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MCQ on Human Diseases for Students
Quick Quiz
Consider the following statements. 1. Cigarette smoking exposes a person to benzene. 2. Benzene is a known carcinogen. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Excessive exposure of humans to UV rays results in (i) damage to the immune system (ii) damage to the lungs (iii) skin cancer (iv) peptic ulcers
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
Option c – (i) and (iii)
Dengue virus is known to cause low platelet count in the blood of patients by 1. interfering in the process of platelet production in the bone marrow 2. infecting endothelial cells 3. binding with platelets 4. accumulating platelets in the intestine Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
Most antibiotics target bacterial parasites interfering with various factors of growth of metabolism such as 1. synthesis of cell wall 2. bacterial protein Synthesis 3. synthesis of nuclear membrane 4. mitochondrial function Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
Option d – 1 and 2 only
Which of the following diseases are preventable by a vaccine? 1. Tetanus 2. Polio 3. Leprosy 4. Pertussis Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) All of these
Option b – 2 and 4
Consider the following statements with respect to National ayurveda day 2020. 1. Ayurveda for Covid-19 is the theme of National ayurveda day 2020. 2. National Ayurveda Day is celebrated every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Consider the following statement with respect to Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report 2020. 1. It has been released by the International Vaccine Access Centre (IVAC). 2. India is one of the 15 High Burden Focus Countries according to the report Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
What is the importance of using Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in India? 1. These vaccines are effective against pneumonia as well as meningitis and sepsis. 2. Dependence on antibiotics that are not effective against drug-resistant bacteria can be reduced. 3. These vaccines have no side effects and cause no allergic reactions. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option b – 1 and 2 only
National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 5 does not include
(a) High blood pressure
(b) Diabetes
(c) HIV Test
(d) Registration of death
Option c – HIV Test
Global Prevention Coalition is a global coalition of United Nations Member States, donors, and civil society organizations that were recently in news related to.
(a) Prevention of HIV
(b) Prevention of depletion of the Ozone layer
(c) Prevention of Tuberculosis
(d) Prevention of Covid 19
Option a – Prevention of HIV
Consider the following statements. 1. Chapare hemorrhagic fever (CHHF) is caused by the same arenavirus family that is responsible for Ebola virus disease (EVD). 2. The Chapare virus spreads only through direct contact with bodily fluids. Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
An antibiotic is not useful against a virus whereas a vaccine is. Which one of the following is the most appropriate reason for this?
(a) An antibiotic can break RNA only, whereas a virus has DNA.
(b) An antibiotic is a carbohydrate in its chemical nature, whereas a vaccine is a protein that works well to kill a virus.
(c) Only a vaccine can break the genetic material of a virus.
(d) A virus does not use biochemical pathways which can be blocked by an antibiotic. But a vaccine can boost an immune system to fight the virus.
Option d – A virus does not use biochemical pathways which can be blocked by an antibiotic. But a vaccine can boost an immune system to fight the virus
Consider the following statements about the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is neither a statutory body nor a regulatory body. 2. According to the Clinical Trial Rules, only the ICMR can initiate action when investigators or sponsors of the vaccine trail fail to comply with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act or the Rules. Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
Option a – 1 only
Consider the following statements with respect to Guillain Barre Syndrome. 1. It is a very rare autoimmune disorder in which the patient’s immune system attacks nerves. 2. Double vision, rapid heart rate, and low or high blood pressure are some of its symptoms Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Vitamin A – Night Blindness
(b) Vitamin B3 – Pellagra
(c) Vitamin D-Colour Blindness
(d) Folic acid – Anaemia
Option c – Vitamin D-Colour Blindness
Which of the following diseases are covered in National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme? I. Dengue II. Chikungunya III. Kala-azar IV. Japanese Encephali
(a) I, II, and III
(b) II, III, and IV
(c) III, IV, and I
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Retinol-Xerophthalmia
(b) Tocopherol-Beriberi
(c) Cyanocobalamin – Anaemia
(d) Ergocalciferol – Rickets
Option b – Tocopherol-Beriberi
Which of the following diseases can be transmitted from one person to another through tattooing? 1. Chikungunya 2. Hepatitis B 3. HIV-AIDS Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) I only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3 only
Option d – 1, 2, and 3 only
Which one of the following is not correctly matched? ( MCQ on Human Diseases )
(a) Autoimmune disease – Rheumatoid arthritis
(b) Genetic disease – Tuberculosis
(c) Scabies – Mite
(d) Mental disease – Schizophrenia
Option b – Genetic disease – Tuberculosis
Consider the following statements about mosquitoes: 1. Only males suck blood 2. Only females suck blood 3. Females suck plant juices Males have bigger wings than females. 5. Females have bigger wings than males Of these
(a) Only 2 and 4 are correct
(b) Only 1 and 2 are correct
(c) Only 3 and 5 are correct
(d) Only 2 and 5 are correct
Option d – Only 2 and 5 are correct
An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below. Assertion (A): Beriberi is a viral infection. Reason (R): Vitamin deficiency causes diseases. Choose the correct option.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) A is true but R is false.
