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MCQ on Human Diseases for Students
Consider the following statements. 1. Cigarette smoking exposes a person to benzene. 2. Benzene is a known carcinogen. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Excessive exposure of humans to UV rays results in (i) damage to the immune system (ii) damage to the lungs (iii) skin cancer (iv) peptic ulcers
Dengue virus is known to cause low platelet count in the blood of patients by 1. interfering in the process of platelet production in the bone marrow 2. infecting endothelial cells 3. binding with platelets 4. accumulating platelets in the intestine Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Most antibiotics target bacterial parasites interfering with various factors of growth of metabolism such as 1. synthesis of cell wall 2. bacterial protein Synthesis 3. synthesis of nuclear membrane 4. mitochondrial function Select the correct answer using the code given below
Which of the following diseases are preventable by a vaccine? 1. Tetanus 2. Polio 3. Leprosy 4. Pertussis Select the correct answer using the code given below
Consider the following statements with respect to National ayurveda day 2020. 1. Ayurveda for Covid-19 is the theme of National ayurveda day 2020. 2. National Ayurveda Day is celebrated every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statement with respect to Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report 2020. 1. It has been released by the International Vaccine Access Centre (IVAC). 2. India is one of the 15 High Burden Focus Countries according to the report Which of the above statements is/are correct?
What is the importance of using Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in India? 1. These vaccines are effective against pneumonia as well as meningitis and sepsis. 2. Dependence on antibiotics that are not effective against drug-resistant bacteria can be reduced. 3. These vaccines have no side effects and cause no allergic reactions. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 5 does not include
Global Prevention Coalition is a global coalition of United Nations Member States, donors, and civil society organizations that were recently in news related to.
Consider the following statements. 1. Chapare hemorrhagic fever (CHHF) is caused by the same arenavirus family that is responsible for Ebola virus disease (EVD). 2. The Chapare virus spreads only through direct contact with bodily fluids. Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
An antibiotic is not useful against a virus whereas a vaccine is. Which one of the following is the most appropriate reason for this?
Consider the following statements about the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is neither a statutory body nor a regulatory body. 2. According to the Clinical Trial Rules, only the ICMR can initiate action when investigators or sponsors of the vaccine trail fail to comply with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act or the Rules. Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements with respect to Guillain Barre Syndrome. 1. It is a very rare autoimmune disorder in which the patient’s immune system attacks nerves. 2. Double vision, rapid heart rate, and low or high blood pressure are some of its symptoms Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Which of the following diseases are covered in National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme? I. Dengue II. Chikungunya III. Kala-azar IV. Japanese Encephali
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Which of the following diseases can be transmitted from one person to another through tattooing? 1. Chikungunya 2. Hepatitis B 3. HIV-AIDS Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Which one of the following is not correctly matched? ( MCQ on Human Diseases )
Consider the following statements about mosquitoes: 1. Only males suck blood 2. Only females suck blood 3. Females suck plant juices Males have bigger wings than females. 5. Females have bigger wings than males Of these
An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below. Assertion (A): Beriberi is a viral infection. Reason (R): Vitamin deficiency causes diseases. Choose the correct option.
Which one of the following Indian institutes was approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for conducting human trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate?
Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India? 1. Genetic predisposition of some people. 2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure diseases. 3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming. 4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Consider the following statements : (a) Vaccines are small doses of live, pathogenic viruses or bacteria. Hypersecretion of insulin results in diabetes (b) mellitus. (c) Malarial infection is characterized by paroxysms of chills, fever, sweating, enlargement of the liver and spleen, etc. Which of the above statements is correct?
Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Ascariasis?
Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito vector?
An intestinal parasite that causes blockage of the intestinal passage and whose eggs are excreted along with the faeces of the infected person is…
A mosquito can be a vector for the following diseases except
Which of the following organisms is responsible for sleeping sickness?
Sleeping sickness happens due to
Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is caused by
Which one of the following is the scientific name of the causal organism of elephantiasis?
Which of the following is affected by the infection of Wuchereria bancrofti?
Elephantiasis, a chronic inflammation that results in gross deformities, is caused by
Hepatitis is a
There is no vaccine for which of the following hepatitis viruses?
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
HIV often changes its shape due to the presence of an enzyme is called
Which of the following diseases has been eradicated worldwide?
Which of the following is caused by a virus named ‘Varicella zoster’?
For which disease, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched ‘Test and Treat’ policy?
What causes common cold?
Measles is caused by …….
Rubeila virus causes
Which one is a viral disease?
AIDS virus contain
Due to unsafe drinking water and lack of sanitation, three main communicable disease in developing countries are
Which of the disease is following caused by a virus?
Against which of the following disease has Government of India decided to given Bivalent ORV in place of Trivalent?
Dengue is a fever caused and transmitted to another human by
Which of the following gets different in the human body due to dengue fever?
Which one of the following pairs of diseases is viral as well as transmitted by mosquitoes?
Who among the following was the founder of vaccine for smallpox?
Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science (NIM-HANS) is located in
Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called
Which of the following is a communicable disease?
Disease causing micro-organism are called ………
Which of the following does not have any enzyme in its cells?

