16. Tuberculosis is caused by polluted:
(a) Air (b) Water
(c) Food (d) Fomites.
17. Polio is transmitted through:
(a) Water (b) Air
(c) Food (d) Insects
18. A person with no sign of disease but may transmit, it is called:
(a) A resistant person (b) Immune person
(c) A carrier person (d) An allergic person.
19. For eye examination the instrument used is:
(a) Stethoscope (b) Otoscope
(c) Opthalmoscope (d) Percussion hammer
20. Following is a contagious disease:
(a) Malaria (b) Filaria
(c) Tuberculosis (d) Hookworm infestation
21. Thyroid gland is present in:
(a) Chest (b) Abdomen
(c) Neck (d) Back
22. Who is regarded as “Father of Medicine”?
(a) Paracelsus (b) Aristotle
(c) Galen (d) Hippocrates.
23. The instrument used to measure blood pressure is:
(a) Stethescope (b) Sphygmomanometer
(c) Electrocardiograph (d) Rotameter
24. Dehydration is caused in the human body due to:
(a) Less of vitamins (b) Loss of water
(c) Loss of Salt (d) Loss of minerals.
25. All these are sterilized by chemicals except:
(a) Scissors (b) Endoscopes
(c) Gauze (d) Cables
26. B.C.G. vaccine is given to protect the child against:
(a) Diphtheria (b) Tetanus
(c) Typhoid (d) Tuberculosis
27. Protein deficiency disease is known as:
(a) Kwashiorkar (b) Cushing’s disease
(c) Gaucher’s disease (d) None of these above
28. Bone deformation can occur due to lack of:
(a) Calcium (b) Phosphorus
(c) Vitamin D (d) All of these.
29. A drug can:
(a) Cure disease (b) Diagnose disease
(c) Prevent disease (d) All of the above.
30. Vitamin ‘D’ deficiency may result in:
(a) Rickets (b) Beriberi
(c) Scurvey (d) Night blindness
31. Which is not cancer:
(a) Leukaemia (b) Glaucoma
(c) Carcinoma (d) Sarcoma
32. Vitamin essential for coagulation of blood is:
(a) B (b) D
(c) K (d) A
33. Who invented thermometer:
(a) Galileo Galilee (b) Lord Kelvin
(c) Celsius (d) Thomas J. Manning
34. Which of the following vitamins is considered as good for eyes:
(a) K (b) A
(c) B (d) C
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