Assertion(A): Blood vessels of lower limbs are blocked by filarial worm in case of elephantiasis.
Reason(R): Blood and lymph accumulate over time in tissues and give rise to enlarged elephant like limbs.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Subtopic:  Ascariasis & Filariasis |
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Assertion(A): Colostrum provides naturally acquired passive immunity to the infant.
Reason(R): Colostrum is rich in lgA.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Active & Passive Immunity |
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Level 2: 60%+
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Health, for a long time, was considered as a state of body and mind where there was a balance of certain 'humors' How many of the following given below are humors?
Black bile, Chyme, Blood, Mucus
1. One
2. Four
3. Two
4. Three
Subtopic:  Introduction |
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Which of the following pairs of diseases belong to the category that are easily transmitted from one person to another?
1. Cancer and pneumonia
2. AIDS and diabetes mellitus
3. Pneumonia and atherosclerosis
4. ringworm and common cold
Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction | Fungal Infection & Concept of Immunity |
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Level 1: 80%+
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Select the disease among the following that can be transmitted through semen of an infected male.
a. Malaria b. AIDS
c. Chikungunya d. Hepatitis-B
1. a and b
2. b and d
3. c and d
4. d only
Subtopic:  AIDS |
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Level 1: 80%+
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Select the odd one among the following w.r.t the benign form of malaria.
1. Plasmodium vivax
2. Plasmodium ovale
3. Plasmodium falciparum
4. Plasmodium malariae
Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
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Level 3: 35%-60%
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The infectious form of malarial parasite for the secondary and the primary hosts respectively are
1. Gametes and sporozoites
2. Sporozoites and gametes
3. Sporozoites and gametocytes
4. Gametocyes and sporozoites
Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction | Treatment & Life Cycle of Malaria |
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Select the incorrect match w.r.t. disease and mode of their transmission.
1. Chikungunya - Sharing tobacco smoke
2. Amoebiasis - Contaminated food and water
3. AIDS - Artificial insemination
4. Malaria - Bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito
Subtopic:  Introduction |
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Select the correct option to complete the analogy.
Dengue : Aedes mosquito : : Chikungunya : _________
1. Anopheles mosquito
2. Tse-tse fly
3. Aedes mosquito
4. Housefly
 
Subtopic:  Introduction |
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The disease which is diagnosed by Widal test is similar to disease caused due to giant intestinal roundworm with reference to
1. Same causative agent
2. Mode of transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Vector of disease
Subtopic:  Typhoid Fever |
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