Cervical Cancer

Q. Select the correct option on the basis of whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) regarding mosquitoes and HIV?

1. HIV is destroyed in the alimentary canal of the mosquito
2. During mosquito bite, only saliva of the mosquito comes in contact, not the blood
3. HIV cannot grow inside the mosquito body as they don’t have HIV specific receptors

1. 1 - T, 2 - F, 3 - F
2. 1 - F, 2 - T, 3 - T
3. 1 - F, 2 - T, 3 - T
4. 1 - T, 2 - T, 3 - T

Q.

What are the preventive measures for Hepatitis B?

Q.

Choose the correct option with respect to the assertion and reason given.

Assertion [A]: Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in a woman's cervix.

Reason [R]: BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations can lead to cancer.

1. [A] is true and [R] is false

2. [A] is false and [R] is true

3. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is a correct explanation to [A]

4. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not a correct explanation to [A]

Q. virus is a major causative agent of cervical cancer.

1. Gemini
2. Human immuno
3. Human papilloma
4. Herpes

Q. Transformation of a normal cell to cancer cell may start with changes in

1. Cytoplasm
2. Nucleus
3. Mitochondria
4. Fibronetin

Q. Inactive cellular oncogenes have been identified in cancer cells.

1. True
2. False

Q. virus is a major causative agent of cervical cancer.

1. Gemini
2. Human immuno
3. Human papilloma
4. Herpes

Q. The protein products of tumour suppressor gene may

1. Cause signal cell death.
2. Regulate the cell cycle.
3. Be present in non-cancerous cells.
4. All of the above.

Q.

Choose the correct option with respect to the assertion and reason given.

Assertion [A]: Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in a woman's cervix.

Reason [R]: BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations can lead to cancer.

1. [A] is true and [R] is false.

2. [A] is false and [R] is true .

3. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is a correct explanation to [A].

4. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not a correct explanation to [A].

Q. Genes involved in cancer are

1. Cancer genes
2. Oncogenes
3. Tumour genes
4. Regulator genes

Q. Write the full forms of:

1. AIDS
2. BCG
3. DPT vaccine
4. WHO
5. HIV
6. ATS
7. TAB
8. STD