(c) Both A and R are false
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Option a – A is false but R is true
Which one of the following Indian institutes was approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for conducting human trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate?
(a) Bharat Biotech
(b) AIIMS
(c) Serum Institute of India
(d) National Institute of Epidemiology
Option c – Serum Institute of India
Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India? 1. Genetic predisposition of some people. 2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure diseases. 3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming. 4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) 2, 3, and 4.
Option b – 2 and 3 only
Consider the following statements : (a) Vaccines are small doses of live, pathogenic viruses or bacteria. Hypersecretion of insulin results in diabetes (b) mellitus. (c) Malarial infection is characterized by paroxysms of chills, fever, sweating, enlargement of the liver and spleen, etc. Which of the above statements is correct?
(a) only (a)
(b) only (b)
(c) only (c)
(d) None of these
Option c – only (c)
Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Ascariasis?
(a) Viral
(b) Protozoan
(c) Bacterial
(d) Parasitic
Option d – Parasitic
Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito vector?
(a) Filariasis
(b) Amoebiasis
(c) Typhoid
(d) Pneumonia
Option a – Filariasis
An intestinal parasite that causes blockage of the intestinal passage and whose eggs are excreted along with the faeces of the infected person is…
(a) Wuchereria bancrofti
(b) Ascaris
(c) Epidermophyton
(d) Microsporum
Option b – Ascaris
A mosquito can be a vector for the following diseases except
(a) yellow fever
(b) dengue fever
(c) filaria
(d) kala-azar
Option d – kala-azar
Which of the following organisms is responsible for sleeping sickness?
(a) Leishmania
(b) Trypanosoma
(c) Ascaris
(d) Helicobacter
Option b – Trypanosoma
Sleeping sickness happens due to
(a) Deficiency of Vitamin-A
(b) Deficiency of calcium in the body
(c) Rising blood pressure
(d) Unicellular animal named Trypanosoma
Option d – Unicellular animal named Trypanosoma
Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is caused by
(a) Entamoeba histolytica
(b) E. coli
(c) Streptococcus pneumonia
(d) Trichophyton
Option a – Entamoeba histolytica
Which one of the following is the scientific name of the causal organism of elephantiasis?
(a) Ascaris lumbricoides
(b) Culex pipiens
(c) Wucheria bancrofti
(d) Fasciola hepatica
Option c – Wucheria bancrofti
Which of the following is affected by the infection of Wuchereria bancrofti?
(a) Lymphatic vessels
(b) Respiratory system
(c) Nervous system
(d) Blood circulation
Option a – Lymphatic vessels
Elephantiasis, a chronic inflammation that results in gross deformities, is caused by
(a) Ascaris
(b) E. coli
(c) Wuchereria
(d) Trichophyton
Option c – Wuchereria
Hepatitis is a
(a) heart disease
(b) lung disease
(c) liver disease
(d) kidney disease
Option c – liver disease
There is no vaccine for which of the following hepatitis viruses?
(a) Hepatitis A
(b) Hepatitis D
(c) Hepatitis B
(d) Hepatitis C
Option d – Hepatitis C
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Hepatitis B virus is transmitted much like HIV.
