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Why do we Fall ill

1. Which one of the following diseases is not caused by bacteria?

( A ) Typhoid ( B ) Anthrax ( C ) Tuberculosis ( D ) Malaria

2. Suzan’s grandfather is suffering from tuberculosis. In which category will you put his disease?
( A ) Chronic and acute both ( B ) She cannot predict anything from this information.
( C ) Chronic ( D ) Acute

3. Which one of the following diseases are spread by microbes

( A ) High blood pressure ( B ) Peptic ulcer ( C ) Sleeping sickness ( D ) Diabetes

4.Which one of the following diseases is caused by protozoans?

( A ) Malaria ( B ) Influenza ( C ) AIDS ( D ) Cholera

5. Viruses, which causes hepatitis are transmitted through

( A ) air ( B ) water ( C ) food ( D ) personal contact

6. Antibiotic work against

( A ) Virus ( B ) elephantiasis ( C ) Bacteria ( D ) Dengue

7. The process in which the active immune system employs many cells to the affected tissue, is called
( A ) infection ( B ) infestation ( C ) invasion ( D ) inflammation

8.If you live in a overcrowded and poorly ventilated house, it is possible that you may suffer from which of the
following diseases
( A ) Cancer ( B ) AIDS ( C ) Air borne diseases ( D ) Cholera

9. Penicillin kills bacteria but not our cells because

( A ) Our cells are immune to penicillin ( B ) Penicillin blocks the formation of cell wall
( C ) Our cells do not form a cell wall ( D ) None of the above

10. The name of bacterial disease is

( A ) Ringworm ( B ) Measles ( C ) Typhoid ( D ) Malaria

11. What is the importance of childhood immunisation programmes?

( A ) These programmes give protection only when the child reaches adult stage.
( B ) These programmes give lifelong protection against several infectious diseases
( C ) These progremmes give temporary protection against diseases
( D ) These programmes improve the health of some children

12. The disease which is transmitted by sexual contact is

( A ) Malaria ( B ) Syphilis ( C ) Elephantiasis ( D ) Kalaazar

13.Which one of the following is not important for individual health?

( A ) Living in clean space ( B ) Good economic condition
( C ) Social equality and harmony ( D ) Living in a large and well furnished house
14. T.B. (Tuberculosis) is caused by
( A ) Vibrio Cholerae ( B ) Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( C ) HIV virus ( D ) Salmonella typhi (bacteria)

15. Acute diseases last for

( A ) Long period of time ( B ) Only few hours ( C ) Short period of time ( D ) Life long

16.Choose the wrong statement.

( A ) High blood pressure is caused by excessive weight and lack of exercise.
( B ) Cancers can be caused by genetic abnormalities.
( C ) Peptic ulcers are caused by eating acidic food.
( D ) Acne in not caused by staphylococci.

17. Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?

( A ) Cholera ( B ) Tuberculosis ( C ) Anthrax ( D ) Influenza

18. Antibiotics do not work against viral infections because

( A ) viruses live only inside host cells.
( B ) viruses do not have metabolic pathways of their own,
( C ) viruses are resistant to antibiotics.
( D ) the protein coat of viruses acts as a barrier to the antibiotics

19.We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our surroundings because they
( A ) multiply very fast and cause pollution ( B ) are vectors for many diseases
( C ) bite and cause skin diseases ( D ) are not important insects

20. Which one of the following disease is not transmitted by mosquito?

( A ) Brain fever ( B ) Malaria ( C ) Typhoid ( D ) Dengue

21. ‘Public cleanliness is important for individual health’. Which of the following is an example of this statement?
( A ) Brushing our teeth and taking bath everyday keeps our body clean
( B ) Collecting and cleaning of garbage cans on the street regularly helps to prevent the spread of diseases
( C ) Clean rooms in our houses are essential for healthy living
( D ) Cutting nails regularly prevents dirt accumulation and infection in the nails

22.Viruses, which cause hepatitis, are transmitted through

( A ) air ( B ) water ( C ) food ( D ) personal contact

23. Which one of the following disease is not caused by bacteria?

( A ) Typhoid ( B ) Anthrax ( C ) Tuberculosis ( D ) Malaria

24. Which of the following is the literal meaning of disease?

( A ) Being happy ( B ) Being unaware ( C ) Being uncomfortable ( D ) Being uncomplicated

25.Vectors can be defined as

( A ) animals carry the infecting agents from sick person to another healthy person
( B ) microorganisms which cause many diseases
( C ) infected person
( D ) diseased plants