MCQ on Human Diseases for Students

Consider the following statements. 1. Cigarette smoking exposes a person to benzene. 2. Benzene is a known carcinogen. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Option c – Both 1 and 2

Excessive exposure of humans to UV rays results in (i) damage to the immune system (ii) damage to the lungs (iii) skin cancer (iv) peptic ulcers

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (ii) and (iv)

(c) (i) and (iii)

(d) (iii) and (iv)

Option c – (i) and (iii)

Dengue virus is known to cause low platelet count in the blood of patients by 1. interfering in the process of platelet production in the bone marrow 2. infecting endothelial cells 3. binding with platelets 4. accumulating platelets in the intestine Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Option d – 1, 2 and 3

Most antibiotics target bacterial parasites interfering with various factors of growth of metabolism such as 1. synthesis of cell wall 2. bacterial protein Synthesis 3. synthesis of nuclear membrane 4. mitochondrial function Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 2 only

Option d – 1 and 2 only

Which of the following diseases are preventable by a vaccine? 1. Tetanus 2. Polio 3. Leprosy 4. Pertussis Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 4

(d) All of these

Option b – 2 and 4

Consider the following statements with respect to National ayurveda day 2020. 1. Ayurveda for Covid-19 is the theme of National ayurveda day 2020. 2. National Ayurveda Day is celebrated every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Option c – Both 1 and 2

Consider the following statement with respect to Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report 2020. 1. It has been released by the International Vaccine Access Centre (IVAC). 2. India is one of the 15 High Burden Focus Countries according to the report Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither I nor 2

Option c – Both 1 and 2

What is the importance of using Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in India? 1. These vaccines are effective against pneumonia as well as meningitis and sepsis. 2. Dependence on antibiotics that are not effective against drug-resistant bacteria can be reduced. 3. These vaccines have no side effects and cause no allergic reactions. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Option b – 1 and 2 only

National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 5 does not include

(a) High blood pressure

(b) Diabetes

(c) HIV Test

(d) Registration of death

Option c – HIV Test

Global Prevention Coalition is a global coalition of United Nations Member States, donors, and civil society organizations that were recently in news related to.

(a) Prevention of HIV

(b) Prevention of depletion of the Ozone layer

(c) Prevention of Tuberculosis

(d) Prevention of Covid 19

Option a – Prevention of HIV

Consider the following statements. 1. Chapare hemorrhagic fever (CHHF) is caused by the same arenavirus family that is responsible for Ebola virus disease (EVD). 2. The Chapare virus spreads only through direct contact with bodily fluids. Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Option c – Both 1 and 2

An antibiotic is not useful against a virus whereas a vaccine is. Which one of the following is the most appropriate reason for this?

(a) An antibiotic can break RNA only, whereas a virus has DNA.

(b) An antibiotic is a carbohydrate in its chemical nature, whereas a vaccine is a protein that works well to kill a virus.

(c) Only a vaccine can break the genetic material of a virus.

(d) A virus does not use biochemical pathways which can be blocked by an antibiotic. But a vaccine can boost an immune system to fight the virus.

Option d – A virus does not use biochemical pathways which can be blocked by an antibiotic. But a vaccine can boost an immune system to fight the virus

Consider the following statements about the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is neither a statutory body nor a regulatory body. 2. According to the Clinical Trial Rules, only the ICMR can initiate action when investigators or sponsors of the vaccine trail fail to comply with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act or the Rules. Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither I nor 2

Option a – 1 only

Consider the following statements with respect to Guillain Barre Syndrome. 1. It is a very rare autoimmune disorder in which the patient’s immune system attacks nerves. 2. Double vision, rapid heart rate, and low or high blood pressure are some of its symptoms Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Option c – Both 1 and 2

