SSCE/WASSCE/GCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE
SSCE/WASSCE/GCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
OBJECTIVE
1. Conventional method of sewage disposal involves all the following except defecating
A. into pit latrines C. into cesspit
B. in open fields D. into bucket latrine
2. Which of the following is the main reason why the bucket system of sewage disposal should be discourage?
A. only little amount of sewage can be disposed
B. there is scarcity of labor
C. it is injurious to the health of the carrier
D. the odor emitted is too offensive
3. Which of the following practices is a form of drug abuse?
A. taking two tablets of pain killer at the onset of headache
B. swallowing a prescribed tablet without chewing it first
C. swallowing a prescribed tablet with large volume of water
D. taking less dosage of a prescribed tablet
Use the sewage disposal methods listed below to answer question 6 & 7
I. Pit latrine II. KVIP III. Water closet
4. Which of the methods pollute(s) underground water?
A. I only C. I and II only
B. II only D. I, II, and III
5. The correct order of preference of the methods in terms of hygiene is
A. I, II and III C. III, I and II
B. II, III and II D. III, II and I
6. Hygienic condition refers to the one that tends to
A. eliminate flies from the environment
B. provide basic medical facilities
C. encourage the use of modern insecticides
D. promote the health of individuals
7. Self-medication should be avoided because
A. it makes the mind and body healthy
B. it will make the individual addicted to drug
C. individual may become over productive
D. physicians are denied the chance to practice
8. One set back of water closet is
A. its nearest to living room
B. its dependence on water
C. that it is not durable
D. that it emits offensive odour
9. The most hygienic method of sewage disposal is
A. Bucket latrine C. KVIP
B. Pit latrine D. Water closet
10. Observance of personal hygiene involves
A. elimination of vector from the environment
B. keeping the surroundings clean
C. keeping the body clean
D. regular intake of prophylactic drugs
11. The first step to be taken when farmer is bitten by a snake is to
A. Bandage the bitten spot
B. Administer anti-snake serum
C. Send the victim to hospital
D. Tie above the bitten spot
12. One of the effects of the drug abuse is
A. redundancy among health worker
B. the production fake drug
C. an increase in productivity
D. the development of resistance to drug
13. Chlorine is employed in treatment of water to
A. add taste to the water
B. settle particles
C. render the water colourless
D. kill micro-organism
14. Dumping of large quantities of untreated sewage into river will results in
A. stratification of plankton
B. thermal stratification of water body
C. failure of algal blooms to develop
D. increase demand for oxygen
Answers
1. B | 5. A | 9. D | 13. D |
2. C | 6. D | 10. C | 14. D |
3. A | 7. B | 11. D |
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4. A | 8. D | 12. D |
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THEORY
1. (WASSCE 2006 Q6) (a) (i) Define first aid.
(ii) State three objectives of first aid.
(b) (i) What is artificial respiration?
(ii) Explain the procedure for administering the mouth-mouth method of artificial respiration.
(c) (i) Define dislocation.
(ii) State four sings of dislocation
Solution
Refer to notes
2. (WASSCE 2008 Q6) (a) What is a dug?
(ii) State five effects of drug abuse on an individual.
(b) (i) State four signs of epileptic fit.
(ii) Describe the first aid treatment for a victim of snakebite.
Solution
Refer to notes
3. (WASSCE 2014) Name three examples of drugs which are commonly abused.
Solution
¨ paracetamol/pain killer ¨ antibiotics
¨ alcohol ¨ tobacco
¨ indian hemp(marijuana) ¨ cocaine
¨ heroine ¨ valium
¨ sedatives
4. (WASSCE 2015 Q3) (a)(i) What is sewage?
(ii) state five effects of releasing untreated sewage into stagnant water body.
Solution
(a) (i) Sewage: faeces and urine / waste matter from industrial/ domestic sources; that dissolved / suspended in water.
(b) Effect of releasing untreated sewage into a stagnant water body.
Refer to notes