Why Do We Fall ill? (Class - X)

Test your knowledge about diseases, their causes, transmission, and classification based on the Class 10 'Why Do We Fall ill?' chapter.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following can be considered as bacterial disease?

  1. Ulcers
  2. AIDS
  3. Malaria
  4. Arthritis
  5. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is transmitted by mosquitoes?

  1. AIDS
  2. Diabetes
  3. Goitre
  4. Malaria
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is/are viral?

  1. Chickenpox
  2. Flu (influenza)
  3. Ringworm
  4. Both (1) and (2)
  5. All of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is caused by human immunodeficiency virus?

  1. Amoebiasis
  2. Ringworm
  3. Cholera
  4. AIDS
  5. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is caused by poor sanitation?

  1. Cholera
  2. Polio
  3. Typhoid
  4. Ascariasis
  5. All of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is true about kala-azar?

  1. It is caused by protozoans.
  2. It is also called Leishmaniasis.
  3. It is a bacterial disease.
  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2 and 3
  3. Only 1 and 2
  4. Only 3
  5. Only 2
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What can be the cause(s) for transmission of AIDS?

  1. Blood transfusion
  2. Sharing needles
  3. Sexual intercourse
  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2 and 3
  3. Only 3
  4. Only 1 and 3
  5. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is/are related to mosquito bite?

  1. Chikungunya
  2. Yellow fever
  3. Malaria
  4. Dengue
  5. All of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_____ is/are the main breeding ground of mosquitoes.

  1. Bushes
  2. Running water
  3. Forest
  4. Standing water
  5. None of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is/are hereditary?

  1. Down's syndrome
  2. Colour blindness
  3. Sickle cell anaemia
  1. Only 1 and 2
  2. Only 2 and 3
  3. Only 1, 2 and 3
  4. Only 1 and 3
  5. Only 2
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Jaundice is a disease which affects liver.
  2. Peptic ulcer is caused by Helicobacter pylori.
  3. High blood pressure is an infectious disease.
  4. Colour blindness is a congenital disease.
  1. Only 1, 2 and 3
  2. Only 2 and 3
  3. Only 1, 2 and 4
  4. Only 1, 3 and 4
  5. Only 3 and 4
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has short-term effect on an individual's health?

  1. Depression
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Influenza
  4. AIDS
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a communicable disease?

  1. Common cold
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Cancer
  4. Malaria
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are the causative agent of polio?

  1. Poliobacteria
  2. Polioascariasis
  3. Poliovirus
  4. Poliotytis
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an effect of hepatitis disease?

  1. Heart failure
  2. Inflammation of the liver
  3. Failure of reproductive system
  4. Inflammation of spinal cord
  5. None of these