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Question 1
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Which of the following is a sporadic disease?

A
AIDS

B
Malaria

C
Yellow fever

D
Plague

Solution

A disease which occurs in single and scattered cases is called sporadic disease. For example, malaria and cholera
Question 2
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Diseases are not categorised on the basis of

A
extent of occurrence

B
communicability

C
type of pathogen

D
incubation period

Solution

Diseases are categorised on the basis of
(1) Extent of occurrence(2) Communicability
(3) Type of pathogen
(4) Type of transmitting agent
Question 3
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Diabetes, colour blindness and heart attack are categorised under _______ diseases.

A
Endemic

B
Communicable

C
Non-communicable

D
STD

Solution

The diseases which cannot spread from one person to another are called non-communicable or non-infectious diseases.
For example, diabetes, heart attack, beriberi, etc.

Question 4

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Match the following:

Pathogens	Diseases
(i) Protozoa	(A) Syphilis
(ii) Worms	(B) Filaria
(iii) Viruses	(C) Malaria
(iv) Bacteria	(D) Poliomyelitis

(i) – (A), (ii) – (B), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (C)

(i) – (C), (ii) – (B), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (A)

(i) – (D), (ii) – (B), (iii) – (C), (iv) – (A)

(i) – (A), (ii) – (C), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (B)

Solution

Pathogens	Diseases
(i) Protozoa	(C) Malaria
(ii) Worms	(B) Filaria
(iii) Viruses	(D) Poliomyelitis
(iv) Bacteria	(A) Syphilis

Question 5
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Which of the following diseases have the shortest and the longest incubation periods, respectively?

A
Pneumonia, HIV

B
Measles, chickenpox

C
Tetanus, leprosy

D
Measles, rabies

Solution

Pneumonia has the shortest incubation period of 1 - 3 days and HIV/ AIDS has the longest incubation period of 12 or more years.
Question 6
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BCG vaccination is used to develop immunity against

A
cholera

B
malaria

C
tuberculosis

D
tetanus

E
dengue

Solution

BCG vaccine has been found useful in developing immunity against tuberculosis.
Question 7
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Consider the following statements:
(a) The causal agent of syphilis is Treponema pallidum.
(b) Tetanus is caused by a virus called Clostridium tetani.
(c) The mode of transmission of cholera is contaminated water, food and drinks.
(d) The symptoms of tuberculosis are acute diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration, etc.

Which of the given statements are correct?

A
(a) and (d)

B
(c) and (d)

C
(a) and (b)

D
(a) and (c)

Solution

Correct Answer: (a) and (c)Clostridium tetani is a rod-shaped, anaerobic species of pathogenic bacteria. It is not a virus. The symptoms of TB include a cough (sometimes blood-tinged), weight loss, night sweats and fever.
Question 8
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If a man eats raw or imperfectly cooked pork or beef, he may suffer from _______.

A
ascariasis

B
taeniasis

C
mumps

D
cholera

Solution

The causal agent of Taeniasis are tapeworms (taenia solium), which are spread by infected pork and beef.

Question 9

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Match the following

Diseases	Preventive measures
(i) Mumps	(a) Salk vaccine
(ii) Poliomyelitis	(b) Avoid sexual contact
(iii) Rabies	(c) Immunisation of dog
(iv) HIV/AIDS	(d) Vaccination of gamma globulin

(i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b)

(i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (d)

(i) - (b), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (a)

(i) - (a), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b)

Question 10
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In which of the following are the parts A, B and C correctly labelled?

A
(A) - RNA, (B) - Envelope protein and (C) - Protein capsid

B
(A) - Protein capsid, (B) - Envelope Protein and (C) - RNA

C
(A) - Envelope protein, (B) -Protein capsid and (C) - RNA

D
(A) - RNA (B) -Protein capsid and (C) - Envelope protein

Solution

(A) - Protein capsid, (B) - Envelope Protein and (C) - RNA
Question 11
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Which of the following is not a mode of transmission of AIDS?

A
Sexual intercourse

B
Contaminated blood transfusions

C
Unsterilised injection needles

D
Contaminated food and air

Solution

The mode of spreading AIDS are:
(1) Sexual contact, (2) Contaminated blood transfusion, (3) Mother to chid transmission during birth process and (4) Sharing of unsterilised injection needles.

Question 12

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Match the following:

(i) World Rabies Day	(a) April, 7
(ii) World AIDS Day	(b) September, 8
(iii) World Tuberculosis Day	(c) December, 1
(iv) World Health Day	(d) March, 24

(i) - (d), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (c) and (iv) - (a)

(i) - (b), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (d) and (iv) - (a)

(i) - (b), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c) and (iv) - (d)

(i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (d) and (iv) - (a)

Solution

World Rabies Day is celebrated on September, 8.
World AIDS Day is celebrated on December, 1.
World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated on March, 24.
World Health Day is celebrated on April, 7.

Question 13
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Which of the following is incorrect for viruses?

A
They are unicellular.

B
They do not consume food by any method.

C
They can be crystallised.

D
They are able to divide and self produce.

Solution

Viruses cannot go grow and are not able to divide.
Moreover, they cannot self produce. They can only command the host cell to produce virus.
Question 14
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Which of the following is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?

A
Syphilis

B
Cholera

C
Mumps

D
Ascariasis

Solution

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted diseases (STD), which is caused by `Treponex` (a bacterium) grown in genital tubes of humans.
Question 15
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Which of the following are the symptoms of rabies (a viral disease)?

A
Fever, sore throat and high pulse rate

B
Deficiency of immune system, fever and loss of weight

C
Hydrophobia, fever and headache

D
Headache, paralysis and fever

E
None of these

Solution

The rabies virus (rhadovirus) severely affects the central nervous system of humans, and causes neurological disorders like hydrophobia, fever, headache, anxiety, etc.

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Question 1

AIDS

Malaria

Yellow fever

Plague

Solution

Question 2

extent of occurrence

communicability

type of pathogen

incubation period

Solution

Question 3

Endemic

Communicable

Non-communicable

STD

Solution

Question 4

(i) – (A), (ii) – (B), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (C)

(i) – (C), (ii) – (B), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (A)

(i) – (D), (ii) – (B), (iii) – (C), (iv) – (A)

(i) – (A), (ii) – (C), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (B)

Solution

Question 5

Pneumonia, HIV

Measles, chickenpox

Tetanus, leprosy

Measles, rabies

Solution

Question 6

cholera

malaria

tuberculosis

tetanus

dengue

Solution

Question 7

(a) and (d)

(c) and (d)

(a) and (b)

(a) and (c)

Solution

Question 8

ascariasis

taeniasis

mumps

cholera

Solution

Question 9

(i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b)

(i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (d)

(i) - (b), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (a)

(i) - (a), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b)

Question 10

(A) - RNA, (B) - Envelope protein and (C) - Protein capsid

(A) - Protein capsid, (B) - Envelope Protein and (C) - RNA

(A) - Envelope protein, (B) -Protein capsid and (C) - RNA

(A) - RNA (B) -Protein capsid and (C) - Envelope protein

Solution

Question 11

Sexual intercourse

Contaminated blood transfusions

Unsterilised injection needles

Contaminated food and air

Solution

Question 12

(i) - (d), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (c) and (iv) - (a)

(i) - (b), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (d) and (iv) - (a)

(i) - (b), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c) and (iv) - (d)

(i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (d) and (iv) - (a)

Solution