CHAPTER-8 : HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES
Multiple Choice Questions- The causal organism of yellow fever is
(a) Paramyxovirus (b) Rubeola virus
(c) Flavivirus (d) Rubella virus. - ELISA cannot be used to detect
(a) AIDS (b) hepatitis C
(c) tuberculosis (d) hepatitis B. - Which of the following statements is not correct regarding
cancer?
(a) Carcinogens can transform normal cells into cancerous
neoplastic cells.
(b) Benign tumor remains confined to the site of its origin.
(c) Metastasis is also known as “stage 3 cancer”.
(d) D-interferon, a biological response modifier is given
to cancer patients. - In Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID),
patient is
(a) without B-cells in due course of time
(b) with B-cells but without T-cells in due course of time
(c) without B-cells and T-cells from birth
(d) with B-cells and without T-cells from birth. - The allergic reaction that involves all the tissues of the
body and occurs in a few minutes after the injection of an
antigen is called
(a) sensitisation (b) hay fever
(c) allergic asthma (d) anaphylaxis.
6. LSD is a/an
(a) synthetic hallucinogen
(b) opioid
(c) natural hallucinogen
(d) angel dust.
7. X is a disease caused in alcoholic patient due to the
deficiency of thiamine. It is characterised by mental
disturbances, paralysis of eye movements and ataxia of
gait. X is most likely to be
(a) Mallory-Weiss syndrome
(b) Korsakoff’s syndrome
(c) Wernicke’s syndrome
(d) Alcoholic cirrhosis.
8. The correct order of stages in HIV infection is
(a) Replication of viral DNA o Viral DNA incorporated
into host genome oReplication of viral DNA o
Macrophages produce new viruses
(b) RNA of the virus forms DNA through reverse
transcriptase o Viral DNA incorporates into host
genome oReplication of viral DNA oInfected cells
produce new viruses
(c) RNA genome of the virus replicates oViral RNA
incorporates into host genome oReplication of viral
RNA o Infected cells produce new viruses
(d) Replication of viral DNA oViral DNA incorporated
into host genome oDNA of the virus transcribes to
RNA oReplication of viral RNA oMacrophages
produce new viruses.
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