Diseases

Total Questions: 61

1 - After WW1 influenza disease occurred in----:

A ) 1918 ✅
B ) 1919
C ) 1920
D ) None of these

2 - In human beings influenza is caused by----:

A ) Virus ✅
B ) Medicine
C ) Poison
D ) Vitamin

3 - Malaria is a disease caused by?

A ) Bacteria
B ) Parasite ✅
C ) Virus
D ) Fungus

4 - Which mosquito is responsible for spreading malaria?

A ) Aedes
B ) Anopheles ✅
C ) Tsetse
D ) Culex

6 - Malaria is transmitted through the bite of which gender of mosquito?

A ) Female Anopheles ✅
B ) Male Aedes
C ) Male Anopheles
D ) Female Culex

7 - Which two organs are mainly affected by malaria?

A ) Spleen and liver ✅
B ) Lungs and heart
C ) Kidneys and lungs
D ) Heart and brain

8 - Which country recently declared Malaria free?

A ) India
B ) China ✅
C ) South Africa
D ) Brazil

10 - Inflammation of the liver is caused by ---:

A ) Typhoid
B ) Hepatitis ✅
C ) Cholera
D ) Jaundice

11 - Which is cancer?

A ) Leukemia ✅
B ) Glaucoma
C ) Both A and B
D ) None of these

12 - Cirrhosis is a disease that affects which organ among the following?

A ) Small intestine
B ) Kidney
C ) Liver ✅
D ) Pancreas

13 - Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs as a result of bacteria named:

A ) Streptococcus ✅
B ) Filamentous
C ) Paramyxo
D ) None of these

14 - Pneumonia is caused by which bacteria---:

A ) Bacilli
B ) Cocci ✅
C ) Vibrio
D ) None of these

15 - Pneumonia is an infection of the ------:

A ) Blood
B ) Lungs ✅
C ) Skin & Gums
D ) Nervous system

16 - Which of the following is caused by bacteria?

A ) Tetanus ✅
B ) Malaria
C ) Cancer
D ) Rabies

17 - Diabetes is caused by the malfunctioning of ----:

A ) Kidneys
B ) Liver
C ) Pancreas ✅
D ) Muscles

18 - Which disease is caused by contaminated water?

A ) Cancer
B ) Malaria
C ) Typhoid ✅
D ) Tuberculosis

19 - Diphtheria is a disease related to ----:

A ) Brain
B ) Nose
C ) Ear
D ) Throat ✅

20 - Tonsils in humans are located in which part of the body?

A ) Throat
B ) Brain
C ) Stomach
D ) Nervous system ✅

21 - "Tooth decay "caused due to deficiency of which mineral?

A ) Calcium ✅
B ) Fluoride
C ) Weakness
D ) None of these

22 - Goiter is caused by deficiency of ----:

A ) Bromine
B ) Protein
C ) Potassium
D ) Iodine ✅

23 - Deficiency of calcium leads to ------:

A ) Anemia
B ) Rickets ✅
C ) Scurvy
D ) Anemia

24 - Iron deficiency in human body causes ------:

A ) Anemia ✅
B ) Tooth decay
C ) Irregular heart beats
D ) Bone deformity

25 - Amnesia is related to ------:

A ) Loss of sight
B ) Loss of memory ✅
C ) Loss of hearing
D ) Sleeping sickness

26 - The duration of short term memory is between ----:

A ) 5-15 seconds
B ) 15-30 seconds ✅
C ) 30-45 seconds
D ) None of these

27 - Trachoma is a disease of the ------:

A ) Eyes ✅
B ) Heart
C ) Skin
D ) Kidney

29 - Cataract is a disease of -----?

A ) Brain
B ) Eye ✅
C ) Chest
D ) None of these

30 - An example of a hereditary disease is -----:

A ) Hemophilia ✅
B ) Cholera
C ) Polio
D ) Typhoid

31 - Hemophilia is a disorder related to ----:

A ) Blood clotting ✅
B ) Lungs
C ) Bones
D ) Digestive system

32 - Highest number of deaths caused by ----:

A ) Cancer
B ) AIDS
C ) Heart disease ✅
D ) None of these

33 - What is Thalassemia?

A ) Blood related disease ✅
B ) A viral infection affecting the respiratory system
C ) A type of cancer affecting the blood
D ) None

Explanation:

Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder characterized by the body’s inability to produce enough hemoglobin, which is essential for carrying oxygen in the blood. It leads to anemia, fatigue, and other health complications.

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form or inadequate amount of hemoglobin, leading to anemia.

