NTIC ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO JS 1

What kind of knowledge helps scientists to prevent the spread of diseases?

• A. Knowledge gained from studying nature

• B. Knowledge gained from studying people

• C. Knowledge gained from studying infectious diseases

• D. Knowledge gained from studying the earth

How does an antibody work?

• A.    By destroying disease-causing microbes
• B.    By immunizing the victim
• C.    By inoculating the patient
• D.    By vaccination

Which method of immunisation involves injecting treated disease-causing germs into the body?

• A.    Vaccination
• B.    Vacation
• C.    Inoculation
• D. Electrocution

What kind of vaccine is given to a preg­nant woman?

• A.    Tetanus toxic vaccine
• B.    Titanic toxoid vaccine
• C.    Tetanus toxoid machine
• D.    Tetanus toxoid vaccine

What name is given to a disease-causing micro-organism?

• A.    Micro
• B.    Microbes
• C.    Micra
• D.    Mica

Which of the following is TRUE of im­munisation?

• A.    Immunisation is a global method of disease prevention.
• B.    Immunisation does not involve the introduction of microbes into the body.
• C.    Immunisation is of no benefit to a pregnant woman.
• D.    Immunisation of children against common diseases is not a very use­ful method of disease prevention.

The word universal in the first paragraph means

• A.    localised.
• B.    for both sexes.
• C.    worldwide.
• D.    preventable.

The primary purpose of the passage is to ______.

• A.    describe how diseases can be gener­ally prevented.
• B.    discuss the reasons why immunisa­tion has not made much progress in Nigeria.
• C.    identify the various immunisation organisations.
• D.    explain the various immunisation processes and their benefits.

From the passage, one can infer that

• A.    the body reacts to immunisation to prevent diseases.
• B.    only pregnant women and children benefit from immunisation.
• C.    only seven diseases cause death in Nigeria.
• D.    antibodies do not destroy disease-causing microbes.

Which of the following can best replace the word antenatal as used in the last paragraph?

• A. after death

• B. before birth

• C. before pregnancy

• D. after pregnancy