Dr.

Somdipta Bhattacharjee’s BIOLOGY CLASSES

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Topic : Human Health and Diseases
Full Marks : 180 Time : 40 mins.

1. Which of the following disease is confirmed by ‘widal test’?

(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Typhoid
(c) Plague
(d) Tetanus

2. The toxic substance, ‘haemozoin’, related to the high fever and chill, is released during
which of the following disease?
(a) Dengue
(b) Malaria
(c) Diphtheria
(d) Phenumonia

3. The pathogens of genera, Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermorphyton are

responsible for
(a) botulism
(b) conjunctivitis
(c) ringworms
(d) skin allergy

4. Identify the site where Wuchereria bancrofti is normally found on human body
(a) Lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs
(b) Muscles of the legs
(c) Blood vessels of the thigh region
(d) Skin between the fingers

5. Food poisoning is caused by

(a) Entamoeba histolytica
(b) Escherichia coli
(c) Clostridium botulinum
(d) Corynebacterium diphtheriae

6. Vector for kala azar is

(a) sandfly
(b) bedbug
(c) louse
(d) housefly

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7. Which of the following set includes bacterial diseases?
(a) Tetanus, typhoid, tuberculosis
(b) Small pox, influenza, tetanus
(c) Meningitis, measles, syphilis
(d) none of the above

8. Which of the following disease is not transmitted through contaminated water?

(a) Typhoid
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Amoebiasis
(d) Hepatitis A

9. Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by

(a) eating imperfectly cooked pork
(b) tse-tse fly
(c) mosquito bite
(d) drinking water containing eges of Ascaris

10. To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears
from the eyes, belong?
(a) Physical barriers
(b) Cytokine barriers
(c) Cellular barriers
(d) Physiological barriers

11. Antigens are present

(a) inside the nucleus
(b) on cell surface
(c) inside the cytoplasm
(d) on the nuclear membrane

12. A cell-coded protein that is formed in response to infection with most animal viruses is
called
(a) interferon
(b) antigen
(c) histone
(d) antibody

13. The cytotoxic cells are produced by

(a) T-Cells
(b) B-Cells
(c) memory Cells

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(d) mast Cells

14. The exaggerated response of the immune system to certain antigens is called
(a) primary response
(b) secondary response
(c) immune suppression response
(d) allergy

15. Passive immunity is defined as immunity

(a) inherited from the parents
(b) achieved through vaccination
(c) acquired through first exposure to the disease
(d) achieved through the sera of other animals enriched in antibodies

16. Organ transplant rejection may be prevented by using

(a) antibodies
(b) new T cells
(c) immunosuppressive drug
(d) immunostimulatory drug

17. Inflammatory response in allergy is caused by

(a) histamines
(b) antigen
(c) prothrombin
(d) antibodes

18. The principle of vaccination is based upon which property of immune system ?
(a) Memory
(b) Diversity
(c) Specificity
(d) All of these

19. When a quick immune response is required due to infection of a deadly microbe, the
patient is injected with
(a) protein of pathogen
(b) inactivated or weakened pathogen
(c) preformed antibodies
(d) vaccine

20. Which of the following vaccine has been produced from yeast by recombinant DNA
technology?
(a) Hepatitis A

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(b) Hepatitis B
(c) Hib
(d) Oral polio

21. B-lymphocytes are associated with

(a) humoral immunity
(b) production of heparin
(c) cell mediated immunity
(d) internal cleansing

22. Which of the following lymphoid organ provides the site for the interaction of
lymphocytes with the antigen?
(a) Bone marrow
(b) Thymus
(c) Spleen
(d) All of these

23. Which of the following is trapped in the lymph nodes and responsible for the activation of
lymphocytes present there and cause the immune response?
(a) Antigen
(b) Antibody
(c) Pathogen
(d) Lymph fluid

