QUIZ Diseases and Disorders Questions Answers

Diseases and Disorders based General QUIZ for Competitive Exams: Normally asked questions based on Disease, Disorders and cause. Vitamins, diseases based questions asked in various examinations like RAS, IAS, IES, IRS and SSC conducted by RPSC, UPSC and other state level PSCs. Here is collection of top Frequently asked Questions(FAQs) from Diseases and Disorders as part of RasExam.com QUIZ TIME.  



QN.
Question
Answer
1
Germ theory of diseases was postulated by
Louis Pasteur
2
The web of disease causation model was suggested by MacMahon and Pugh in their book
Epidemiologic Principles and methods
3
Ringworm is caused by
Fungus
4
Chikunguniya is caused by
Virus
5
Name five diseases caused by viruses
common cold, poliomyelitis, chicken pox, chikunguniya, rabies, influenza, measles, yellow fever, aids
6
Name five diseases caused by Bacteria
cholera, typhoid, leprosy, tetanus, plague, whooping cough, tuberculosis
7
Name three diseases caused by Protozoa
malaria, Kala azar, Amoebic dysentery
8
Name a disease caused by Metazoa
elephantiasis, ascarisis
9
A disease caused by fungus is
ringworm
10
A disease caused by Ricketssis is
typhus fever
11
Name few diseases caused by neutrient deficiency
Malnutrition, night blindness, rickets, beriberi, pellagra, goitre, scurvy, anaemia
12
Urea is a causative factor of which disease?
Uremia
13
Serum billirubin is a causative factor of which disease?
Jaundice
14
Ketone is a causative factor of which disease?
Ketosis
15
Uric acid is a causative factor of which disease?
Gout
16
Calcium carbonate is a causative factor of which disease?
Kidney stone
17
Lung cancer and coronary heart disease are less frequent in women. True/False
TRUE
18
Name few diseases which are not firmly identified
Mental illness, cancer, peptic ulcer, coronary heart disease
19
Due to uncontrolled division of cells,  is formed.
tumor
20
The harmless tumour is called  tumor.
benign
21
The harmful tumour is known as  tumour.
malignant
22
Tobaco contains hazardous chemical .
Nicotine
23
What are the ill effect of smoking?
chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, mouth cancer, larynx, oesophagus, pancreas, bladder, coronary heart diseases
24
Tobacco smoke contains which chemical compounds.
pyridine, ammonia, aldehyde, furfurol, carbon monoxide, nicotine, sulphur dioxide
25
Excessive intake of alcohol causes cancer of .
liver and oesophagus
26
High fat diet may lead to  cancer
breast
27
Tight wearing of cloths may cause  cancer
skin
28
Leprosy bacterium was discovered by
Dr. Armaur Hansen.
29
Leprosy affects the  nerves.
peripheral
30
What is the first stage of leprosy.
small patch with less sensation
31
Malaria is caused by .
Plasmodium vivax
32
Malaria is treated with
Chloroquanine, Primaquine, Meparine, Paludrine and Quinine
33
The mode of transmission of malaria virus is
Biting of female anopheles mosquito carrying plasmodium vivax
34
Hepatitis is the diseased condition of which part of our body.
Liver
35
Hepatitis is caused by which virus?
Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
36
Hepatitis A virus infection occurs through
contaminated water or food.
37
Hepatitis A virus is characterized by
fever, chilling, headache, weakness, fatigue, vomiting, dark yellow urine, jaundice etc.
38
AIDS was first reported by
Central Disease Control Unit in USA in 1981
39
What are the major signs of AIDS
heavy weight loss (10%), chronic diarrhoea for longer than one month, prolonged fever for longer than one month
40
What is the mode of transmission of HIV?
blood transfusion, shared needles and syringes, tattooing(to mark sb’s skin with a tattoo), from mother to baby and sexual contact.

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