MCQs On Diseases are given below :
1. Diseases that spread from one person to another are called
(a) Communicable diseases
(b) Degenerative diseases
(c) Non-communicable diseases
(d) None of the above
Sol: (a) Communicable diseases.
2. Night blindness is caused due to the deficiencies of
(a) vitamin A
(b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C
(d) vitamin E
Sol: (a) vitamin A.
3. Which of the following diseases is an example of non-communicable diseases?
(a) Cancer
(b) Diabetes
(c) Hypertension
(d) All of the above
Sol: (d) All of the above.
4. Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis are examples of
(a) Communicable diseases
(b) Degenerative diseases
(c) Non-communicable diseases.
(d) None of the above
Sol: (b) Degenerative diseases.
5. Excessive bleeding during an injury is a deficiency of
(a) vitamin A
(b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin K
(d) vitamin E
Sol: (c) vitamin K.
6. Goitre and the enlarged thyroid gland are mainly diagnosed in patients with deficiencies of which of the following minerals?
(a) Iron
(b) Iodine
(c) Calcium
(d) Phosphorus
Sol: (b) Iodine.
7. Cystic Fibrosis and Haemophilia are examples of
(a) Hereditary diseases
(b) Degenerative diseases
(c) Deficiency diseases
(d) None of the above
Sol: (a) Hereditary diseases.
8. Which of the following diseases is caused by various pathogenic microorganisms?
(a) Deficiency diseases
(b) Hereditary diseases
(c) Infectious diseases
(d) Degenerative diseases
Sol: (c) Infectious diseases.
9. Which of the following diseases is caused by protein deficiency?
(a) Anaemia
(b) Kwashiorkor
(c) Hypothyroidism
(d) All of the above
Sol: (b) Kwashiorkor
10. Which of the following vitamins is also known as ascorbic acid?
(a) vitamin A
(b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C
(d) vitamin E
Sol: (c) vitamin C.
11. The deficiency diseases can be prevented by
(a) Prolonged cooking
(b) Eating only fruits
(c) Eating only vegetables
(d) Eating food with good nutritional value
Sol: (d) Eating food having good nutritional value.
12. AIDS, common cold, dengue fever and influenza are examples of
(a) Deficiency Disease
(b) Infectious diseases
(c) Physiological Diseases
(d) Non-infectious diseases
Sol: (b) Infectious diseases.
13. Which of the following vitamins helps in blood clotting?
(a) vitamin A
(b) vitamin C
(c) vitamin D
(d) vitamin K
Sol:(d) vitamin K.
14. Which of the following vitamins functions as both hormone and visual pigment?
(a) Thiamine
(b) Retinal
(c) Riboflavin
(d) Folic acid
Sol: (b) Retinal.
15. Which of the following vitamin is also known as niacin and plays a vital role in many digestive tract functions?
(a) vitamin B1
(b) vitamin B2
(c) vitamin B3
(d) vitamin B12
Sol: (c) vitamin B3
16. The Deficiency of vitamin E leads to
(a) Soft Bones
(b) Bleeding in gums
(c) Weakness in muscles
(d) Neurological disorders
Sol: (c) Weakness in muscles.
17. Xerophthalmia caused due to the deficiency of
(a) vitamin A
(b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C
(d) vitamin E
Sol: (a) vitamin A.
18. Which of the following is not an infectious disease?
(a) Dengue
(b) Scurvy
(c) Typhoid Fever
(d) Whooping cough
Sol: (b) Scurvy.
19. Which of the following is the main cause of blindness in children worldwide?
(a) Glaucoma
(b) Cataracts
(c) Protein deficiency
(d) vitamin A deficiency
Sol: (d) vitamin A deficiency
20. Amoxicillin, Doxycycline Azithromycin, and Penicillin are some examples of
(a) Bacteria
(b) Pathogens
(c) Antibiotics
(d) Vaccinations
Sol: (c) Antibiotics.
