World Health Day Quiz

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1. When is World Health Day?

April 7
2. World Health Organization (WHO) was established on?
1948 April 7
3. What is the theme of World Health Day 2022?
Our planet, our health
4. What is the World Health Day 2021 message?
Building a fairer, healthier world
5. How many countries are now members of WHO?
193
6. Who is the current president of WHO?
Margaret Chan
7. From which year April 7 started to be celebrated as World Health
Day?
1950
8. Where is the headquarters of World Health Organization?
Geneva (Switzerland)
9. When is National Doctors Day?
July 1
10. 1 July is celebrated as National Doctors Day on whose birthday?

BC Roy (Bidan Chandra Roy)

11. What is the normal blood pressure of a healthy person?


120/80 milliliters of mercury
12. Which hormon is produced in the body during times of fear?
Adrenalinee
13. Blood cell corpse is known as?
Spleen
14. Which disease causes an uncontrolled increase in white blood cells?
Leukemia (blood cancer)
15. What is the average human heart rate?
72 times/minute
16. Which organ produces the most heat in the human body?
Liver

17. What is known as the Queen of Medicines?


Pencilin

18. Which was the first human organ to be transplanted?

Kidney
19. Which part of the brain is known as 'little brain'?

Cerebellum

20. Which is the most abundant metal in the human body?


Calcium

21. Which element is most abundant in the human body?


oxygen
22. Who discovered the cell?

Robert Hooke
23. Who invented vaccination?
Edward Jenner
24. Who is known as Father of Homeopathy?

Samuel Hahnemann

25. Which is the hardest substance in the human body?

Enamel on teeth
26. Who was the first Health Minister of independent India?
Dame Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur

27. How many official languages does the WHO have?

6 (English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic


28. Which vitamin is essential for eye health?
Vitamin-A
29. Which disease causes delay in blood clotting?

Hemophilia
30. Which pigment gives color to the body?

Melanin

31. What virus causes the common cold?


Rhino virus
32. What is the chemical name of Vitamin C?

Ascorbic acid

33. Which muscle works the most in the body?


Eyelid muscle

34. Which gland is known as Adam's apple?


Thyroid gland
35. Which is the largest muscle in the human body?

Gluteus Maximus
36. What is the full form of BCG?

Bacillus Calmettia Guerin


37. Which disease is caused by vitamin C deficiency?
Scurvy

38. DTP or triple antigen is a vaccine against which diseases?

Diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough


39. The largest gland in the human body?
Liver
40. What is fatal liver disease caused by excessive alcohol onsumption?
Liver cirrhosis
41. Eye disease caused by lack of vitamin A?
Night Blindness

42. Who discovered blood circulation?


William Harvey
43. Which human organ remains the same size from birth to death?
eyeball

44. Where is India's first medical university located?


Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
45. Which is the smallest organ in the human body?
Pineal gland
46. Where was India's first medical college established?

Kolkata

47. Who is known as the father of genetics?


Gregor Mendel
48. Who performed the first heart transplant?
Christian Barnard (1967)
49. When is World Tuberculosis Day?
March 24
50. What is the average human body temperature?
37 degree celcius
51. Who invented the virus?

Dmitri Ivanovsky (1862)


52. Who developed oral polio vaccine?
Albert Bruce Sabin

53. Which gland is known as biological clock?


Pineal gland
54. Which is the longest cell in the human body?
nerve cell

55. The largest endocrine gland in the human body?


Thyroid gland
56. What is the life saving measure given to sustain the life of a
critically ill person with kidney failure?
Dialysis

57. Who is known as the father of modern medicine?


Hippocrates

58. When is World Cancer Day?


February 4
59. Chikungunya is transmitted by which mosquito?
Aedes aegypti 

60. Who invented the clinical thermometer?


Sir Thomas Albert

61. What is the name of the material that covers the heart?
Pericardium
62. How many milliliters of blood is taken from a person during blood
donation?
300 ml
63. World Health Organization (WHO) observes as AIDS Day?
December 1
64. What is observed as AIDS prevention day?
May -18
65. What is the full form of AIDS?
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

66. Which virus causes AIDS?


HIV
67. What is the full form of H. I. V?
Human immunodeficiency virus
68. Who first discovered the AIDS virus (HIV)?
Dr. Robert Gallo

69. Who first discovered HIV2 virus


Dr. Luc Mon Tagnier
70. In which year AIDS was named?
1982
71. In which year was AIDS first discovered in India?
1986
72. In which year AIDS was first discovered in Kerala?
1988

73. In which year was AIDS Day celebrated?


1988 December 1

74. Which is the first district in Kerala to achieve complete AIDS


literacy?
Palakkad

75. What type of disease is AIDS?

Pandemic
76. The district where AIDS was reported for the first time in Kerala?

Pathanamthitta

77. Which country first reported AIDS?


America (1981)

78. Primary test for AIDS diagnosis?


ELISA test
79. What is the full form of Elisa?
Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
80. Which country has the highest number of AIDS patients?
South Africa
81. Which state in India has the highest number of AIDS patients?
Maharashtra

82. Chairman of Kerala AIDS Control Society?


Chief Secretary

83. A treatment that could make the AIDS virus less powerful and
prolong life?

ART treatment

84. National Aids Control Program was started in which year?


1987
85. Which center in Kerala provides AIDS awareness testing and
treatment?
Jyotis.. ICTC
86. India's first doctor diagnosed with AIDS?
Dr. Sunithi Solomon
87. AIDS Control Society's free AIDS treatment plan?

Ushas
88. kkWhat is the symbol of sympathy for AIDS sufferers?
Red Ribbon
89. A train related to the purpose of spreading the message of AIDS
awareness?
Red Ribbon Express

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