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Types of Disorders and Diseases (GATE)

Comprehensive quiz covering various types of disorders including hereditary, chromosomal, genetic, vitamin deficiency, and neurological diseases for GATE preparation

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are XY-linked hereditary disorders?

  1. Colour vision deficiency
  2. Ambras syndrome
  3. Haemophilia
  4. Retinitis pigmentosa
  5. Complete colour blindness
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 4
  4. 3 and 4
  5. 4 and 5
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following sets represents transmissible diseases?

  1. Osteoporosis, Hypertension, Malignant neoplasm
  2. Hypertension, Malignant neoplasm, Pulmonalis
  3. Pulmonalis, Rubeola, Osteoporosis
  4. Pulmonalis, Pertussis, Malignant neoplasm
  5. Pulmonalis, Rubeola, Pertussis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following chromosomal disorders occurs due to the deletion of short arm of the 5th chromosome?

  1. Angelman syndrome
  2. Prader–Willi syndrome
  3. DiGeorge syndrome
  4. Lejeune’s syndrome
  5. Ullrich–Turner syndrome
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a Y-linked recessive hereditary disorder?

  1. Alkaptonuria
  2. Epipermolysis bullosa
  3. Haemophilia B
  4. Hypertrichosis
  5. Phenylketonuria
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are examples of autosomal dominant hereditary disorders?

  1. Achromia
  2. Phenylketonuria
  3. Achondroplasia
  4. Brachydactyly
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 2 and 4
  5. 3 and 4
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are examples of retinol deficiency diseases?

  1. Keratoconjunctivitis
  2. Osteomalacia
  3. Nyctalopia
  4. Keratomalacia
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 4
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 3 and 4
  5. 1, 3 and 4
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Column – I Column – II
A. Down’s syndrome 1. Trisomy of sex chromosome
B. Patau’s syndrome 2. Trisomy of 18th chromosome
C. Edward’s syndrome 3. Trisomy of 13th chromosome
D. Klinofelter’s syndrome 4. Trisomy of 21st chromosome
  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
  2. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
  3. A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
  5. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an inherited genetic disorder in which the body cannot process the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine?

  1. Black bone disease
  2. Ochronosis
  3. Tyrosinemia
  4. BH4 deficiency
  5. Hyperphenylalaninemia
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following syndromes is caused by the accumulation of homogentisic acid in connective tissues?

  1. Alkaptonuria
  2. Rhinophyma
  3. Gnathophyma
  4. Ochronosis
  5. Majeed syndrome
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a genetic periodic fever syndrome, which causes uncontrolled inflammation in multiple parts of the body, starting in the newborn period?

  1. Blau syndrome
  2. Periodic fever syndrome
  3. CINCA
  4. HIDS
  5. TRAPS
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, there are two statements Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider both the statements independently and mark your answer.

Assertion (A): In Biermer's anaemia, the size of RBC increases, but their number decreases in blood.
Reason (R): It is caused due to the deficiency of bionic.

  1. A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. A and R both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is correct and R is incorrect.
  4. A is incorrect and R is correct.
  5. A and R are both incorrect.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is neurological disorder characterised by recurring facial paralysis, swelling of the face and lips?

  1. Lingua villosa nigra
  2. Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome
  3. Senear–Usher syndrome
  4. Behçet's syndrome
  5. Graham-Little syndrome
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are vitamin-deficiency diseases?

  1. Glossitis
  2. Haemorrhage
  3. Kwashiorkor
  4. Minimata disease
  5. Osteomalacia
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 5
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 2, 4 and 5
  5. 3, 4 and 5
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an autosomal dominant disease which causes sensorineural deafness, recurrent hives and can lead to amyloidosis?

  1. Muckle–Wells syndrome
  2. Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome
  3. Chronic infantile neurologic cutaneous and articular syndrome
  4. Aicardi–Goutières syndrome
  5. Schnitzler syndrome
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Disease Affected organ
A. Arthritis 1. Bile duct
B. Hepatitis 2. Liver
C. Keratitis 3. Bones
D. Cholangitis 4. Cornea
  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
  2. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
  3. A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
  5. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
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