Quiz on Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases

Tara caught a cold from her friend Kabir, who was sick last week. This situation illustrates that diseases that spread from one person to another are called —

• Curable diseases

• Non-communicable diseases

• Communicable diseases

• Hereditary diseases

Which of the following is a communicable disease?

• Cancer

• Typhoid

• Diabetes

• Asthma

Which of these diseases is spread by mosquitoes?

• Dengue

• Common cold

• Cholera

• Flu

Which of the following is a non-communicable disease?

• Malaria

• Tuberculosis

• Obesity

• Measles

During the winter season, Kabir often catches a cold and feels unwell. He wonders which of the following illnesses is also caused by a virus.

• Common cold

• Malaria

• Typhoid

• Cholera

Communicable diseases are caused by —

• Germs

• Exercise

• Weather

• Emotions

How does the common cold spread?

• By sharing food

• Through air and contact with infected people

• By insect bites

• Through soil

Which of these can help prevent communicable diseases?

• Not washing hands

• Covering mouth while coughing

• Eating junk food

• Sharing water bottles

Which of the following spreads through contaminated water?

• Malaria

• Typhoid

• Diabetes

• Cancer

Vaccines help in —

• Curing diseases

• Preventing communicable diseases

• Spreading germs

• Increasing energy