Select the correct one word from the given alternatives for the following set of words

Select the correct one word from the given alternatives for the following set of words.

A disease persisting for a long time and recurring again and again

A.            Hereditary

B.            Infectious

C.            Chronic

D.            Communicable

Sol:

Option c ‘chronic’ is the correct word for the given set of words, other options; ‘hereditary’ means a disease caused by mutation in a certain gene or chromosome and is passed from parents to child, ‘infectious’ means that can be easily passed through one person to other, ‘communicable’ means the same as infectious.