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Health, Disease & Nutrition MCQ

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Q1. By weaving thread of physics, chemistry and biology into a rich tapestry this remarkable scientist provided a unifying molecular view of the world. He taught the wonderful properties of vitamin C, first as a cure of common cold and later as preventing agent cancer. One of science's major figures of all time referred to above is-

  1. AG N Lewis
  2. BLinus Carl Pauling
  3. CFritz Landon
  4. DWalter Heitle
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Answer: B) Linus Carl Pauling

Q2. Of the land marks in medical history given below, which one was the first to take place ?

  1. AOrgan transplant
  2. BBy pass surgery
  3. CTest tube body
  4. DPlastic surgery
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Answer: A) Organ transplant

Q3. Living organisms require at least 27 element of which, 15 are metals. Among thes, those required in major quantities, include-

  1. APotassium, maganese, molybdenum and calcium
  2. BPotassium, molybdenum, copper and calcium
  3. CPotassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium
  4. DSodium, magnesium, copper and manganees
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Answer: C) Potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium

Q4. Assertion (A) : Human diet should compulsorly contain glycine, serine and tryosin.nReason (R) : Essential amino acid can not be synthesized in human body.

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explantion of A.
  2. BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: D) A is false, but R is true

Q5. Which one of following antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy ?

  1. AIsoniazid
  2. BParaminosalicylic acid
  3. CStreptomycin
  4. DRifampicin
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Answer: D) Rifampicin

Q6. It begins as a single cell and grows into a merciless disease that claims millions of lives year after. But scientists are steadily unlocking its my steries and the fight against it, may now have reached a dramatic turning point. Now discoveries promise better therapies and hope in the war against. The disease referred to in the above quotation is-

  1. ACancer
  2. BAIDS
  3. CTuberculosis
  4. DAlzheimer's disease
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Answer: A) Cancer

Q7. The nutritional deficiency condition that need to be given top priority for remedial action in india today is-

  1. AScurvy
  2. BRickets
  3. CXerophthalmia
  4. DPellagra
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Answer: C) Xerophthalmia

Q8. Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of

  1. AVitamin-D
  2. BVitamin-K
  3. CVitamin-C
  4. DVitamin-A
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Answer: C) Vitamin-C

Q9. A magnetic field is produced inside our body when ion current travels along the nerve cells. This magnetic field inside the body forms the basis of obtaining the images of different body parts and this technique is called-

  1. AECG
  2. BNMR
  3. CMRI
  4. DX-ray
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Answer: C) MRI

Q10. Which one of the following is used in the treatment of blood cancer ?

  1. AIodine-131
  2. BSodium-24
  3. CPhosphorus-32
  4. DCobalt-60
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Answer: C) Phosphorus-32

Q11. Indian Veterinary Research Institute located at-

  1. ABareilly
  2. BMathura
  3. CKarnal
  4. DPatna
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Answer: A) Bareilly

Q12. Which one of the following is an important source of Vitamin-E ?

  1. APalm oil
  2. BCoconut oil
  3. CWheat germ oil
  4. DMustard oil
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Answer: C) Wheat germ oil

Q13. Quinine, the effective medicine in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from-

  1. ABark of Cinnamon
  2. BBark of Cinchona
  3. CLeaves of Ocimum
  4. DBark of Acacia Catechu
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Answer: B) Bark of Cinchona

Q14. Down's syndrome is caused due to-

  1. AMonosomy of 21st chromosome
  2. BTrisomy of 21st chromosome
  3. CAn extra chromosome in male
  4. DAn extra chromosome in female
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Answer: B) Trisomy of 21st chromosome

Q15. HIV mainly infects-

  1. ACytotoxic T-lymphocytes
  2. BHelper lymphocytes
  3. CKiller lymphocytes
  4. DCell mediated T-lymphocytes
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Answer: A) Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes

Q16. A student feels difficulty in reading the book on the table but reads properly the words written on the black-board.nHe sight defect is-

  1. ALong-sightedness
  2. BShort-sightedness
  3. CAstigmatism
  4. DColour-blindness
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Answer: A) Long-sightedness

Q17. Which one of the following statement regarding Zika virus is not correct ?

  1. AIt was first isolated from a monkey in the Zika forest of Uganda
  2. BIt is transmitted by day time-active Aedes mosquitoes
  3. CIt does not cause mother to child infection
  4. DZika virus in pregnant women results in abnormal brain development of the fetus
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Answer: C) It does not cause mother to child infection

Q18. Vaccination involves :

  1. AInjecting the body with materials that stimulate the body to produce antibodies
  2. BInjecting the body with materials that stimulate the body to produce antigens
  3. CThe use of monoclonal antibodies to cure a disease
  4. DUse of antibiotics to cure diseases
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Answer: A) Injecting the body with materials that stimulate the body to produce antibodies

Q19. Which one of the following in the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in U.S.A during February, 2005 ?

  1. AResearch on human, an stem cell which is likely to revolutionise treatment of deadly disease like cancer
  2. BSuccessful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant.
  3. CResearch on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS.
  4. DSuccessful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of premature born infant
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Answer: B) Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant.

Q20. Leukaemia is a type of cancer in which there is abnormal increase in the number of-

  1. ABone cells
  2. BPlatelets
  3. CRed blood cells
  4. DWhite blood cells
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Answer: D) White blood cells

Q21. A man, who does not know when to stop eating, is suffering from-

  1. ABulimia
  2. BDiabetes
  3. CAnorexiz nervosa
  4. DHyperacidity
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Answer: A) Bulimia

Q22. Which of the following is not a water-brone disease ?

  1. ATyphoid
  2. BHepatitis
  3. CCholera
  4. DDengue
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Answer: D) Dengue

Q23. Which Vitamin is obtained from Sun rays ?

  1. AVitamin A
  2. BVitamin
  3. CVitamin K
  4. DVitamin D
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Answer: D) Vitamin D

Q24. Mission Indradhanush' launched by the government of India pertains to-

  1. Aimmunization of children and pregnant women
  2. Bconstruction of smart cities across the country
  3. CIndian's own search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
  4. DNew Educational Policy
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Answer: A) immunization of children and pregnant women

Q25. Which of the following statement is/are correct ?nViruses can infectn1. Bacteria 2. Fungi 3. PlantsnSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A1 and 2 only
  2. B3 only
  3. C1 and 3 only
  4. D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

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