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Pleurisy is caused when the pleura is

A. inflamed

B. damaged

C. ruptured

D. intact

Correct Answer :

A. inflamed


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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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Which one of these is a cancerous disease

A. Kwashiorkor

B. Angina

C. Leukaemia

D. Malaria

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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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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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Which disease is pandemic

A. Common cold

B. Influenza

C. Hepatitis

D. Amoebiasis

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Widal test is used for susceptibility to

A. malaria

B. cholera

C. yellow fever

D. typhoid

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Which of the following disease is found in Negroes only

A. Haemophilia

B. Sickle cell anaemia

C. Tryponosomiasis

D. Filariasis

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PAN - Peroxyacetylnitrate which produces burning sensation in the eyes, and causes coughing and headache is formed by a photochemical reaction between

A. nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide

B. nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbons present in automobile exhaust

C. nitrogen oxide and hydrogen chloride

D. none of these

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Antibiotics produced by fungi include

A. Neomycin and Caphalosporins

B. Penicillin and Leukomycin

C. Penicillin and cephalosporins

D. Neomycin and Lecukomycin

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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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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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The projected population of India in year 2001 is

A. 688 million

B. 839 million

C. 950 million

D. 1032 million

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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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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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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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Malaria day is observed on

A. 5th June

B. 15th August

C. 5th January

D. 20th August

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Diphtheria disease is connected with

A. lungs

B. liver

C. throat

D. blood

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AIDS is caused by

A. Blood cancer

B. HTLV-II

C. Bacterium

D. TMV virus

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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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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

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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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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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Pleurisy is caused when the pleura is

A. inflamed

B. damaged

C. ruptured

D. intact

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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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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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Cholera causing bacteria was first discovered by

A. Edward Jenner

B. Robert Koch

C. Louis Pasteur

D. None of these

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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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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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BCG vaccine is used to cure

A. pneumonia

B. tuberculosis

C. emphysema

D. cataract