Which of the following can cause cancer as well as cure it depending upon its intensity and use?
A. Tobacco
B. Alcohol
C. Ionized radiation
D. Ultraviolet rays
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Meningitis is a disease which affects the
A. kidneys
B. liver
C. heart
D. brain
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The disease in which high levels of uric acid in the blood are characteristic is
A. Arthritis
B. Gout
C. Rheumatism
D. Rheumatism heart
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Abacteriophage is a
A. Bacterium with a tail
B. Newly formed bacterium
C. Bacterium infecting virus
D. Virus infecting bacterium
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Dengue virus is known to cause low platelet count in blood of patient by
1. interfering in the process of platelet production in bone marrow.
2. inflecting endothelial cells.
3. binding with platelets.
4. accumulating platelets in intestine.
Select the correct answer
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 3
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In respect of women, men can suffer more of colour blindness because
A. They pass more through mental tensions
B. They live out of home relatively more
C. They have only once X-chromosom
D. Commonly they have less fat
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Hypokalemia is caused by the deficiency of . . . . . . . .
A. Iodine
B. Potassium
C. Iron
D. Calcium
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Which disease among these is transmitted by the bite of an insect?
A. Scurvy
B. Dengue
C. Pneumonia
D. Asthma
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Scratching eases itching because
A. It removes the outer dust in the skin
B. It kills the germs
C. It stimulates certain nerves which direct the brain to increase the production of antibistaminic chemicals
D. It suppresses the production of enzymes which cause itching
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Cause of 'AIDS' is
A. Bacteria
B. Fungus
C. Virus
D. Protozoa
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Leander Paes was forced off the Court of Tennis in 2003 after a problem was defected in his brain. What was the problem?
A. A tumour
B. A haemorrhage
C. Some spinal fluid
D. A cyst
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Which of the following is not a water or hygiene related disease?
A. Diabetes
B. Trachoma
C. Schistosomiasis
D. Buruli ulcer
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Which of the following diseases of milching animals are infectious?
1. Foot and mouth disease
2. Anthrax
3. Black Quarter
4. Cowpox
Select the correct answer:
A. Only 1, 2 and 3
B. Only 2, 3 and 4
C. Only 1 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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BCG immunisation is for
A. measles
B. tuberculosis
C. diphtheria
D. leprosy
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Assertion (A) Mumps in human beings leads to swelling of the limbs.
Reason (R) In mumps, virus infects the parotid salivary gland.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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What does letter 'A' stand for in the 'abbreviation SARS'?
A. Acute
B. Allergy
C. Acidic
D. Active
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Mumps is a viral disease that causes inflammation of
A. parotid gland
B. sublingual gland
C. submaxillary gland
D. infra-orbital gland
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Assertion (A) Malaria is always associated with anaemia.
Reason (R) Release of merozoites and an antibody produce by Plasmodium cause whole some destruction of RBCs.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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ELISA' test is employed to diagnose
A. Polio virus
B. AIDS antibodies
C. Tuberculosis bacterium
D. Cancer
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Yellow Vein Mosaic' is a serious disease of
A. Brinjal
B. Okra
C. Pea
D. Cabbage
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