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Vitamin A – Night Blindness

(b) Vitamin B3 – Pellagra

(c) Vitamin D-Colour Blindness

(d) Folic acid – Anaemia

Option c – Vitamin D-Colour Blindness

Which of the following diseases are covered in National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme? I. Dengue II. Chikungunya III. Kala-azar IV. Japanese Encephali

(a) I, II, and III

(b) II, III, and IV

(c) III, IV, and I

(d) All of the above

Option d – All of the above

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Retinol-Xerophthalmia

(b) Tocopherol-Beriberi

(c) Cyanocobalamin – Anaemia

(d) Ergocalciferol – Rickets

Option b – Tocopherol-Beriberi

Which of the following diseases can be transmitted from one person to another through tattooing? 1. Chikungunya 2. Hepatitis B 3. HIV-AIDS Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) I only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, and 3 only

Option d – 1, 2, and 3 only

Which one of the following is not correctly matched? ( MCQ on Human Diseases )

(a) Autoimmune disease – Rheumatoid arthritis

(b) Genetic disease – Tuberculosis

(c) Scabies – Mite

(d) Mental disease – Schizophrenia

Option b – Genetic disease – Tuberculosis

Consider the following statements about mosquitoes: 1. Only males suck blood 2. Only females suck blood 3. Females suck plant juices Males have bigger wings than females. 5. Females have bigger wings than males Of these

(a) Only 2 and 4 are correct

(b) Only 1 and 2 are correct

(c) Only 3 and 5 are correct

(d) Only 2 and 5 are correct

Option d – Only 2 and 5 are correct

An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below. Assertion (A): Beriberi is a viral infection. Reason (R): Vitamin deficiency causes diseases. Choose the correct option.

(a) A is false but R is true.

(b) A is true but R is false.

(c) Both A and R are false

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Option a – A is false but R is true

Which one of the following Indian institutes was approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for conducting human trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate?

(a) Bharat Biotech

(b) AIIMS

(c) Serum Institute of India

(d) National Institute of Epidemiology

Option c – Serum Institute of India

Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India? 1. Genetic predisposition of some people. 2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure diseases. 3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming. 4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1,3 and 4

(d) 2, 3, and 4.

Option b – 2 and 3 only

Consider the following statements : (a) Vaccines are small doses of live, pathogenic viruses or bacteria. Hypersecretion of insulin results in diabetes (b) mellitus. (c) Malarial infection is characterized by paroxysms of chills, fever, sweating, enlargement of the liver and spleen, etc. Which of the above statements is correct?

(a) only (a)

(b) only (b)

(c) only (c)

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(d) None of these

Option c – only (c)

Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Ascariasis?

(a) Viral

(b) Protozoan

(c) Bacterial

(d) Parasitic

Option d – Parasitic

Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito vector?

(a) Filariasis

(b) Amoebiasis

(c) Typhoid

(d) Pneumonia

Option a – Filariasis

An intestinal parasite that causes blockage of the intestinal passage and whose eggs are excreted along with the faeces of the infected person is…

(a) Wuchereria bancrofti

(b) Ascaris

(c) Epidermophyton

(d) Microsporum

Option b – Ascaris

A mosquito can be a vector for the following diseases except

(a) yellow fever

(b) dengue fever

(c) filaria

(d) kala-azar

Option d – kala-azar

Which of the following organisms is responsible for sleeping sickness?

(a) Leishmania

(b) Trypanosoma

(c) Ascaris

(d) Helicobacter

Option b – Trypanosoma

Sleeping sickness happens due to

(a) Deficiency of Vitamin-A

(b) Deficiency of calcium in the body

(c) Rising blood pressure

(d) Unicellular animal named Trypanosoma

Option d – Unicellular animal named Trypanosoma

Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is caused by

(a) Entamoeba histolytica

(b) E. coli

(c) Streptococcus pneumonia

(d) Trichophyton

Option a – Entamoeba histolytica

Which one of the following is the scientific name of the causal organism of elephantiasis?

(a) Ascaris lumbricoides

(b) Culex pipiens

(c) Wucheria bancrofti

(d) Fasciola hepatica

Option c – Wucheria bancrofti

Which of the following is affected by the infection of Wuchereria bancrofti?

(a) Lymphatic vessels

(b) Respiratory system

(c) Nervous system

(d) Blood circulation

Option a – Lymphatic vessels

Elephantiasis, a chronic inflammation that results in gross deformities, is caused by

(a) Ascaris

(b) E. coli

(c) Wuchereria

(d) Trichophyton

Option c – Wuchereria

Hepatitis is a

(a) heart disease

(b) lung disease

(c) liver disease

(d) kidney disease

Option c – liver disease

There is no vaccine for which of the following hepatitis viruses?

