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Human Health and Disease

Multiple Choice Questions

141.

What does 'T' stands for in DPT vaccine?

Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Trachoma
Tetanus

142.

Which one is correct?

Salmonella typhi and Haemophilus influenzae cause pneumonia
Widal test is done for malaria
Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis
Wuchereria causes enterobiasis

143.

Which of the following is correct?

All fungi are filamentous.
Transfer of DNA from one bacteria to another bacteria cannot take place
Virus cannot have both DNA and RNA
Protists reproduce asexually only

144.

CD-4 receptor is associated with

AIDS
Cancer
Malaria
Pneumonia

145.

Which of the following is correct regarding HIV, hepatitis B, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis?

Trichomoniasis is a STD whereas other are not
Gonorrhoea is a viral disease whereas others are bacterial
HIV is a pathogen whereas others are diseases
Hepatitis B is eradicated completely whereas others are not

146.

Assertion : Interferons are antiviral proteins.

Reason : Interferons are secreted by virus infected cells.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false

147.

A person who shows unpredictable moods, outbursts of emotions, quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts with others is suffering from

borderline personality disorder (BPD)
mood disorder
addictive disorder
schizophrenia

148.
Cytokines that provide non- specific immnity against virus are

interlukin

tumour necrosis

colony stimulating

interferon

interferon

Interferon or IFNs are a group of signalling proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of several viruses. It also acts a s cytokine and can enhance immune response. IFNs are of three types- alpha ( $α$ ), beta ( $β$ ) and gamma ( $γ$ ). These are used for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune dieases.

149.

Assertion: Sporozoites of malarial parasite enter in the human body due to biting of freshly born female Anopheles mosquito, whose mother was a carrier of malarial parasite.

Reason: Male and female gametocytes of malarial parasites are formed in the human intestine

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.