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MCQ 1511 Mark
The components of health triangle is/ are:
  • A
    Physical
  • B
    Mental
  • C
    Social well being
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above

The maintenance and promotion of health is achieved through different combination of physical, mental and social well - being, together referred to as the "health triangle". It is also accepted by $WHO.$

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MCQ 1521 Mark
We can 'fool our immune system into developing memory for a particular infection by:
  • A
    Providing safe drinking water.
  • B
    Living in places that are not overcrowded.
  • C
    Providing clean environment and hygienic food.
  • Vaccination / immunisation.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Vaccination / immunisation.
By providing vaccination, we can fool the immune system into developing a memory for a particular infection by putting something, that mimics the microbe we want to vaccinate against, into the body.
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MCQ 1531 Mark
Health depends on which of the following factor?
  • A
    Physical
  • B
    Social
  • C
    Mental
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well$-$being and not merely the absence of diseases. One can be considered to be in a state of positive health when his / her surrounding conditions provide him / her a healthy environment.
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MCQ 1541 Mark
Why do male Anopheles do not cause:
  • They feed on juices of plants.
  • B
    Their population is very less.
  • C
    They are killed by female Anopheles after mating.
  • D
    They harbour malarial parasites in their salivary glands.
Answer
Correct option: A.
They feed on juices of plants.
Actually, both male and female mosquitoes eat the same things$-$nectar, plant sap, or honeydew $($a sticky substance excreted by aphids$)-$for energy. But only female mosquitoes imbibe a blood meal, says entomologist Joseph Conlon of the American Mosquito Control Association in New Jersey.
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MCQ 1551 Mark
What is the main difference between communicable and non$-$communicable diseases?
  • A
    Non$-$communicable diseases can be treated whereas, communicable diseases cannot be treated.
  • Communicable diseases can spread to others whereas, non$-$communicable diseases cannot.
  • C
    Communicable diseases can be treated whereas, non$-$communicable diseases cannot be treated.
  • D
    Non$-$communicable diseases can spread to others whereas, communicable diseases cannot.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Communicable diseases can spread to others whereas, non$-$communicable diseases cannot.
Communicable diseases are mainly caused by pathogens $($infectious$)$ that can pass from one human to another.
Non$-$communicable disease is a medical condition or disease that is non$-$infectious or non$-$transmissible.
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MCQ 1561 Mark
Pertussis can be prevented by the vaccine:
  • A
    Penicillin.
  • B
    Streptomycin.
  • $DPT.$
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
$DPT.$

$DPT$ is a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus.

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MCQ 1571 Mark
Which of the following organism causes acne?
  • A
    Trypanosoma
  • B
    Lactobacillus
  • Staphylococcus
  • D
    Plasmodium
Answer
Correct option: C.
Staphylococcus
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MCQ 1581 Mark
Which of the following is not an air$-$borne disease?
  • A
    Common cold
  • Malaria
  • C
    Pneumonia
  • D
    Tuberculosis
Answer
Correct option: B.
Malaria
Malaria is not an air$-$borne disease. It is transmitted to humans by female Anopheles mosquitoes. All the others are air$-$borne diseases.
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MCQ 1591 Mark
Which of the following is not responsible for atherosclerosis?
  • A
    Smoking
  • B
    High levels of glucose, fat, and cholesterol in the blood
  • C
    High blood pressure
  • Contact with an infected person
Answer
Correct option: D.
Contact with an infected person
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MCQ 1601 Mark
Who among the following is considered to be healthy person:
  • A
    Alcoholic
  • Drug addict
  • C
    Person with typhoid
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
Drug addict

According to $WHO$ health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being of a person and not just absence of disease. Drugs and alcohol makes a person weaker. Typhoid is a diseases condition.

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MCQ 1611 Mark
Symptomatic treatment needs which of the following procedures$?$
  • A
    Medicine
  • B
    Vaccine
  • C
    Sugery
  • Both $A$ and $C$
Answer
Correct option: D.
Both $A$ and $C$
Both $A$ and $C$
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MCQ 1621 Mark
How does penicillin kill bacteria?
  • A
    Penicillin makes holes in the cell membrane.
  • B
    Penicillin interferes with the bacterial metabolism.
  • C
    Penicillin inhibits protein synthesis.
  • Penicillin prevents cell wall formation.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Penicillin prevents cell wall formation.
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MCQ 1631 Mark
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.
  • Peptic ulcers are caused by eating acidic food.
  • D
    Acne in not caused by staphylococci.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Peptic ulcers are caused by eating acidic food.
Peptic ulcers are caused by a bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori.
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MCQ 1641 Mark
Clean drinking water is related to:
  • A
    Economic status.
  • B
    Social status.
  • C
    Personal hygiene.
  • Public hygiene.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Public hygiene.
It is the availability of clean drinking water that is important and considered as public hygiene. Clean drinking water leads to well being of individuals and society at large.
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MCQ 1651 Mark
Health is a state of:
  • A
    Physical well being
  • B
    Physical and mental well being
  • C
    Mental and social well being
  • Physical, mental and social well being.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Physical, mental and social well being.
Health is a state of being well enough to function well physically, mentally and socially.
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MCQ 1661 Mark
Ways to limit exposure to communicable diseases:
  • Washing the hands
  • B
    Eating balanced diet
  • C
    Both $A$ and $B$
  • D
    Drinking soda
Answer
Correct option: A.
Washing the hands
Diseases can be prevented by taking some measures like washing the hands, eating a balanced diet, maintain personal hygiene, etc. taking necessary precautions while looking after a person suffering from infectious disease to limit exposure to communicable diseases.
Drinking soda regularly causes a negative effect in the gut.
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MCQ 1671 Mark
The first vaccine produced by Edward Jenner, was for protection against which disease$?$
  • A
    Hepatitis
  • B
    Influenza
  • C
    Chicken pox
  • Small pox
Answer
Correct option: D.
Small pox

Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for smallpox in $1798.$

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MCQ 1681 Mark
A condition of failure of function of kidney to form urine is:
  • A
    Creatinine
  • B
    Hematuria
  • C
    Alkaptoneuria​
  • Anuria
Answer
Correct option: D.
Anuria
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MCQ 1691 Mark
We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our surroundings because they
  • A
    Multiply very fast and cause pollution.
  • Are vectors for many diseases.
  • C
    Bite and cause skin diseases.
  • D
    Are not important insects.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Are vectors for many diseases.
Many animals which live with us carry disease. These animals transfers infecting agents from sick person to another potential host $($healthy person$)$ and act as vectors. Mosquitoes are known to cause many diseases.
Anopheles
Malaria
Culex
Filariasis
Aedes
Yellow fever, dengue, filariasis
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MCQ 1701 Mark
Peptic ulcers in the stomach and duodenum, which cause pain and bleeding are caused by $.......:$
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • B
    Salmonella species
  • C
    Trichenella spiralis
  • D
    Pasteurella pestis
Answer
Correct option: A.
Helicobacter pylori
Peptic ulcers is a bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori:
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MCQ 1711 Mark
In which of the following cases do you think the long term ill-effects on your health are likely to be most unpleasant?
  • A
    If you get acne on face.
  • B
    If you get head$-$lice.
  • If you get jaundice.
  • D
    If you get a bee$-$sting.
Answer
Correct option: C.
If you get jaundice.
Jaundice, because it is a chronic disease and takes a long time to be cured. Moreover, jaundice affects the whole body and it takes a long time to be healthy.
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MCQ 1731 Mark
Malarial parasite after entering the human body reaches the:
  • A
    Liver and then $RBCs$
  • B
    Stomach and then $RBCs$
  • C
    Liver and then $WBCs$
  • Stomach and then salivary glands
Answer
Correct option: D.
Stomach and then salivary glands
Stomach and then salivary glands
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MCQ 1741 Mark
Harelip is $a:$
  • A
    Acquired disease.
  • B
    Infectious disease.
  • C
    Metabolic disease.
  • Congenital disease.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Congenital disease.
The term harelip is usually perceived as insulting because it compares the deformity in humans to the normal cleft lip of a hare. The accepted term for this medical condition is cleft lip.
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MCQ 1751 Mark
Reena had a high temperature and body ache. She went to see a doctor. The doctor gave her some medicine and Reena felt better in $3−4$ days. How can it be concluded that Reena suffered from an acute disease$?$
  • A
    Symptoms of the disease were clear
  • B
    Diagnosis of the disease was fast
  • The recovery period was short
  • D
    Medicines were required for the treatment
Answer
Correct option: C.
The recovery period was short

Solution : The recovery period was short and the disease lasted for a short time and the body immune system was able to eliminate it as it was acute.

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MCQ 1761 Mark
Fever, delirium, slow pulse, abdominal tenderness and rose coloured rash indicate the disease:
  • Typhoid.
  • B
    Measles.
  • C
    Tetanus.
  • D
    Chicken pox.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Typhoid.
Symptoms of typhoid include high fever, headache, stomach pain, weakness, vomiting and loose stools.
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MCQ 1771 Mark
$AIDS$ is mainly caused by:
  • A
    Sexual intercourse.
  • B
    Blood transfusion.
  • C
    Through placental transfusion.
  • All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.

$HIV$ infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. You can get $HIV$ from contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids. Most people get the virus by having unprotected sex with someone who has $HIV.$ Another common way of getting it is by sharing drug needles with someone who is infected with $HIV.$

