Human Health and Disease

Multiple Choice Questions

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Pellagra is caused by deficiency of vitamin

  • B1

  • B2

  • B5

  • B6

C.

B5

Pellagra is caused by deficiency of Vitamin- B5. It is also known as antipellagra factor. Symptoms of this disease includes, swollen lips, thick pigmented skin of hands and legs and patient feels irritable.

Beriberi is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin- B1. It is also known as Thiamine deficiency. Symptoms includes loss of appetite, fatigue, irritability, reduced reflexes etc.

Ariboflavinosis is a disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin- B2. Symptoms includes dryness and cracking of the skin, rash, anaemia, fatigue etc.

Vitamin- B6 deficiency causes microcytic anemia, electroencephalographic abnormalities, dermatitis. Symptoms includes skin rashes, weakened immune function, seizures, cracked and sore lips etc.

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    The joint of radio-ulna with the upper arm is

    • hinge joint

    • pivot joint

    • socket joint

    • none of these

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    Disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is

    • Obesity

    • Marasmus

    • Diabetes

    • Kwashiorkor

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    Abnormal growth of the tumor in cancer is due to

    • abnormal mitotic division

    • accumulation of body fluid

    • abnormal meiotic division

    • metastasis

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    Antibody is produced by

    • B-Lymphocyte

    • Heparin

    • T- Lymphocyte

    • Both (a) and (b)

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    Ischihara chart is used to detect

    • TB

    • eye sight

    • colourblindness

    • diabetes

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    The infective stage of Plasmodium is

    • sporozoite

    • merozoite

    • trophozoite

    • schizont

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    Protein deficiency disease is

    • eczema

    • cirrhosis

    • kwashiorkor

    • night blindness

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    When plants/animals are infected with virus, they may produce an anti-viral substance that is capable of inhibiting the multiplication of that virus. Identify the correct name ofthis substance

    • Virion

    • Antivirion

    • Antigen

    • Interferon

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    Match the tissues/molecules mentioned in column I with those of their degrading enzymes mentioned in column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
             Column I                   Column II
           A. Cell wall                  (i) Proteases
           B. RNA                       (ii) Pectinases
           C. Histone                  (iii) Ribonucleases
           D. Pectin                    (iv) Cellulase

    • A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

    • A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(iii)

    • A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)

    • A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)

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