Why Do We Fall Ill (Class IX)
Comprehensive quiz on human health and disease covering types of diseases, causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment methods
Questions
Which of the following is not a bacterial disease?
- Typhoid
- Tuberculosis
- Diptheria
- Tetanus
- Athlete's foot
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Congenital diseases occur due to genetic disorders.
b. Allergies are caused by external substances such as dust, pollen food etc.
c. Degenerative diseases are caused by the infections caused by external substances.
- a, b and c
- a and b
- a and c
- b and c
- b only
Which of the following diseases is/are viral?
a. AIDS
b. Influenza
c. Dengue fever
- Only a
- Only b
- Only c
- a, b and c
- a and b
Which of the following diseases is not chronic?
- Asthma
- Epilepsy
- Hypertension
- Peptic ulcers
- Schizophrenia
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. All disease-causing viruses and bacteria live inside host cells.
b. Viruses, bacteria and fungi multiply very quickly, while worms multiply very slowly in comparison.
c. Antibiotics work by blocking biochemical pathways important for bacteria.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- b and c
- a, b and c
STDs caused by bacteria or parasites can be treated with antibiotics or other medicines but STDs caused by viruses cannot be cured. Which of the following STDs is/are caused by viruses?
- Chlamydia
- Syphilis
- Gonorrhea
- Herpes
- None of these
Which of the following statements is/are correct about interferon?
a. It is an antiviral protein.
b. It is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
c. The body needs to be given interferon intravenously.
- Only a
- a and b
- a and c
- b and c
- c only
Which of the following statements correctly define(s) inflammation?
a. The damage to the body's immune system upon being hit by a disease is called inflammation.
b. The recruitment of many cells to the affected tissue to kill off the disease-causing microbe is called inflammation.
c. The local effects on the body such as swelling and pain, and general effects such as fever are called inflammation.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and c
- b and c
Which of the following is/are correct about tuberculosis?
a. It is caused by Salmonella.
b. It commonly affects lungs.
c. Bacteria release tuberculin toxin.
d. Patient's sputum contains blood.
- a, b, c and d
- a, b and c
- a, c and d
- a, b and d
- b, c and d
Which of the following is/are the cause(s) of AIDS?
a. Sexual intercourse
b. Blood transfusion
c. Placental transfusion
- a and b
- a and c
- b and c
- a only
- a, b and c
Match the following:
| Causative agent | Disease |
| a. Staphylococci | 1. Sleeping sickness |
| b. Trypanosoma | 2. Kala-azar |
| c. Leishmania | 3. Acne |
- a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
- a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
- a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
- a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
- a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
In modified toxin vaccines, toxoids produced by the bacteria are made harmless. They are used to stimulate antibody production, but there is no risk of infection by the pathogen. Vaccines against which of the following diseases are modifed toxins?
a. BCG
b. Polio
c. Diphtheria
d. Tetanus
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a, c and d
- a and b
- c and d
Which of the following statements is/are correct about congenital diseases?
a. They are caused by deficiency of nutrients.
b. They are characterized by a condition existing at or before birth, regardless of the cause.
c. They can be vaccinated against by providing active acquired immunity.
- a and c
- b and c
- a only
- b only
- c only
Which of the following statements is/are correct about polio?
a. Polio is caused by metabolic disorders in an infant.
b. Legs become paralysed due to polio.
c. Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme was launched in 1995-96 in India.
- a, b and c
- a and b
- a and c
- b and c
- b only
Match the following:
| Disease | Point of entry | Target organ/tissue |
| a. HIV | 1. Mosquito bite | A. Brain |
| b. Typhoid | 2. Sexual organs | B. Gut lining |
| c. Japanese encephalitis | 3. Mouth | C. Lymph nodes |
- a - 1 - A, b - 2 - B, c - 3 - C
- a - 1 - B, b - 3 - C, c - 2 - A
- a - 2 - C, b - 3 - B, c - 1 - A
- a - 2 - B, b - 1 - A, c - 3 - C
- a - 2 - C, b - 1 - A, c - 3 - B