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

done Why do we Fall Ill Total Questions - 60

• question_answer1)
  Select the odd one out among the following on the basis of mode of transmission.
  A)
  AIDS                done clear
  B)
  Syphilis            done clear
  C)
  Gonorrhoea done clear
  D)
  Rabies done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The pathogens of disease can be transferred from infected mother to the fetus through ____.
  A)
  Breast milk done clear
  B)
  Placenta done clear
  C)
  Ovary done clear
  D)
  Both (a) and (b) done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Select the correct match of the deficiency disease and related nutrient.
  A)
  Vitamin E - Scurvy done clear
  B)
  Iodine - Marasmus done clear
  C)
  Protein - Beriberi done clear
  D)
  Vitamin D - Osteomalacia done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Select the incorrect statement.
  A)
  Vaccines are preparations of antigenic proteins which generate permanent passive immunity against all pathogens. done clear
  B)
  First vaccine was formed by Edward Jenner. done clear
  C)
  DPT is a vaccine that provides immunity for three different diseases. done clear
  D)
  Tetanus is caused by a rod shaped bacterium. done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Select the intrinsic disease causing factor among the following.
  A)
  Microorganisms done clear
  B)
  Environmental pollutants done clear
  C)
  Abnormal hormone secretion done clear
  D)
  Inadequate diet done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Acute diseases ______.
  A)
  Have long term bad effects on health done clear
  B)
  Include typhoid, cholera, diabetes, etc. done clear
  C)
  Can be cured only by surgeries done clear
  D)
  Include cold, cough, flu, etc. done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Select the incorrect match of disease and its vector/carrier.
  A)
  Cholera - Housefly done clear
  B)
  Sleeping sickness - Tsetse fly done clear
  C)
  Typhus fever - Body louse done clear
  D)
  Chikungunya - Sandfly done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Read the following statements carefully.

  (i) BCG is a triple vaccine, effective against tuberculosis, typhoid and malaria.

  (ii) Malaria is transmitted by both male and female Anopheles mosquitoes.

  (iii) Chronic diseases are characterised by drastic long-term effects.

  (iv) Antibiotics inhibit the bacterial growth by blocking their biochemical pathways.

  Which two of the above statements are correct?
  A)
  (i) and (iii) only done clear
  B)
  (ii) and (iii) only done clear
  C)
  (iii) and (iv) only done clear
  D)
  (ii) and (iv) only done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following statements is correct regarding chronic diseases?
  A)
  They last for a long time, may be as much as a life time. done clear
  B)
  A person suffering from a chronic disease always recovers completely after treatment. done clear
  C)
  They do not cause long term bad effects on human health. done clear
  D)
  These include Alzheimer's disease, cholera, arthritis, cancer, etc. done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

  Column I (Nutrients)	Column II (Deficiency diseases)
  (a) Niacin	(i) Scurvy
  (b) Vitamin C	(ii) Kwashiorkor
  (c) Vitamin K	(iii) Xerophthalmia
  (d) Protein	(iv) Pellagra
  (e) Vitamin A	(v) Bleeding

   
  A)
  (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (v), (e) - (iii) done clear
  B)
  (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (v), (d) - (ii), (e) - (iii) done clear
  C)
  (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (v), (d) - (iv), (e) - (ii) done clear
  D)
  (a) - (iv), (b) - (v), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii), (e) - (i) done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Read the given statements and select the correct option.

  Statement 1: The exaggerated response of the immune system to certain antigens present in the environment is called as allergy.

  Statement 2: The allergic tendency may genetically passed from the parents to the children and is characterised by the presence of large quantities of IgE antibodies in the blood.

