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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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D. all of these


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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

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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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Pulse rate is measured from

A. artery

B. nerve

C. vein

D. capillary

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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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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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Cholera causing bacteria was first discovered by

A. Edward Jenner

B. Robert Koch

C. Louis Pasteur

D. None of these

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Diphtheria disease is connected with

A. lungs

B. liver

C. throat

D. 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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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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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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Passive immunity can be clamed by

A. antigens

B. antibodies

C. antibiotics

D. vaccination having weakened germs

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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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Pleurisy is caused when the pleura is

A. inflamed

B. damaged

C. ruptured

D. intact

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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 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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Minamata disease is due to

A. Lead poisoning

B. Zinc poisoning

C. Mercury poisoning

D. DDT poisoning

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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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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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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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Heart attacks are more common in

A. fat persons

B. thin persons

C. lazy people

D. sportsmen

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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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Which one of these is a cancerous disease

A. Kwashiorkor

B. Angina

C. Leukaemia

D. Malaria

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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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Widal test is used for susceptibility to

A. malaria

B. cholera

C. yellow fever

D. typhoid

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Which disease is pandemic

A. Common cold

B. Influenza

C. Hepatitis

D. Amoebiasis

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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