C) Maxlila
(D) Angulars - The total number of bones in the hind limb of man is :
(A) 14
(B) 30
(C) 24
(D) 21 - The joint found between the sternum and the ribs in humans are:
(A) Angular joint
(B) Fibrous joint
(C) Cartilaginous joint
(D) Gliding joint - Which of the following cranial nerves can regulate heartbeat?
(A) X
(B) IX
(C) VIII
(D) VII - What is the intensity of sound in normal conversation?
(A) 10-20 decibel
(B) 30-60 decibel
(C) 70-90 decibel
(D) 120-150 decibel - In the resting state of the neural membrane, diffusion due to concentration gradients, if allowed, would drive :
(A) K+ into the cell
(B) K+& Na+ out of the cell
(C) Na+ into the cell
(D) Na+ out of the cell - The most abundant intracellular cation is :
(A) Ca++
(B) H+
(C) K+
(D) Na+ - Intercostal muscles occur in :
(A) Abdomen
(B) Thigh
(C) Diaphragm
(D) Ribs - Which one of the following organs in the human body is most affected due to shortage of oxygen?
(A) Intestine
(B) Skin
(C) Kidney
(D) Brain - Oxygenated blood from the lungs is carried to the heart by :
(A) Pulmonary artery
(B) Pulmonary vein
(C) Coronary vein
(D) Pre-canals - The disease that occurs when the haemoglobin content of the blood goes down is
(A) Pleurisy
(B) Emphysema
(C) Anaemia
(D) Pneumonia - The normal rate of respiration in man per minute is about :
(A) 10 to 15 times
(B) 16 to 20 times
(C) 19 to 21 times
(D) 23 to 25 times - The covering of the lung is called :
(A) Pericardium
(B) Perichondrium
(C) Pleural membrane
(D) Peritoneum - The oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is :
(A) 20%
(B) 30%
(C) 40%
(D) 50% - Pulse pressure is :
(A) Pressure in the great veins
(B) Systolic pressure
(C) Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
(D) Diastolic pressure - Human/ mammalian/ elephant heart is :
(A) Myogenic
(B) Neurogenic
(C) Cardiogenic
(D) Digenic - To reach the left side of the heart the blood must pass through :
(A) Sinus Venosus
(B) Kidneys
(C) Liver
(D) Lungs - Characteristics of cardiac muscles are that they :
(A) Contract quickly and get fatigued
(B) Contract quickly and do not get fatigued
(C) Contract slowly and get fatigued
(D) Contract slowly and do not get fatigued - The pH of blood is :
(A) Between 7-8
(B) In between 2-4
(C) Between 12-14
(D) Between 2-5 - Pulse can be detected from the artery of :
(A) Thigh
(B) Diaphragm
(C) Humerus
(D) Wrist - ECG is a measure of :
(A) Rate of heartbeat
(B) Difference in electric potential
(C) Volume of blood pumped
(D) Ventricular Contraction - Cardiac output is determined by :
(A) Heart rate
(B) Stroke volume
(C) Blood flow
(D) Both (A) and (B) - In order for the blood to flow from right ventricle to left ventricle in mammalian heart, it
must flow through :
(i) Right ventricle (ii) Pulmonary veins (iii) Left atrium (iv) Lungs (v) Pulmonary arteries
(A) (i), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
(C) (iii), (v), (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv), (v) - During systemic circulation, blood leaves the (i) __________ and (ii) __________.
