Solved MCQs on Diseases.

1-The following is a deficiency disease.

(A) Jaundice

(B) Scurvy

(C) Cancer

(D) Asthma

2-‘Poliomyelitis’ is spread by

(A) Bacteria

(B) Water

(C) Virus

(D) Mosquito

3-The toxicity of ____ leads to liver cirrhosis.

(A) Iron

(B) Mercury

(C) Copper

(D) Lead

4-The deficiency of which of the following Vitamin leads to bent limb bone in children.

(A) A

(B) B1

(C) C

(D) D

5-Patients suffering from ____ are recommended Oral Rehydration Therapy.

(A) Cholera

(B) Tetanus

(C) Typhoid

(D) Tuberculosis

6-Low vision in the evening and nights results from the deficiency of

(A) Vitamin A

(B) Vitamin B

(C) Vitamin C

(D) Vitamin D

7-Which one of the following is not an insect borne disease?

(A) Malaria

(B) Beriberi

(C) Yellow fever

(D) Dengue fever

8-The following disease is caused due to bacteria

(A) Malaria

(B) AIDS

(C) Mumps

(D) Tuberculosis

9-The Kala azar fever is transmitted through the bite of

(A) Housefly

(B) Tsetse fly

(C) Sand fly

(D) Dragon fly

10-Jaundice is a symptom of disease of

(A) Kidney

(B) Liver

(C) Heart

(D) Joints

11-Deficiency of Vitamin B6 in man causes

(A) Night blindness

(B) Goitre

(C) Anaemia

(D) Rickets

12-The following is responsible for spreading Yellow fever.

(A) Dragon fly

(B) Aedes

(C) House fly

(D) Anopheles

13-A man having colour blindness will see red as

(A) Pink

(B) Green

(C) Blue

(D) Purple

14-Milk, Cheese and Eggs are rich source of

(A) Vitamin A & B

(B) Vitamin B & C

(C) Vitamin B & D

(D) Vitamin A & D

15-Which of the following is a viral disease?

(A) Tuberculosis

(B) Typhoid

(C) Influenza

(D) Diphtheria

16-Dental caries are due to the deficiency of

(A) Iron

(B) Copper

(C) Zinc

(D) Fluorine

ANSWERS:

1-(B), 2-(C), 3-(C), 4-(D), 5-(A), 6-(A), 7-(B), 8-(D), 9-(C), 10-(B), 11-(C), 12-(B), 13-(B), 14-(D), 15-(C), 16-(D)

17-The following disease is caused not due to virus.

(A) Tetanus

(B) Measles

(C) Chicken pox

(D) Poliomyelitis

18-The following is not a mosquito borne disease

(A) Malaria

(B) Dengue fever

(C) Yellow fever

(D) Viral fever

19-Haemorrhage is caused by the deficiency of

(A) Vitamin A

(B) Vitamin B

(C) Vitamin D

(D) Vitamin K

20-‘Haemophillia’ is a disease associated with

(A) Heart

(B) Kidney

(C) Blood

(D) Lever

21-The following disease is caused due to deficiency of Iron.

(A) Cholera

(B) Anaemia

(C) Rickets

(D) Night blindness

22-‘Blue baby syndrome’ is caused due to

(A) Copper

(B) Mercury

(C) Nitrate

(D) Arsenic

23-Vaccination is not available for

(A) Yellow Fever

(B) Typhoid fever

(C) Malaria

(D) Hepatitis B

24-The following Disease is water borne

(A) Typhoid

(B) Tuberculosis

(C) Hepatitis B

(D) Scurvy

25-Polio vaccine was discovered by

(A) Frederick Banting

(B) Louis Pasteur

(C) Jonas Salk

(D) Eli Whitney

26-The following are water borne diseases except

(A) Cholera

(B) Typhoid

(C) Hepatitis A

(D) Measles

27-Deficiency of insulin causes

(A) Scurvy

(B) Beri-Beri

(C) Diabetes

(D) Hepatitis-B

28-‘Alzheimer’s’ disease is associated with

(A) Lever

(B) Blood

(C) Kidney

(D) Brain

29-The deficiency of iodine can cause

(A) Enlarged thyroid

(B) Diabetes

(C) Kidney failure

(D) Blood cancer

30-Tamiflu drug is used for the treatment of

(A) Blood cancer

(B) Hepatitis-A

(C) Bird flu

(D) Dengue fever

31-Deficiency of which one of the following causes Xerophthalmia

(A) Vitamin B3

(B) Vitamin B12

(C) Vitamin A

(D) Vitamin C

32-The following causes the disease syphilis.

(A) Bacteria

(B) Fungi

(C) Virus

(D) Protozoa

33-The following diseases are caused by virus except

(A) Hepatitis-B

(B) Influenza

(C) Rabies

(D) Scabies

ANSWERS:

17-(A), 18-(D), 19-(D), 20-(C), 21-(B), 22-(C), 23-(C), 24-(A), 25-(C), 26-(D), 27-(C), 28-(D), 29-(A), 30-(C), 31-(C), 32-(A), 33-(D)