Diseases Everyday Science MCQs - 22

Diseases Everyday Science MCQs - 22

1. Which of the following diseases is hereditary?
(a) Dysentery
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Hemophilia ✓
(d) Cancer

2. Which one of the following sets is correctly matched?
(a) Diphtheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy : Hereditary
(b) AIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhea: Bacterial
(c) Colour blindness, Hemophilia and Sickle cell anemia: Sex linked ✓
(d) Polio, Japanese B encephalitis and Plague : Viral

3. Which of the following symptoms are most likely to be observed in a person suffering from scurvy?
(a) Swelling and bleeding of gums and Decreased resistance to cold
(b) Dry and scaly skin and Soreness of mouth
(c) Swelling and bleeding of gums, Decreased resistance to cold and Soreness of mouth
(d) Swelling and bleeding of gums, Dry and scaly skin and Decreased resistance to cold ✓

4. Which one of the following is the correct group of diseases exclusively caused by virus?
(a) Measles, syphilis, rabies, cholera
(b) Poliomyelitis, syphilis, chicken pox, mumps
(c) Cholera, tuberculosis, meningitis, syphilis
(d) Measles, small pox, mumps, rabies ✓

5. ’Which of the following diseases is caused by the bite of a mad dog?
(a) Hydrocele
(b) Hydrophobia ✓
(c) Hydrocephalus
(d) Hydroperitoneum

6. Which of the following is skin disease?
(a) Anaemia
(b) Pellagra ✓
(c) Osteomalacia
(d) Rickets

7. Typhoid is caused by a species of (DPMT)
(a) Streptococcus
(b) Salmonella ✓
(c) Staphylococcus
(d) Mycobacterium

8. A person having obesity is more likely to suffer from which of the following diseases?
(a) Hypertension and Diabetes
(b) Diabetes and Coronary attack
(c) Hypertension and Coronary attack
(d) Hypertension, Diabetes and Coronary attack ✓

9. Immune deficiency syndrome could develop due to (AIIMS)
(a) Defective liver
(b) Defective thymus
(c) AIDS virus ✓
(d) Weak immune system

10. Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are:
(a) Malaria, acute diarrhea and schistosomiasis ✓
(b) Rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
(c) Acute diarrhea, cancer and gout
(d) Onchocerciasis, leukemia and arthritis

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