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
Correct Answer :
B. a fish which is a predator on mosquito larvae and is important in biological control of malaria
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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
PAN - Peroxyacetylnitrate which produces burning sensation in the eyes, and causes coughing and headache is formed by a photochemical reaction between
nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide
nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbons present in automobile exhaust
nitrogen oxide and hydrogen chloride
none of these
The present rate of growth of human population is aproximately
1.0% per annum
1.5% per annum
1.8% per annum
2.0% per annum
Heart attacks are more common in
fat persons
thin persons
lazy people
sportsmen
Widal test is used for susceptibility to
malaria
cholera
yellow fever
typhoid
Which of the following atmospheric gases strongly absorbs the heat energy and retards rediative cooling of earth
Ozone
Carbon dioxide
Sulphur dioixide
Nitrogen oxides
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
A basic pathological process producing symptoms such as redness, heat, swelling and pain in the affected tissue or organ is
disease
infestation
inflammation
infection
The first AIDS case was reported in New York in
1981
1991
1979
19 77
If vasa deferens of a man are surgaically cut or gutted (Vasectomy)
sperms in semen will be non-nucleated
semen will be without sperms
spermatogenesis will not occur
sperms will be non-motile
An antigen is a/an
opposite to an antibody
residue of an antibody
stimulus for antibody formation
result of antibody
Angina pectoris, characterised by pain in chest on left side is due to
defective nutrition
infection by bacteria
inadequtae supply of oxygen to the heart muscles
defective functioning of the valves of heart
Which of the following is a helminth disease
Filaria
Filariasis
Diphtheria
Floriasis
Which of the following is primarily concerned with destroying pathogens
Tonsils
Liver
Kidneys
Lymphatic tissues
Arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypothyroidism are examples of
congenital diseases
infectious diseases
deficiency diseases
degenerative diseases
The projected population of India in year 2001 is
688 million
839 million
950 million
1032 million
Passive immunity can be clamed by
antigens
antibodies
antibiotics
vaccination having weakened germs
Asthma is a respiratory disease caused due to
infection of trachea
infection of lungs
bleeding into the pleural cavity
spasm of bronchial muscles
The Headquarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) is located at
New York
Paris
Geneva
London
An agent living or non-living capable of causing disease is known as
parasite
vector
pathogen
antigen
A pathogen in mid-way of structure of a virus and bacterium is called
viron
spirilla
spirochaete
rickettsiae
BCG vaccine is used to cure
pneumonia
tuberculosis
emphysema
cataract
Malaria day is observed on
5th June
15th August
5th January
20th August
Which one of these is a cancerous disease
Kwashiorkor
Angina
Leukaemia
Malaria
The air pollutant that causes pulmonary oedema and haemorrhage is
sulphur dioixde
nitrogen oxides
hydrogen chloride
all of these
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
Insulin was isolated from a dog's pancreas for the first time by
Insulein
Edward Sharpey - Shafer
Sanger
Banting and Best
Diphtheria disease is connected with
lungs
liver
throat
blood
Quinine, an important drug for treatment of malaria, is extracted from
Calyx of Cinamott
Bark of Cinchona
Red ants
Bark of Cinamon
Minamata disease is due to
Lead poisoning
Zinc poisoning
Mercury poisoning
DDT poisoning