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Human Health and Diseases MCQs | Human Health and Diseases Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers

(1) What did Dr. Jenner inoculate in the boy for the first time?
[A] live cowpox virus
[B] dead cowpox virus
[C] live small pox virus
[D] dead small pox virus
Answer: dead small pox virus
(2) To protect a person against tetanus, inoculation of one of the following would save life
[A] attenuated organisms
[B] killed tetanus bacteria
[C] tetanus antibodies
[D] dead bacteria
Answer: tetanus antibodies
(3) The cells that actually release the antibodies are
[A] helper T cells
[B] cytotoxic T cells
[C] plasma cells
[D] pyrogens
Answer: helper T cells
(4) A person without thymus would not be able to
[A] reject a tissue transplant
[B] develop an inflammatory response
[C] produce antibodies
[D] fight cold and cough
Answer: fight cold and cough
(5) The antigen- antibody reaction during allergies releases
[A] interferons
[B] pyrogens
[C] allergens
[D] histamines
Answer: histamines
(6) The following blood transfusion would lead to clotting due to incompatibility
[A] A given to AB
[B] O given to A
[C] AB given to A
[D] B given to B
Answer: B given to B
(7) Immunodeficiency can result from which of the following
[A] gene mutation
[B] infection
[C] malnutrition
[D] all of the above
Answer: There is no real 'progress' in the idea of evolution.
(8) HIV attacks which of the following?
[A] B cells
[B] T cells
[C] Antigen presenting cells
[D] T- helper cells
Answer: blastogenic variation
(9) Which of the following properties of acquired immunity is the basis of vaccination?
[A] specificity
[B] diversity
[C] memory
[D] discrimination between self and non-self
Answer: memory
(10) The following disease is an autoimmune disease
[A] multiple sclerosis
[B] malaria
[C] tetanus
[D] cholera
Answer: multiple sclerosis
(11) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) contains
[A] reverse transcriptase
[B] DNA
[C] double-stranded RNA
[D] nuclear membrane
Answer: reverse transcriptase
(12) Which one of the following is a synthetic drug?
[A] morphine
[B] amphetamines
[C] cocaine
[D] charas
Answer: amphetamines
(13) Which one of the following is not a derivative of opium?
[A] morphine
[B] codeine
[C] heroin
[D] cocaine
Answer: cocaine
(14) Amphetamines have the following effect on the body.
[A] cause drowsiness
[B] bring hallucinations
[C] stimulate the body
[D] depress the body
Answer: stimulate the body
(15) Which drugs are commonly called sleeping pills?
[A] barbiturates
[B] amphetamines
[C] opiate narcotics
[D] LSD
Answer: barbiturates
(16) Which one of the following is a psychedelic drug?
[A] opium
[B] LSD
[C] cocaine
[D] morphine
Answer: LSD
(17) Which one of the following drugs causes hallucinations?
[A] LSD
[B] caffeine
[C] opium
[D] amphetamines
Answer: caffeine
(18) Which one of the following is not a teratogen?
[A] thalidomide
[B] amphetamines
[C] german measles
[D] X-rays
Answer: amphetamines
(19) Which one of the following is not an effect of tobacco?
[A] blood vessels are dilated
[B] blood pressure increases
[C] nerve cells are stimulated
[D] heartbeat increases
Answer: nerve cells are stimulated
(20) Emphysema is a disease of
[A] pharynx
[B] larynx
[C] lungs
[D] mouth
Answer: lungs

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