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Human Health and Disease · Question 58

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1

Common cold differs from pneumonia in that

  1. Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
  2. Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
  3. Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae
  4. Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs

Answer

(4) Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs

Solution

As per NCERT, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are responsible for pneumonia, which infects the alveoli (air-filled sacs) of the lungs.

Common cold is caused by rhinoviruses, which infect the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs.

Both are communicable, so (1) is wrong; (3) reverses the pathogens; (2) is not a correct distinction.

Answer: (4)

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2

Which one of the following is not a property of cancerous cells whereas the remaining three are ?

  1. They do not remain confined in the area of formation
  2. They divide in an uncontrolled manner
  3. They compete with normal cells for vital nutrients
  4. They show contact inhibition
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3

Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of

  1. Cocaine
  2. Alcohol
  3. Tobacco (Chewing)
  4. Opium
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4

Widal Test is carried out to test :

  1. HIV/AIDS
  2. Typhoid fever
  3. Malaria
  4. Diabetes mellitus
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5

In which one of the following options the two examples are correctly matched with their particular type of immunity?

  1. array|l|l| Examples & Types of immunity \ Polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes & Cellular barriers \ array
  2. array|l|l| Examples & Types of immunity \ Anti-tetanus and antisnake bite injection & Active immunity \ array
  3. array|l|l| Examples & Types of immunity \ Saliva in mouth and Tear in eyes & Physical barriers \ array
  4. array|l|l| Examples & Types of immunity \ Mucus coating of epithelium lining the urinogenital tract and the HCl in stomach & Physiological barriers \ array
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6

Which one of the following options gives the correct matching of a disease with its causative organism and mode of infection?

  1. Disease Pneumonia, Causative Organism Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mode of Infection Droplet infection
  2. Disease Malaria, Causative Organism Plasmodium vivax, Mode of Infection Bite of male Anopheles mosquito
  3. Disease Elephantiasis, Causative Organism Wuchereria bancrofti, Mode of Infection With infected water and food
  4. Disease Typhoid, Causative Organism Salmonella typhi, Mode of Infection With inspired air
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7

Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is:

  1. caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
  2. caused by a Gram-negative bacterium
  3. not an infectious disease
  4. caused by a virus
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8

Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite ?

  1. red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria
  2. spleen of infected humans
  3. Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito
  4. Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito
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9

Which one of the following acts as a physiological barrier to the entry of microorganisms in human body?

  1. Epithelium of urogenital tract
  2. Tears
  3. Monocytes
  4. Skin
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10

A certain patient is suspected to be suffering from Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. Which diagnostic technique will you recommend for its detection?

  1. ELISA
  2. MRI
  3. Ultra sound
  4. WIDAL
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11

At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS?

  1. When the infecting retrovirus enters host cells
  2. When viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase
  3. When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T-lymphocytes and damages large number of these
  4. Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person
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