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Key Facts: UPMSP Vocational Health Care Exam

5 papers × 60 marks

UPMSP Trade-42 Health Care theory papers, totalling 300 marks

UPMSP Class 12 Trade-42 syllabus

400 marks

Practical examination for the Health Care trade, split 200 internal and 200 external

UPMSP Class 12 Trade-42 syllabus

20 / 33% / 50%

Minimum marks per written paper, theory aggregate percentage, and practical percentage required to pass

UPMSP Class 12 Trade-42 syllabus

₹600.75 / ₹806

UPMSP Intermediate examination fee for institutional and private candidates

UP Board 2026 examination fee notification

Practise UPMSP Intermediate Health Care (Trade-42, code 245) with 100 free English MCQs covering all ten official papers across Class 11 and Class 12, from patient admission, vital signs and infection control to medical records, elderly and child care, biomedical waste, the operation theatre and hospital emergency response.

Sample UPMSP Vocational Health Care Practice Questions

Try these sample questions to test your UPMSP Vocational Health Care exam readiness. Each question includes a detailed explanation. Start the interactive quiz above for the full 100+ question experience with AI tutoring.

1What is the normal resting pulse rate for a healthy adult?
A.20 to 40 beats per minute
B.60 to 100 beats per minute
C.120 to 160 beats per minute
D.160 to 200 beats per minute
Explanation: A healthy adult at rest has a pulse of 60 to 100 beats per minute. A rate above 100 is called tachycardia and a rate below 60 is bradycardia, and the General Duty Assistant must record any such finding and report it promptly.
2Which artery is most commonly used to count a patient's pulse at the wrist?
A.Carotid artery
B.Femoral artery
C.Radial artery
D.Brachial artery
Explanation: The radial artery lies just under the skin on the thumb side of the wrist, where it can be pressed gently against the underlying bone. This makes it the most convenient and least intrusive site for routine pulse counting.
3Which examination technique named in the syllabus involves listening to internal body sounds with a stethoscope?
A.Palpation
B.Percussion
C.Auscultation
D.Inspection
Explanation: Auscultation is listening to sounds produced within the body, such as heart sounds, breath sounds and bowel sounds, normally using a stethoscope. It is one of the four classical techniques of physical examination.
4The syllabus describes palpation as examination by:
A.Touching and feeling the body part with the hands
B.Tapping with the fingers
C.Listening with a stethoscope
D.Looking at the patient from a distance
Explanation: Palpation uses the hands to feel the body surface and structures beneath it, assessing temperature, moisture, texture, swelling, pulsation and tenderness. It should be performed with clean warm hands and with the patient's consent and privacy protected.
5What does OPD stand for in a hospital?
A.Out Patient Department
B.Operation Planning Division
C.Official Patient Data
D.Oxygen Provision Desk
Explanation: The Out Patient Department treats patients who attend for consultation and go home the same day. A patient whose condition requires admission is transferred from the OPD to the In Patient Department, or IPD, and the General Duty Assistant assists with that transfer.
6A patient can sit up but cannot walk safely to the X-ray department. Which conveyance is most appropriate?
A.A wheelchair, with the brakes applied while the patient is seated and released before moving
B.A trolley with the patient lying flat
C.An ambulance
D.Asking the patient to walk slowly with support
Explanation: A wheelchair suits a patient who can tolerate sitting but cannot walk safely. The brakes are applied during transfer on and off the chair, the feet are placed on the footrests, and the patient is covered appropriately for warmth and dignity.
7Which bed position, with the head of the bed raised to about 45 to 60 degrees, most helps a patient with breathing difficulty?
A.Supine position
B.Prone position
C.Fowler's position
D.Trendelenburg position
Explanation: In Fowler's position the raised head and trunk let gravity draw the abdominal organs downward, so the diaphragm can descend further and the chest expand more fully. This eases breathing and is also used for feeding and for patients recovering from certain procedures.
8Which specimen would be collected to investigate a suspected lung infection such as tuberculosis?
A.Stool specimen
B.Sputum specimen
C.Urine specimen
D.Hair specimen
Explanation: Sputum is material coughed up from the lower respiratory tract, so it carries the organisms causing lung infection. An early morning deep-cough sample is collected in a clean wide-mouthed sterile container, correctly labelled and sent to the laboratory promptly.
9What is the normal respiratory rate for a resting adult?
A.4 to 8 breaths per minute
B.12 to 20 breaths per minute
C.30 to 40 breaths per minute
D.50 to 60 breaths per minute
Explanation: A resting adult breathes about 12 to 20 times a minute. The count should be taken without telling the patient, because awareness of being observed alters the breathing pattern, so it is often counted while still appearing to hold the wrist for the pulse.
10When taking a history from a woman of childbearing age, why does the syllabus stress obtaining information about pregnancy?
A.Because pregnant patients pay different fees
B.Because pregnancy changes which investigations, medicines and procedures are safe, and affects care planning
C.Because pregnant patients are always admitted
D.Because it is required for hospital statistics only
Explanation: Many drugs and X-ray examinations are unsafe in pregnancy, and several conditions present differently or carry added risk. Knowing that a patient is or may be pregnant therefore changes clinical decisions immediately, which is why the information is sought at admission.

