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The first AIDS case was reported in New York in

A. 1981

B. 1991

C. 1979

D. 19 77

Correct Answer :

A. 1981


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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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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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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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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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AIDS is caused by

A. Blood cancer

B. HTLV-II

C. Bacterium

D. TMV virus

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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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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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Pulse rate is measured from

A. artery

B. nerve

C. vein

D. capillary

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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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Cholera causing bacteria was first discovered by

A. Edward Jenner

B. Robert Koch

C. Louis Pasteur

D. None of these

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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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The fertility of woman ceases at about 49-59 years. This arrest of reproductive capacity is known as

A. gestation

B. menstruation

C. menopause

D. puberty

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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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Diphtheria disease is connected with

A. lungs

B. liver

C. throat

D. 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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Widal test is used for susceptibility to

A. malaria

B. cholera

C. yellow fever

D. typhoid

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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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A pathogen in mid-way of structure of a virus and bacterium is called

A. viron

B. spirilla

C. spirochaete

D. rickettsiae

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Which of the following is a matching pair of the vector and the disease

A. Culexfilariasis

B. Houseflytyphoid

C. Body lousetyphoid

D. Sandflyplague

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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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Which of the following is not an infectious disease

A. Malaria

B. Common cold

C. Influenza

D. Tuberculosis

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Certain diseases cause congestion of lungs as a result of whkh blood circulation through lungs may be greatly reduced, Which part of the heart may be distended in such a condition

A. Left side of the heart

B. Right side of the heart

C. Both ventiricles

D. Both auricles

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Which of the following is a helminth disease

A. Filaria

B. Filariasis

C. Diphtheria

D. Floriasis

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Which one of these is a cancerous disease

A. Kwashiorkor

B. Angina

C. Leukaemia

D. Malaria

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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

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BCG vaccine is used to cure

A. pneumonia

B. tuberculosis

C. emphysema

D. cataract

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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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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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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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The projected population of India in year 2001 is

A. 688 million

B. 839 million

C. 950 million

D. 1032 million