Answer: B
Question: Opiate narcotic is
a) bhang
b) charas
c) heroin
d) nicotine
Answer: C
Question: Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
a) Dengue fever — Arbovirus
b) Plague — Yersinia pestis
c) Syphilis — Trichuris trichiura
d) Malaria — Plasmodium vivax
Answer: C
Question: Which of the following diseases is due to an allergic reaction?
a) Goitre
b) Skin cancer
c) Hay fever
d) Enteric fever
Answer: C
Question: Hypersensitivity to an allergen is associated with
a) aberrant functioning of the immune mechanism
b) increase in ambient temperature
c) age of the individual
d) food habits
Answer: A
Question: The long-term prospects for a truly human civilization depend in a large measure on
a) the ability of humanity to moderate its fecundity
b) increasing the food production
c) colonization of underpopulated areas
d) control of human diseases
Answer: D
Question: Passive immunity was discovered by
a) Edward Jenner
b) Emil von Behring
c) Robert Koch
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: B
Question: Retroviruses are implicated as a cause for cancer in humans because they
a) carry gene for reverse transcriptase
b) may carry cellular protooncogenes in their genome
c) may carry v-oncogenes in their genome
d) carry single stranded RNA as their genetic material
Answer: D
Question: Diphtheria is caused by
a) poisons released by living bacterial cells into the host tissue
b) poisons released from dead bacterial cells into the host tissue
c) poisons released by virus into the host tissues
d) excessive immune response by the host’s body
Answer: A
Question: Which of the following is an opiate narcotic?
a) Barbiturates
b) Morphine
c) Amphetamines
d) LSD
Answer: B
Question: Which of the following will be achieved in next two decades ?
a) Control of cancer
b) Correction of genetic basis of diabetes mellitus
c) A complete understanding of brain-mind interactions
d) Production of biodegradable plastic
Answer: B
Question: If a person shows production of interferons in his body, the chances are that he has got an infection of
a) typhoid
b) measles
c) tetanus
d) malaria
Answer: B
Question: Which of the following symptoms indicate radiation sickness ?
a) Red and ulcerated skin
b) Nausea and anaemia
c) Nausea and loss of hair
d) Ulcerated skin, nausea and loss of hair
Answer: D
Question: Botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum affects the
a) spleen
b) intestine
c) lymph glands
d) neuromuscular junction
Answer: D
Question: Typhoid fever is caused by
a) Giardia
b) Salmonella
c) Shigella
d) Escherichia
Answer: B
Question: Koch’s postulates are not applicable to
a) cholera
b) leprosy
c) TB
d) diphtheria
Answer: B
Question: The term ‘humulin’ is used for
a) human insulin
b) powerful antibiotic
c) isoenzyme
d) hydrolytic enzyme
Answer: A
Question: Hybridoma cells are
a) product of spore formation in bacteria
b) hybrid cells resulting from myeloma cells
c) nervous cells of frog
d) only cells having oncogenes
Answer: B
Question: Which one of the following correctly matches a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) with its pathogen ?
a) AIDS — Bacillus anthracis
b) Syphilis — Treponema pallidum
c) Urethritis — Entamoeba gingivalis
d) Gonorrhoea — Leishmania donovani
Answer: B
Question: Small proteins produced by vertebrate cells naturally in response to viral infections and which inhibit mutliplication of viruses are called
a) immunoglobulins
b) interferons
c) antitoxins
d) lipoproteins
Answer: B
Question: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a bovine disease. To which of the following human diseases it is related ?
a) Kala-azar
b) Encephalitis
c) Cerebral spondylitis
d) Creutzfeldt Jacob disease
Answer: D
Question: Which one of the following is correct match?
a) Reserpine — Tranquiliser
b) Cocaine — Opiatic narcotic
c) Morphine — Hallucinogenic
d) Bhang — Analgesic
Answer: A
Question: Which of these is most infectious disease?