About the UPMSP Vocational Health Care Exam

Trade-42 Health Care (subject code 245) is a vocational trade subject of the UPMSP Intermediate course built around the General Duty Assistant role in a hospital. The Class 11 papers cover the hospital management system and patient admission and examination, routes of medication and their management, microbiology, sterilisation and disinfection, emergency services including triage and immobilisation, and physiotherapy. The Class 12 papers cover medical records and documentation, care of the elderly and infants, biomedical waste management, the operation theatre, and disaster management and emergency response. The practice questions here are an English-language MCQ study adaptation of that official syllabus and cannot substitute for the hospital visits, demonstrations, practical file or viva.

Assessment

Compulsory trade subject for Intermediate vocational-stream candidates taking Health Care, built around the General Duty Assistant job role. Assessment is five written papers of 60 marks each — Medical Records and Documentation, Care of the Elderly and Infants, Biomedical Waste Management, Operation Theatre, and Disaster Management and Emergency Response — totalling 300 marks, plus a 400-mark practical. The external 200 marks comprise two major practicals (80), two minor practicals (40), viva (40) and the practical notebook and forms (40); the internal 200 marks comprise sessional work, five periodic tests, viva and marks for industrial and educational visits.

Time Limit

Three hours for each of the five written papers. UP Board 2026 sittings are scheduled in three-hour-fifteen-minute slots that include fifteen minutes for reading the question paper.

Passing Score

Minimum 20 marks in each written paper, 33% in the 300-mark theory aggregate, and 50% (200 of 400) in the practical examination

Exam Fee

₹600.75 for institutional (regular) candidates of the Intermediate agriculture/vocational class and ₹806 for private candidates for the 2026 examination. UPMSP charges one examination fee per candidate, not per subject paper. (Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP))

UPMSP Vocational Health Care Exam Content Outline

20%

Paper 1 — Medical Records and Documentation

Importance of documentation for decisions and quality, confidentiality, date and time recording and its legal significance, LAMA, shift handover, transfer and discharge notes, medico-legal records, time management and stress management.

20%

Paper 2 — Care of the Elderly and Infants

Age groups and bodily changes in old age, basic and safety needs of the elderly, nutrition and feeding, common health problems; developmental stages before eighteen years, infant nutrition and hydration, and child safety against fire, falls, sharp objects and small food items.

20%

Paper 3 — Biomedical Waste Management

Definition, importance for staff, public and the environment, sources and generating areas, methods of disposal, colour coding, transportation, the difference from general waste, the hospital waste management committee and staff training.

20%

Paper 4 — Operation Theatre

Theatre description and planning objectives, zones including the clean zone and dirty corridor, staff categories and their duties, equipment maintenance before and after surgery, inventory management and sterilisation, pre-operative preparation, the wrist band and post-operative care.

