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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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D. Banting and Best


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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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The present rate of growth of human population is aproximately

A. 1.0% per annum

B. 1.5% per annum

C. 1.8% per annum

D. 2.0% per annum

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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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If vasa deferens of a man are surgaically cut or gutted (Vasectomy)

A. sperms in semen will be non-nucleated

B. semen will be without sperms

C. spermatogenesis will not occur

D. sperms will be non-motile

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The Headquarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) is located at

A. New York

B. Paris

C. Geneva

D. London

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BCG vaccine is used to cure

A. pneumonia

B. tuberculosis

C. emphysema

D. cataract

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Diphtheria disease is connected with

A. lungs

B. liver

C. throat

D. blood

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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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Which one of these is a cancerous disease

A. Kwashiorkor

B. Angina

C. Leukaemia

D. Malaria

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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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Widal test is used for susceptibility to

A. malaria

B. cholera

C. yellow fever

D. typhoid

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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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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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AIDS is caused by

A. Blood cancer

B. HTLV-II

C. Bacterium

D. TMV virus

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Which of the following is primarily concerned with destroying pathogens

A. Tonsils

B. Liver

C. Kidneys

D. Lymphatic tissues

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Which of the following is a helminth disease

A. Filaria

B. Filariasis

C. Diphtheria

D. Floriasis

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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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An antigen is a/an

A. opposite to an antibody

B. residue of an antibody

C. stimulus for antibody formation

D. result of antibody

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Which disease is pandemic

A. Common cold

B. Influenza

C. Hepatitis

D. Amoebiasis

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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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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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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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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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The first AIDS case was reported in New York in

A. 1981

B. 1991

C. 1979

D. 19 77

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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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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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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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Pulse rate is measured from

A. artery

B. nerve

C. vein

D. capillary

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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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Inoculation of malaria is out of question because

A. Plasmodium produces minute bodies

B. Plasmodium produces antibodies

C. Plasmodium does not produce antibodies and antitoxins

D. None of these