  • Types:
    • Alpha Thalassemia
    • Beta Thalassemia

📌 Important Points for Exams :

  • Cause: Genetic mutation (inherited from parents)
  • Affects: Hemoglobin production
  • Result: Severe anemia and fatigue
  • Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
  • Treatment: Blood transfusions, bone marrow transplant, iron chelation
  • Prevention: Prenatal screening, genetic counseling
  • Most affected regions: Mediterranean, South Asia, Middle East, Africa.

34 - Neck-breaking fever is----:

A ) Scarlet fever
B ) Malana
C ) Dengue ✅
D ) None of these

35 - Which of the following female mosquitoes acts as a carrie of dengue virus

A ) Aedes aegypti ✅
B ) Culex
C ) Anopheles
D ) Manson ides

36 - What type of illness is dengue?

A ) Virus
B ) Fever ✅
C ) Flu
D ) Headache

37 - What causes polio?

A ) Virus ✅
B ) Bacteria
C ) Iron deficiency
D ) Excess fat

38 - A tetraplegia is a condition which refers to-----:

A ) Blood
B ) Full body paralysis ✅
C ) Lungs
D ) Blindness

39 - In the early period which endemic is called black death------:

A ) Plague ✅
B ) Leprosy
C ) SARS
D ) None of these

40 - What is an Endemic disease?

A ) Disease with high incidence all over the country
B ) Disease effective children under 5 years old
C ) Disease generally prevalent in a particular area ✅
D ) Disease brought to country by travelers and livestock

42 - Which of the following is an example of pandermic?

A ) COVID-19 pandemic ✅
B ) The black plague in Europe
C ) Influenza outbreak in a city
D ) Chickenpox in children

43 - A pandemic affects how many people?

A ) A large number across multiple countries or continents ✅
B ) A small number in local area
C ) A few people in one community
D ) Only those with weak immune system

44 - Virally infected cells produce and release small proteins called ----:

A ) Interferons ✅
B ) Ribosomes
C ) Nephrons
D ) Neuron

45 - Medicine that counteracts effects of poison is called as----:

A ) Antidote ✅
B ) Obsolete
C ) Tranquilizer
D ) Analgesic

46 - What do you understand by the disease "insomnia "?

A ) Color blindness
B ) Depression
C ) Inability to sleep ✅
D ) None of these

47 - "Anorexia Nervosa " is a disease of -----:

A ) Nervous disorder
B ) Eating disorder ✅
C ) Sleeping sickness
D ) Lost of memory

49 - Color blindness is more prevalent in?

A ) Female
B ) Males ✅
C ) Both equally
D ) Children only

50 - Glaucoma affects which part of the body?

A ) Eye ✅
B ) Kidney
C ) Liver
D ) Lungs

51 - Alzheimer's disease primarily affects which organ?

A ) Liver
B ) Brain ✅
C ) Heart
D ) Lungs

52 - Meningitis is an inflammation of which organ?

A ) Brain and Spinal cord ✅
B ) Lungs
C ) Kidneys
D ) Stomach

53 - Brain tumors occur in which organ?

A ) Liver
B ) Brain ✅
C ) Lungs
D ) Heart

54 - Pellagra is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin?

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B3 (Niacin) ✅
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin D

55 - At which temperature do bacteria die?

A ) 102°F ✅
B ) 106°F
C ) 110°F
D ) 120°F

56 - During high temperatures in summer it is recommended to drink plenty of water to avoid?

A ) Food poisoning
B ) Dehydration ✅
C ) Hepatitis
D ) Dysentery

57 - Hydrophobia is a symptom of which of the following diseases?

A ) Malaria
B ) Rabies ✅
C ) Smallpox
D ) Cholera

58 - Fear of prejudice against homosexuality is----:

A ) Insect taboo phobia
B ) Ethnographic
C ) Homophobia ✅
D ) Control phobia

59 - Fear of bathing ----:

A ) Ablutophobia ✅
B ) Claustrophobia
C ) Acrophobia
D ) None of these

60 - What is Autophobia?

A ) Fear of being alone ✅
B ) Fear of birds
C ) Fear of traffic
D ) Fear of automobiles

Explanation:

Autophobia is a psychological condition also known as monophobia or isolophobia, where a person has an intense fear of being alone, even in a safe environment.

Autophobia is the irrational fear of being alone or isolated.
It can cause severe anxiety even when there is no real danger or reason to feel threatened.

📌 Key Points for Exams:

  • Type: Anxiety disorder / phobia
  • Symptoms: Panic, sweating, nausea, fast heartbeat, fear of death when alone
  • Not related to: Autism (different condition)
  • Causes: Past trauma, abandonment, anxiety disorders
  • Treatment: Therapy (CBT), medications (if severe), counseling.

61 - Colour blindness mainly affects the ability to distinguish which colors?

A ) Blue and yellow
B ) Red and green ✅
C ) Black and white
D ) Purple and orange