26. Which one of the following is not a viral disease?

( A ) Dengue ( B ) AIDS ( C ) Typhoid ( D ) Influenza

27. Rejection of transplanted organ is prevented by regular use of

( A ) Cyclosporin ( B ) Calcitonin ( C ) Thrombin ( D ) Pyroxin
 28. Which of the following could be a cause for developing a disease?
( A ) Exercising properly ( B ) Having a balanced diet
( C ) Poor personal hygiene ( D ) Getting enough sleep

29. Which one of the following causes Kala-azar?

( A ) Ascaris ( B ) Trypanosoma ( C ) Leishmania ( D ) Bacteria

30. Identify the group among the following, which contains all bacterial diseases
( A ) Typhoid, tuberculosis, anthrax ( B ) Malaria, anthrax, typhoid
( C ) Kala-azar, influenza, tuberculosis ( D ) Tuberculosis, anthrax, dengue

31. Which is not a contributory cause of a person acquiring a water borne disease?
( A ) Lack of sufficient food ( B ) Attack by bacteria
( C ) Genetic susceptibility to the disease ( D ) Lack of clean drinking water

32. AIDS cannot be transmitted by

( A ) sexual contact ( B ) hugs ( C ) breastfeeding ( D ) blood transfusion

33. The diseases where microbes are the immediate causes, are called
( A ) infectious diseases ( B ) non-infectious diseases ( C ) chronic diseases ( D ) acute diseases

34. Mosquitoes are often seen breeding on the stagnant water. We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our
surroundings because they
( A ) multiply very fast and cause pollution ( B ) are vectors for many diseases
( C ) bite and cause skin diseases ( D ) are not important insects

35. Which one of the following has a long term effect on the health of an individual?
( A ) Common cold ( B ) Chicken pox ( C ) Chewing tobacco ( D ) Stress

36. The vector for Yellow fever is

( A ) Mosquito ( B ) Flea ( C ) Housefly ( D ) Rat

37. Which of the following can make you ill if you come in contact with an infected person?
( A ) High blood pressure ( B ) Genetic abnormalities ( C ) Sneezing ( D ) Blood cancer

38. Antibiotics used in treatment of bacterial and fungal diseases are

( A ) the names of useful bacteria ( B ) toxins produced by bacteria
( C ) drugs manufactured to kill viruses ( D ) products of metabolism in some bacteria

39. Making anti-viral drugs is more difficult than making anti-bacterial medicines because
( A ) viruses make use of host machinery
( B ) viruses are on the border line of living and non-living
( C ) viruses have very few biochemical mechanisms of their own
( D ) viruses have a protein coat

40. The organisms which carry the infectious agents from a sick person to another potential host are known as
( A ) Fomites ( B ) Causative agents ( C ) Vectors ( D ) Vehicles

41. You are aware of Polio Eradication Programme in your city. Children are vaccinated because
( A ) Vaccination kills the polio causing microorganisms
( B ) Prevents the entry of polio causing organisms in the body
( C ) It creates immunity in the body
( D ) All of above
42. ……………….. is the basic units of organism
( A ) Bactria ( B ) Cell ( C ) Tissue ( D ) proteins

43. Many of the people suffer from the problem of acnes and feel annoyed of the ugly skin texture caused due to the
acne spots. Can you guess the microorganism causing these acne?
( A ) H1N1 virus ( B ) Trypanosoma ( C ) Leishmania ( D ) Staphylococcus

44. function of heart

( A ) contraction and relaxation ( B ) purification of blood
( C ) purification of body ( D ) none of them

45. Antibiotics are ineffective against the viral infections. For each type of the viral infection, human body produces
its own antiviral protein that is released from the infected and dying host cells. What is this protein called?
( A ) Interferon ( B ) Leishmania ( C ) Ascaris ( D ) Pertussis

46. Function of kidney…………….

( A ) Breathing ( B ) Beating ( C ) Filtering of urine ( D ) Filtering of blood

47. Which of the following bacteria cause peptic ulcer?

( A ) Helicobactor chlolecystus ( B ) Helicobactor salomonis
( C ) Helicobactor pylori ( D ) Helicobactor hepaticus

48. Cancer is a disease caused due to the uncontrolled growth of tissues in any part of body. This disease comes
under which of the following types?
( A ) Congenital disease ( B ) Infectious disease ( C ) Non-infectious disease ( D ) None of these

49. Name of cells which carry message and passes to brain

( A ) Ovum ( B ) Sperm ( C ) Liver cell ( D ) Nerve cell

50. Cancer is a disease caused due to the uncontrolled growth of tissues in any part of body. This disease comes
under which of the following types?
( A ) Congenital disease ( B ) Infectious disease ( C ) Non-infectious disease ( D ) None of these