GENERAL STAFF OFFICER, GRADE-I (BIO-MEDICAL OFFICER) (BS-19)

Max Marks: 200 Qualifying Standard: 40% (Note: Negative marking of 0.25/ wrong answer) Part-I: 100 Marks (MCQ) I. English (40 Marks) • Comprehension • Grammar Usage • Vocabulary • Sentence Structuring • Sentence Correction • Grouping of Words • Pairs of Words • Idiomatic Phrases • Synonyms/ Antonyms • Translation II. General Intelligence/Ability (60 Marks) • Basic Arithmetic/Quantitative Ability - Algebra - Ratios - Percentages - Arithmetic Means • Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability • Current Affairs. - Developments at National and International Levels in last 2 years • Pakistan Affairs - Basic Level knowledge • Basic IT (Hardware and Software) Part-II (Professional): 100 Marks (MCQ) 1. Biomechanics • Dynamics: Rectilinear and curvilinear motion, Simple harmonic motion, Simple and multiple degrees of freedom, Application of these motions in human body and Biomedical machines. • Fluid Mechanics: Basic concepts of Fluid Mechanics, Hydrodynamic lubrication of natural and normal synovial joints. • Biomedical Applications: Mechanical properties of biological tissues and tissue mechanics, cardiac mechanics and modeling, muscle mechanics, gait kinetics, kinematics and analysis. Stress analysis and application to musculoskeletal system. 2. Bio-Instrumentation • Biological Systems: Study of various Physiological systems, related biopotentials and physiological parameters. • Diagnostic Equipment: invasive and noninvasive measurement techniques and related equipments. • Cardiovascular Measurements: Electrocardiography, Measurement of Blood pressure, Blood flow and Cardiac output. • Biomedical Sensors & Transducers: Introduction, principles, theory, design and applications. • Patient Monitoring Equipment: Patient Monitors, central monitoring system, telemetry system, Gas Exchange and distributions, Respiratory therapy equipment. • Therapic Equipment: ventilator, inhaler, defibrillator, pacemaker and heart lung machines. • Radiological Equipment: concept of ionization and nonionization radiation and related equipment, medical lasers and applications. • Safety in Medical Equipment: Electrical/Mechanical safety, Standards of Medical Devices, Biohazards and Safety Regulations. 3. Medical Imaging: • X-ray Imaging: Physics of X-ray, Imaging with X-ray, Radiation dose, Attenuation based X-ray Imaging, X-ray Detection, X-ray Image Quality, Diagnostic Applications of X-ray Imaging, Demonstration of X-rays Equipment. • Principles of Computed Tomography: Introduction to Computed Tomography and Scanners, Attenuation Tomography, Time of Flight Tomography, Reflection Tomography, Diffraction Tomography, Formulation of Attenuation Computed Tomography, Fourier Slice theorem • Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and physiological principle of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MR Imaging, Formulation of MRI reconstruction, Functional MRI, BOLD MRI, Applications of MRI and fMRI • Positron Emission Tomography: Physical and physiological principles of PET, PET Signal Acquisition, PET Image formation, Significance of PET, Applications of PET Case No.