Introduction to Health and Diseases

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Is the tumour a product of redifferentiation?

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In which gene does point mutation occur in sickle cell anemia?

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Describe the immunoglobulin IgE.

Q. Describe intrinsic factors of disease.

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A person showing unpredictable moods, outbursts of emotion, quarrelsome behaviourand conflicts with others is suffering from:

1. Schizophrenia

2. Additive disorder

3. Borderline personality disorder

4. Mood disorders

Q. Black death is the name given to _____________ .

1. Malaria
2. Cholera
3. Typhoid
4. Plague

Q. The French army were defeated by ___________

1. The Russians
2. Human lice
3. A plague epidemic
4. None of the above

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Which of the following organ is called ‘graveyard of RBCs’?

1. Spleen

2. Liver

3. Kidney

4. Heart

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Expanded form of ELISA is

1. Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay

2. Enzyme Linked Ion Sorbent Assay

3. Enzyme Linked Inductive Sorbent Assay

4. Enzyme Linked Immuno Sonar Assay

Q. What is true for night blindness and haemophilia?

1. Nutritional deficiency disorders
2. X-linked recessive disorders
3. Autosomal dominant disorders
4. Autosomal recessive disorders

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Can anxiety affect your breathing?

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What is Paris-Trousseau syndrome?

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The immunoglobulin abundant in colostrum is

1. IgG

2. IgM

3. IgA

4. IgD

Q. Sometimes parasites themselves are parasitised by other organisms, such parasites are known as

1. Symbionts
2. Endoparasites
3. Ectoparasites
4. Hyperparasites

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What therapy is best for a borderline personality disorder?

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Can stress cause neurological symptoms?

Q. Lathyrism due to consumption of kesari dal is characterised by

1. Skeletal abnormalities, diabetes mellitus and reproductive failure
2. Retarded growth, precocious puberty and renal dysfunction
3. Skeletal deformation and thinning of collagen fibres
4. Cardiovascular abnormalities, mental retardation and delayed puberty

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Widal test is carried out to test

1. Malaria

2. Diabetes mellitus

3. HIV/AIDS

4. Typhoid fever

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Sickle cell anaemia is more common in South Africa. This is due to

1. More population of house flies

2. Change in alpha-chain of haemoglobin

3. Change in gamma-chain of haemoglobin

4. Change in beta-chain of haemoglobin

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Which of the following is a characteristic of neurosis?

1. Fits of convulsions

2. Prolonged emotional reaction to a stress

3. Headache

4. Madness

Q. A psychological syndrome associated with distress is called as _____________.

1. Mental ability
2. Mental illness
3. Memory loss
4. None of the above

Q. The French army was defeated by ___________.

1. The Russians
2. Human lice
3. A plague epidemic
4. None of the above

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With respect to phenylketonuria identify which statement is not correct.

1. It is an example of pleiotropy.

2. It is an error in metabolism.

3. It is a case of aneuploidy

4. Caused due to autosomal recessive trait.

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Sickle cell anaemia is more common in South Africa. This is due to

1. Change in beta-chain of haemoglobin

2. More population of house flies

3. Change in alpha-chain of haemoglobin

4. Change in gamma-chain of haemoglobin

Q. Unusual mood changes are seen in the condition of

1. Depression
2. Anxiety
3. Manic depression
4. Insomnia

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What are cysts and tumors?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of neurosis?

1. Fits of convulsions

2. Prolonged emotional reaction to a stress

3. Headache

4. Madness

Q. Sickle cell anaemia is because of

1. More population of house flies.
2. Change in sequences of amino acids in beta-chain of haemoglobin.
3. Poor hygienic conditions.
4. Change in sequences of amino acids in alpha-chain of haemoglobin.

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Expanded form of ELISA is

1. Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay

2. Enzyme Linked Ion Sorbent Assay

3. Enzyme Linked Inductive Sorbent Assay

4. Enzyme Linked Immuno Sonar Assay

Q. How many of the following bacteria can obtain food from living host?
Mycobacterium leprae, Clostridium botulinum, Bacillus vulgaris, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas.

1. Three
2. Four
3. Two
4. Five