(a) virus
(b) bacteria
(c) fungus
(d) animal
Ans: (a)
320. Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism
(a) plasmodium
(b) entamoeba
(c) giardia
(d) trypanosome
Ans: (d)
321. The insect vector for the disease Leishmaniasis is
(a) Tsetse fly
(b) Culex
(c) Phlebotomus
(d) Anopheles
Ans: (c)
322. Turner"s syndrome is a disease caused by
(a) bacteria
(b) virus
(c) fungus
(d) chromosomal imbalance
Ans: (d)
323. Pneumonia is ,a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called
(a) Bacilli
(b) Cocci
(c) Sprilli
(d) Vibrio
Ans: (b)
324. Plague is caused by
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Fungus
(d) Fleas
Ans: (a)
325. Cretinism is due to the disorder of the glands
(a) Thymus
(b) Parathyroid
(c) Thyroid
(d) Adrenal
Ans: (c)
326. Diabetes is a disease which is
(a) contagious
(b) non-communicable
(c) communicable
(d) epidemic
Ans: (b)
327. Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by
(a) females and expressed by females
(b) females and expressed by males
(c) males and expressed by females
(d) males and expressed by males
Ans: (b)
328. The organ that produces antibodies in our body is
(a) pancreas
(b) salivary gland
(c) liver
(d) gonads
Ans: (c)
329. The natural defence of our body against foreign germs is formed by
(a) red corpuscles
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