Read the passage carefully and give the answer to the next five questions: India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal. These programmes called ‘family planning’ were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation. Creating awareness among the people about various reproduction-related aspects and providing facilities and support for building up a reproductively healthy society are the major tasks under these programmes.
Which of the following is not a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
Filariasis
Filariasis is not a sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is caused by parasitic worms, mainly Wuchereria bancrofti, and is transmitted through mosquito bites. Chlamydiasis, genital herpes, and trichomoniasis are STDs caused by bacteria, viruses, and protozoans, respectively.
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Which disorder is caused by the substitution of Glutamic acid (Glu) by Valine (Val) at the sixth position of the beta globin chain of haemoglobin?
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I (Disease) List-II (Pathogen/Genera) (A) Amoebiasis (I) Wuchereria (B) Filariasis (II) Entamoeba histolytica (C) Ringworm (III) Hemophilus influenzae (D) Pneumonia (IV) Epidermophyton Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which one of the following lymphoid organ is large at birth but reduces with age?
Which of the following plays a significant role in our stomach in checking disease-causing microbes?
The common approach(es) for the treatment of cancer is/are:
(A) Vaccination
(B) Surgery
(C) Physiotherapy
(D) Radiation therapy
(E) Immunotherapy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
ELISA is based on the principle of:
Smack is chemically:
Antibodies are secreted by:
Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Medical Termination of Pregnancy?
Identify the incorrect statement/s:
(A) Intestinal perforation and death may occur in severe cases of typhoid infection.
(B) Common cold is caused by Rhinoviruses.
(C) Lips and fingernails may turn grey to bluish colour in severe cases of pneumonia.
(D) Pneumonia is caused by Salmonella.
(E) Typhoid fever could be confirmed by Widal test.
Important Questions from Human Health and Diseases
Adenosine deaminase deficiency is caused by __________ of the gene.
Identify the statements which hold true for Phenylketonuria.
- (A) Phenylketonuria is a sex-linked disorder
- (B) Phenylpyruvic acid is accumulated and converted to phenylalanine
- (C) It is caused by a mutation in a pleiotropic gene
- (D) The affected individual lacks enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
'Terror of Bengal' is another name of:
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I (Pathogen) List-II (Disease) (A) Wuchereria (I) Typhoid (B) Plasmodium (II) Pneumonia (C) Streptococcus (III) Malaria (D) Salmonella (IV) Elephantiasis Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following is NOT a sexually transmitted disease?
