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CHAPTER 8

HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The term ‘Health’ is defined in many ways. The most accurate definition

of the health would be:

a. Health is the state of body and mind in a balanced condition

b. Health is the reflection of a smiling face

c. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being

d. Health is the symbol of economic prosperity.

2. The organisms which cause diseases in plants and animals are called:

a. Pathogens

b. Vectors

c. Insects

d. Worms

3. The clinical test that is used for diagnosis of typhoid is:

a. ELISA

b. ESR

c. PCR

d. Widal

4. Diseases are broadly grouped into infectious and non-infectious diseases.

In the list given below, identify the infectious diseases.

i. Cancer

ii. Influenza

iii. Allergy

iv. Small pox

(a) i and ii (b) ii and iii (c) iii and iv (d)ii and iv

5. The sporozoites that cause infection when a female Anopheles mosquito

bites a person, are formed in:

a. liver of the person

b. RBCs of mosquito

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