9th Class Science Why do we fall Ill? Question Bank

done Health and Diseases Total Questions - 50

• question_answer1)
  A person is suffering from loss of appetite, nausea, mild fever and dark coloured urine. The patient is suffering from
  A)
  Malaria.                         done clear
  B)
  Cholera. done clear
  C)
  Jaundice.             done clear
  D)
         Typhoid. done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Loss of body weight, persistent cough with blood stained yellowish green sputum are the symptoms of
  A)
  Tuberculosis.   done clear
  B)
         Typhoid. done clear
  C)
  Hepatitis-B.   done clear
  D)
         Cholera. done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which antibiotic is extracted from fungi?
  A)
  Streptomycin done clear
  B)
         Penicillin   done clear
  C)
  Chloromycetin done clear
  D)
         Framycetin done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which of the following is not a symptom of tuberculosis?
  A)
  Increase in body weight and tiredness.   done clear
  B)
  More than two weeks of coughing bouts. done clear
  C)
  Thick yellowish green sputum produced. done clear
  D)
  An X-ray shows dark spots in the lungs. done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which substance is/are produced within an organism to prevent the spread of microorganism?
  A)
  Antiseptics         done clear
  B)
         Antibiotics done clear
  C)
  Antibodies            done clear
  D)
         all of these done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of these diseases is spread when the patient coughs?
  A)
  AIDS, TB and hepatitis done clear
  B)
  TB, influenza and cholera done clear
  C)
  TB and influenza   done clear
  D)
  TB and hepatitis done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which of the following pairs of microorganisms and diseases is wrongly matched?
  A)
  Bacteria - Malaria   done clear
  B)
  Fungus - Athlete's foot done clear
  C)
  Protozoa - Sleeping sickness done clear
  D)
  Virus- Tobacco mosaic disease done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which of the following is an air-borne disease?
  A)
  Tuberculosis  done clear
  B)
         Malaria done clear
  C)
  Typhoid               done clear
  D)
         Cholera done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following is NOT a natural way of destroying bacterial infection?
  A)
  Antibodies produced in the body done clear
  B)
  Production of \[HCl\] in the stomach   done clear
  C)
  Antibiotics taken orally or by injection. done clear
  D)
  Phagocytosis by WBCs done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Why are houseflies NOT considered as biological vectors?
  A)
  They do not spread diseases. done clear
  B)
  They do not transmit disease directly. done clear
  C)
  They are parasites and not vectors. done clear
  D)
  All of these   done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following cause(s) infectious diseases?
  A)
  Pollutants            done clear
  B)
         Harmful lifestyle done clear
  C)
  Inheritance         done clear
  D)
         Microorganisms done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of the following vectors carries the virus that causes yellow fever?
  A)
  Aedes mosquito done clear
  B)
         Culex mosquito   done clear
  C)
  Blackfly             done clear
  D)
         Putsi fly done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Which of the following organisms causes malaria?
  A)
  Paramoecium   done clear
  B)
         Plasmodium done clear
  C)
  Flavi-virus          done clear
  D)
         Taxoplasma done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which of the following protozoans causes amoebic dysentery?
  A)
  Entamoeba histolytica   done clear
  B)
  Giardia lamblia done clear
  C)
  Escherichia coli done clear
  D)
  Entamoeba coli done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following is a causative agent of the disease, Kalazar?
  A)
  Leishmania   done clear
  B)
  The disease is genetic in origin done clear
  C)
  Genes done clear
  D)
  Wuchereria bancroftii done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following is NOT a viral disease?
  A)
  Pertussis                          done clear
  B)
  Rabies done clear
  C)
  Rubella              done clear
  D)
         Chicken pox done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which of the following diseases spreads through infected needles or blood transfusion?
  A)
  Jaundice              done clear
  B)
         AIDS done clear
  C)
  Measles             done clear
  D)
         Polio done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following group is called pathogens?
  A)
  Viruses, bacteria and fungi done clear
  B)
  Measles, mumps and chicken pox   done clear
  C)
  Cholesterol, saturate fat, and helminthes done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following statements is correct about vaccination?
  A)
  Develops resistance against the attack of a disease   done clear
  B)
  Can control every disease done clear
  C)
  Kills all the disease-causing organisms in the area done clear
  D)
  Involves the use of antibodies done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following is a non-infectious disease?
  A)
  Arthritis               done clear
  B)
         AIDS done clear
  C)
  Tetanus             done clear
  D)
         Sleeping sickness done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Which of the following microorganisms causes peptic ulcers?
  A)
  Staphylococcus aureus done clear
  B)
  Streptococcus pneumonia done clear
  C)
  Helicobacter pylori   done clear
  D)
  Nisseria done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following is a communicable disease?
  A)
  Diabetes            done clear
  B)
         Marasmus done clear
  C)
  Diphtheria            done clear
  D)
         Kwashiorkor done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following microorganisms causes ringworm.
  A)
  Bacteria             done clear
  B)
         Protozoa done clear
  C)
  Fungi                   done clear
  D)
         Virus done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which of the following diseases are caused due to the defects that are present from birth?
  A)
  Deficiency          done clear
  B)
         Hormonal done clear
  C)
  Infectious           done clear
  D)
         Congenital   done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Match the following diseases in column-I with their pathogens in column-II

  	Column-I		Column-II
  a.	Measles	1.	Protozoa
  b.	Cholera	2.	Virus
  c.	Kalaazar	3.	Bacteria

