Health and Disease ,Pathogens Causing Human Diseases (Malaria, Filariasis, Ascariasis. Typhoid, Pneumonia, Common Cold, Amoebiasis, Ring Worm, Dengue, Chikungunya) NEET Questions

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Health and Disease ,Pathogens Causing Human Diseases (Malaria, Filariasis, Ascariasis. Typhoid, Pneumonia, Common Cold, Amoebiasis, Ring Worm, Dengue, Chikungunya) MCQ Questions


1.
Health is best defined as:
A.
Freedom from infections
B.
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
C.
State of physical fitness only
D.
Absence of disease
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ANSWER :
B. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
2.
Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting human health?
A.
Lifestyle including food and water
B.
Infections
C.
Atmospheric pressure variations
D.
Genetic disorders
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ANSWER :
C. Atmospheric pressure variations
3.
The 'good humor' hypothesis of health was disproved by:
A.
William Harvey's discovery of blood circulation
B.
Robert Koch's postulates
C.
Louis Pasteur's germ theory
D.
Edward Jenner's vaccination
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ANSWER :
A. William Harvey's discovery of blood circulation
4.
Diseases that are easily transmitted from one person to another are called:
A.
Degenerative diseases
B.
Metabolic diseases
C.
Genetic diseases
D.
Infectious diseases
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ANSWER :
D. Infectious diseases
5.
Disease-causing organisms are called:
A.
Symbionts
B.
Commensals
C.
Pathogens
D.
Saprophytes
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ANSWER :
C. Pathogens
6.
Which is the major cause of death among non-infectious diseases?
A.
Stroke
B.
Heart attack
C.
Cancer
D.
Diabetes
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ANSWER :
C. Cancer