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Which of the following measures must be taken for the prevention of malaria?

A
Boiling drinking water before use

B
Consuming hygienically cooked food

C
Maintaining proper ventilation in the house

D
Preventing accumulation of water in the neighborhood

Solution

Mosquitoes are the vectors of malaria. They require water for breeding and stagnant water is the breeding ground of mosquitoes. Hence, malaria can be prevented by preventing the accumulation of water in and around the neighborhood.

The correct answer is D.
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Which of the following diseases can be prevented by vaccination?

A
Common cold

B
Hepatitis

C
Viral fever

D
Influenza

Solution

Vaccination helps in increasing the resistance of the body against diseases. Hepatitis is a viral disease caused by the consumption of contaminated water. It can be prevented by vaccination.

The correct answer is B.
Question 3
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Syphilis is a disease that is transmitted through

A
sexual act

B
mosquito bites

C
contaminated food

D
contaminated water

Solution

Diseases such as AIDS and syphilis are sexually transmitted diseases. They can be transmitted by unsafe sex with an infected person.

The correct answer is A.
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Drinking boiled, disinfected water can prevent the occurrence of which of the following diseases?

A
Cholera

B
Malaria

C
Influenza

D
Pneumonia

Solution

Cholera is a bacterial disease that is transmitted through contaminated drinking water. It affects the digestive system of the patient. The boiling of water before consumption kills the bacteria in the water. Hence, the occurrence of cholera can be prevented by drinking boiled and disinfected water.

The correct answer is A.
Question 5
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Viruses cause a number of diseases in humans. Which of the following diseases is caused by viruses?

A
Anthrax

B
Influenza

C
Cholera

D
Malaria

Solution

Influenza is a viral disease. Headache, cough, weakness, chill, and fever are some of the symptoms of influenza.

The correct answer is B.

Question 6

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Use the following information to answer the next question.

Infectious diseases are diseases that spread through microbes, whereas non- infectious disease are diseases that are caused due to abnormalities in the internal structure of the body or its functioning.

Which of the following diseases is non-infectious?

Cancer

Typhoid

Cholera

Malaria

Solution

Cancer is a non-infectious disease. It is caused due to the genetic abnormality of the body. It is not transmitted from one person to another.

The correct answer is A.

Question 7
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AIDS virus affects the body’s immune system. Which of the following acts does not lead to the transmission of AIDS?

A
Transfusion of blood from an infected person to a healthy person

B
Sexual act between an infected person and a healthy person

C
Breast feeding of baby by an infected mother

D
Handshake with an infected person

Solution

Handshake, touching, hugging, or any other casual physical contact with an infected person does not lead to the transmission of AIDS.

The correct answer is D.
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Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease. The bacterium that causes tuberculosis targets which organ of the body?

A
Lungs

B
Liver

C
Stomach

D
Kidneys

Solution

Tuberculosis is a chronic respiratory disease caused by bacteria. Lung is the target organ of the tuberculosis-causing bacterium. The bacterium enters the lungs via nose and causes breathlessness and cough.

The correct answer is A.
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Use the following information to answer the next question.

Antibiotics are medicines obtained from living organisms to cure certain diseases that are caused by microorganisms.

Which of the following diseases cannot be treated with antibiotics?

A
Cholera

B
Typhoid

C
Tuberculosis

D
Influenza

Solution

Antibiotics treat a disease by blocking the biochemical pathway of the disease-causing microorganism. Influenza is a viral disease. Viruses do not have a biochemical machinery of their own. Hence, influenza cannot be treated with antibiotics. Antiviral medicines are used for the treatment of influenza.

The correct answer is D.
Question 10
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The improper functioning of which organ leads to jaundice?

A
Lungs

B
Liver

C
Brain

D
Stomach

Solution

Jaundice occurs because of the improper functioning of liver.

The correct answer is B.

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Question 1

Boiling drinking water before use

Consuming hygienically cooked food

Maintaining proper ventilation in the house

Preventing accumulation of water in the neighborhood

Solution

Question 2

Common cold

Hepatitis

Viral fever

Influenza

Solution

Question 3

sexual act

mosquito bites

contaminated food

contaminated water

Solution

Question 4

Cholera

Malaria

Influenza

Pneumonia

Solution

Question 5

Anthrax

Influenza

Cholera

Malaria

Solution

Question 6

Cancer

Typhoid

Cholera

Malaria

Solution

Question 7

Transfusion of blood from an infected person to a healthy person

Sexual act between an infected person and a healthy person

Breast feeding of baby by an infected mother

Handshake with an infected person

Solution

Question 8

Lungs

Liver

Stomach

Kidneys

Solution

Question 9

Cholera

Typhoid

Tuberculosis

Influenza

Solution

Question 10

Lungs

Liver

Brain

Stomach

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