21. What are the effects of Vitamin B6 deficiency?
(a) Beriberi
(b) Scurvy
(c) Dermatomyoma
(d) Certain types of Eczema
Sol : (d) Certain types of Eczema
22. Diseases caused due to the inflammation of the vermiform appendix of the digestive system is known as
(a) Appendectomy
(b) Appendicitis
(c) Intestinal cancer
(d) Amoebic dysentery
Sol: (b) Appendicitis
23. Which of the following is a set of bacterial diseases?
(a) Malaria, poliomyelitis, mumps
(b) Mumps, cholera, typhoid
(c) Plague, Leprosy, Diphtheria
(d) Measles, Tuberculosis, Tetanus
Sol: (c) Plague, Leprosy, Diphtheria
24. Widal test is used for the susceptibility of
(a) Typhoid
(b) Cholera
(c) Malaria
(d) Cholera
Sol: (a) Typhoid
25. Which of the following is the symptom of Diphtheria?
(a) Bleeding gum
(b) Hydrophobia
(c) Suffocation
(d) Excessive watering
Sol: (c) Suffocation
26. Hypochondria is also termed as
(a) Health anxiety
(b) Sleep apnea
(c) Hypnagogia
(d) Narcolepsy
Sol: (a) Health anxiety
27. Carcinoma arises from the
(a) Epithelial cells
(b) Bone Marrow
(c) Pigment containing Cells
(d) None of the above
Sol: (a) Epithelial cells
28. The Kala azar fever is transmitted through the bite of
(a) Housefly
(b) Tsetse fly
(c) Sand fly
(d) Dragon fly
Sol : (c) Sand fly
29. Hypertension is the term used for
(a) Increase in heart rate
(b) Decrease in heart rate
(c) Decrease in blood pressure
(d) Increase in blood pressure
Sol : (d) Increase in blood pressure
30. Anti-viral drugs are difficult to make because, viruses
(a) live outside the host cells
(b) live inside the host cells
(c) live in consumed food particles
(d) live in blood stream
Sol : (a) live outside the host cells
31. In which of the following diseases, copper accumulation occurs in tissues?
(a) Jaundice
(b) Blue baby syndrome
(c) Wilson’s disease
(d) Black foot disease
Sol: (c) Wilson’s disease
32. Which of the following disease occurs due to a high level of bilirubin?
(a) Jaundice
(b) Blue baby syndrome
(c) Wilson’s disease
(d) Black foot disease
Sol: (a) Jaundice
33. Which of the following disease occurs due to nitrates in water?
(a) Jaundice
(b) Blue baby syndrome
(c) Wilson’s disease
(d) Black foot disease
Sol: (b) Blue baby syndrome
34. Which of the following disease occurs due to Arsenic in groundwater?
(a) Jaundice
(b) Blue baby syndrome
(c) Wilson’s disease
(d) Black foot disease
Sol: (d) Black foot disease
35. Which of the following disease occurs due to fungus?
(a) Jaundice
(b) Blue baby syndrome
(c) Athlete’s foot
(d) Black foot disease
Sol: (c) Athlete’s foot
36. Consider the following statements about sick human body
1) Swollen Lymph nodes
2) Sweating at night
3) Loss of memory
4) Loss of weight
Which of these symptoms of AIDS
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Sol: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
37. Foot and Mouth Disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, is caused by
(a) Bacterium
(b) Fungus
(c) Protozoan
(d) virus
Sol: (d) virus
38. Antigen is a substance which
(a) destroys harmful bacteria
(b) is used to treat poisoning
(c) lowers body temperature
(d) stimulates formation of antibody
Sol: (d) stimulates the formation of antibody
39. Pneumoconiosis affects the workers who work mainly in
(a) Tanneries
(b) Coal mining industry
(c) Distilleries
(d) Glass industry
Sol: (b) Coal mining industry
40. H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which one of the following diseases?
(a) AIDS
(b) Bird Flu
(c) Dengue
(d) Swine Flu
Sol: (d) Swine Flu
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