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Why Do We Fall Ill?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of the following is not viral disease?
a)
Dengue
b)
AIDS
c)
Typhoid
d)
Influenza
2.
An organism which transfers a disease is called a
a)
Intermediate host
b)
Parasite
c)
Vector
d)
Prey
3.
A chronic case of a disease denotes
a)
Severe attack of the disease
b)
Mild attack of the disease
c)
Disease occurs for a long period
d)
All of the above
4.
Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease ?
a)
Cholera 
b)
Tuberculosis
c)
Anthrax
d)
Influenza
5.
Which one of the following can make you ill if you come in contact with an infected person ?
a)
High blood pressure
b)
Sneezing
c)
Blood cancer
d)
Munchausen's syndrome by proxy
6.
AIDS is spread by 
a)
a.Unprotected sexual intercourse
b)
b. Physical contact i.e handshakes, hugs etc
c)
c.Infected needles and syringes
d)
Both a. & c.
7.
Which one of the following is mismatched ?
a)
Leprosy-Bacterial infection
b)
AIDS-Echinodermatic infection
c)
Malaria-Protozoan infection
d)
Elephantiasis-Nematode infection
8.
Making anti-viral drugs is more difficult than making anti-bacterial medication because
a)
Viruses make use of host machinery
b)
Viruses are on the border line of living and non-living
c)
Viruses have few bio-chemical mechanisms of their own
d)
Viruses have a protein coat
9.
BCG stands for
a)
Bacillus-Calmette, Guuerin
b)
Boston Consulting Group
c)
Bendapri
Calciferol,Gurduers
d)
Bio-Chemistry Group
10.
Diseases present since birth are called 
a)
Genetic diseases
b)
In-vitro fertilization complications
c)
Congenital Diseases
d)
All of the above
11.
Shall we move on to True or False questions ?
a)
Yes
b)
No
12.
Children need not  be immunised.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Cancer is a infectious disease.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Ringworm is a nematode worm
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Botulism can be caused by canned food.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The deficiency of Iodine in the food leads to Goitre disease.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
E.Coli, Salmonella, Shigella dysentiriae are all caused by
a)
Undercooked or raw meats
b)
Contaminated bedsheets, clothes and utensils
c)
Improper storage of food
d)
All of the above
18.
Ability of an organism to resist disease is called 
a)
Immunnity
b)
Imunity
c)
Immunity
d)
Imunnity
19.
Diseases are of 2 types: Congenital and
a)
Infectious 
b)
Contagious
c)
Acquired
d)
Communicable
20.
Jaundice is a disease of the 
a)
Kidneys
b)
Liver
c)
Pancreas
d)
Yellow fever