24. Which of the following is an autoimmune disease?

(a) Asthma
(b) Rheumatoid arthritis
(c) Cirrhosis
(d) AIDS

25. AIDS is due to

(a) reduction in number of helper T cells
(b) lack of interferon
(c) reduction in number of killer T cells
(d) autoimmunity

26. Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiation than normal cells because they are
(a) non-dividing
(b) starved of mutation
(c) different in structure
(d) undergoing rapid division

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27. Techniques like radiography (use of X-rays), CT scanning and MRI are very useful to
detect
(a) atuoimmune disorders
(b) disease caused by viral infection
(c) disease caused by bacterial infection
(d) disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells of internal organs

28. The use of antihistamine, adrenaline and steroids quickly reduce the symptoms of
(a) fungal disease
(b) viral disease
(c) allergy
(d) helminthes disease

29. LSD is obtained from

(a) Cannabis sativus
(b) Erythroxylon cocca
(c) Claviceps purpurea
(d) Papaver somniferum

30. The drug “Belladonna” is obtained from

(a) Rauwolfia
(b) Atropa
(c) Capsicum
(d) Solanum

31. Which of the following are hallucinogens?

(a) Charas
(b) Bhang
(c) Ganja
(d) All of these

32. Cyclosporin is used as is

(a) allergic eczema
(b) immunosuppressant
(c) prophylactic for viruses
(d) prophylactic for marasmus

33. Opium is obtained from

(a) Papaver somniferum
(b) Rauwolfia serpentina
(c) Cannabis sativus
(d) Claviceps purpurea

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34. From which part of Atropa belladonna is the drug ‘belladona’ obtained?
(a) Stems
(b) Flowers
(c) Leaves
(d) Dried leaves and roots

35. Narcotic drugs like charas, bhang and ganja are extracted from
(a) hemp plant
(b) coco plant
(c) poppy seeds
(d) hallucinogen

36. Hashish and charas are obtained from

(a) Rauwolfia serpentina
(b) Cannabis sativus
(c) Papaver somniferum
(d) Claviceps purpurea

37. Opium is obtained from which part of the plant Papaver somniferum?
(a) Inflorescence
(b) Male part (dired)
(c) Seed (unripe)
(d) Leave

38. LSD is obtained from

(a) bryophyte
(b) pleridophyte
(c) brown algae
(d) fungus

39. Which of the following statement is correct?

(a) Injecting microbes during immunization induces passive immunity
(b) Cell-mediated immune response is responsible for graft rejection
(c) Colostrum during initial days of lactation provides active immunity to infant
(d) None of the above

40. Which of the following statements regarding drugs are correct?

(i) Heroin, commonly called smack, is obtained by acetylation of morphine.
(ii) Cocaine is obtained from the latex of papaver somniferum.
(iii) Marijuana interferes with the transmission of dopamine.
(iv) Morphine is an effective sedative and pain killer.
(a) (i) and (ii)

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(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

41. What is true about T-lymphocytes in mammals?

(a) These are produced in thyroid
(b) These originate in lymphoid tissues
(c) They scavenge damaged cells and cellular debris
(d) There are three main types of Tlymphocytes cytotoxic T cells, helper T cells and
suppressor T cells

42. Which of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic drug
specified?
(a) Barbiturates cause relaxation and temporary euphoria
(b) Hashish causes after thought perceptions and hallucinations
(c) Opium stimulates nervous system and causes hallucinations
(d) Morphine leads to delusions and disturbed emotions

43. Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Malignant tumours may exhibit metastasis
(b) Patients who have undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain
(c) Benign tumours show the property of metastasis
(d) Heroin accelerates body functions

44. Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?
(a) The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their
numbers
(b) The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person
(c) Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection
(d) AIDS patients are being fully cured cent per cent with proper care and nutrition

45. Sporozoites of the malarial parasite are found in

(a) salivary glands of freshly moutled female Anopheles mosquito
(b) saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito
(c) red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria
(d) spleen of infected humans

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