Q. No.The term 'Health' is defined in many ways. The most accurate definition of health would be:
1.
Health is the state of body and mind in a balanced condition
2.
Health is the reflection of a smiling face
3.
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
4.
Health is the symbol of economic prosperity.
The organisms which cause diseases in plants and animals are called:
| 1. | Pathogens | 2. | Vectors |
| 3. | Insects | 4. | Worms |
Diseases are broadly grouped into infectious and non-infectious diseases. In the list given below, identify the infectious diseases.
| i. | Cancer | ii. | Influenza |
| iii. | Allergy | iv. | Smallpox |
| 1. | i and ii | 2. | ii and iii |
| 3. | iii and iv | 4. | ii and iv |
The sporozoites that cause infection when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a person, are found in:
1. liver of the person
2. RBCs of mosquito
3. salivary glands of the mosquito
4. gut of the mosquito
The disease chikungunya is transmitted by:
| 1. | house fly | 2. | Aedes mosquito |
| 3. | cockroach | 4. | female Anopheles |
Many diseases can be diagnosed by observing the symptoms in the patient. Which group of symptoms are indicative of pneumonia?
| 1. | Difficulty in respiration, fever, chills, cough, headache |
| 2. | Constipation, abdominal pain, cramps, blood clots |
| 3. | Nasal congestion and discharge, cough, constipation, headache |
| 4. | High fever, weakness, stomach pain, loss of appetite and constipation |
Cancer causing genes are called:
| 1. | structural genes | 2. | expressor genes |
| 3. | oncogenes | 4. | regulatory genes |
AIDS is caused by HIV. Among the following, which one is not a mode of transmission of HIV?
| 1. | Transfusion of contaminated blood |
| 2. | Sharing the infected needles |
| 3. | Shaking hands with infected persons |
| 4. | Sexual contact with infected persons |
'Smack' is a drug obtained from the:
1. latex of Papaver somniferum
2. leaves of Cannabis sativa
3. flowers of Dhatura
4. fruits of Erythroxylum coca
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