Common cold differs from pneumonia in, that:
1. | Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease |
2. | Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine |
3. | Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae |
4. | Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs |
Which one of the following is not a property of cancerous cells whereas, the remaining three are?
1. They compete with the normal cells for vital nutrients.
2. They do not remain confined in the area of formation.
3. They divide in an uncontrolled manner.
4. They show contact inhibition.
Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to immunity?
1. | Preformed antibodies need to be injected to treat the bite by a viper snake. |
2. | The antibodies against smallpox pathogen are produced by T - lymphocytes. |
3. | Antibodies are protein molecules, each of which has four light chains. |
4. | Rejection of a kidney graft by the recipient is the function of B-lymphocytes. |
Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of
1. Opium
2. Alcohol
3. Tobacco (Chewing)
4. Cocaine
(a) | |
(b) |
Molecule | Source | Use | |
1. | (a) Cocaine | Erythroxylum coca | Accelerates the transport of dopamine |
2. | (b) Heroin | Cannabis Sativa | Depressant and slows down body functions |
3. | (b) Cannabinoid | Atropa belladonna | Produces hallucinations |
4. | (a) Morphine | Papaver somniferum | Sedative and painkiller |
At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS?
1. | Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person |
2. | When the infected retrovirus enters host cells |
3. | When HIV damages a large number of helper T-Lymphocytes |
4. | When the viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase |
Which of the following immunoglobulins does constitute the largest percentage in human milk?
1. Ig M
2. Ig A
3. Ig G
4. Ig D
Which of the following viruses is not transferred through semen of an infected male?
1. | Human immunodeficiency virus | 2. | Chikungunya virus |
3. | Ebola virus | 4. | Hepatitis B virus |
Match each disease with its correct type of vaccine :
(a) |
tuberculosis |
(i) |
harmless virus |
(b) |
whooping cough |
(ii) |
inactivated toxin |
(c) |
diphtheria |
(iii) |
killed bacteria |
(d) |
polio |
(iv) |
harmless bacteria |
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
2. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
3. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
4. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would you look for confirmatory evidences?
1. Serum albumins
2. Haemocytes
3. Serum globulins
4. Fibrinogin in plasma