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Addiction of LSD will eventually lead to

A. illucination

B. damage of lungs

C. mental and emotional disturbances

D. damage to kidneys

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C. mental and emotional disturbances


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The fertility of woman ceases at about 49-59 years. This arrest of reproductive capacity is known as

A. gestation

B. menstruation

C. menopause

D. puberty

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Widal test is used for susceptibility to

A. malaria

B. cholera

C. yellow fever

D. typhoid

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Quinine, an important drug for treatment of malaria, is extracted from

A. Calyx of Cinamott

B. Bark of Cinchona

C. Red ants

D. Bark of Cinamon

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The damage due to radiations depends upon

A. developmental stage of an organ

B. age and sex of the organism

C. type of organism exposed

D. all of these

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Arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypothyroidism are examples of

A. congenital diseases

B. infectious diseases

C. deficiency diseases

D. degenerative diseases

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Depletion of ozone in the stratosphere will lead to

A. increased incidence of skin cancer in man

B. global cooling

C. global warming

D. increased incidence of cardio * respiratory diseases in man

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An agent living or non-living capable of causing disease is known as

A. parasite

B. vector

C. pathogen

D. antigen

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Which disease is pandemic

A. Common cold

B. Influenza

C. Hepatitis

D. Amoebiasis

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Gambusia is

A. disease of the pancreas

B. a fish which is a predator on mosquito larvae and is important in biological control of malaria

C. a drug used in treating tuberculosis

D. none of these

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Sickle cell anaemia is due to

A. deficiency of vitamin B

B. deficiency of iron in the blood

C. a genetically determined defect of haemoglobin synthesis

D. increase in the number of leucocytes in the blood

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Malaria day is observed on

A. 5th June

B. 15th August

C. 5th January

D. 20th August

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Adenoid is the disease in which

A. tonsils enlarge

B. thyroid enlarges

C. splem enlarges

D. glandular tissue at the back of nose enlarges.

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Heart attacks are more common in

A. fat persons

B. thin persons

C. lazy people

D. sportsmen

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Which of the following is not an infectious disease

A. Malaria

B. Common cold

C. Influenza

D. Tuberculosis

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The air pollutant that causes pulmonary oedema and haemorrhage is

A. sulphur dioixde

B. nitrogen oxides

C. hydrogen chloride

D. all of these

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Which of the following atmospheric gases strongly absorbs the heat energy and retards rediative cooling of earth

A. Ozone

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Sulphur dioixide

D. Nitrogen oxides

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Cholera causing bacteria was first discovered by

A. Edward Jenner

B. Robert Koch

C. Louis Pasteur

D. None of these

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Minamata disease is due to

A. Lead poisoning

B. Zinc poisoning

C. Mercury poisoning

D. DDT poisoning

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Insulin was isolated from a dog's pancreas for the first time by

A. Insulein

B. Edward Sharpey - Shafer

C. Sanger

D. Banting and Best

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Passive immunity can be clamed by

A. antigens

B. antibodies

C. antibiotics

D. vaccination having weakened germs

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Surgical removal of gall bladder in man, would lead to

A. impairment of digestion of fat

B. impairment of digestion of proteins

C. jaundice

D. increased acidity in the intestine

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Angina pectoris, characterised by pain in chest on left side is due to

A. defective nutrition

B. infection by bacteria

C. inadequtae supply of oxygen to the heart muscles

D. defective functioning of the valves of heart

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The clinical test used for screening blood samples before transfusion is

A. ELISA test

B. Hela test

C. Western blot test

D. None of these

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Infants who are not fed by breast milk usually suffer from

A. kwashiorkor

B. pellagra

C. beriberi

D. arasmus

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An antibody is a

A. molecule that specifically inactivates an antigen

B. WBC which invades bacteria

C. secretion of mammalian RBC

D. component of blood

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Cancer is related to

A. uncontrolled growth of tissues

B. non-malignant tumours

C. controlled division of tissues

D. none of these

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Which of the following is a matching pair of the vector and the disease

A. Culexfilariasis

B. Houseflytyphoid

C. Body lousetyphoid

D. Sandflyplague

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A basic pathological process producing symptoms such as redness, heat, swelling and pain in the affected tissue or organ is

A. disease

B. infestation

C. inflammation

D. infection

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Asthma is a respiratory disease caused due to

A. infection of trachea

B. infection of lungs

C. bleeding into the pleural cavity

D. spasm of bronchial muscles

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Which of the following disease is found in Negroes only

A. Haemophilia

B. Sickle cell anaemia

C. Tryponosomiasis

D. Filariasis