  A)
  Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1. done clear
  B)
  Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1. done clear
  C)
  Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false. done clear
  D)
  Both statements 1 and 2 are false. done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The given figure shows an organism which is responsible for causing the _____ disease.
  A)
  Kala-azar done clear
  B)
  Elephantiasis done clear
  C)
  Sleeping sickness done clear
  D)
  AIDS done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Making anti-viral drugs is more difficult than making anti-bacterial medicines because
  A)
  Viruses are on the border line of living and non-living done clear
  B)
  Viruses have very few biochemical mechanisms of their own done clear
  C)
  Viruses have a protein coat done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Pulse polio immunisation programme was launched with an aim to eradicate polio disease. It involves simultaneous administration of polio drops (polio vaccine) to the high risk population on a single day throughout the nation. What is the basic objective of pulse polio immunisation programme?
  A)
  To immunise those children who are not earlier immunised or are partially immunised. done clear
  B)
  To boost the immunity of children already immunised. done clear
  C)
  To eradicate the polio-causing virus from the world. done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Study the given table carefully and select the option that correctly fills up the blanks a, b, c and d.

  Disease	Hormone involved	Level of hormone secretion
  A	Insulin	Hyposecretion
  Grave?s disease (Exophthalmic goitre)	b	Hypersecretion
  Myxoedema	Thyroid hormones	c
  Addison?s disease	d	Hyposecretion

  A)

  A	B	C	D
  Cretinism	Thyroid hormones	Hypersecretion	Penicillin

                  done clear
  B)

  A	B	C	D
  Cretinism	Glucocorticoid	Hypersecretion	Aldosterone

                  done clear
  C)

  A	B	C	D
  Diabetes mellitus	Thyroid hormones	Hyposecretion	Aldosterone

                  done clear
  D)

  A	B	C	D
  Diabetes mellitus	Adrenaline	Hyposecretion	Thyroxine

  done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Milind suffered from common cold that got severe due to another infection. He took antibiotics in the treatment. The graph shows the pathogen load in his body during the period of sickness. Select the correct statement(s) regarding it.

  (i) X represents bacterial infection which decreases rapidly after antibiotic treatment.

  (ii) X represents fungal infection which decreases rapidly because of body's immunity.

  (iii) V represents bacterial infection which decreases due to body's immunity and antibiotic treatment.

  (iv) Y represents viral infection which decreases due to body's immunity.

  (v) Antibiotic treatment causes decrease in pathogen load for both the infections.

   
  A)
  (i) and (iv) only done clear
  B)
  (ii), (iii) and (iv) only done clear
  C)
  (v) only done clear
  D)
  (ii) and (v) only done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Select the correct option regarding the given flow chart.
  A)
  P can be any of the common cold, aspergillosis or typhoid. done clear
  B)
  R can be any of the chikungunya, bubonic plague or malaria. done clear
  C)
  Q can be any of the tuberculosis pneumonia or polio. done clear
  D)
  S can be any of the AIDS, polio or measles. done clear
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• question_answer18)

  Direction: Refer to the given Venn diagram and answer the following question.

  Select the option that correctly identifies any two of the diseases.
  A)

  P - Cholera,

  Q - Cancer

                  done clear
  B)

  R - Hepatitis,

  S - Anaemia

    done clear
  C)

  T - Measles,

  U - Rhinitis

                  done clear
  D)

  V - AIDS,

  R - Gonorrhoea

    done clear
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• question_answer19)

  Direction: Refer to the given Venn diagram and answer the following question.

  Which of the following holds true regarding the viral disease that you identified to be correct?
  A)
  It has no vaccines as of now. done clear
  B)
  Its causal organism has RNA as genetic material. done clear
  C)
  It can be transferred from mother to fetus through placenta. done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer20)

  The given graphs show the amount of different antibodies P and Q in the blood of a person during a pathogenic infection and after complete recovery.

  What could be inferred from the given graphs?

