1. Which of the following human disease causes inflammation of the brain?
a. Osteomyelitis
b. Encephalitis
c. Cholera
d. Tuberculosis
Answer: b. Encephalitis
2. Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?
a. Typhoid
b. Bacilliary dysentery
c. Tuberculosis
d. Amoebic dysentery
Answer: d. Amoebic dysentery
3. Which of the following is a viral disease?
a. Diphtheria
b. Giardiasis
c. Leprosy
d. influenza
Answer: d. influenza
4. Malaria is transmitted by which mosquito?
a. Female anopheles
b. Male anopheles
c. Aedes mosquito
d. None of mentioned above
Answer: a. Female anopheles
5. Which one of the following is not STD (sexually transmitted diseases)?
a. AIDS
b. Symphilis
c. Kala azar
d. Gonorrhea
Answer: c. Kala-azar
6. The disease SARS stands for?
a. Severe acute renal syndrome
b. Simple acute respiratory syndrome
c. Severe acute respiratory syndrome
d. None of mentioned above
Answer: c. Severe acute respiratory syndrome
7. Covid -19 is caused by:
a. SARS Cov-2
b. SARS CoV-1
c. Rhinovirus
d. Coronavirus
Answer: a. SARS Cov-2
8. Which of the following is caused by a virus?
a. Cholera, tuberculosis
b. AIDS, Syphilis
c. Rabies, Mumps
d. Typhoid, tetanus
Answer: c. Rabies, Mumps
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9. Mumps is an infection of?
a. Parotid gland
b. Pancreas
c. Pituitary gland
d. Thyroid gland
Answer: a. Parotid gland
10. Causative virus of chickenpox is:
a. Bacteriophage
b. Varicella virus
c. Rhabdovirus
d. HIV
Answer: b. Varicella virus
11. Which of the following disease is called hydrophobia?
a. Dengue
b. Hepatitis
c. Measles
d. Rabies
Answer: d. Rabies
12. Which of the following diseases are caused due to virus?
a. Ebola
b. AIDS
c. SARS
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these
13. Virus can spread through:
a. Contaminated food or water
b. Touch
c. Coughing
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these
14. Viruses can only multiply in:
a. Soil
b. Living tissues
c. Dead tissues
d. None of these
Answer: b. Living tissues
15. Viral disease can be prevented by?
a. Antibiotics
b. Antipyretic
c. Vaccination
d. Tranquilizers
Answer: c. Vaccination
16. Diseases that spread from one person to another are known as?
a. Non-communicable diseases
b. Degenerative diseases
c. Communicable diseases
d. All of these
Answer:
17. The deficiency of which vitamin causes Night blindness?
a. Vitamin K
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin B
Answer: b. Vitamin A
18. Choose the correct example of non-communicable diseases:
a. Cancer
b. Hypertension
c. Diabetes
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these
19. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and osteoporosis are both examples of…?
a. Deficiency diseases
b. Non-communicable diseases
c. Communicable diseases
d. Degenerative disease
Answer: d. Degenerative disease
20. Which of the following vitamin deficiency increases the risk of excessive bleeding?
a. Vitamin K
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin B
Answer: a. Vitamin K
21. Which of the following mineral deficiency is the most common cause of goiter?
a. Iodine
b. Iron
c. Calcium
d. Phosphorus
Answer: a. Iodine
22. Choose the correct example of Hereditary diseases:
a. Cystic fibrosis
b. Haemophilia
c. Sickle-cell anemia
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these
23. Which of the following diseases is caused by various bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites?
a. Degenerative diseases
b. Hereditary diseases
c. Deficiency diseases
d. Infectious diseases
Answer: d. Infectious diseases
24. Which of the following diseases is caused by protein deficiency in the body?
a. Anaemia
b. Hypothyroidism
c. Kwashiorkor
d. Haemophilia
Answer: c. Kwashiorkor
25. All deficiency diseases can be prevented by…?
a. Get regular exercise
b. Stay at home if you are sick
c. Taking a balanced diet
d. Avoid too much alcohol
Answer: c. Taking a balanced diet
26. Chickenpox, common cold, diphtheria, and AIDS are examples of…?
a. Degenerative diseases
b. Hereditary diseases
c. Deficiency diseases
d. Infectious diseases
Answer: d. Infectious diseases
27. Which of the following vitamin helps to make various proteins that are needed for blood clotting?
a. Vitamin K
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin B
Answer: a. Vitamin K
28. Which of the following vitamin deficiency causes weakness in muscles?
a. Vitamin E
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin B
Answer: a. Vitamin E
29. Which of the following vitamin deficiency causes Xerophthalmia?
a. Vitamin E
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin B
Answer: b. Vitamin A
30. Penicillins, doxycycline, cephalexin, and azithromycin are examples of…?
a. Bacteria
b. Antibiotics
c. Vaccines
d. Viruses
Answer: b. Antibiotics