(b) Hepatitis B, unlike Hepatitis C, does not have a vaccine.
(c) Globally, the number of people infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses are several times more than those infected with HIV.
(d) Some of those infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses do not show the symptoms for many years.
Option b – Hepatitis B, unlike Hepatitis C, does not have a vaccine
HIV often changes its shape due to the presence of an enzyme is called
(a) Reverse Transcriptase
(b) Enterokinase
(c) Nucleotidase
(d) Nucleoditase
Option a – Reverse Transcriptase
Which of the following diseases has been eradicated worldwide?
(a) Dracunculiasis
(b) Chickenpox
(c) Plague
(d) Smallpox
Option d – Smallpox
Which of the following is caused by a virus named ‘Varicella zoster’?
(a) Rabies
(b) Chickenpox
(c) Polio
(d) Cholera
Option b – Chickenpox
For which disease, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched ‘Test and Treat’ policy?
(a) Chicken pox
(b) HIV
(c) Polio
(d) Tuberculosis
Option b – HIV
What causes common cold?
(a) Bacteria
(b) Fungi
(c) Virus
(d) Protozoa
Option c – Virus
Measles is caused by …….
(a) bacteria
(b) fungus
(c) virus
(d) amoeba
Option c – Virus
Rubeila virus causes
(a) chicken pox
(b) measles
(c) small pox
(d) mumps
Option b – measles
Which one is a viral disease?
(a) Cholera
(b) Typhoid
(c) Rabies
(d) Whooping cough
Option c – Rabies
AIDS virus contain
(a) single stranded RNA
(b) double stranded RNA
(c) single stranded DNA
(d) double stranded DNA
Option a – single stranded RNA
Due to unsafe drinking water and lack of sanitation, three main communicable disease in developing countries are
(a) Diarrhoea, cancer, gout
(b) Malaria, acute diarrhoea, schistosomiasis
(c) Orchociasis, white blindness, arthritis
(d) Rheumatism, malaria, AIDA
Option b – Malaria, acute diarrhoea, schistosomiasis
Which of the disease is following caused by a virus?
(a) Plague
(b) Polio
(c) Tetanus
(d) Leprosy
Option b – Polio
Against which of the following disease has Government of India decided to given Bivalent ORV in place of Trivalent?
(a) Diptheria
(b) Malaria
(c) Typhoid
(d) Polio
Option d – Polio
Dengue is a fever caused and transmitted to another human by
(a) virus and female Aedes mosquito.
(b) bacteria and female Culex mosquito.
(c) fungus and female Aedes mosquito.
(d) protozoan and female Anopheles mosquito.
Option a – virus and female Aedes mosquito
Which of the following gets different in the human body due to dengue fever?
(a) Platelets
(b) Haemoglobin
(c) Sugar
(d) Water
Option a – Platelets
Which one of the following pairs of diseases is viral as well as transmitted by mosquitoes?
(a) Encephalitis and sleeping sickness
(b) Yellow fever and sleeping sickness
(c) Elephantiasis and dengue
(d) Yellow fever and dengue
Option d – Yellow fever and dengue
Who among the following was the founder of vaccine for smallpox?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Barry Marshall
(c) Robin Warren
(d) Edward Jenner
Option d – Edward Jenner
Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in
(a) 1975
(b) 1980
(c) 1996
(d) 2008
Option b – 1980
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science (NIM-HANS) is located in
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Puducherry
(c) Kolkata
(d) Indore
Option a – Bengaluru
Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called
(a) vector
(b) transmitter
(c) drones
(d) conductor
Option a – vector
Which of the following is a communicable disease?
(a) Measles
(b) Scurvy
(c) Asthma
(d) Diabetes
Option a – Measles
Disease causing micro-organism are called ………
(a) antibiotics
(b) carriers
(c) pathogens
(d) antigens
Option c – pathogens
Which of the following does not have any enzyme in its cells?
(a) Lichen
(b) Virus
(c) Bacteria
(d) Algae
Option b – Virus
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