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Common cold differs from pneumonia in that

  • pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease

  • Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine

  • Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium haemophilus influenzae

  • Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium haemophilus influenzae


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Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine

Pneumonia is a caused by the bacteria Diplococcus pneumoniae which infects the alveoli of lungs. It generally spreads through the sputum of patient. Fever, cold and difficulty in breathing are some common symptoms of pneumonia. 
Common cold is caused by a variety of viruses, most commonly by rhinovirus (RNA virus), It spreads through droplet infection. It affects the upper respiratory tract but not the lungs. Nasal and bronchial irritation, sneezing and coughing are some common symptoms of cold.

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If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would you look for confirmatory evidence?

  • Fibrinogin in plasma

  • Serum albumins

  • Haemocytes

  • Haemocytes

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Grafted kidney may be rejected in a patient due to

  • Humoral immune response

  • Cell-mediated immune response

  • Passive immune response

  • Passive immune response

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Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan?

  • Syphilis

  • Influenza

  • Babesiosis

  • Babesiosis

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Motile zygote of Plasmodium occurs in

  • Human RBCs

  • Human liver

  • Gut of female Anopheles

  • Gut of female Anopheles

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Widal test is carried out to test

  • malaria

  • diabetes mellitus

  • HIV/AIDS

  • HIV/AIDS

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Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of 

  • opium

  • alcohol

  • tobacco(chewing)

  • tobacco(chewing)

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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 infected retro virus enters host cells

  • When HIV damages large number of helper T-Lymphocytes

  • When HIV damages large number of helper T-Lymphocytes

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Read the following four statements:
1. Colostrum is recommended for the new born because it is rich in antigens.
2. Chikengunya is caused by a Gram negative bacterium.
3. Tissue culture has proved useful in obtaining virus-free plants.
4. Beer is manufactured by distillation of fermented grape juice.
How many of the above statements are wrong?

  • Two

  • Three

  • Four

  • Four

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Which is the particular type of drug that is obtained from the plant whose one flowering branch is shown below?

  • Hallucinogen

  • Depressant

  • Stimulant

  • Stimulant

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