Health & Diseases PYQs

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1. Prelims 1997Q123Health & Diseases

   What is the average fat content of buffalo milk?

   a7.2%b4.5%c9.0%d10.0%
2. Prelims 1997Q124Health & Diseases

   The major component of honey is

   aglucosebsucrosecmaltosedfructose
3. Prelims 1997Q126Health & Diseases

   Recommended daily intake of proteins for a moderately active woman is

   a30 gb37 gc40 gd46 g
4. Prelims 1997Q128Health & Diseases

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

   List I

   I.Malaria

   II.Filaria

   III.Encephalitis

   IV.Leukaemia

   List II

   A) Bone marrow

   B) Brain

   C) Muscle

   D) Lymph node

   E) Blood cells

   aI-E, II-C, III-B, IV-AbI-E, II-D, III-B, IV-AcI-D, II-C, III-E, IV-AdI-E, II-D, III-A, IV-B
5. Prelims 1996Q30Health & Diseases

   According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is

   aAIDSbTuberculosiscMalariadEbola
6. Prelims 1996Q100Health & Diseases

   Which of the following professional(s) are more likely to run the risk of a permanent change in their cell’s DNA?

   I.Researchers using carbon-14 isotope

   II.X-ray technician

   III.Coal miner

   IV.Dyer and painter

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   aII alonebI, II and IIIcI, II and IVdI, III and IV
7. Prelims 1996Q103Health & Diseases

   The nutritional deficiency condition that needs to be given top priority for remedial action in India today is

   aScurvybRicketscXerophthalmiadPellagra
8. Prelims 1996Q109Health & Diseases

   Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus, a common disease in adults?

   I.Higher sugar level in blood

   II.Lower sugar level in blood

   III.Lower insulin level in blood

   IV.Higher insulin level in blood

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   aI and IVbI and IIcII and IIIdI and III
9. Prelims 1996Q110Health & Diseases

   Consider the following statements: AIDS is transmitted —

   I.By sexual intercourse.

   II.By blood transfusion.

   III.By mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects.

   IV.Across the placenta.

   Of these statements —

   aI, II and III are correctbI, II and IV are correctcI, III and IV are correctdI and III are correct
10. Prelims 1996Q111Health & Diseases

    Which of the following would lead to ‘malnutrition’?

    I.Overnutrition

    II.Undernutrition

    III.Imbalanced nutrition

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    aII alonebII and IIIcI and IIIdI, II and III
11. Prelims 1996Q112Health & Diseases

    People drinking water from a shallow hand pump are likely to suffer from all of the following diseases, except

    aCholerabTyphoidcJaundicedFluorosis
12. Prelims 1996Q113Health & Diseases

    Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other elements of nutritional value found in milk include

    acalcium, potassium and ironbcalcium and potassiumcpotassium and irondcalcium and iron
13. Prelims 1995Q119Health & DiseasesAnswer disputed

    Which one of the following sets is correctly matched?

    aDiphtheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy: HereditarybAIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhoea: BacterialcColour blindness, Haemophilia and Sickle cell anaemia: Sex linkeddPolio, Japanese B encephalitis and plague: Viral
14. Prelims 1995Q122Health & Diseases

    Which one of the following antimicrobial drugs is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy?

    aIsoniazidbp-aminosalicylic acidcStreptomycindRifampicin
15. Prelims 1995Q129Health & Diseases

    “It begins as a single cell and grows into a merciless disease that claims millions of lives year after year. But scientists are steadily unlocking its mysteries, and the fight against it may now have reached a dramatic turning point. New discoveries promise better therapies and hope in the war against ...” The disease referred to in the above quotation is

    aCancerbAIDScTuberculosisdAlzheimer’s disease