Health & Diseases

According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is

1. (a)AIDS
2. (b)Tuberculosis
3. (c)Malaria
4. (d)Ebola

The nutritional deficiency condition that needs to be given top priority for remedial action in India today is

1. (a)Scurvy
2. (b)Rickets
3. (c)Xerophthalmia
4. (d)Pellagra

Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus, a common disease in adults? I. Higher sugar level in blood II. Lower sugar level in blood III. Lower insulin level in blood IV. Higher insulin level in blood Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. (a)I and IV
2. (b)I and II
3. (c)II and III
4. (d)I and III

Consider the following statements: AIDS is transmitted — I. By sexual intercourse. II. By blood transfusion. III. By mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects. IV. Across the placenta. Of these statements —

1. (a)I, II and III are correct
2. (b)I, II and IV are correct
3. (c)I, III and IV are correct
4. (d)I and III are correct

Which of the following would lead to ‘malnutrition’? I. Overnutrition II. Undernutrition III. Imbalanced nutrition Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. (a)II alone
2. (b)II and III
3. (c)I and III
4. (d)I, II and III

People drinking water from a shallow hand pump are likely to suffer from all of the following diseases, except

1. (a)Cholera
2. (b)Typhoid
3. (c)Jaundice
4. (d)Fluorosis

Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other elements of nutritional value found in milk include

1. (a)calcium, potassium and iron
2. (b)calcium and potassium
3. (c)potassium and iron
4. (d)calcium and iron

The offending substance in the liquor tragedies leading to blindness, etc. is

1. (a)ethyl alcohol
2. (b)amyl alcohol
3. (c)benzyl alcohol
4. (d)methyl alcohol

Which one of the following sets is correctly matched?

1. (a)Diphtheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy: Hereditary
2. (b)AIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhoea: Bacterial
3. (c)Colour blindness, Haemophilia and Sickle cell anaemia: Sex linked
4. (d)Polio, Japanese B encephalitis and plague: Viral

No answer is recorded for this question: (None of the options (a–d) is correct)

Which one of the following antimicrobial drugs is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy?

1. (a)Isoniazid
2. (b)p-aminosalicylic acid
3. (c)Streptomycin
4. (d)Rifampicin

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

1. (a)Cancer
2. (b)AIDS
3. (c)Tuberculosis
4. (d)Alzheimer’s disease