Health, Disease & Nutrition


  1. Which one of the following diseases can not be controlled by vaccination ?









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    Whooping cough is caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis. Polio is caused by virus; Small pox is also caused by virus. All the three can be prevented by vaccination. Diabetes is a disease associated with insulin imbalance which cannot be prevented by vaccination.

    Correct Option: A

    Whooping cough is caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis. Polio is caused by virus; Small pox is also caused by virus. All the three can be prevented by vaccination. Diabetes is a disease associated with insulin imbalance which cannot be prevented by vaccination.


  1. Where the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory is located in India ?









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    The High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) is India's premier facility which works under Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It has been established for handling exotic and emerging pathogens of animals by virtue of its bio-safety level-IV containment laboratory and animal experimentation facility. It is allocated in Bhopal.

    Correct Option: C

    The High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) is India's premier facility which works under Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It has been established for handling exotic and emerging pathogens of animals by virtue of its bio-safety level-IV containment laboratory and animal experimentation facility. It is allocated in Bhopal.



  1. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of









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    Night blindness is medically known as Nyctalopia in which the rod cells in the retina gradually lose their ability to respond to the light. Vitamin-A deficiency in the diet of humans is one of the causes of night blindness.

    Correct Option: A

    Night blindness is medically known as Nyctalopia in which the rod cells in the retina gradually lose their ability to respond to the light. Vitamin-A deficiency in the diet of humans is one of the causes of night blindness.


  1. Iodine is administered to patients suffering from









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    Goitre is a medical condition in which neck or larynx swells due to enlargement of thyroid gland (thyromeagaly). Goitre is treated depending on the severity. If it is caused by iodine deficiency, small doses of iodine in the form of Lugol's Iodine or KI solution are given to the patients.

    Correct Option: D

    Goitre is a medical condition in which neck or larynx swells due to enlargement of thyroid gland (thyromeagaly). Goitre is treated depending on the severity. If it is caused by iodine deficiency, small doses of iodine in the form of Lugol's Iodine or KI solution are given to the patients.



  1. Sleeping sickness happens due to









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    Sleeping sickness is also called "Human African Trypanosomiasis" , caused by parasitic protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei and transmitted by the vector as well as host called tsetse fly. The trypanosomal parasite secretes a chemical inside the human body known as Trytophol which induces sleep all the time in then.

    Correct Option: D

    Sleeping sickness is also called "Human African Trypanosomiasis" , caused by parasitic protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei and transmitted by the vector as well as host called tsetse fly. The trypanosomal parasite secretes a chemical inside the human body known as Trytophol which induces sleep all the time in then.