20%

Paper 5 — Disaster Management and Emergency Response

Disaster types and phases, warning indicators, the Emergency Response Team and its equipment, rescue and evacuation drills, hospital fire causes, equipment and extinguishing methods, and earthquake and building-collapse preparedness.

How to Pass the UPMSP Vocational Health Care Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Minimum 20 marks in each written paper, 33% in the 300-mark theory aggregate, and 50% (200 of 400) in the practical examination
  • Assessment: Compulsory trade subject for Intermediate vocational-stream candidates taking Health Care, built around the General Duty Assistant job role. Assessment is five written papers of 60 marks each — Medical Records and Documentation, Care of the Elderly and Infants, Biomedical Waste Management, Operation Theatre, and Disaster Management and Emergency Response — totalling 300 marks, plus a 400-mark practical. The external 200 marks comprise two major practicals (80), two minor practicals (40), viva (40) and the practical notebook and forms (40); the internal 200 marks comprise sessional work, five periodic tests, viva and marks for industrial and educational visits.
  • Time limit: Three hours for each of the five written papers. UP Board 2026 sittings are scheduled in three-hour-fifteen-minute slots that include fifteen minutes for reading the question paper.
  • Exam fee: ₹600.75 for institutional (regular) candidates of the Intermediate agriculture/vocational class and ₹806 for private candidates for the 2026 examination. UPMSP charges one examination fee per candidate, not per subject paper.

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

UPMSP Vocational Health Care Study Tips from Top Performers

1Download both the Class 11 and Class 12 syllabus PDFs for Trade-42 from upmsp.edu.in; the Intermediate course spans two years and both are examinable.
2Learn the normal adult vital signs together: pulse 60 to 100 per minute, respiration 12 to 20 per minute, temperature about 37°C and blood pressure around 120/80 mmHg.
3Use the triage colour scheme exactly as the UPMSP syllabus prints it — white cannot be saved, green needs no immediate attention, yellow serious and needing immediate attention, red very serious and needing immediate intensive care — because some international systems label these categories differently.
4Memorise the four biomedical waste containers with an example of what goes in each, and remember that sharps go straight into a puncture-proof white translucent container without recapping the needle.
5For the operation theatre paper, learn the zones and the one-way flow of sterile supplies in and contaminated material out through the dirty corridor.
6Learn the four classical examination techniques in order — inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation — since the Class 11 syllabus names each with its Hindi gloss.
7For documentation, remember that an error is corrected with a single line, the correction, the date and your initials, never with correction fluid or by removing a page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is UPMSP subject code 245?

Code 245 is Trade-42 Health Care, a vocational trade subject of the UPMSP Intermediate (Class 11 and 12) course, built around the General Duty Assistant role. Separate Class 11 and Class 12 syllabus documents are published on upmsp.edu.in.

How is the Health Care trade assessed?

Five written papers of 60 marks each, totalling 300 marks, plus a 400-mark practical examination split equally between internal and external assessment. Candidates must score at least 20 marks in every written paper, 33% in the theory aggregate and 50% in the practical.

What does the Class 12 Health Care syllabus cover?

Medical records and documentation, the role of the General Duty Assistant in the care of the elderly and infants, biomedical waste management, the operation theatre, and the role of the General Duty Assistant in disaster management and emergency response.

Which biomedical waste colour coding applies?

The syllabus requires knowledge of the recommended colour coding criteria for segregating biomedical waste. In Indian hospitals this is implemented through the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016: yellow for anatomical, soiled and expired-medicine waste, red for contaminated recyclable plastics, white translucent puncture-proof containers for sharps, and blue for contaminated glassware and metallic implants.

Are these practice questions the same as the official paper?

No. The official papers are set in Hindi and English medium and are not multiple-choice throughout. These 100 items are an English-language MCQ study adaptation written against the official UPMSP syllabus. They help with the written papers but cannot replace the hospital visits, practical demonstrations, practical file or viva components of the trade.