Mental Health Legislation Practice Questions

Question 1

All are provisions of WHO mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP), except:

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Screening family members

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Communication regarding care

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Human rights

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Social support

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a core component of the WHO's global STI control strategy?

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Universal mandatory screening

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Case management

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Strategic information systems

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Prevention services

Question 3

Electroconvulsive therapy is not useful in which of the following conditions?

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Panic attacks

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Depression

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Seizures

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Delirium

Question 4

What is a contraindication for ECT?

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Cerebral aneurysm

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Epilepsy

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HIV

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Arrhythmia

Question 5

McNaughton's rule relates to?

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Criminal responsibility of insane

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Medical negligence

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Inquest

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Professional secrecy

Question 6

What are the homes called where children are placed under the care of doctors and psychiatrists?

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Residential treatment facilities

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Foster care homes

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Youth detention centers

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Child mental health clinics

Question 7

What is the primary limitation of conducting a one-day census of inpatients in a mental hospital?

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Provides a snapshot of the current patient demographic but lacks longitudinal data.

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Gives reliable estimates of seasonal factors in admissions.

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Allows for conclusions about the overall mental health trends in India.

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Enables estimation of the distribution of different diagnoses over time.

Question 8

Lynching is a type of:

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Homicidal hanging

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Suicidal hanging

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Judicial hanging

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Accidental hanging

Question 9

Which of the following can be considered as grounds of divorce under matrimonial law?

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Impotence developing after the marriage

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Sterility

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Frigidity

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Temporary Mental illness

Question 10

A person with unsound mind can be released with pending investigation or trial under:-

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Section 330 Cr P C

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Section 84 Cr P C

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Section 328 Cr P C

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Section 84 IPC

Mental Health Legislation — MCQs

Mental Health Legislation — MCQs

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