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| 351. |
Which one of the following is a correct matchA. Encephalitis - Culex vishnuiB. Filariasis - Taenia soliumC. Malaria - Phlebotomus sp.D. Kala-azar - Anopheles stephensi |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 352. |
A disease caused by nematode parasite:A. leprosyB. filariasisC. amoebiasisD. poliomyelitis |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 353. |
Lysis of foreign cell is initiated by antibodies of:A. IgMB. IgAC. IgED. IgM and IgG |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 354. |
Which of the following is an oncogenic virus?A. PapillomaB. Epstein-BarrC. Herpes Simplex IID. All of these |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 355. |
Neoplasm is a medical term for:A. malignant tumourB. benign tumourC. both of theseD. none of these |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 356. |
The diagnosis of cancer is usually done by:A. X-rayB. BiopsyC. Microscopic examination of body fluidsD. Any of the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 357. |
fill in the blanks : (i) in …..a…..a priece of the suspected tissue cut into thin sections is stained and examined under microscope (…..b…..) by a pathologist . (ii) In radiography ….c…. Are used (iii) In CT scan ….d…..are used.A. a-gamma ,b-histopathological studies ,c-X rayss d-gamma raysB. b-biopsy,a-histopathological studies ,d-x rays, c-gamma raysC. a-biopsy ,b-histopathological studies ,c-X rays d-X rayD. b-biopsy ,a-histopathological studies ,c-X rays d-gamma rays |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C (1) In biopsy , a piece of the suspected tissue cut into thin sections is stained and examined under microscope (histopathological studies) by a pathologist. 2. In radiography X rays are used. 3. In CT scan X rays are used |
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| 358. |
Which one of the following is an anticancer drug?A. FlagylB. AspirinC. VincristineD. Streptomycin |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 359. |
Medicinal plant harvested from wild for anticancer compound isA. Raxus baccataB. Datura stramoniumC. Rauwolfia serpentinaD. Ocimum sanctum |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A Medicinal plant harvested from wild for anticaner compound is Taxus baccata. |
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| 360. |
The most commonly used marker enzyme in clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer is:A. AmylaseB. `lambda`-GTPaseC. Alkaline phosphataseD. Acid phosphatase |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Most commonly used marker enzyme in clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer is alkaline phosphatese. |
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| 361. |
Cancer is generally caused due to activation of ………..to ………….and/or inactivation of ……….A. oncogene, tumour suppressor gene, protooncogeneB. tumour suppressor gene, oncogene, protooncogeneC. oncogene, protooncogene, tumour suppressor geneD. proto oncogene, oncogene, tumour suppressor gene |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 362. |
Assertion (A) : Cancer cells are virtually immortal until the body in which they reside dies. Reason`(R)`: Cancer is caused by damage to genes regulating the cell they division cycle.A. Both (A) and `(R)` are true and `(R)` is the correct explanation of (A)B. Both (A) and `(R)` are true but `(R)` is not the correct explanation of (A)C. (A) is true but `(R)` is falseD. Both (A) and `(R)` are false |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 363. |
The cancer of the epithelial cells is called:A. CarcinomaB. SarcomaC. LeukemiaD. Lipoma |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A Cancer of epithelial cells is called carcinoma. |
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| 364. |
ELISA is used to detect viruses where the key reagent is:A. RnaseB. CatalaseC. DNA probeD. Alkaline phosphatse |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 365. |
Identify the wrong matched pair.A. Typhoid - Widal testB. Plague - Viral diseaseC. Malignant malaria - Plasmodium falciparumD. Common cold - Rhinovirus |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 366. |
Hepatitis B is also called:A. serum jaundiceB. epidemic jaundiceC. catarrhal jaundiceD. none of these |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 367. |
Choose the wrong statementA. HIV virus has RNA as its genetic materialB. HIV virus replicates in T - lymphocytesC. Anti-retroviral drugs are only partially effective for AIDS treatmentD. The time-lag between the infection and appearance of AIDS symptom may vary from few hours to a week |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 368. |
AZT is the treatment of:A. MalariaB. AIDSC. T.B.D. Kala-azar |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B AZT (Azidothymidine ) is used in treatment of AIDS . |
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| 369. |
The substance produced in the infection caused inA. IsotoxinB. ExotoxinC. AntitoxinD. Endotoxin |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 370. |
The substance produced by a cell in viral in- fection that can protect other cells from further infection isA. serotoninB. colostrumC. interferonD. histamine |
| Answer» Correct Answer - c | |
| 371. |
A flatoxin is produced by a:A. virusB. fungusC. bacteriumD. nematode |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 372. |
Black lung disease is common in:A. coal minersB. refinery workersC. petrochemical industryD. farmers |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 373. |
Coffee and tea areA. Fermented beveragesB. Alcoholic beveragesC. Distilled beverageD. Nonalcoholic beverages |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D coffe and tea are nonalcoholic beverages. |
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| 374. |
Which is correctly named , printed and describedA. Musca domestica -Common house lizard a reptileB. Plasmodium falciparum -Protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malariaC. Felis tigris-Indian tiger well protected in Gir forestsD. E.coli-Entamoeba coli commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B musca domestica-common house fly, an insect falciparum- protozoan in causing the most serious type of malaria panthera tigris- indian tiger , not protected in girforests E.coli-escherichia coli, commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine. |
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| 375. |
Which of the following is a set of bacterial diseases?A. Cholera, typhoid and mumpsB. Diphtheria, leprosy and plagueC. Malaria, mumps and polimyelitisD. Tetanus, tuberculosis and measles |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 376. |