(A) (i) Left ventricle, (ii) goes directly to the aorta
(B) (i) Right ventricle, (ii) goes directly to the aorta
(C) (i) Right ventricle, (ii) moves to the lungs
(D) (i) Left ventricle, (ii) moves to the lungs - On a normal ECG/ EKG, ventricular depolarization occurs during the :
(A) P wave
(B) QRS complex
(C) T wave
(D) P-Q interval - When aortic pressure is greater than the ventricular pressure :
(A) The tricuspid atrioventricular valve opens
(B) The bicuspid/ mitral atrioventricular valve closes
(C) The aortic semilunar valve closes
(D) The pulmonary semilunar valve opens - Following a motor vehicle accident, a large loss of blood will initially cause :
(A) A lowered BP due to a decreased cardiac output
(B) A higher BP due to an increased stroke volume
(C) No change in BP but a slower heart rate
(D) No change in BP but an increased respiration rate - The heart is made up of which type of muscle :
(A) Skeletal muscle
(B) Smooth muscle
(C) Cardiac muscle
(D) Elastic muscle - The most common type of defect of the cardiac septa is :
(A) Muscular ventricular septal defect
(B) Primum atrial septal defect
(C) Secundum atrial septal defect
(D) Membranous ventricular septal defect - The function of the transducer is to convert :
(A) Electrical signal into non-electrical quantity
(B) Non-electrical quantity into an electrical signal
(C) Electrical signal into mechanical quantity
(D) All of these - The strain gauge is a :
(A) Active device and converts mechanical displacement into a change of resistance
(B) Passive device and converts electrical displacement into a change of resistance
(C) Passive device and converts mechanical displacement into a change of resistance
(D) Active device and converts electrical displacement into a change of resistance - The linear variable differential transformer transducer is :
(A) Inductive transducer
(B) Non-inductive transducer
(C) Capacitive transducer
(D) Resistive transducer - If at one end, the two wires made of different metals are joined together then a voltage will get produced between the two wires due to difference of temp. between the two ends of wires. This effect is observed in
(A) Thermistors
(B) RTD
(C) Ultrasonics
(D) Thermocouples - Sound is produced due to :
(A) Friction
(B) Circulation
(C) Vibration
(D) Refraction - Sound waves are :
(A) Longitudinal
(B) Transverse
(C) Electromagnetic
(D) Only magnetic - A thin, semi-transparent, flexible membrane is known as :
(A) Ear lobe
(B) Ear canal
(C) Eardrum
(D) Pinna - Pinna is a shell-like structure which is a part of :
(A) Inner ear
(B) Outer ear
(C) Middle ear
(D) None of them - The classic ECG changes in myocardial infarction (MI) are :
(A) T- wave
(B) ST-segment elevation
(C) Development of an abnormal wave
(D) All of the above - One specific ECG change in hypokalemia (low potassium level) is :
(A) U wave (a positive deflection after the T wave)
(B) ST-segment elevation
(C) Tall peaked T waves
(D) Increased amplitude and widening of the QRS complex - Normal QRS width is :
(A) 0.12 to 0.20 second
(B) 0.42 to 0.43 second
(C) 0.08 to 0.12 second
(D) 0.04 to 0.10 second - When do coronary arteries primarily receive blood flow?
(A) During inspiration
(B) During diastole
(C) During expiration
(D) During systole - Which of the following is the most common symptom of myocardial infarction?
(A) Chest pain
(B) Dyspnea
(C) Edema
(D) Palpitations - Which of the following diagnostic tools is most commonly used to determine the location of myocardial damage?
(A) Cardiac catheterization
(B) Cardiac enzymes
(C) Echocardiogram
(D) Electrocardiogram - __________ is formed by placing a negative electrode on the zero points and the positive electrode on the right arm :
(A) Lead II
(B) Lead I
(C) Lead III
(D) aVR - In normal ECG recording the paper speed is __________.
(A) 50 mm/ second
(B) 25 mm/ second
(C) 50 mm/ minute
(D) 25 mm/ minute - Lead III obtained by connecting __________ and __________.
(A) Right arm and left arm
(B) Right leg and left leg
(C) Right arm and left leg
(D) Left arm and left leg
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ECG Technician Answers
- Protein synthesis
- Nucleolus
- Mitochondria
- Right auricle and right ventricle
- Pulmonary
- Endothelial cells
- Semilunar valves
- Sternum
- SA node → AV-node → bundle of His → Purkinje fibres → heart muscles
- leukaemia
- 120 mm Hg and 80 mm Hg
- Endocardium
- Capillaries
- Calcium and Phosphorous
- Sinoatrial node
- P- depolarization of the atria
- Heart
- Left ventricle
- 2 pairs
- Mandible
- 30
- Cartilaginous joints
- X
- 30-60 decibel
- K+& Na+ out of the cell
- K+
- Ribs
- Brain
- Pulmonary vein
- Anaemia
- 10 to 15 times
- Pleural membrane
- 20 %
- Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
- Myogenic
- Lungs
- Contract quickly and do not get fatigued
- Between 7-8
- Wrist
- The difference in electric potential
- Both (A) and (D)
- (i), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii)
- (i) Left ventricle, (ii) goes directly to the aorta
- QRS complex
- The aortic semilunar valve closes
- A lowered BP due to a decreased cardiac output
- Cardiac muscle
- Membranous ventricular septal defect
- Non-electrical quantity into an electrical signal
- Passive device and converts mechanical displacement into a change of resistance
- Inductive transducer
- Thermocouples
- Vibration
- Longitudinal
- Eardrum
- Outer ear
- All of the above
- U wave (a positive deflection after the T wave)
- 0.04 to 0.10 second
- During diastole
- Chest pain
- Electrocardiogram
- aVR
- 25 mm/ second
- Left-arm and left leg
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