18165.A certain patient is suspected to be suffering from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Which diagnostic technique will you recommend for its detection?
WIDAL
ELISA
MRI
Ultra sound
18166.A metastatic cancerous tissue is termed 'sarcoma' if the disorder is in
Fibroblasts
Epithelial cells
Immune system
Circulatory system
18167.A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxine in a adults and characterized by (i) a low metabolic rate, (ii) increase in body weight and (iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is
Cretinism
Hypothyroidism
Simple goitre
Myxoedema
18168.Carcinoma refers to
Malignant tumours of the skin or mucous membrane
Benign tumours of the connective tissue
Malignant tumours of the colon
Malignant tumours of the connective tissue
18169.Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is
Caused by a Gram-negative bacterium
Not an infectious disease
Caused by a virus
Caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
18170.At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS?
Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person
When the infecting retrovirus enters host cells
When viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase
When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T-lymphocytes and damages large number of these
18171.Cancer cells are damaged by radiations while others are not because cancer cells are
Undergoing rapid divisions
Different in nature
Starved
None of the above
18172.Alzheimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of
Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Dopamine
Glutamic acid
Acetylcholine
18173.Which of the following disease is caused by virus and transmitted by mosquito
Plague
Typhus
Yellow fever
Filariasis
18175.Which of the following diseases is due to an allergic reaction?
Enteric fever
Hay fever
Skin cancer
Goitre
18176.Consider the following four measures (a - d) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common:
(a) Spray with Bordeaux mixture
(b) Control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen
(c) Use of only disease-free seeds
(d) Use of varieties resistant to the disease
Which two of the above measures can control the disease?(a) and (d)
(b) and (c)
(a) and (b)
(c) and (d)
18178.Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
Typhoid, Tuberculosis
Ringworm, AIDS
Common Cold, AIDS
Dysentery, Common Cold
18180.Which one of the following in not a property of cancerous cells whereas the remaining three are?
They divide in an uncontrolled manner
They show contact inhibition
They compete with normal cells for vital nutrients
They do not remain confined in the area of formation
18181.In which one of the following options the two examples are correctly matched with their particular type of immunity?
| Examples | Type of immunity |
|---|---|
| (1) Saliva in mouth and tears in eyes | Physical barriers |
| (2) Mucus coating of epithelium lining the urogenital tract and HCl in stomach | Physiological barriers |
| (3) Polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes | Cellular barriers |
| (4) Anti-tetanus and anti-snake bite injections | Active immunity |
Example (1)
Example (2)
Example (3)
Example (4)
18183.Compare the statements A and B.
Statement A: Ranikhet disease is the disease of poultry.
Statement B: It is caused by a virus.
Select the correct description.Statement A is correct and B is wrong.
Statement A is wrong and B is correct.
Both the statements A and B are wrong.
Both the statements A and B are correct.
18185.Match the disease in Column I with the appropriate items (pathogen / prevention / treatment) in Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| (a) Amoebiasis | (i) Treponema pallidum |
| (b) Diphtheria | (ii) Use only sterilized food and water |
| (c) Cholera | (iii) DPT Vaccine |
| (d) Syphilis | (iv) Use oval rehydration therapy |
a - (ii), b - (iii), c - (iv), d - (i)
a - (i), b - (ii), c - (iii), d - (iv)
a - (ii), b - (iv), c - (i), d - (iii)
a - (ii), b - (i), c - (iii), d - (iv)
18186.Select the correct statement with respect to diseases and immunization.
If due to some reason B and T lymphocytes are damaged, the body will not produce antibodies against a pathogen
Injection of snake antivenom against snake bite is an example of active immunization
Certain protozoans have been used to mass produce hepatitis B vaccine
Injection of dead/inactivated pathogens causes passive immunity
18189.The pathogen Microsporum responsible for ringworm disease in humans belongs to the same Kingdom of organisms as that of
Taenia, a tapeworm
Ascaris, a round worm
Rhizopus, a mould
Wuchereria, a filarial worm
18190.Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite?
