Exam Details

Subject Special Issues In Research Ethics
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma In Bioethics
Department School of Health Science (SOHS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Forms of scientific misconduct includes

Non-disclosure of conflict of interest

Duplicate publication

Redundant publication

All of the above

2. The strongest evidence of casualty comes from which of the following research methods?

Experimental

Casual-comparative

Correlational

Ethnography

3. Which of the following conditions should credit authorship?

Substantial contribution to conception and design, acquisition of data or analysis and interpretation of data

Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content

Final approval of the version to be published

All of the above

4. Minimum____members constitute the Institutional Ethics Committee.

5

12

15

8

5. For International Collaboration in Biomedical and Health Research in India, ICMR operates in close co-operation with the

Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Science and Technology

Ministry of External Affairs

All of the above

6. Informed consent needs to be taken even during Internet research.

True

False

Partly True

Partly False

7. The animal used for research in Rabies vaccine is

Cattle

Swine

Rabbit

Frog

8. A person who takes responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, from inception to published article, and publishes that information is termed as

Author

Guarantor

Investigator

Researcher

9. "Email exchange of.personal data is considered public in social media." is

True

False

Partly True

Partly False

10. Possible Improvement 'Techniques for informed consent include

Conducting a demographic analysis" of the" research project's geographical location

Hiring professionals to translate all the information related to the experiment

Taking extra time to fully explain the informed consent form

All of the above

1l. Insulin for diabetes was discovered in

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

12. Method of Euthanasia not acceptable for any species is

Stunning

Electrocution

Decapitation

CO2 inhalation

13. Concerning "authorship" in" educational research, intellectual ownership is predominantly a function of a/an

Effort expended"

Creative contribution

Professional position

Level of higher education


14. In which year was the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) established?

1911

1949

1955

1936

15. In phase-III of clinical trials, minimum participants are required.

10

100

1000

500

16. The Health Ministry's Screening Committee (HMSC) takes decision on

National Research Proposals

State Research Proposals

International Research Proposals

All of the above

17. ICMJE stands for

Indian Committee of Medical Journal Editors

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Indian Commission of Medical Journal Editors

International Commission of Medical Journal Editors

18. What are the spin-off concepts that have emerged over the past one to two decades to address the issues of equity in international collaboration in medical/health research?

Free/Differential Pricing

Responsiveness to health needs of the host country

Use of placebo

All of the above

19. The concept of a person's thinking on objects or events as abstract or concrete based on the distance from the object or event is termed as

Psychological distance

Physiological distance

Psychological space

Physiological space

20. Who started the 3R Principle?

Tom Regan

Russell and Burch

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

21. Conflict of interest is not applicable to

Author

Editor

Reviewer

Reader

22. Which of the following is most commonly used for research involving tuberculosis

Rat

Guinea Pig

Mice

Monkey

23. The composition of Institutional Ethics Committee includes

One legal expert or retired judge

One philosopher/ethicist/theologian

One lay person from the community

All of the above

24. In which of the following phases of clinical trials of drugs, is ethical clearance not required?

Phasel

Phasen

Phase III

Phase IV

25. Which of the following is the correct ethical practice by an editor?

Accepting or rejecting a paper is not based on the paper's importance, originality or clarity

Excluding studies reporting negative results

No necessity of taking into account possible bias or conflict of interest before publishing the study

None of the above

26. Identify the term that refers to a post-study-interview in which all aspects of the study -are revealed, reasons for the use of deception -are given, and the participants' questions are answered.

Desensitizing

Debriefing

Dehoaxing

Deploying

27. The basic principles of bioethics are

Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence and Equity

Anonymity, Beneficence, Non-maleficence and Equity

Anonymity, Benevolence, Non-maleficence and Equity

Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence and Equivalence

28. Which of the following are termed as academic frauds in an e-Learning environment?

Inappropriate assistance on examinations

Misuse of sources on papers and projects

Lack of adherence to copyright and_copy_protection

All of the above

29. "Masking the eye region in photographs patients is adequate protection of anonymity and need not take informed consent." This statement is

True

False

Partly True

Partly False

30. Which of the following is not correct for Housing and Environmental requirement in case of Guinea Pig

Average weight -400 to 500 gms

Temperature -22 to 24°C

Humidity -30 to 40%

Photo cycle [Light Dark] -12 12

31. The act of publishing the same data and results in more than one journal or publication refers to which of the following professional issues?

