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Question 1

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Match the carcinogens with the organ affected:

Carcinogen	Organ affected
1. Cigarette	a. Liver
2. Aflatoxin	b. Vagina
3. Cadmium oxide	c. Lungs
4. Diethylstilbestrol	d. Prostate gland

1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - b

1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b

1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c

1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - d, 4 - a

Solution

Cigarette smoke causes cancer of lungs. Aflatoxins are associated with cancer of liver. Cadmium oxide causes cancer of prostate gland, and Diethylstilbestrol causes cancer of vagina.

Question 2
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Alpha-interferon is given to cancer patients to

A
arrest the growth of cancer cells

B
destroy cancer cells

C
activate immune response

D
decrease the growth rate of cancerous cells

Solution

Biological response modifier, α-interferon activates the immune system of cancer patients and helps in destroying the tumour.
Question 3
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Which of the following sentences is true about transfusions?

A
Transfusion of hyperimmune gamma globulin increases the risk of HIV transmission.

B
Transfusion of plasma derived hepatitis B vaccine increases the risk of HIV transmission.

C
Transfusion of platelets increases the risk of HIV transmission.

D
Transfusion of Rho immune globulin increases the risk of HIV transmission.

Solution

Transfusion of platelets may increase the risk of HIV transmission because no inactivation process is carried out before transfusing platelets.
Question 4
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The odd one out of the following is

A
Hashish

B
Marijuana

C
Morphine

D
Cannabinol

Solution

Morphine is an opoid, thus it is the odd one amongst others. The other three options are examples of cannabinoids.
Question 5
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Social diseases are associated with

A
starvation

B
drug abuse

C
animal bites

D
unclean food and water

Solution

Social diseases are caused due to social evils like drug abuse.
Question 6
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Which of the following is a set of diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti?

A
Dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya

B
Dengue, malaria, yellow fever

C
Dengue, malaria, typhoid

D
Malaria, typhoid, chikungunya

Solution

Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses. Malaria is transmitted among humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. Typhoid is transmitted through contaminated water or food.
Question 7
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Which of the following are examples of bacterial diseases transmitted through contaminated food and water?

1. Ancylostomiasis
2. Balantidiasis
3. Cholera
4. Leprosy
5. Tuberculosis
6. Typhoid

A
1, 2 and 3

B
2, 3 and 6

C
3 and 5

D
3, 4 and 6

Solution

Balantidiasis is transmitted primarily by eating food or drinking water that has been contaminated by human or animal faeces containing Balantidium coli cysts.
Cholera is transmitted from person to person through ingesting water or food infected with Vibrio cholerae.
Typhoid is transmitted through Salmonella typhi.
Question 8
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Match the column – I (disease) with column – II (pathogen) and select the correct option.

Column – I Column – II

A. Whooping cough 1. Mycobacterium leprae

B. Hansen's disease 2. Yersinia pestis

C. Black death 3. Bordetella pertusis

A
A - 1, B - 2, C - 3

B
A - 1, B - 3, C - 2

C
A - 2, B - 1, C - 3

D
A - 3, B - 1, C - 2

Solution

Whooping cough or pertusis is caused by Bordetella pertusis.
Hansen's disease or leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
Black death or plague is caused by Yersinia pestis.
Question 9
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Which of the following is a set of bacterial diseases only?

A
Malaria, tetanus, kala-azar, african sleeping sickness

B
Anthrax, ancylostomiasis, malaria, cholera

C
Ascariasis, rabies, tetanus, african sleeping sickness

D
Tuberculosis, anthrax, tetanus, cholera

Solution

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Anthrax is an infection that is caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis.
Tetanus or lockjaw is a serious infection caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria.
Cholera is an acute epidemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Question 10
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Which of the following is a set of viral diseases only?

A
Malaria, chikungunya, kala-azar, enterobiasis

B
Chikungunya, rabies, poliomyelitis, common cold

C
Rabies, tuberculosis, enterobiasis, poliomyelitis

D
Tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, enterobiasis, common cold

Solution

Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes.
Rabies is a viral disease that is spread most often from the bite of a rabid animal to another animal or to a human.
Poliomyelitis is a highly contagious infectious disease caused poliovirus.
Common cold is a mild viral infection of the nose, throat, sinuses and upper airways.

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A. Whooping cough	1. Mycobacterium leprae
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C. Black death	3. Bordetella pertusis

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Question 1

1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - b

1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b

1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c

1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - d, 4 - a

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Question 2

arrest the growth of cancer cells

destroy cancer cells

activate immune response

decrease the growth rate of cancerous cells

Solution

Question 3

Transfusion of hyperimmune gamma globulin increases the risk of HIV transmission.

Transfusion of plasma derived hepatitis B vaccine increases the risk of HIV transmission.

Transfusion of platelets increases the risk of HIV transmission.

Transfusion of Rho immune globulin increases the risk of HIV transmission.

Solution

Question 4

Hashish

Marijuana

Morphine

Cannabinol

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Question 5

starvation

drug abuse

animal bites

unclean food and water

Solution

Question 6

Dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya

Dengue, malaria, yellow fever

Dengue, malaria, typhoid

Malaria, typhoid, chikungunya

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Question 7

1, 2 and 3

2, 3 and 6

3 and 5

3, 4 and 6

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Question 8

A - 1, B - 2, C - 3

A - 1, B - 3, C - 2

A - 2, B - 1, C - 3

A - 3, B - 1, C - 2

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Question 9

Malaria, tetanus, kala-azar, african sleeping sickness

Anthrax, ancylostomiasis, malaria, cholera

Ascariasis, rabies, tetanus, african sleeping sickness

Tuberculosis, anthrax, tetanus, cholera

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Question 10

Malaria, chikungunya, kala-azar, enterobiasis

Chikungunya, rabies, poliomyelitis, common cold

Rabies, tuberculosis, enterobiasis, poliomyelitis

Tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, enterobiasis, common cold

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