Which of the following applies to scarlet fever?A. It is a viral diseaseB. It is a fungal diseaseC. It is caused by Streptococcus pyogenesD. It is caused by Corynebacterium species |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 377. |
Which of the following disease is not transmitted through contaminated water?A. TyphoidB. DiphtheriaC. Hepatitis BD. Amoebiasis |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 378. |
Cyanosis can be commonly noticed in:A. lipsB. toe nailsC. finfer nailsD. all of these |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 379. |
Which one of the sexually transmitted diseases is correctly matched with its pathogen ?A. Urethritis -Bacillus anthracisB. Syphilis -Treponema pallidumC. Gonorroea -Entamoeha histolyticaD. Soft sore -Bacillus brevis |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 380. |
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?A. Dengue fever - ArbovirusB. Plague - Yersinia pestisC. Syphilis - Trichuris trichuraD. Sleeping sickness - Trypanosoma gambiense |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C Syphilis - Treponema pallidum. |
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| 381. |
Which of the following is correctly matched?A. National institute of virology - PuneB. National institute of communicable disease - LucknowC. Central drug research institute - KasauliD. National institute of nutrition - Mumbai |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 382. |
Assertion (A) : Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) originated in China. Reason `(R)`: China is the most populated country of the world.A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.B. In both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.C. if the assertion is true but reason is false.D. If both the assertion and reason are false |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 383. |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)A. Is caused by a variant of pneumococcusB. Is caused by a variant of the common cold virus (corona virus)C. Is an acute form of asthmaD. Affects non-vegetarians much faster than the vegetarians |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 384. |
Who got Nobel Prize in 1951 for the development of vaccine for yellow fever ?A. Max TheilerB. Ronald RossC. Max DelbruckD. Francis Peyton Rous |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 385. |
An example of a virus that dwells within the nucleus of a host cell is the virus that causes:A. AIDSB. MalariaC. MeaslesD. Strep throat |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 386. |
Transmission of herpes simplex viruses can occur to the newborn:A. from infected toysB. during the birth processC. from contaminated formulaD. in airborne droplets from the mother |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 387. |
AIDS does not transmit from one person to other throughA. Sexual contactsB. Blood transfusionC. Placental contacts (in foetus)D. Mosquito bites |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 388. |
Varicella virus causes:A. smallpoxB. influenzaC. chickenpoxD. respiratory infection |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 389. |
Which of the following disease has been eradicated from the world by use of vaccine?A. PlagueB. PolioC. Kala azarD. Smallpox |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 390. |
The painful skin condition known as shingles is associated is associated with:A. polioB. rabiesC. influenzaD. chickenpox |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 391. |
**** test is performed to detect:A. cancerB. typhoidC. scarlet feverD. tuberculosis |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C **** test, after the American physicians George F. **** and Gladys R.H. ****, is a skin test to detect scarlet fever. |
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| 392. |
Which of the following diseases is now considered eradicated from India?A. PlagueB. SmallpoxC. Kala-azarD. Poliomyelitis |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 393. |
A non-communicable disease isA. MeaslesB. RabiesC. DiphtheriaD. Diabetes |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Diabetes mellitus is a non-communicable disease. It is characterised by chronic hyperglycemia, which is the state of excessive concertration of glucose in the blood. Diabetes is primarily a result of relative or complete lack of insulin secretion by the `beta`-cells of islets of langerhans in pancreas. |
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| 394. |
The nature of the spread of communicable diseases is termed as:A. parasitologyB. immunologyC. epidemiologyD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C Epidemiology deals with the occurrence, distribution and causes of diseases in mankind. |
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| 395. |
Diphtheria is due to toxin released byA. Dead bacteriaB. Living becteriaC. virusD. Immune cells |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B diphtheria is due to toxin released by living bacteria. |
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| 396. |
Which one of the following is a matching pair of a drug and its category?A. Amphetamines-stimulantB. Lysergic acid-narcotic dimethyl amideC. Heroin-psychtropicD. Benzodiazepam- painkiller |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 397. |
A person showing unpredictable moods, out-bursts of emotions, quarrelsome behavior and conflicts with others is suffering fromA. Addicitive disordersB. SchizaophreniaC. Borderline personality disorderD. Mood disorders |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C A person showing unpredictable moods outbursts of emotions quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts with other is suffering from borderline disorder (BPD) |
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| 398. |
A person showing unpredictable moods, out-bursts of emotions, quarrelsome behavior and conflicts with others is suffering fromA. borderline personality disorder (BPD)B. mood disorderC. addictive disorderD. schizophrenia |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 399. |
When children play bare footed in pools of dirty water and flood water, they may suffer from disease like:A. leptospirosis and bilhariziaB. malaria amoebic dysentery and leptospirosisC. milharizia infective hepatitis and diarrhoeaD. guinea worm infection elephantiasis and amoebic dysentery |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 400. |
What are interferons? How do interferons check infection of new cells? |
| Answer» In response to viral infections our body produces glycoproteins called interferons. Such type of barriers of innate immunity is called cytokine barrier. Interferons protect the non-infected cells from further viral infection. | |