a) Hepatitis-B
b) AIDS
c) Cough and cold
d) Malaria
Answer: A
Question: Reason of lung cancer is
a) coal mining
b) calcium fluoride
c) cement factory
d) bauxite mining
Answer: C
Question: LSD is
a) hallucinogenic
b) sedative
c) stimulant
d) tranquiliser
Answer: A
Question: Salmonella is related with
a) typhoid
b) polio
c) TB
d) tetanus
Answer: A
Question: Monoclonal antibodies
a) are obtained from a cell and act on one antigen
b) are obtained from a group of cells and act on more than one antigens
c) are obtained from a group of same type of cells and act on single antigen
d) are obtained from a group of same type of cells and act on more than one antigens
Answer: C
Question: Cancerous cells can easily be destroyed by radiation due to
a) rapid cell division
b) lack of nutrition
c) fast mutation
d) lack of oxygen
Answer: A
Question: The term “antibiotic” was coined by
a) Selman Waksman
b) Alexander Fleming
c) Edward Jenner
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: A
Question: Carcinoma refers to
a) malignant tumours of the colon
b) benign tumours of the connective tissue
c) malignant tumours of the connective tissue
d) malignant tumours of the skin or mucous membrane
Answer: D
Question: Maximum application of animal cell culture technology today is in the production of
a) vaccines
b) edible proteins
c) insulin
d) interferons
Answer: A
Question: Christmas disease is another name for
a) Down’s syndrome
b) sleeping sickness
c) haemophilia-B
d) hepatitis-B
Answer: C
Question: Which one of the following conditions though harmful in itself, is also a potential saviour from a mosquito borne infectious disease ?
a) Pernicious anaemia
b) Leukemia
c) Thalassaemia
d) Sickle cell anaemia
Answer: D
Question: ELISA is used to detect viruses where the key reagent is
a) DNA probe
b) RNAase
c) alkaline phosphatase
d) catalase
Answer: C
Question: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
a) Streptomyces — Antibiotic
b) Serratia — Drug addiction
c) Spirulina — Single cell protein
d) Rhizobium — Biofertilizer
Answer: B
Question: Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
a) Glossina palpalis— Sleeping sickness
b) Culex pipiens — Filariasis
c) Aedes aegypti — Yellow fever
d) Anopheles culicifacies — Leishmaniasis
Answer: D
Question: Which one of the following depresses brain activity and produces feelings of calmness, relaxation and drowsiness ?
a) Valium
b) Morphine
c) Hashish
d) Amphetamines
Answer: A
Question: Which of the following is not a hereditary disease ?
a) Cretinism
b) Cystic fibrosis
c) Thalassaemia
d) Haemophilia
Answer: A
Question: A person showing unpredictable moods, outbursts of emotion, quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts with others is suffering from
a) schizophrenia
b) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
c) mood disorders
d) addictive disorders
Answer: A
Question: The “blue baby syndrome” results from
a) excess of chloride
b) methaemoglobin
c) excess of dissolved oxygen
d) excess of TDS (Total Dissolved Solids)
Answer: B
Question: Sickle cell anaemia has not been eliminated from the African population because
a) it is controlled by recessive genes
b) it is not a fatal disease
c) it provides immunity against malaria
d) it is controlled by dominant genes
Answer: C
Question: Both sickle cell anaemia and Huntington’s chorea are
a) bacteria-related diseases
b) congenital disorders
c) pollutant-induced disorders
d) virus-related diseases
Answer: B
Question: Which one of the following is a viral disease of poultry ?
a) Salmonellosis
b) Coryza
c) New castle disease
d) Pasteurellosis
Answer: C
Question: Probiotics are
a) safe antibiotics
b) cancer inducing microbes
c) new kind of food allergens
d) live microbial food supplement
Answer: D
Question: If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would you look for confirmatory evidence ?
a) Serum albumins
b) Serum globulins
c) Fibrinogen in the plasma
d) Haemocytes
Answer: B
Question: Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to
a) hot and humid environment
b) eating fruits preserved in tin containers
c) inhalation of seasonal pollen
d) low temperature
Answer: C
Question: Match the disease in Column-I with the appropriate items (pathogen/prevention/ treatment) in Column-II
Column-I Column-II
(A) Amoebiasis i. Teporema pallidum
(B) Diphtheria ii. Use only sterilized food and water
(C) Cholera iii. DPT vaccine
(D) syphilis vi. Use oval rehydration therapy
a) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)
b) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(iii)
c) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)
d) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
Answer: D
Question: To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears from the eyes, belong?
a) cytokine barriers
b) cellular barriers
c) physiological barriers
d) physical barriers
Answer: C
Question: The letter T in T-lymphocyte refers to
a) Tonsil
b) Thymus
c) Thyroid
d) Thalamus
Answer: B
Question: A person likely to develop tetanus is immunised by administering
a) Wide spectrum antibiotics
b) Weakened germs
c) Dead germs
d) Preformed antibodies
Answer: D
