Questions
Which of the following is a set of non-communicable diseases?
- Asthma, diabetes, hepatitis
- Asthma, scurvy, diabetes
- Diabetes, hepatitis, scurvy
- Influenza, scurvy, cholera
- Hepatitis, cholera, dengue
Droplet infection is the mode of transmission for
- smallpox
- diphtheria
- influenza
- rabies
- typhoid
- 1, 2 and 3
- 1, 3 and 5
- 2, 3 and 4
- 3, 4 and 5
- 2, 4 and 5
Which of the following is a protein deficiency disease?
- Xeropthalmia
- Night blindness
- Beri-Beri
- Kwashiorkor
- Cheilosis
Pellagra is caused by the deficiency of
- vitamin C
- vitamin B3
- vitamin A
- vitamin D
Hepatitis virus is transmitted through
- anopheles mosquito
- aedes mosquito
- culex mosquito
- housefly
- contaminated water
Which of the following diseases is/are caused by fungi?
- Skin infections
- Peptic ulcers
- Cold and cough
- Loose motions
- Diabetes
______ is a disease caused by protozoa and is transmitted by the bite of female anopheles mosquito.
- Filariasis
- Elephantiasis
- Malaria
- Amoebiasis
- Ascariasis
Disease-causing microbes can spread through the little droplets thrown out by an infected person who sneezes or coughs. Identify the group of diseases that spreads through air.
- Rickets, osteomalacia and beriberi
- Goitre, dwarfism and diabetes
- Hypertension, AIDS and ringworm
- Common cold, pneumonia and tuberculosis
- Leprosy, anaemia and goitre
Match the following:
| Diseases | Causative microorganisms | Modes of transmission |
| a. Tuberculosis | 1. Virus | p. Mosquito |
| b. Hepatitis E | 2. Protozoan | q. Air |
| c. Malaria | 3. Bacterium | r. Water |
- a - 3 - q, b - 1 - r, c - 2 - p
- a - 3 - q, b - 1 - p, c - 2 - r
- c - 3 - q, a - 1 - r, b - 2 - p
- a - 3 - r, b - 1 - q, c - 2 - p
- a - 3 - p, b - 1 - r, c - 2 - q
Which type of diet will be highly recommended for bleeding and swollen gums?
- Citrus fruits and amla
- Cod liver oil
- Unpolished rice
- Green leafy vegetables
Match the following:
| Column I (Disease) |
</strong>|<strong>Column II (Deficiency)</strong>|
|P. Cheilosis|1. Niacin|
|Q. Pellagra|2. Riboflavin|
|R. Scurvy|3. Cyanocobalamin|
|S. Pernicious anaemia|4. Ascorbic acid|
- P - 1; Q - 2; R - 3; S - 4
- P - 2; Q - 1; R - 4; S - 3
- P - 2; Q - 4; R - 1; S - 3
- P - 3; Q - 2; R - 1; S - 4
- P - 4; Q - 2; R - 3; S - 1
Match the following:
| (A) Anaemia | (i) Vitamin deficiency |
| (B) Beriberi | (ii) Food deprivation |
| (C) Influenza | (iii) Hemoglobin deficiency |
| (D) Malnutrition | (iv) Infectious disease |
- (A) - (iii), (B) - (i), (C) - (iv), (D) - (ii)
- (A) - (i), (B) - (iii), (C) - (ii), (D) - (iv)
- (A) - (iv), (B) - (ii), (C) - (i), (D) - (iii)
- (A) - (i), (B) - (iii), (C) - (iv), (D) - (ii)
A person exhibited headaches, vomiting, fits or unconsciousness after infection by a pathogen. Which of the following will most likely be the target organ?
- Heart
- Kidney
- Liver
- Brain
- Lung
Match the following:
| Deficiency of mineral |
</strong>|<strong>Diseases</strong>|
|a. Iron|1. Goitre|
|b. Iodine|2. Dental decay|
|c. Fluorine|3. Anaemia|
- a – 3, b – 1, c – 2
- a – 3, b – 2, c – 1
- a – 1, b – 2, c – 3
- a – 1, b – 3, c – 2
- a – 2, b – 1, c – 3
Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of vitamin D?
- Rickets
- Marasmus
- Dental caries
- Bleeding disease
- Microcytic anaemia