The 'blue baby' pollution disease is due to the excessive presence of which of the following in drinking water?
A. fluoride
B. chloride
C. nitrate
D. arsenic
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Disease)
List-II (Organism)
a. Malaria
1. Fungi
b. Poliomyelitis
2. Bacteria
c. Tuberculosis
3. Virus
d. Ringworm
4. Protozoan
A. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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Tuberculosis is caused by a
A. Bacterium
B. Virus
C. Fungus
D. Protozoan
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Measles disease is transmitted by
A. Virus
B. Fungus
C. Bacteria
D. Mycoplasmo
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Who discovered the H.T.L.V. III AIDS Virus?
A. Robert Gallo
B. Edward Jenner
C. Luck Izon Jenner
D. Robertson
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Dengue is spread by
A. housefly
B. fruitfly
C. mosquito
D. butterfly
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Interferon is used for the control of
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. T.B.
D. Typhoid
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Hay fever is a sign of
A. malnutrition
B. allergy
C. old age
D. over work
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H1 N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which one of the following diseases?
A. AIDS
B. Bird flu
C. Dengue
D. Swine flu
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Who was the scientist who discovered that malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasite?
A. J G Mendel
B. Haeckal
C. Sir Ronald Ross
D. Darwin
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Which one of the following sets is correctly matched?
A. Diphtheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy - Sex-linked
B. AIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhoea - Bacterial
C. Colour blindness, Haemophilia and Sickle cell anaemia - Hereditary
D. Polio, Japanese Bencephalitis and Plague - Viral
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Leukaemia is a type of cancer in which there is an abnormal increase in the number of
A. Bone cells
B. Platelets
C. Red blood cells
D. White blood cells
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The Minamata disease of Japan in 1953 was caused by eating fish contaminated by
A. Nickel
B. Lead
C. Mercury
D. Cadmium
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Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne disease?
A. Dengue fever
B. Filariasis
C. Sleeping sickness
D. Malaria
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Housefly spreads
A. common cold
B. malaria
C. flu
D. typhoid
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DPT vaccines are used for
A. Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
B. Polio, Diphtheria, T.B.
C. Tetanus, T.B., Polio
D. T.B., Typhoid, Polio
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Which one of the following is not a vaccine?
A. BCG
B. Anti-rabies
C. Polio vaccine
D. Progesterone
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Which of the following diseases damages the eye's optic nerve and results in vision loss and blindness and occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises?
A. Vitiligo
B. Psoriasia
C. Gonorrhoea
D. Glaucoma
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Edward Jenner is associated with
A. cholera
B. typhoid
C. smallpox
D. paralysis
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D.P.T. vaccine is given to protect from
A. Tetanus, Polio, Plague
B. T.B., Polio, Diphtheria
C. Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tetanus
D. Diphtheria, Polio, Leprosy
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