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(21)
Using purgatives on a regular basis is harmful to health. Which deficiency does it cause?
[A]
Potassium
[B]
Iron
[C]
Iodine
[D]
Chromium
(22)
What is the condition known as, in which the body does not get its fair share of nutrients, either from starvation, or as a result of poor absorption :
[A]
Malnutrition
[B]
Marasmus
[C]
Kwashiorkor
[D]
Malnutrition & Marasmus
(23)
Night blindness drying of the conjunctiva, dry and scaly skin and loss of hair are some of the symptoms of :
[A]
Vitamin A deficiency
[B]
Vitamin K deficiency
[C]
Iron deficiency
[D]
Folic acid deficeiency
Answer: Vitamin A deficiency
(24)
The term ‘health’ is defined in many ways. The most accurate definition of the health would be,
[A]
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
[B]
Health is the state of body and mind in a balanced condition
[C]
Health is the reflection of a smiling face
[D]
Health is the symbol of economic prosperity
Answer: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
(25)
Which one of the following diseases is a communicable?
[A]
Cholera
[B]
Rickets
[C]
Diabetes
[D]
Scurvy
(26)
Congenital diseases are
[A]
Disease present at birth
[B]
Diseases present after birth
[C]
Diseases that spread from one individual to another
[D]
Diseases that occur during life time
Answer: Disease present at birth
(27)
A sexually transmitted bacterial disease is
[A]
Syphilis
[B]
AIDS
[C]
Cholera
[D]
Hepatitis
(28)
Which one of the following is a degenerative disease?
[A]
Stroke
[B]
Kwashiorkor
[C]
Scurvy
[D]
Hemophilia
(29)
Which one of the following is a water borne disease?
[A]
Cholera
[B]
Tuberculosis
[C]
Malaria
[D]
AIDS
(30)
Which measure would help control the spread of TB?
[A]
Spitting in public places must be banned
[B]
Provision of clean water
[C]
Sewage treatment
[D]
Use of insecticides
Answer: Spitting in public places must be banned
31
Which of the following is a communicable disease?
[A]
Tuberculosis
[B]
Diabetes
[C]
Hypertension
[D]
Kwashiorkor
32
The disease carrying agents are called
[A]
Vector
[B]
Pathogens
[C]
Reservoirs
[D]
Vaccines
33
A transmittable protozoan disease is
[A]
Amoebic dysentery
[B]
Syphilis
[C]
Cholera
[D]
Sickle cell anemia
Answer: Amoebic dysentery
34
_____________________ is a type of disease that is always present among a particular people
[A]
Endemic
[B]
Pandemic
[C]
Epidemiology
[D]
Epidemic
35
What is the name of the disease in man arising out of Vitamin B1 deficiency?
[A]
Beriberi
[B]
Scurvy
[C]
Pellagra
[D]
Gingivitis
36
The deficiency of which of the following group of nutrients affects the skin ?
[A]
Riboflacin, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Pantothenic Acid
[B]
Iron, Iodine, Zinc, Potassium
[C]
Vitamin K, Calcium, Fluorine, Copper
[D]
All the three
Answer: Riboflacin, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Pantothenic Acid
37
Deficiency of Vitamin D gives rise to :
[A]
Rickets
[B]
Rheumatism
[C]
Arthritis
[D]
Hernia
38
Non-infectious diseases are best defined as
[A]
All diseases that can be transmitted from mother to child
[B]
All diseases of old age
[C]
Disease caused by malnutrition
[D]
None of the above
Answer: All diseases that are not caused by a pathogen
39
A droplet infection is
[A]
Common cold
[B]
Tetanus
[C]
Syphilis
[D]
Cholera
40
_________________ diseases are also called inborn disease
[A]
Acquired
[B]
Infected
[C]
Contagious
[D]
Congenital