Arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypothyroidism are examples of
congenital diseases
infectious diseases
deficiency diseases
degenerative diseases
Correct Answer :
D. degenerative diseases
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defective nutrition
infection by bacteria
inadequtae supply of oxygen to the heart muscles
defective functioning of the valves of heart
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Calyx of Cinamott
Bark of Cinchona
Red ants
Bark of Cinamon
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kwashiorkor
pellagra
beriberi
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Left side of the heart
Right side of the heart
Both ventiricles
Both auricles
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Kwashiorkor
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Leukaemia
Malaria
The first AIDS case was reported in New York in
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1991
1979
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Which of the following is a helminth disease
Filaria
Filariasis
Diphtheria
Floriasis
Which of the following is not an infectious disease
Malaria
Common cold
Influenza
Tuberculosis
Sickle cell anaemia is due to
deficiency of vitamin B
deficiency of iron in the blood
a genetically determined defect of haemoglobin synthesis
increase in the number of leucocytes in the blood
Which of the following is primarily concerned with destroying pathogens
Tonsils
Liver
Kidneys
Lymphatic tissues
Adenoid is the disease in which
tonsils enlarge
thyroid enlarges
splem enlarges
glandular tissue at the back of nose enlarges.
Antibiotics produced by fungi include
Neomycin and Caphalosporins
Penicillin and Leukomycin
Penicillin and cephalosporins
Neomycin and Lecukomycin
Depletion of ozone in the stratosphere will lead to
increased incidence of skin cancer in man
global cooling
global warming
increased incidence of cardio * respiratory diseases in man
Insulin was isolated from a dog's pancreas for the first time by
Insulein
Edward Sharpey - Shafer
Sanger
Banting and Best
An agent living or non-living capable of causing disease is known as
parasite
vector
pathogen
antigen
Inoculation of malaria is out of question because
Plasmodium produces minute bodies
Plasmodium produces antibodies
Plasmodium does not produce antibodies and antitoxins
None of these
A basic pathological process producing symptoms such as redness, heat, swelling and pain in the affected tissue or organ is
disease
infestation
inflammation
infection
Surgical removal of gall bladder in man, would lead to
impairment of digestion of fat
impairment of digestion of proteins
jaundice
increased acidity in the intestine
The clinical test used for screening blood samples before transfusion is
ELISA test
Hela test
Western blot test
None of these
Passive immunity can be clamed by
antigens
antibodies
antibiotics
vaccination having weakened germs
The projected population of India in year 2001 is
688 million
839 million
950 million
1032 million
Pleurisy is caused when the pleura is
inflamed
damaged
ruptured
intact
Cancer is related to
uncontrolled growth of tissues
non-malignant tumours
controlled division of tissues
none of these
Which of the following disease is found in Negroes only
Haemophilia
Sickle cell anaemia
Tryponosomiasis
Filariasis
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pneumonia
tuberculosis
emphysema
cataract
Asthma is a respiratory disease caused due to
infection of trachea
infection of lungs
bleeding into the pleural cavity
spasm of bronchial muscles
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Culexfilariasis
Houseflytyphoid
Body lousetyphoid
Sandflyplague
Gambusia is
disease of the pancreas
a fish which is a predator on mosquito larvae and is important in biological control of malaria
a drug used in treating tuberculosis
none of these
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artery
nerve
vein
capillary
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Ozone
Carbon dioxide
Sulphur dioixide
Nitrogen oxides