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Question 1
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The vector responsible for transfer of disease

A
Insects

B
Snakes

C
Birds

D
None of the above

Solution

Insects like mosquitoes act as a vector to transfer infection from one organism to another. This happens when one mosquito sucks blood from the infected person and the same mosquito bites a healthy person. Therefore, (a) is the correct answer.
Question 2
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In your childhood, you must have been given vaccination for ______

A
Speeding the growth

B
Protection against several diseases

C
Protecting the skin

D
None of these

Solution

In childhood, injections are given for protection against several diseases. Those injections are known as vaccines and help to prevent polio, cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox, etc.
Hence the correct option is B.
Question 3
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Infection spread through food can be prevented by__________.

A
Thorough cooking of food

B
Eating undercooked food

C
Use of raw food

D
Using packaged food

Solution

The cooking of food will stop the spread of infection by killing the pathogens. Therefore, (a) is the correct answer.
Question 4
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Which one of the following provides immunity from a particular disease?

A
Alcohol

B
Vaccine

C
Medicine

D
All of the above
Solution
- A vaccine can be defined as a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease.
- A vaccine is a suspension made from weakened (attenuated) or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins.
- Alcohol and medicine do not provide any immunity from a particular disease.
Hence, the correct option is B.
Question 5
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The disease caused by viruses is

A
Common cold

B
AIDS

C
Polio

D
All of the above

Solution

Viral diseases are extremely widespread infections caused by viruses. The most common type of viral disease is the common cold, which is caused by the infection caused by rhinovirus. AIDS is caused by HIV virus and polio is caused by poliovirus. So, the correct answer is option D.
Question 6
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A healthy person is said to be healthy when he is ___________ healthy.

A
Physically

B
Mentally

C
Socially

D
All of the above

Solution

A person is said to be healthy only when he is physically, mentally as well as socially healthy. This is in consensus with the overall definition of health by WHO. WHO defines health as the physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual.
Hence, the correct option is 'D'.
Question 7
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A person is said to be healthy only when he is free from disease.

A
True

B
False

C
Ambiguous

D
Data insufficient

Solution

According to WHO health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being of a person and not just absence of disease.
Hence the correct option is B.
Question 8
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Which of the following microorganisms causes peptic ulcers?

A
Staphylococcus aureus

B
Streptococcus pneumonia

C
Helicobacter pylori

D
Neisseria

Solution

Helicobacter pylori are Gram-negative bacterium that live in the stomach of humans. This bacteria causes ulcers in the cells of the stomach and intestinal tract. The ulcers formed in the stomach are called peptic ulcers. Thus the correct answer is option C.
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What is the main difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases?

A
Non-communicable diseases can be treated whereas, communicable diseases cannot be treated.

B
Communicable diseases can spread to others whereas, non-communicable diseases cannot.

C
Communicable diseases can be treated whereas, non-communicable diseases cannot be treated.

D
Non-communicable diseases can spread to others whereas, communicable diseases cannot.
Solution
- Communicable diseases are mainly caused by pathogens (infectious) that can pass from one human to another.
- Non-communicable disease is a medical condition or disease that is non-infectious or non-transmissible.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
Question 10
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Which of the following causes infectious diseases?

A
Pollutants

B
Harmful lifestyle

C
Inheritance

D
Microorganisms

Solution

Pollutants are the harmful oxides or chemicals which degrade the quality of the environment and causes pollution.
Harmful lifestyle affects the metabolic process of the body and lead to severe diseases and also causes ageing.
Inheritance is the transfer of characters from the parents to offsprings.
Microorganisms are the small microorganism which are not visible to naked eye and are responsible for infectious disease.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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Question 1

Insects

Snakes

Birds

None of the above

Solution

Question 2

Speeding the growth

Protection against several diseases

Protecting the skin

None of these

Solution

Question 3

Thorough cooking of food

Eating undercooked food

Use of raw food

Using packaged food

Solution

Question 4

Alcohol

Vaccine

Medicine

All of the above

Solution

Question 5

Common cold

AIDS

Polio

All of the above

Solution

Question 6

Physically

Mentally

Socially

All of the above

Solution

Question 7

True

False

Ambiguous

Data insufficient

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Question 8

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus pneumonia

Helicobacter pylori

Neisseria

Solution

Question 9

Non-communicable diseases can be treated whereas, communicable diseases cannot be treated.

Communicable diseases can spread to others whereas, non-communicable diseases cannot.

Communicable diseases can be treated whereas, non-communicable diseases cannot be treated.

Non-communicable diseases can spread to others whereas, communicable diseases cannot.

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Question 10

Pollutants

Harmful lifestyle

Inheritance

Microorganisms

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