   
  A)
  The person might have suffered from two pathogenic infections simultaneously for which his body produced antibodies P and Q. done clear
  B)
  The person has acquired artificial active immunity for pathogen against which his body produced antibody Q. done clear
  C)
  This time the person suffered from the pathogenic infection for which his body produced antibody Q. done clear
  D)
  The person has acquired passive immunity for both the pathogens for which his body produced antibodies P and Q. done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Which of the following diseases is caused by the viruses?
  A)
  Dengue fever      done clear
  B)
  Cholera done clear
  C)
  Tuberculosis       done clear
  D)
  Intestinal worm infection done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following diseases is caused by worm?
  A)
  Measles             done clear
  B)
  Poliomyelitis done clear
  C)
  Tuberculosis       done clear
  D)
         Elephantiasis done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following is an infectious disease?
  A)
  Cancer              done clear
  B)
  Diabetes done clear
  C)
  Malaria  done clear
  D)
         Hypertension done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  The HIV viruses spread from an infected person to a healthy person by ____.
  A)
  Blood transfusion            done clear
  B)
  Sexual intercourse done clear
  C)
  Placental transfusion       done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which of the following is the causative agent of tuberculosis?
  A)
  Streptococcus     done clear
  B)
  Pneumococcus done clear
  C)
  Mycobacterium done clear
  D)
         Salmonella done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which of the following is AIDS virus?
  A)
  Single strand DNA done clear
  B)
  Double strand DNA done clear
  C)
  Double strand RNA done clear
  D)
  Single strand RNA done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which one of the following is not a viral disease?
  A)
  Dengue              done clear
  B)
  AIDS done clear
  C)
  Typhoid done clear
  D)
         Influenza done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of the following diseases is spread through sexual contact?
  A)
  Tetanus             done clear
  B)
  Tuberculosis done clear
  C)
  Malaria  done clear
  D)
         AIDS done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Goitre is caused due to deficiency of ________.
  A)
  Vitamin A                      done clear
  B)
  lodine done clear
  C)
  Vitamin C          done clear
  D)
         Fluorine done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Definition of health includes:
  A)
  Physical health only        done clear
  B)
  Mental health only done clear
  C)
  Social health only done clear
  D)
         All the above done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer31)
  When our diet lacks one or more nutrients, we can suffer from:
  A)
  Infectious diseases done clear
  B)
  Deficiency diseases done clear
  C)
  Communicable diseases done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Who among the following discovered vaccine for smallpox?
  A)
  Louis Pasteur                 done clear
  B)
  Edward Jenner done clear
  C)
  Charles Darwin done clear
  D)
         Gregor Mendel done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which disease is not transmitted by mosquitoes?
  A)
  Dengue done clear
  B)
  Malaria done clear
  C)
  Brain fever or encephalitis done clear
  D)
  Pneumonia done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Diarrhoea is a:
  A)
  Bacterial disease done clear
  B)
  Viral disease done clear
  C)
  Protozoan disease           done clear
  D)
  Fungal disease done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer35)
  BCG referes to:
  A)
  Bacillus Coccus Guerine done clear
  B)
  Bacterial Cytosine Guanine done clear
  C)
  Bacillus Calmette Guerine done clear
  D)
  Bacterial Cyanin Guerine done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Typhoid is caused by which of the following bacteria?
  A)
  Streptococcus     done clear
  B)
  Salmonella done clear
  C)
  Mycobacterium done clear
  D)
         Pneumococcus done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer37)
  ____disease is also known as hydrophobia.
  A)
  Influenza                     done clear
  B)
  Human rabies done clear
  C)
  AIDS                  done clear
  D)
        Hepatitis done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which one among the following is a chronic disease?
  A)
  Common cold    done clear
  B)
  Influenza done clear
  C)
  Asthma done clear
  D)
         All the above done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Few preventions of a disease are given below. Find out the name of the disease based on the given preventions.

  (i) Disposable needles and syringes should be used.

  (ii) Shaving blades or razors should not be shared.

  (iii) Blood should be screened before transfusion.

