Select the correct statement from the ones given below:
1. | Barbiturates when given to criminals make them tell the truth |
2. | Morphine is often given to persons who have undergone surgery as a painkiller |
3. | Chewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate |
4. | Cocaine is given to patients after surgery as it stimulates recovery |
Ringworm in humans is caused by:
1. | bacteria | 2. | fungi |
3. | nematodes | 4. | viruses |
Widal test is used for the diagnosis of:
1. malaria
2. pneumonia
3. tuberculosis
4. typhoid
Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?
1. | HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person. |
2. | Drug addicts are the least susceptible to HIV infection. |
3. | AIDS patients are being fully cured cent per cent with proper care and nutrition. |
4. | The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers. |
Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Common cold, AIDS
3. Dysentery, common cold
4. Typhoid, tuberculosis
Use of anti-histamine and steroids give a quick relief from:
1. | allergy | 2. | nausea |
3. | cough | 4. | headache |
A person likely to develop tetanus is immunised by administering:
1. dead germs
2. preformed antibodies
3. wide spectrum antibiotics
4. weakened germs
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. | Patients, who have undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain |
2. | Benign tumours show the property of metastasis |
3. | Heroin accelerates body functions |
4. | Malignant tumours may exhibit metastasis |
The letter T, in T- lymphocyte refers to:
1. thyroid
2. thalamus
3. tonsil
4. thymus
Match the disease in column-I with the appropriate items (pathogen/prevention/treatment) in column-II.
Column I | Column II | ||
A. | Amoebiasis | 1. | Treponema pallidum |
B. | Diphtheria | 2. | Use only sterilized food and water |
C. | Cholera | 3. | DPT vaccine |
D. | Syphilis | 4. | Use oral rehydration therapy |
1. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
2. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
3. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
4. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1