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MCQ 1781 Mark
A disease-free person may not be a $.......$  person:
  • Healthy
  • B
    Unhealthy
  • C
    Weak
  • D
    Unstable
Answer
Correct option: A.
Healthy
A healthy person can be disease$-$free, but a disease-free person may not necessarily be a healthy person.
Health is determined by all three factors $-$ physical, mental, and social well$-$being.
Health defines as a state of complete physical, mental and social well$-$being and not merely the absence of disease.
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MCQ 1791 Mark
It was found that milkmaids who had cowpox did not suffer from smallpox later?
  • Since small pox virus is closely related to cowpox virus.
  • B
    Scientists have not yet worked out the reason for this.
  • C
    Since cowpox is more deadly than smallpox.
  • D
    Since smallpox is more deadly than cowpox.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Since small pox virus is closely related to cowpox virus.
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MCQ 1801 Mark
Which one of the following has a long term effect on the health of an individual?
  • A
    Common cold.
  • B
    Chicken pox.
  • Chewing tobacco.
  • D
    Stress.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Chewing tobacco.
Chewing tobacco may cause long term effects on an individuals. It increases the risk for leukoplakia which is a precursor to oral cancer. Chewing tobacco has been known to cause cancer, particularly of mouth and throat.
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MCQ 1811 Mark
Name group of diseases that last only for short period of time:
  • Acute diseases
  • B
    Epidemic diseases
  • C
    Seasonal epidemic diseases
  • D
    Chronic diseases
Answer
Correct option: A.
Acute diseases
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MCQ 1821 Mark
Which of the following sets of diseases can spread in the absence of supplies of safe drinking water?
  • A
    Cholera and Pneumonia.
  • Jaundice and Cholera.
  • C
    Pneumonia and Jaundice.
  • D
    Cholera and Syphilis.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Jaundice and Cholera.
Waterborne diseases are caused by drinking contaminated or dirty water. Contaminated water can cause many types of diarrheal diseases, including Cholera, and other serious illnesses such as Guinea worm disease, Typhoid, and Dysentery.
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MCQ 1831 Mark
Health is defined as _______________:
  • A
    A state of complete physical well-being
  • B
    A state of complete mental well-being
  • C
    A state of complete social well-being
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these

According to $WHO:$ “Health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

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MCQ 1841 Mark
Identify the group among the following, which contains all bacterial diseases:
  • Typhoid, tuberculosis, anthrax.
  • B
    Malaria, anthrax, typhoid.
  • C
    Kala-azar, influenza, tuberculosis.
  • D
    Tuberculosis, anthrax, dengue.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Typhoid, tuberculosis, anthrax.
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MCQ 1851 Mark
Making anti$-$viral drugs is more difficult than making anti$-$bacterial medicines because:
  • A
    Viruses make use of host mach.
  • B
    Vruses are on the border line, non-living.
  • Viruses have very few biochemical their own.
  • D
    Viruses have a protein coat.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Viruses have very few biochemical their own.
This is because anti bacterial medicines block the formation of cell wall of the bacteria. When, bacterias don’t have cell wall, they don’t divide and hence they die. While, viruses don’t have their machinery of own.
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MCQ 1861 Mark
Which one of the following disease is not transmitted by mosquito?
  • A
    Brain fever.
  • B
    Malaria.
  • Typhoid.
  • D
    Dengue.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Typhoid.
Typhoid is a bacterial disease caused by Salmonela typhii. It is a food and water borne disease and it not transmitted by mosquito.
Brain fever, malaria and dengue all of them are communicable disease and are spread by vectors. Mosquito Anopheles transmits malaria, $Cu$ ex transmits filariasis and Aedes transmits dengue.
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MCQ 1871 Mark
Which of the following could be a cause for developing a disease?
  • A
    Exercising properly.
  • B
    Having a balanced diet.
  • Poor personal hygiene.
  • D
    Getting enough sleep.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Poor personal hygiene.
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MCQ 1881 Mark
Name the disease that causes acidity$-$related pain and bleeding in the stomach and duodenum of affected humans:
  • Peptic ulcers
  • B
    Asthma
  • C
    Fever
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: A.
Peptic ulcers
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MCQ 1891 Mark
Vectors can be defined as
  • Animals carry the infecting agents from sick person to another healthy person.
  • B
    Microorganisms which cause many diseases.
  • C
    Infected person.
  • D
    Diseased plants.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Animals carry the infecting agents from sick person to another healthy person.
Vectors or intermediaries are animals insects that carry the infecting agents from a sick person to another healthy person. Mosquitoes $($for malaria, filariasis, yellow fever and dengue$),$ flies $($typhoid, kala $-$ azar, sleeping sickness$),$ louse $($typhus$)$ and rat $($for plague$).$
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MCQ 1901 Mark
Which of the following bacteria cause peptic ulcer?
  • A
    Helicobactor chlolecystus
  • B
    Helicobactor salomonis
  • Helicobactor pylori
  • D
    Helicobactor hepaticus
Answer
Correct option: C.
Helicobactor pylori
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MCQ 1911 Mark
The disease which begins abruptly and lasts only for a short duration is known as:
  • A
    Chronic disease
  • Acute disease
  • C
    Genetic disease
  • D
    Haemophilia
Answer
Correct option: B.
Acute disease
Acute disease is a disease characterized by a relatively sudden onset of symptoms that are usually severe. A disease or disorder that lasts for a short time, comes on rapidly, and is accompanied by distinct symptoms.
For example $-$ infection, trauma, fracture, with a short $($often less than $1$ month$)$ duration.
Chronic diseases persist for a long time.
A genetic disease is any disease caused by an abnormality in the genetic makeup of an individual. For example $-$ Haemophilia $($affects the blood's ability to clot$).$
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