Biology : Human Health and Disease

The larvicidial fish used in biocontrol of mosquitoes

• Gambusia

• Hilsa

• Scatophagus

• Gold fish

The joint of radio-ulna with the upper arm is

• hinge joint

• pivot joint

• socket joint

• none of these

Pellagra is caused by deficiency of vitamin

• B₁

• B₂

• B₅

• B₆

Disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is

• Obesity

• Marasmus

• Diabetes

• Kwashiorkor

Abnormal growth of the tumor in cancer is due to

• abnormal mitotic division

• accumulation of body fluid

• abnormal meiotic division

• metastasis

Antibody is produced by

• B-Lymphocyte

• Heparin

• T- Lymphocyte

• Both (a) and (b)

Ischihara chart is used to detect

• TB

• eye sight

• colourblindness

• diabetes

The infective stage of Plasmodium is

• sporozoite

• merozoite

• trophozoite

• schizont

Protein deficiency disease is

• eczema

• cirrhosis

• kwashiorkor

• night blindness

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