ASSIGNMENT-4

SCIENCE (NTSE)

Human Health and Diseases

M.M:30

Q:1 Elephantiasis is caused by _______.

a) Filarial worms b) Flatworms
c) Tapeworms d) None of the above

Q: 2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes aids by attacking a type of white

blood cell called_______.
a) CD4 b) CD3
c) CD8 d) None of the above

Q: 3. Ascaris lumbricoides is a species of parasitic roundworm that lives in

_________.
a) Humans b) Grasshoppers
c) Pigs d) None of the above

Q4.Excessive bleeding during an injury is a deficiency of_________.

a) vitamin A b) vitamin B c) vitamin K d) vitamin E

Q:5.Goitre and the enlarged thyroid gland are mainly diagnosed in patients
with deficiencies of which of the following minerals?
a) Iron b) Iodine c) Calcium d) Phosphorus

Q:6. Which of the following diseases is caused by protein deficiency?

a) Anaemia b) Kwashiorkor
c) Hypothyroidism d) All of the above
Q: 7. Which of the following vitamins is also known as ascorbic acid?
a) vitamin A b) vitamin B c) vitamin C d) vitamin E

Q: 8. The deficiency diseases can be prevented by _____________.

a) Prolonged cooking b) Eating only fruits
c) Eating only vegetables d) Eating food with good nutritional value

Q: 9.The Deficiency of vitamin E leads to _______

a) Soft Bones b) Bleeding in gums
c) Weakness in muscles d) Neurological disorders

Q: 10.Xerophthalmia caused due to the deficiency of ___________.

a) vitamin A b) vitamin B c) vitamin C d) vitamin E

Q: 11.Which of the following is not an infectious disease?

a) Dengue b) Scurvy c) Typhoid Fever d) Whooping cough

Q: 12. Which of the following is the main cause of blindness in children

worldwide?
a) Glaucoma b) Cataracts
c) Protein deficiency d) vitamin A deficiency

Q: 13.Sleeping sickness is caused by a protozoan Trypanosoma. This

protozoan is present in the salivary gland of a blood sucking insect. The name
of that insect is:
a)Culex mosquito b) Anopheles mosquito
c) Fruit fly d) Tsets fly

Q: 14.Many children in our country suffer from Kwashiorkar this can be

prevented by giving children food rich in
a)Carbohydrates b) Fats
c) Proteins d) Minerals
Q: 15.Breathing polluted air causes diseases of the
a) nervous system b) circulatory system
c) respiratory system d) digestive system

Q: 16. Fruits and vegetables bought from the market

a) May be coated with pesticides b) May carry germs
c) May carry egg of worms d) All the above

Q:17.Health is
a) Complete physical well being b) Mental well being
c) Social well being d) All of the above

Q: 18. Which of the following vitamin deficiency causes Beriberi?

a) Vitamin B1 b) Vitamin B2
c) Vitamin B6 d) Vitamin B12

Q: 19. Which of the following vitamin functions as both, hormone and visual
pigment?
a) Thiamine b) Retinal c) Riboflavin d) Folic acid

Q: 20.Which of the following nutrient deficiency causes megaloblastic

anaemia?
a) Folic acid b) Niacin c) Pyridoxine d) Cobalamin

Q: 21.Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin?

a) Vitamin B b) Vitamin C c) Vitamin B12 d) Vitamin K

Q: 22.Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin?

a) Vitamin B b) Vitamin C c) Vitamin B12 d) Vitamin K

Q: 23.Which of the following vitamins is also known as cobalamin?

a) Vitamin B11 b) Vitamin B2 c) Vitamin B6 d) Vitamin B12

Q: 24.Which of the following food source is the best sources of vitamin A?

a) Sweet potato b) Poultry c) Legumes d) Dairy products
Q: 25.Weakness in muscles and increase in the fragility of red blood cells is
caused due to the __________.
a) Deficiency of vitamin E b) Deficiency of vitamin D
c) Deficiency of vitamin C d) Deficiency of vitamin A

Q: 26.Which of the following is the scientific name of Vitamin K?

a) Ascorbic acid b) Phytonadione
c) Tocopherol d) Pantothenic Acid

Q: 27.Which one of the following causes kala-azar?

a)Trypanosoma b) Bacteria c) Ascaris d) Leishmania

Q: 28.Viruses, which causes hepatitis, are transmitted through:

a)Air b)Water c)Food d)Personal contact

Q: 29.Vectors can be defined as:

a) Microorganisms which causes many disease
b) Animals carrying the infected agents from sick person to another healthy
person
c) Infected person
d) Diseased plants

Q: 30.Breathing polluted air causes diseases of the

a) nervous system b) circulatory system
c) respiratory system d) digestive system