Bio-Medical Waste Management and Infection Control

 1. Four colour codes for bag in BMW are

a) Yellow, red, green and blue

b) Red, blue, white and black

c) Yellow, red, blue and black

d) Yellow, red, white and blue

2. In BMW, Human anatomical wastes should be segregated in ...........................

a) Yellow b) Red c)Black d) Blue

3. Wastes generated from disposable items such as tubing, bottles, IV tubes and sets, 

catheters should be segregated in ...........................................

a) Yellow b) Red c) White d) Blue

4. Epidemiological triad constitutes of ......................................

a) Agent, host and environment 

b) Agent and host

c) Microbes and environment

d) None of the above

5. ................................... is an example for nosocomial infection, except?

a) Urinary tract Infection b) Irritable bowel syndrome 

c)Hepatitis C d) Hepatitis B

6. The colour of bag in which the infectious solid wastes are disposed

a) Red b) Black c) Blue d) Yellow

7. Majority of waste produced in health care facilities is ..........................

a) Chemical and pharmaceutical waste b) Radioactive, cytotoxic and heavy metals

 c) Sharps d) Non-hazardous waste

8. In BMW, needles and syringes with fixed needles, scalpels should be segregated in 

...........................

a) Yellow b) Red c) White d) Blue

9. Infection Control Committee is located in general hospital at the ......................

a) district level and above b) state level 

c) CHC level and above d) none of the above

10. Infection control committee includes ...............................

a) Infection control practitioner 

b) Quality assurance officer

c) Medical Superintendent and Nursing Superintendent

d) All of the above 

11. Maintain all record for operation of incineration, hydroclave, autoclaving for a period of 

a) 5 years b) 3years c) 2 years d) 10 years

12. Symbol of Biohazard

 a) b) 

 c) d)

13. Bio-medical waste management and handling rule under the Environment Protection 

Act 1986 was launched in ……

a) 1990 b) 1986 c) 1995 d) 1998

14. Major sources of biomedical waste includes, except ……………………

a) Immunization sites b) blood banks 

c) nursing homes d) first aid in schools

15. BMW management rules 2016, schedule 1 describes 

a) Biomedical wastes categories and their segregation, collection, treatment, 

processing and disposal options

b) Standards for treatment and disposal of bio-medical wastes

c) List of prescribed authorities and the corresponding duties

d) Label for bio-medical waste containers or bags, label for transporting bio-medical waste 

bags or containers

16. BMW management rules 2016, schedule 2 describes

a) Biomedical wastes categories and their segregation, collection, treatment, processing 

and disposal options

b) Standards for treatment and disposal of bio-medical wastes

c) List of prescribed authorities and the corresponding duties

d) Label for bio-medical waste containers or bags, label for transporting bio-medical waste 

bags or containers 

17. Treatment options for yellow category biomedical waste are ......................

a) Autoclaving b) encapsulation 

c) Incineration or deep burial d) hypo chlorite treatment

18. Education and training of Infection control team should involve ……………………

a) Organize regular training programs for the staff for essential infection control 

practices

b) Provide periodic re-training or orientation of staff

c) Review the impact of training

d) All of the above

19. Discarded and contaminated glass including medicine vials and ampoules except 

cytotoxic wastes should be placed in which container?

a) Yellow b) Blue c) Red d) White

20. Causative microorganisms of nosocomial infections are ………………………….

a) Staphylococcus aureus bacteria b) Entero virus 

c) Aspergillus d) all of the above

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