CBSE Class 9 Science Why Do We Fall Ill MCQs Set A

Question: The disease caused due to worm is

a) Sleeping sickness

b) Tetanus

c) Rabies

d) Filariasis 

Answer: D

Question: Penicillin is a drug that can

a) An antibiotic that can kill bacteria

b) Interfere in the biological pathway of bacteria

c) None of the options 

d) Both Interfere in the biological pathway of bacteria and An antibiotic that can kill bacteria

Answer: C

Question: The pathogens od disease are

a) Protozoa

b) Bacteria

c) Virus

d) All of the options

Answer : A

Question: HIV virus attacks one of the following cells in our body

a) White blood cells

b) Red blood cells

c) Long cell 

d) Liver cell

Answer : C

Question: The bacteria among the following is

a) Salmonella typhi

b) Plasmodium

c) Rabies virus

d) Trypanosome 

Answer : D

Question: Diarrhea, cholera, typhoid are the diseases that have one thing in common that is

a) All of the options

b) All of them are cured by antibiotics

c) All of them is transmitted by contaminated food and water

d) All of them are caused by bacteria

Answer : A

Question: Plasmodium is an example of

a) Virus

b) Protozoa 

c) Bacteria

d) Worm

Answer : B

Question: Malaria is caused due to

a) Both Protozoa and Anopheles mosquito

b) Protozoa

c) Anopheles mosquito

d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question: The BCG vaccine is given for the immunity against

a) Jaundice

b) Hepatitis

c) Tuberculosis 

d) Malaria

Answer: C

Question: The disease that affects our lungs is

a) Rabies

b) AIDS

c) Polio

d) Tuberculosis 

Answer : D

Question: Larynx is called

a) Voice box

b) Respiratory organ

c) Music box

d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question. Congenital disease is
(a) Deficiency disease
(b) Present from the time of birth
(c) Spread from man to man
(d) That occurs during lifetime

Answer :  A

Question. Which one of the following is not a viral disease?
(a) Dengue
(b) AIDS
(c) Typhoid
(d) Influenza

Answer :  C

Question. Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?
(a) Cholera
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Anthrax
(d) Influenza

Answer :  D

Question. Examples of communicable diseases are Tuberculosis
(a) Diabetes
(b) Arthritis
(c) Cancer
(a) None

Answer :  A

Question. Sleeping sickness is caused by ____________, a protozoan.
(a) Trypanosoma
(b) Euglena
(c) Plasmodium
(d) Amoeba

Answer :  A

Question. Which one of the following diseases is not caused by bacteria?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Anthrax
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Malaria

Answer :  D

Question. Which one of the following has a long term effect on the health of an individual?
(a) Common cold
(b) Chicken pox
(c) Chewing tobacco
(d) Stress

Answer :  C

Question. Many of the people suffer from the problem of acnes and feel annoyed of the ugly skin texture caused due to the acne spots. Can you guess the microorganism causing these acne?
(a) H1N1 virus
(b) Trypanosoma
(c)Leishmania
(d) Staphylococcus

Answer :  D

Question. Microbes are immediate cause of _______ disease.
(a) Infectious
(b) Non-infectious
(c) Acute
(d) Chronic.

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following diseases is caused by worm?
(a) Measles
(b) Poliomyelitis
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Elephantiasis

Answer :  D

Question. Which one of the following is not important for individual health?
(a) Living in clean space
(b) Good economic condition
(c) Social equality and harmony
(d) Living in a large and well furnished house

Answer :  D

Question. Malarial parasite after entering the human body reaches the
(a) liver and then RBCs
(b) stomach and then RBCs
(c) liver and then WBCs
(d) stomach and then salivary glands

Answer :  A

Question. We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our surroundings because they
(a) multiply very fast and cause pollution
(b) are vectors for many diseases
(c) bite and cause skin diseases
(d) are not important insects

Answer :  B

Question. Larynx is called
(a) Voice box
(b) Music box
(c) Respiratory organ
(d) None of these

Answer :  D

Question. Which one of the following has a long term effect on the health of an individual?
(a) Common cold
(b) Chicken pox
(c) Chewing tobacco
(d) Stress

Answer :  C

Question. TAB-vaccine is used to provide immunity against Typhoid for a period of three years.What is the correct abbreviation of TAB?
(a) Typhoid-Paratyphoid A and B Vaccine
(b) Typhoid-Partialtyphoid A and B Vaccine
(c)Typhoid-Peroxytyphoid A and B Vaccine
(d) Typhoid-Pertyphoid A and B Vaccine

Answer :  A

Question. Plasmodium is an example of
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Protozoa
(d) Worm

Answer :  C

Question. Which of the following organism causes acne?
(a) Trypanosoma
(b) Lactobacillus
(c) Staphylococcus
(d) Plasmodium

Answer :  C

Question. HIV virus attacks one of the following cells in our body
(a) Red blood cells
(b) White blood cells
(c) Liver cell
(d) Long cell

Answer :  D

Question. Which one of the following is not important for individual health?
(a) Living in a clean place
(b) Good economic condition
(c) Social equality and harmony
(d) Living in large, well-furnished house

Answer :  D

Question. Which of the following is the literal meaning of disease?
(a) Being happy
(b) Being unaware
(c) Being uncomfortable
(d) Being uncomplicated

Answer :  C

Question. Which of the following bacteria cause peptic ulcer?
(a) Helicobactor chlolecystus
(b) Helicobactor salomonis
(c) Helicobactor pylori
(d) Helicobactor hepaticus

Answer :  C

Question. The disease caused due to worm is
(a) Tetanus
(b) Rabies
(c) Sleeping sickness
(d) Filariasis

Answer :  D

Question. The main symptoms of the HIV-AIDS infection are due to the fact that patient’s body can no longer fight off many minor infections and hence becomes the reason of the patient’s ultimate death.
This happens because:
(a) HIV virus alone causes all the infections
(b) HIV virus releases a poison in the body
(c) HIV virus damages the immune system of the body
(d) HIV virus directly attacks the human nervous system

Answer :  C

Question. Acute diseases last for:
(a) Long period of time
(b) Only few hours
(c) Short period of time
(d) Life long

Answer :  C

Question. Which of the following is a chronic disease?
(a) Cold
(b) Diabetes
(c) Influenza
(d) Typhoid

Answer :  B