  A)
  Influenza                        done clear
  B)
  AIDS done clear
  C)
  Cholera done clear
  D)
         Fractured bone done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Salmonella typhi infect the ____ of man.
  A)
  Brain                 done clear
  B)
  Throat done clear
  C)
  Intestine done clear
  D)
         Lungs done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer41)
  The disease which is likely to occur in crowded areas.
  A)
  Noninfectious diseases done clear
  B)
  Infectious diseases done clear
  C)
  Genetic diseases done clear
  D)
  Deficiency diseases done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer42)
  In which of the following diseases houseflies act as a vector?
  A)
  Cholera done clear
  B)
  Malaria done clear
  C)
  Dengue  done clear
  D)
         Yellow fever done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Antibiotics are used to cure diseases caused by:
  A)
  Virus                 done clear
  B)
  Protozoa done clear
  C)
  Bacteria done clear
  D)
         All the above done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Kala - azar is caused by:
  A)
  Ascaris              done clear
  B)
  Trypanosoma done clear
  C)
  Leishmania done clear
  D)
         Bacteria done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Which one of the following diseases is not caused by fungi?
  A)
  Ring worm                     done clear
  B)
  Skin infections done clear
  C)
  Athlete's foot      done clear
  D)
         Dengue done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer46)
  The biologist who found the causative agents of tuberculosis and anthrax.
  A)
  Edward Jenner    done clear
  B)
  Robert Brown done clear
  C)
  Virtuous done clear
  D)
         Robert Koch done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer47)
  ____test is done to detect the presence of carbohydrates.
  A)
  Biuret's solution  done clear
  B)
  Iodine done clear
  C)
  Personality         done clear
  D)
         Lipid panel done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Pantothenic acid belongs to:
  A)
  Vitamin C                      done clear
  B)
  Vitamin B done clear
  C)
  Vitamin A          done clear
  D)
         Vitamin E done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer49)
  ____ is a ____ which causes sleeping sickness.
  A)
  Salmonella typhi, bacteria done clear
  B)
  HIV, virus done clear
  C)
  Trypanosoma, protozoa done clear
  D)
  Staphylococci, bacteria done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Which among the following is caused due to excessive fluorine in drinking water?
  A)
  Chicken pox                   done clear
  B)
  Swelling of legs done clear
  C)
  Mottling of teeth done clear
  D)
  Common cold done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer51)
  We can prevent a disease by:
  A)
  Preventing exposure to infectious microbes. done clear
  B)
  Providing proper and sufficient food. done clear
  C)
  Immunization done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer52)
  MMR refers to:
  A)
  Measles, Mumps and Rabies done clear
  B)
  Mumps, Measles and Rickets done clear
  C)
  Measles, Mumps and Rubella done clear
  D)
  Migraine, Measles and rubella done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Vectors can be defined as:
  A)
  Animals carry the infecting agents from sick person to another healthy person. done clear
  B)
  Microorganisms which cause many diseases done clear
  C)
  Infected person done clear
  D)
  Diseased plants done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?
  A)
  Fungi - Ringworm done clear
  B)
  Protozoa - Athletes foot done clear
  C)
  Bacteria - Tuberculosis done clear
  D)
  Worms - Elephantiasis done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer55)
  Prophylaxis means:
  A)
  Knowing the cause of a disease. done clear
  B)
  Treatment given to prevent disease. done clear
  C)
  Immunization done clear
  D)
  Healthy lifestyle done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Which of the following contains iron?
  A)
  Melanin             done clear
  B)
  Adrenalin done clear
  C)
  Thyroxin            done clear
  D)
         Myoglobin done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Introducing dead or weakened germs in the body of living being for developing immunity for a specific disease is called:
  A)
  Pathogenicity     done clear
  B)
  Immunization done clear
  C)
  Antibiotic done clear
  D)
  Antigen - antibody complex done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer58)
  The diseases which are present since birth are:
  A)
  Communicable diseases done clear
  B)
  Deficiency diseases done clear
  C)
  Congenital diseases done clear
  D)
  Allergies done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Which one of the following is correctly paired?
  A)
  Inflammation - Swelling and pain done clear
  B)
  AIDS - Develops immune system done clear
  C)
  Vaccination - Weakens the immune system done clear
  D)
  Antibiotic - Hepatitis done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Which among the following is a fat soluble vitamin?
  A)
  \[Vitamin\,{{B}_{6}}\]               done clear
  B)
  Vitamin A done clear
  C)
  Vitamin C          done clear
  D)
         \[Vitamin\text{ }{{B}_{1}}\] done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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