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Health Awareness Quiz

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World Health Day is celebrated/Observed on?

a)

7th June

b)

7th April

c)

17th March

d)

27th January

2.

What term is used for listening to the sound of the heart?

a)

Palpation

b)

Inspection

c)

Percussion

d)

Auscultation

3.

National Population policy in India was formulated in?

a)

2002

b)

1963

c)

1997

d)

1987

4.

National family planning programme was launched in India?

a)

1950

b)

1958

c)

1948

d)

1952

5.

"Indian Nursing Council" was established in the year of:

a)

1956

b)

1947

c)

1970

d)

1960

6.

Which vitamin deficiency causes rickets?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin E

d)

Vitamin K

7.

World Diabetes day is celebrated on:

a)

14th September

b)

14th August

c)

14th November

d)

24th January

8.

Which disease is known as "silent killer"?

a)

Diabetes

b)

Hypertension

c)

Asthma

d)

Influenza 24

9.

Cataract affects which part of the eye?

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Retina

d)

Iris

10.

Deficiency of insulin causes which disease?

a)

Cancer

b)

Diabetes Mellitus

c)

Jaundice

d)

Asthma

11.

International Council of Nursing (ICN) was formed in the year:

a)

1899

b)

1898

c)

1897

d)

1896

12.

Which disease is caused by the deficiency of iodine?

a)

Scurvy

b)

Anemia

c)

Goiter

d)

Pellagra+

13.

In which year, Red cross society was formed in India?

a)

1926

b)

1923

c)

1920

d)

1919

14.

Which microorganism causes tuberculosis?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungus

d)

Protozoa

15.

Which disease is transmitted by contaminated water?

a)

Cholera

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Measles

d)

Rabies

16.

International Women's day is celebrated on

a)

14th February

b)

8th March

c)

18th March

d)

5th August

17.

National Youth Day is celebrated on?

a)

16 June

b)

8 March

c)

12 January

d)

22 December

18.

International AIDS Day is celebrated on

a)

1st November

b)

1st December

c)

11th December

d)

11th November

19.

Yellow fever is spread through:

a)

Ticks

b)

Mosquito bites

c)

Fleas

d)

Water

20.

What is the main cause of malaria?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protozoa

d)

Fungus

21.

Which disease is known as Hansen's disease?

a)

Leprosy

b)

Syphilis

c)

Typhoid

d)

Malaria

22.

Revised National Health Policy of India was announced in

a)

2000

b)

2001

c)

2002

d)

2003

23.

Which organ is primarily affected by hepatitis?

a)

Kidney

b)

Liver

c)

Heart

d)

Lungs

24.

Child Labor Act passed into year of:

a)

1984

b)

1988

c)

1986

d)

1990

25.

Which disease is caused by the bite of a rabid animal?

a)

Plague

b)

Rabies

c)

Malaria

d)

Dengue

26.

Polio affects which part of the body?

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Nervous system

d)

Skin

27.

In which year was the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) introduced?

a)

2008

b)

2006

c)

2007

d)

2005

28.

HIV mainly attacks which type of cells?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

Platelets

c)

T-helper cells

d)

Neurons

29.

National Leprosy Eradication Programme was launched in:

a)

1983

b)

1955

c)

1993

d)

1997

30.

Reproductive Child Health programme was launched in:

a)

1978

b)

1994

c)

1997

d)

1999

31.

WHO was established on?

a)

14th April, 1948

b)

7th April, 1948

c)

7th April, 1945

d)

7th April 1947

32.

Bhore Committee was appointed by the Government of India in the year of:

a)

1933

b)

1953

c)

1943

d)

1963

33.

Peptic ulcers are caused by which bacterium?

a)

Vibrio cholerae

b)

Helicobacter pylori

c)

E. coli

d)

Streptococcus

34.

Dengue is transmitted by which mosquito?

a)

Anopheles

b)

Culex

c)

Aedes

d)

Culiseta

35.

Which disease is an autoimmune disorder?

a)

Diabetes Type 2

b)

Rheumatoid arthritis

c)

Malaria

d)

Tuberculosis

36.

In which year reproductive child health concept began in India?

a)

1997

b)

1995

c)

1994

d)

1999

37.

The enlargement of thyroid gland is called?

a)

Goiter

b)

Cyst

c)

Tumor

d)

Fibroid

38.

Chickenpox is caused by which virus?

a)

Poliovirus

b)

Varicella-zoster virus

c)

Rhinovirus

d)

Dengue virus

39.

Typhoid is caused by which bacteria?

a)

Mycobacterium

b)

Salmonella typhi

c)

Vibrio cholerae

d)

Streptococcus

40.

Which blood group is known as the universal donor?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

41.

Kwashiorkor is caused by deficiency of:

a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Fat

d)

Vitamin D

42.

Ringworm is a ____ infection.

a)

Viral

b)

Bacterial

c)

Protozoal

d)

Fungal

43.

Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of

a)

Vitamin B

b)

Vitamin A

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

44.

Ebola virus disease mainly spreads through

a)

Mosquito bites

b)

Air

c)

Direct contact with body fluids

d)

Contaminated water

45.

Measles is also called:

a)

Rubeola

b)

Rubella

c)

Varicella

d)

Vaccini

46.

Government of India re-designated family planning programme as family welfare programme in the year:

a)

1977

b)

1965

c)

1975

d)

1969

47.

Zika virus is spread by:

a)

Water

b)

Food

c)

Mosquito bite

d)

Air

48.

Which cancer affects white blood cells?

a)

Melanoma

b)

Leukemia

c)

Lymphoma

d)

Sarcoma

49.

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched by government of India on?

a)

12th May, 2005

b)

7th April, 2005

c)

12th March, 2005

d)

12th April, 2005

50.

Rabies affects which system?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Digestive

c)

Nervous

d)

Circulatory

51.

Swelling of joints is a symptom of:

a)

Asthma

b)

Arthritis

c)

Diabetes

d)

Anemia

52.

What is the causative organism of plague?

a)

Yersinia pestis

b)

Salmonella typhi

c)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

d)

Vibrio cholerae