Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease
A. Beri-beri
B. Goitre
C. Night blindness
D. Colour blindness
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Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called
A. vector
B. transmitter
C. drones
D. conductor
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Consider the following statements.
1. Dengue is a protozoan disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
2. Retro-orbital pain is not a symptom of dengue.
3. Skin rash and bleeding from nose and gums are some of the symptoms of dengue.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1 and 2
B. Only 3
C. Only 2
D. Only 1 and 3
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A person with vision defect 'Myopia' can see
A. Nearby objects clearly
B. Distant objects clearly
C. Nearby as well as distant objects clearly
D. Neither nearby nor distant objects clearly
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Which disease is not so contagious?
A. Measles
B. Cholera
C. T.B.
D. Jaundice
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Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase of the
A. red blood cells
B. white blood cells
C. blood platelets
D. blood plasma
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Which one of the following is the most sensitive indicator of the health of a community?
A. Birth rate
B. Infant mortality rate
C. Death rate
D. Maternal mortality rate
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Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito vector?
A. Filariasis
B. Amoebiasis
C. Typhoid
D. Pneumonia
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The disease caused by swelling of the membrane over spinal cord and brain is
A. Leukaemia
B. Paralysis
C. Sclerosis
D. Meningitis
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Which one of the following is a water-borne disease?
A. Diabetes
B. Cholera
C. Smallpox
D. Malaria
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If a human disease breaks out across a large region of the world, what is it called?
A. Pandemic
B. Epidemic
C. Endemic
D. Epizootic
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Who discovered the polio vaccine?
A. Alexander Flemming
B. Jones Salk
C. Robert Koach
D. Edward Genere
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Which one of the following statements is correct about effect of antibiotics on viruses?
A. Viruses are 'non-living' entities but it can interact with antibiotics
B. Taking antibiotics curses viral infections
C. Viruses do not possess metabolic pathways on which antibiotics can function, whereas bacteria have such pathways
D. Viruses are resistant to antibiotics
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Which one is a viral disease?
A. Cholera
B. Typhoid
C. Rabies
D. Whooping cough
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Which of the following organisms is responsible for sleeping-sickness?
A. Leishmania
B. Trypanosoma
C. Ascaris
D. Helicobacter
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Swollen bluish veins resulting from the valves that do not close properly are called
A. systemic veins
B. varicose veins
C. deep veins
D. superficial veins
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Oncogenes are associated with
A. tuberculosis
B. hepatitis
C. cancer
D. typhoid
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Cancer treatment is done by which of the following noble gas?
A. Helium
B. Radon
C. Krypton
D. Neon
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A specific test for detection of tuberculosis is
A. Robert's Test
B. Widal's Test
C. Kahn's Test
D. Montoux Test
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The reason of dental caries is
A. Viral infection
B. Contaminated water
C. Bacterial infection
D. Hereditary reason
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