Partial Publication

Duplicate Publication

Deception

Full Publication

32. When should Ethics Committee approval be taken?

After the start of the study

Before the start of the study

At-the time of publication of-results

None Of the above

33. -Animal ethics is related to the use of animals for

Household purposes

Animal experimentation

Animal breeding

All of the above

34. What are the barriers of"Digital Divide"?

Unable to afford Internet access from home

Find e-learning content that is difficult to comprehend or not culturally relevant

People with disabilities often confront more barriers in e-learning than others

All of the above

35. Which of the following constitutes authorship?

Acquisition of funding

Collection of data

Data analysis and interpretation

General supervision of the research group

36. Following are the non-living in vitro systems that can be used to reduce/replace animals in experimentations except

Mechanical methods

Computer simulation

DNA recombinant technology

Organ bath

37. Non-Human Primates are commonly used for research in

Rabies vaccine

Rubella vaccine

Small pox vaccine

Measles vaccine

38. Researchers can ensure confidentiality by

Using identification numbers or pseudonyms for participants

Not discussing participants in any data gathering with others

Keeping any identifying information separate from the data

All of the above

39. Issues concerning research by developed country scientists/institutions in developing countries have been specified by

National Bioethics Advisory Commission USA

Nuffield Council on Bioethics, UK

UNESCO, Universal Declaration on Human Genome and Human Rights

Both and

40. The guidelines for animal ethics are issued by

MOHFW

CDSCO

HMSC

None of the above

41. "Digital watermarking" is one of the preventive methods to protect which copyrighted material

Text

Audio

Pictures

Both and

42. Randomised Control Trials (RCTs)

Are not required to be based 9n the concept ofequjP9ise

Always have a control arm that uses placebo

Are considered to be the "gold standard" for determining efficacy and safety in clinical research

Are always "double blinded"

43. The process of introducing an exogenous gene into a living organism so that the organism will exhibit a new property and transmit the property to its offspring is known as

Xenotransplantation

Conventional breeding

Cisgenesis

Transgenesis

44. The purpose of use of animals in scientific research is

Preparation of natural products used in medical research and treatment

Study of genetic disorders

Medical education

All of the above

45. Who is responsible for the trial and for the rights, health and welfare of the subjects in the trial

Subject

Investigator

Institute

Government

46. Phase-IV of clinical trial is mainly concerned with

Dose ranging

Efficacy assessment

Pharmacokinetic analysis

Post marketing surveillance

47. Fresh or re-consent is taken in the following conditions except

Availability of new information which would necessitate deviation of protocol

When long-term follow-up or study extension is planned later

When there is a change in treatment modality, procedures and site visits

All of the above

48. It is ethical to submit a manuscript simultaneously to two journals to avoid or reduce time for publication.

True

False

Partly True

Partly False

49. The word "Plagiarism" is derived from a

French

Latin

Hebrew

Roman

50. Research participants must give

Guidelines

A commitment

Informed consent

Private information

Write short notes on any four of the following in 200 -300 words each. Each carries five marks.

51. Nuffield Council of Bioethics

52. Institutional Ethics Committee

53. Helsinki Declaration

54. Internet and E-Learning

55. COPE Guidelines

56. Extent of Use of Animals


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Bioethics And Law
  • Clinical Ethics
  • Educational Technology And Communication
  • Introduction To Bioethics
  • Research Ethics - I
  • Research Ethics-Ii
  • Research Methodology
  • Social Science Research Related To Health
  • Special Issues In Research Ethics