  A)
  a - 1, b - 3, c - 2  done clear
  B)
         a - 1, b - 2, c - 3   done clear
  C)
  a - 2, b - 1, c - 3 done clear
  D)
         a - 2, b - 3, c - 1 done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which of the following is a bacterial disease?
  A)
  AIDS                 done clear
  B)
         Lockjaw done clear
  C)
  Arthritis             done clear
  D)
         Sleeping sickness   done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which of these diseases are transmitted through body fluids?
  A)
  AIDS and hepatitis-B         done clear
  B)
  Malaria and typhoid done clear
  C)
  Influenza and cholera      done clear
  D)
  Cholera and rabies done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of the following disease(s) is/are caused by the bite of mosquitoes?
  A)
  Dengue fever      done clear
  B)
  Malaria done clear
  C)
  Cholera             done clear
  D)
         Both [a] and [b]   done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Which of these diseases is caused by a protozoan and shows symptoms of fever and chill?
  A)
  Cholera             done clear
  B)
         Hepatitis-B done clear
  C)
  Malaria                done clear
  D)
         Measles done clear
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• question_answer30)
  How does vaccination produce immunity towards a particular disease?
  A)
  It results in the increase of white blood cells. done clear
  B)
  It stimulates lymphocytes to produce antibodies. done clear
  C)
  It kills the pathogens which cause the disease.   done clear
  D)
  It prevents the entry of pathogens into the body. done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which of the following controlling measures can be taken to eradicate Malaria?
  A)
  spraying kerosene on stagnant water. done clear
  B)
  Rearing fish in ponds. done clear
  C)
  Burying empty tins and bottles. done clear
  D)
  All of these   done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Which of the following is/are viral diseases?
  A)
  Malaria              done clear
  B)
         Cholera done clear
  C)
  Hepatitis-B      done clear
  D)
         All of these done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which of the following groups represents bacterial diseases?
  A)
  Cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, measles. done clear
  B)
  Cholera, anthrax, tuberculosis, typhoid. done clear
  C)
  Small pox, tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid.   done clear
  D)
  Cholera, tuberculosis, typhoid, measles. done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which disease is treated using antibiotics?
  A)
  AIDS                 done clear
  B)
         Dengue fever done clear
  C)
  Cholera               done clear
  D)
         Hepatitis-B done clear
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• question_answer35)
  A person is suffering from muscle cramps, vomiting, acute diarrhoea, dehydration and passage of rice water like stool. Which of these diseases is he suffering from?
  A)
  Diptheria                        done clear
  B)
  Tuberculosis done clear
  C)
  Cholera               done clear
  D)
         Typhoid done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which of the following is a communicable disease?
  A)
  Hepatitis              done clear
  B)
         Kwashiorkor done clear
  C)
  Marasmus          done clear
  D)
         Pellagra done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Which of the following groups of the disease, the causative microorganism and disease symptom is/are true?
  A)
  Malaria - Protozoan-Fever and chill done clear
  B)
  Hepatitis-B - Virus - Swollen liver   done clear
  C)
  Cholera-Virus -Vomiting & diarrhoea done clear
  D)
  all of these done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which of the following microorganisms causes acne?
  A)
  Bacteria               done clear
  B)
         Fungi done clear
  C)
  Protozoan          done clear
  D)
         Virus done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Which of the following organs gets infected by Japanese encephalitis?
  A)
  Kidney               done clear
  B)
         Brain   done clear
  C)
  Liver                 done clear
  D)
         Lungs done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Which of these organs, when infected shows symptoms of cough and breathlessness?
  A)
  Heart                            done clear
  B)
  Lungs   done clear
  C)
  Stomach            done clear
  D)
         Kidney done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Which of these pathogens causes ringworm and athlete's foot?
  A)
  Protozoa            done clear
  B)
         Bacteria done clear
  C)
  Fungi                   done clear
  D)
         Algae done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Which of these terms is used to describe a condition that interferes with the normal functioning of the body or mind?
  A)
  Vaccination        done clear
  B)
  Epidemic done clear
  C)
  Disease                done clear
  D)
         Endemic done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Which of the following is/are communicable diseases?
  A)
  Cold                              done clear
  B)
  Flu done clear
  C)
  Chicken pox       done clear
  D)
  All the above   done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which is to be taken to prevent dehydration due to diarrhoea?
  A)
  Rice done clear
  B)
  Vitamin pills done clear
  C)
  Bread done clear
  D)
  Boiled and filtered water with some salt and sugar   done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Which of the following body defences traps, engulfs and sweeps disease-causing agents towards the body openings?
  A)
  Body secretions done clear
  B)
  Enzymes and compounds in the blood done clear
  C)
  Mucous membrane done clear
  D)
  Immune system   done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Which of these conditions results from being vaccinated?
  A)
  Artificial immunity   done clear
  B)
  Natural immunity done clear
  C)
  Humoral immunity done clear
  D)
  Cellular immunity done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Which of these statements is true about common cold?
  A)
  Common cold is not contagious. done clear
  B)
  The bacteria causing common cold, does not have its own RNA. done clear
  C)
  Common cold is a bacterial disease. done clear
  D)
  The virus causing common cold can leave the body of infected people through the mucus.   done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Which of the following is a bacterial disease?
  A)
  Dysentery                      done clear
  B)
  Leprosy   done clear
  C)
  Cancer              done clear
  D)
         AIDS done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Which of the following is NOT an air borne disease?
  A)
  Common cold    done clear
  B)
  Malaria   done clear
  C)
  Pneumonia                    done clear
  D)
  Tuberculosis done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Which of the following diseases is genetic in its origin?
  A)
  Cretinism           done clear
  B)
         Rickets done clear
  C)
  Haemophilia        done clear
  D)
         Marasmus done clear
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