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