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This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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People who have a serious infectious disease like tuberculosis or swine flu are ………….. . (a) hospitalised (b) educated (c) quarantined |
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Answer» Correct option is (c) quarantined |
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It is possible to …………….. a disease from ecoming an epidemic. (a) familiarize (b) prevent (c) breed |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) prevent |
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What happens when there is an epidemic of disease? |
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Answer» When many people in one area get the same infectious disease at the same time, we say there is an epidemic of the disease. During an epidemic air and water gets contaminated with the disease germs and the disease spreads rapidly. Contaminated water also contaminates the food. If the epidemic is severe many people become serious and need to be hospitalised. To control the epidemic one needs to maintain hygiene and a clean surrounding. |
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Give reason:When there is an epidemic of cholera, we should boil water before drinking. |
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Answer» Sometimes water gets mixed with faeces of person who is suffering from the cholera and it gets contaminated. When people drink this contaminated water an epidemic of cholera spreads. Boiling the water kills the germs causing the disease and hence one is prevented from getting cholera. Therefore during an epidemic of cholera one should boil water and drink. |
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It is important to always keep our food ………….. . (a) covered (b) uncovered (c) uncooked |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) covered |
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Air, water, food and insects are the …………….. through which disease spread. (a) mediums (b) area (c) report |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) mediums |
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The ………………. vaccine is given orally. (a) conjunctivitis (b) polio (c) malaria |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) polio |
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Disease of the throat and the chest spread through the ……………. . (a) water (b) faeces (c) air |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) faeces |
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People get ……………. or diarrhoea after eating contaminated food at a function. (a) flue (b) gastro (c) viral |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) gastro |
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Polio Vaccine is given ……………… . (a) verbally (b) mentally (c) orally |
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Answer» Correct option is (c) orally |
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Malaria is caused due to bite of a certain kind of ………… . (a) animal (b) mosquito (c) bird |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) mosquito |
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It is in now forbidden by law to ………….. in a public place. (a) spit (b) sit (c) stand |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) spit |
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Primary Health Centres have been established at the ……………. level. (a) urban (b) village (c) grass root |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) village |
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Maintaining ……………….. everywhere is beneficial for our health. (a) food (b) cleanliness (c) disease |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) cleanliness |
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The germs of disease like influenza are present in the spit or …………… of the person who has the disease. (a) tongue (b) nose (c) saliva |
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Answer» Correct option is (c) saliva |
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………………….. media are also used for raising public awareness about health and hygiene issues.(a) Mass (b) Public (c) Home |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) Mass |
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When diseases spread through food it is called ………. . (a) food poisoning (b) viral (c) infection |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) food poisoning |
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Germs of diseases like conjunctivitis spreads through ………. . (a) air (b) water (c) faces |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) air |
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Every ……………. is caused by a specific microorganism or germ. (a) illness (b) disease (c) flu |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) disease |
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True or False:(i) Intestinal diseases spread though air.(ii) Some diseases are caused by the anger of gods |
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Answer» (i) False (ii) False |
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What are the mediums of the spread of diseases? |
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Answer» Diseases spread through mediums like food, water, air and insect bite. Sometimes it also spreads by coming in direct contact with a diseased person. |
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When the germs of a particular disease enter the body and begins to grow, the person gets the ………… . (a) food(b) disease (c) cough |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) disease |
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What is vaccination? |
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Answer» When a person is given a vaccine against a specific disease, he develops resistance to that disease. This process of giving vaccine is called vaccination. Whooping cough diphtheria and tetanus called triple vaccine is given. |
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Match the columns:Group ‘A’Group ‘B’(a) Ringworm1. Contaminated Air(b) Jaundice2. Direct contact(c) Tuberculosis3. Open wound contaminated with soil(d) Dengue4. Contaminated food and water(e) Tetanus5. Mosquito bite |
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…………….. cause diseases. (a) Microorganisms (b) Bacteria (c) Germs |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) Microorganisms |
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What’s the solution?You are hungry, but the food has been left uncovered. |
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Answer» Heating kills all the disease germs present in the food. So if food is uncovered then one should heat (warm) the food and then eat it when hungry. Eating warm food is always good for health. |
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Our body develops …………….. to a particular disease due to vaccination. (a) resistance (b) persistance (c) deliverance |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) resistance |
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Ringworm, scabies are disease that affect the …………….. . (a) head (b) skin (c) bones |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) skin |
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Clothes and utensils used by patients are washed with ………… . (a) pesticides (b) germicides (c) fertilizers |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) germicides |
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Which method of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes will you recommend for your surroundings – not allowing water to stagnate or spraying insecticides on the water? Why? |
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Answer» First of all it is better not to allow water to stagnate. Hence I would recommend this method for preventing breeding of mosquitoes. However if there are nullahs or gutters in the surrounding area then spraying insecticide on water will be recommended to kill the mosquito larvae growing in water. Therefore both the methods need to be applied sometimes. |
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Give reasons:We should not allow puddles of water to stand in our surroundings. |
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Answer» When water stagnates in a puddle, mosquitoes lay eggs in the water and they increase in number. Mosquito bite spread malaria germs and people suffer from malaria. To prevent people from getting malaria mosquitoes should be stopped from breeding. To prevent mosquitoes from breeding we should not allow puddle of water to stand in our surrounding. |
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Insects like mosquitoes, lice and fleas spread …………. . (a) beauty (b) health (c) disease |
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Answer» Correct option is (c) disease (c) diseaseThey carry diseases like malaria and dengue as these are found in filthy places. |
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To prevent mosquitoes from breeding, we must ensure there is no …………… water in the surroundings. (a) stagnant (b) flowing (c) rippling |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) stagnant |
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To prevent disease from spreading through water, it is …………… at the water works. (a) diluted (b) polluted (c) purified |
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Answer» Correct option is (c) purified |
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When there is an epidemic of gastro or jaundice, people are advised to …………… water before drinking it. (a) cook (b) steam (c) boil |
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Answer» Correct option is (c) boil |
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Make a list of the vaccination given to a new bom baby. |
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Answer» The table given below shows the list of vaccinations given to the new bom baby along with the schedule of when the vaccination is given:
Triple vaccine is repeated twice again after 10 weeks and 14 weeks after the baby is bom. Hep. B vaccine is also repeated twice after 4 weeks and 8 weeks after birth. After completing a year the baby is given vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. It is called MMR vaccine. |
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If, at some place, mosquitoes ……………… in large numbers then many people there can get malaria (a) beautify (b) breed (c) creed |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) breed |
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