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A disease against which vaccination is resorted only during epidemics.

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  1. Diarrhoeal diseases

  2. Tetanus

  3. Cholera

  4. Taeniasis

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Correct Option: A

Vaccines are generally administered to _________

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  1. Children

  2. Youngsters

  3. Elderly people

  4. It can be administered in all aged people

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vaccines are generally administered in children. When a disease carrying microbe enters our body, the body produces antibodies to fight the invader. The body also remembers how to fight the microbe if it enters again. The antibodies remain in the body and we are protected from the disease causing microbes.

Which disease has been eradicated from most part of the world due to worldwide vaccine campaign ?

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  1. Malaria

  2. Tetanus

  3. Small pox

  4. AIDS

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A worldwide campaign against smallpox has finally led to its eradication from most parts of the world.The other campaign are against polio,cholera,tuberculosis also led in most part of the world.

Variolation consisted of

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  1. Injecting viriolous matter

  2. Injecting heat-killed viriolous matter

  3. Scratching an area over a vein and pour small matter from a small pox pustule

  4. Scratching vein and pouring viriolous matter into blood

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Correct Option: C

Excess nitrates in water cause problems for the Chesapeake Bay because

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  1. They cause excessive cellular respiration in plants and animals, resulting in a large amount of carbon dioxide production.

  2. They cause excessive bacteria growth resulting in too much oxygen which hurts photosynthesis in plants.

  3. They cause excessive algae growth, blocking sunlight and reducing oxygen when the algae dies.

  4. Nitrates are poisonous to fish, crabs, and oysters.

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Correct Option: C

Mark the correct statement about nitrification


(a) Nitrification is important is agricultural system.
(b) Nitrification increase nitrogen leaching.
(c) Plays important role in removal of nitrogen from municipal waste water.

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  1. a, b, c

  2. a, b

  3. a, c

  4. b, c

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nitrification is a biological oxidation process includes convertion of Ammonia to Nitrate increases nitrogen leaching because nitrate is more water soluble than Ammonia.

BCG vaccination is to be given to a new born child

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  1. Immediately after child birth

  2. Within 48 hours

  3. Within seven days

  4. Within six month

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

These are the antigenic substance produced from the causative agent of disease, which helps in providing immunity against one or more disease. BCG stands for Bacille Calmette Guerin, is the vaccine provided against the disease tuberculosis (TB). It is given to 6 months old babies.


Therefore the right answer is option "D".

Statement (SI) : Injections provided against the tetanus is a passive immunization
Statement (SII) : Injection provided against the tetanus contains preformed antibodies

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  1. Statements SI and SII are correct

  2. Statement SI is correct but SII is incorrect

  3. Statement SI is incorrect but SII is correct

  4. Statement SI is incorrect bur SII is correct

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Passive immunization is the immunity which develops due to the administration of antibodies for protection from the antigens persisting in the body. Tetanus injection is given against the bacteria  Clostridium tetani. It has antibodies administered which fight this infection.

So, the correct option is 'Statements SI and SII are correct'.

Vaccines produced through genetic engineering are safe as?

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  1. They contain antigen only from coat of pathogen

  2. They are least active form of virus

  3. They are attenuated form of pathogen

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: A

Identify the incorrect match for discovery of following vaccines:

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  1. Injectable Polio vaccine : Jonas Salk

  2. Vaccine against Small box : Edward Jenner

  3. Rabies vaccine : Rober Koch

  4. Yellow Fever Vaccine : M. Theiler

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rabies, Anthrax and Cholera vaccines were discovered by Louis Pasteur

So, the correct answer is 'Rabies vaccine:Robert Koch'