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 Column I Column II 
 I.    Chronic disease    (i) Ebola
  II. Acute disease    (ii) Asthma
  III. Communicable disease     (iii) Osteoporosis
 IV. Non-communicable disease  (iv) Common cold
Match the given column I with suitable options in column II.
  1. I- (i), II- (ii),III- (iii), IV- (iv)

  2. I- (ii), II- (iv), III- (i), IV- (iii)

  3. I- (iii), II- (i), III- (iv), IV- (ii)

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is 'both B and C'

Both asthma and osteoporosis are long-standing chronic illnesses which are disorders of metabolism and cannot spread between people making them non-communicable diseases.
Both Ebola and common cold are short-lasting acute diseases which can spread from one person to another making them communicable diseases.

Which of the following are infectious and noninfectious diseases respectively?

  1. Typhoid and AIDS

  2. AIDS and cancer

  3. Pneumonia and malaria

  4. Cancer and arthritis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. AIDS which is caused by HIV is an infectious disease.

Noninfectious or intrinsic, diseases are neither contagious nor communicable. They arise from inside the body as a result of hereditary conditions or other causes, such as dietary deficiencies. Cancer is an example of non-infectious disease. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Airborne route results in transimission of ___________ diseases.

  1. Contagious

  2. Endemic

  3. Non-communicable

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A contagious disease is a subset category of transmissible diseases (can transmit from person to another), usually infections or some non-infection diseases, which are transmitted to other persons, either by physical contact with the person suffering the disease, or by casual contact with their secretions or objects touched by them or airborne route among other routes. 

Contagious disease is a form of ........... disease.

  1. Non communicable

  2. Transmissible

  3. Chronic

  4. Acquired


Correct Option: B

Which of the following term is used for the disease which spread from one person to another?

  1. Chronic

  2. Communicable

  3. Acquired

  4. Non communicable


Correct Option: B

Pick out a case of healthy state of an individual.

  1. Mr. X is recovering from an infectious disease.

  2. Mr. Y takes insulin injection everyday .

  3. Mrs. Z is very depressed.

  4. Mr. K does his duty and spends time joyfully.


Correct Option: A

.............. is produced as a result of allergic reaction

  1. Histamine

  2. Nor-epinephrine

  3. Glucocorticoid

  4. Mineralocorticoid


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Histamine is a nitrogenous compound which gives a local immune response. Histamine is involved in the inflammatory response as well as it acts as a neurotransmitter. As a part of the immune response to foreign pathogens, histamine is produced by the mast cells and the basophil cells in the nearby connective tissue against the allergic reaction. Sneezing happens because of histamine-associated sensory neural stimulation. 

Condition in which inflammation of vermiform appendix of the digestive system occurs is 

  1. Amoebic dysentery

  2. Appendicitis

  3. Intestinal cancer

  4. Appendectomy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Appendicitis or epityphlitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix. The inflamed appendix is filled with pus and causing pain. The symptom of appendicitis includes abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and decreased appetite. 

A deficiency disease which causes drying up of skin and hair is

  1. Pellagra

  2. Beri-beri

  3. Scurvy

  4. Anorexia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A. Pellagra is caused by the deficiency of vitamin B-3 and it causes dementia, diarrhea, and dermatitis (three Ds).

B. Beriberi is caused by the deficiency of vitamin B-1 deficiency (thiamine deficiency) and causes increased heart rate, short breath and swollen leg.
C. Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of vitamin C and causes anemia, spontaneous bleeding, drying of skin or hair and ulceration of the gums and loss of teeth etc.
D. Anorexia is a eating disorder characterised by an unwarranted fear of being overweight.
So, the correct answer is 'Scurvy'.

Beri-beri is debility due to deficiency of

  1. Biotin

  2. Thiamine

  3. Riboflavin

  4. Nicotinamide


Correct Option: B