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Health, Disease & Nutrition MCQ

149 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 5 of 6

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Q101. Which of the following can cause cancer as well as cure it depending upon is intensity and use ?

  1. ATobacco
  2. BUltraviolet rays
  3. CIonized radiation
  4. DAlcohol
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Answer: C) Ionized radiation

Q102. Typhoid and cholera are typical examples of-

  1. AInfectious diseases
  2. BAirborne diseases
  3. CWaterborne diseases
  4. DNone
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Answer: A) Infectious diseases

Q103. Calcium is needed for-

  1. AMuscle contraction
  2. BBlood cloting
  3. CDevelopment of bones
  4. DAll of these
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Answer: D) All of these

Q104. Blood cancer is commonly known as-

  1. ALeucoderma
  2. BLeukaemia
  3. CHaemophilia
  4. DAnemia
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Answer: B) Leukaemia

Q105. Which among the following is a rich source of Vitamin A ?

  1. ACarrot
  2. BBrinjal
  3. CLemon
  4. DRice
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Answer: A) Carrot

Q106. ELISA test is used to detect-

  1. ACancer
  2. BT.B
  3. CPolio
  4. DAIDS
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Answer: D) AIDS

Q107. Which of the following food item is rich in iron ?

  1. AApple
  2. BRice
  3. COrange
  4. DWheat
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Answer: A) Apple

Q108. Sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by-

  1. AHistomonas
  2. BTrypanosoma
  3. CAngomonas
  4. DNaegleria
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Answer: D) Naegleria

Q109. Which of the following is most injurious growing population of India ?

  1. AOpium
  2. BDatura
  3. CGanja
  4. DTobacco
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Answer: D) Tobacco

Q110. Which source has been particularly fruitful in finding novel anti-tumour agents such as bryostatins and dolostatins ?

  1. AMarine sources
  2. BAnimals
  3. CVenoms and toxins
  4. DCombinatorial
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Answer: A) Marine sources

Q111. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following disease will spread ?

  1. AScurvy
  2. BTyphoid
  3. CMalaria
  4. DAnaemia
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Answer: B) Typhoid

Q112. Which of the following is used in the treatment of cancer ?

  1. AElectrotherapy
  2. BPsychotherapy
  3. CChemotherapy
  4. DPhysiotherapy
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Answer: C) Chemotherapy

Q113. Interferons are synthesized in response to-

  1. AMycoplasma
  2. BFungi
  3. CVirus
  4. DBacteria
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Answer: C) Virus

Q114. Immunization technique was developed by :

  1. ALouis Pasteur
  2. BRobert Koch
  3. CJoseph Lister
  4. DEdward Jenner
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Answer: D) Edward Jenner

Q115. Which one of the following diseases in humans can spread through air ?

  1. ADengue
  2. BTuberculosis
  3. CHIV-AIDS
  4. DGoitre
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Answer: B) Tuberculosis

Q116. The word 'vaccination' has been derived from a Latin word which relates to :

  1. APig
  2. BHorse
  3. CCow
  4. DDog
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Answer: C) Cow

Q117. The causal organism of Polio is a-

  1. AFungi
  2. BVirus
  3. CWorm
  4. DBacteria
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Answer: B) Virus

Q118. Which of the following blood group is a universal recipient ?

  1. AA
  2. BB
  3. CAB
  4. DO
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Answer: C) AB

Q119. The disease which has been eradicated ?

  1. AChicken pox
  2. BMeasles
  3. CSmall pox
  4. DMumps
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Answer: C) Small pox

Q120. Which one of the following is not an epidemic disease ?

  1. ACholera
  2. BMalaria
  3. CSmallpox
  4. DElephantiasis
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Answer: D) Elephantiasis

Q121. Which one of the following is a bacterium that causes disease in the human body ?

  1. AVaricella zoster
  2. BTrypanosoma gambiense
  3. CSalmonella typhi
  4. DPlasmodium falciparum
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Answer: C) Salmonella typhi

Q122. Which one of the following acids is also known as Vitamin C ?

  1. AMethanoic acid
  2. BAscorbic acid
  3. CLactic acid
  4. DTartaric acid
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Answer: B) Ascorbic acid

Q123. Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease-

  1. ABeriberi
  2. BGoitre
  3. CNight Blindness
  4. DColour blindness
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Answer: A) Beriberi

Q124. The name of which disease among the following means 'evil influence of the stars' ?

  1. ACholera
  2. BPlague
  3. CInfluenza
  4. DTyphoid
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Answer: C) Influenza

Q125. Which of the following disease is caused by virus ?

  1. ATetanus
  2. BLeprosy
  3. CRubella
  4. DMalaria
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Answer: C) Rubella

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