(a) Hepatitis A

(b) Hepatitis D

(c) Hepatitis B

(d) Hepatitis C

Option d – Hepatitis C

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Hepatitis B virus is transmitted much like HIV.

(b) Hepatitis B, unlike Hepatitis C, does not have a vaccine.

(c) Globally, the number of people infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses are several times more than those infected with HIV.

(d) Some of those infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses do not show the symptoms for many years.

Option b – Hepatitis B, unlike Hepatitis C, does not have a vaccine

HIV often changes its shape due to the presence of an enzyme is called

(a) Reverse Transcriptase

(b) Enterokinase

(c) Nucleotidase

(d) Nucleoditase

Option a – Reverse Transcriptase

Which of the following diseases has been eradicated worldwide?

(a) Dracunculiasis

(b) Chickenpox

(c) Plague

(d) Smallpox

Option d – Smallpox

Which of the following is caused by a virus named ‘Varicella zoster’?

(a) Rabies

(b) Chickenpox

(c) Polio

(d) Cholera

Option b – Chickenpox

For which disease, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched ‘Test and Treat’ policy?

(a) Chicken pox

(b) HIV

(c) Polio

(d) Tuberculosis

Option b – HIV

What causes common cold?

(a) Bacteria

(b) Fungi

(c) Virus

(d) Protozoa

Option c – Virus

Measles is caused by …….

(a) bacteria

(b) fungus

(c) virus

(d) amoeba

Option c – Virus

Rubeila virus causes

(a) chicken pox

(b) measles

(c) small pox

(d) mumps

Option b – measles

Which one is a viral disease?

(a) Cholera

(b) Typhoid

(c) Rabies

(d) Whooping cough

Option c – Rabies

AIDS virus contain

(a) single stranded RNA

(b) double stranded RNA

(c) single stranded DNA

(d) double stranded DNA

Option a – single stranded RNA

Due to unsafe drinking water and lack of sanitation, three main communicable disease in developing countries are

(a) Diarrhoea, cancer, gout

(b) Malaria, acute diarrhoea, schistosomiasis

(c) Orchociasis, white blindness, arthritis

(d) Rheumatism, malaria, AIDA

Option b – Malaria, acute diarrhoea, schistosomiasis

Which of the disease is following caused by a virus?

(a) Plague

(b) Polio

(c) Tetanus

(d) Leprosy

Option b – Polio

Against which of the following disease has Government of India decided to given Bivalent ORV in place of Trivalent?

(a) Diptheria

(b) Malaria

(c) Typhoid

(d) Polio

Option d – Polio

Dengue is a fever caused and transmitted to another human by

(a) virus and female Aedes mosquito.

(b) bacteria and female Culex mosquito.

(c) fungus and female Aedes mosquito.

(d) protozoan and female Anopheles mosquito.

Option a – virus and female Aedes mosquito

Which of the following gets different in the human body due to dengue fever?

(a) Platelets

(b) Haemoglobin

(c) Sugar

(d) Water

Option a – Platelets

Which one of the following pairs of diseases is viral as well as transmitted by mosquitoes?

(a) Encephalitis and sleeping sickness

(b) Yellow fever and sleeping sickness

(c) Elephantiasis and dengue

(d) Yellow fever and dengue

Option d – Yellow fever and dengue

Who among the following was the founder of vaccine for smallpox?

(a) Aristotle

(b) Barry Marshall

(c) Robin Warren

(d) Edward Jenner

Option d – Edward Jenner

Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in

(a) 1975

(b) 1980

(c) 1996

(d) 2008

Option b – 1980

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science (NIM-HANS) is located in

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Puducherry

(c) Kolkata

(d) Indore

Option a – Bengaluru

Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called

(a) vector

(b) transmitter

(c) drones

(d) conductor

Option a – vector

Which of the following is a communicable disease?

(a) Measles

(b) Scurvy

(c) Asthma

(d) Diabetes

Option a – Measles

Disease causing micro-organism are called ………

(a) antibiotics

(b) carriers

(c) pathogens

(d) antigens

Option c – pathogens

Which of the following does not have any enzyme in its cells?

(a) Lichen

(b) Virus

(c) Bacteria

(d) Algae

Option b – Virus

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