Immunization & National Vaccine Schedule — Practice

Question 1

Which vaccine in India's national programme is most sensitive to heat?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

What is the correct dose and route of BCG for a two-month-old infant?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

A vial of pentavalent vaccine shows rapid granular sedimentation on the shake test. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Four children vaccinated from the same vial at one session develop abscesses. Which category of adverse event is most likely?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 5

A child received pentavalent 1 and 2 but missed the third dose ten months ago. What should be done?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 6

In a district with 98 per cent measles vaccine coverage, 60 per cent of measles cases occur in vaccinated children. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 7

Which vaccine should be withheld from a symptomatic child with HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 8

India's nationwide human papillomavirus vaccination programme launched in February 2026 uses which schedule?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 9

Why must ice packs be conditioned before being placed in a vaccine carrier?

Accepted Answer

A

Practice — Immunization & National Vaccine Schedule