Red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria
Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito
Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito
Spleen of infected humans
18191.Which one of the following acts as a physiological barrier to the entry of microorganisms in human body?
Tears
Skin
Monocytes
Epithelium of Urogenital tract
18192.Which one of the following options gives the correct matching of a disease with its causative organism and mode of infection?
| Disease | Causative Organisms | Mode of Infection |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Elephantiasis | Wuchereria bancrofti | With infected water and food |
| (2) Malaria | Plasmodium vivax | Bite of male Anopheles mosquito |
| (3) Typhoid | Salmonella typhi | With inspired air |
| (4) Pneumonia | Streptococcus Pneumoniae | Droplet infection |
Option (1)
Option (2)
Option (3)
Option (4)
18194.Which one of the following pairs of diseases is viral as well as transmitted by mosquitoes?
Encephalitis and sleeping sickness
Yellow fever and sleeping sickness
Elephantiasis and Dengue
Yellow fever and Dengue
18197.How many variable segments are present in the basic structure of antibody molecules?
One
Two
Three
Four
18199.Aedes aegypti is a vector for
Yellow fever
Dengue fever
Both dengue and yellow fever
Japanese encephalitis
18200.To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears from the eyes, belong?
Cellular barriers
Cytokine barriers
Physical barriers
Physiological barriers
18201.Antigen binding site in an antibody is found between
one heavy and one light chain
two heavy chains
two light chains
either between two light chains or between one heavy and one light chain depending upon the nature of antigen
18202.The complexes formed during immune complex mediated hypersensitivity are removed by
Eosinophils and monocytes
Monocytes and B-lymphocytes
Eosinophils and T cells
Eosinophils and basophils
18203.Identify the Hepatitis virus, which cannot survive independently and it requires another hepatitis virus for its multiplication
Hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis D virus
18205.Which one of the following is a matching pair of a drug and its category?
Amphetamines — stimulant
Lysergic acid dimethyl amide — narcotic
Heroin — psychotropic
Benzodiazepines — pain killer
18206.Note the following:
Identify the factors involved in 2nd line of defense.
| (a) Skin | (b) Phagocytes |
| (c) B-cells | (d) Inflammation |
| (e) Antibodies | (f) T-cells |
| (g) Fever | (h) Antimicrobial proteins |
| (i). NK-cells | (j) Secretions |
Identify the factors involved in 2nd line of defense.
d, f, h and j
c, e, g and h
b, d, g and i
b, c, e and i
18207.Diphtheria is caused by
poisons released by virus into the host tissues
poisons released from dead bacterial cells into the host tissue
poisons released by living bacterial cells into the host tissue
excessive immune response by the host's body
18208.
Assertion: Cancer cells are virtually immortal until the body in which they resides dies.
Reason: Cancer is caused by damage to genes regulating the cell division cycle.
Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Assertion is true statement but reason is false.
Both assertion and reason are false.
18209.Hemozoin is released into blood during the infection of plasmodium vivax every
72 Hrs
48 Hrs
24 Hrs
12 Hrs
18210.Sickle cell anemia has not been eliminated from the African population because
It provides immunity against malaria
It is not a fatal disease
It is controlled by recessive genes
It is controlled by dominant genes
18211.Who among the following is recognized as the father of Immunology?
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur
Edward Jenner
Ferdinand Kohn
18212.Kala-azar is caused by
Taenia solium
Trypanosoma gambiense
Leishmania donovani
Wuchereria bancrofti
18213.Nobel prize for medicine was given for confirming the role of Helicobacter pylori in causing
Nephritis
Peptic ulcer
Bronchitis
Rhinitis
18214.Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to
Eating fruits preserved in tin containers
Hot and humid environment
Low temperature
Inhalation of seasonal pollen