This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Contact inhibition property is not found in A) Muscle cells. B) Cancer cell. C) Bone cells. D) Liver cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancer cell. 2. Which one is communicable disease A) Common cold. B) Cancer. C) Aids. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common cold. 3. Which of the following is not a lymphoid tissue?(a) Spleen(b) Tonsils(c) Pancreas(d) Thymus A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 4. Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria? A) Tetanus and mumps. B) Herpes and influenza. C) Cholera and tetanus. D) Typhoid and smallpox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cholera and tetanus. 5. Grafted kidney can be rejected due to A) Innate immune response. B) Cell mediated immune response. C) Humoral immune response. D) Passive immune response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell mediated immune response. 6. Appearance of dry, scaly lesions with itching on various of the body are the symptoms of A) Elephantiasis. B) Ringworm. C) Amoebiasisa. D) Ascarisas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ringworm. 7. The common cold is caused by(a) Rhino viruses(b) Streptococcus pnemoniae(c) Salmonella typhimurium(d) Plasmodium vivax. A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 8. Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by ..... [NEET 2013] A) Eating imperfectly cooked port. B) Mosquito bite. C) Tse-tse fly. D) Drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris. 9. Plasmodium enter human body as A) Sporozoites. B) Merozoits. C) Gametocytes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sporozoites. 10. ..... X is blood cancer found in ..... Y A) X=leukaemia, Y=RBCs. B) X=leukaemia, Y=blood plasma. C) X=leukaemia, Y=WBCs. D) X=sarcoma, Y=WBCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X=leukaemia, Y=WBCs. 11. A water borne disease is ..... A) Small pox. B) Tuberculosis. C) Malaria. D) Cholera. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cholera. 12. Once an antibiotic has been created and administered to the population, does that completely eradicate that disease forever? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis. Which statement best describes how the immune system does this? A) It protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease. B) It breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients. C) It gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems. D) It transports oxygen and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease. 14. Many diseases can be diagnosed by observing the symptoms in the patient. Which group of symptoms are indicative of pneumonia? [NCERT Exemplar](a) Difficulty in respiration, fever, chills, cough, headache(b) Constipation, abdominal pain, cramps, blood clots(c) Nasal congestion and discharge, cough, sorethroat, headache(d) High fever, weakness, stomach pain, loss of appetite and constipation A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 15. Which one of the following is not a property of cancerous cells, whereas shows by normal cells? A) They compete with normal cells. B) They do not remain confined to the area of origin. C) They show contact inhibition. D) They divide uncontrollably. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They show contact inhibition. 16. Which cells of immune system causes pore formation at the surface of the plasma membrane? A) Killer T-cell. B) Helper T cell. C) Suppressor T-cell. D) Suppressor T-cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Killer T-cell. 17. Which one is correct with respect to HIV A) It is an unenveloped retrovirus. B) It is an enveloped retrovirus which has one single stranded RNA and one single reverse transcriptase. C) It is an enveloped retrovirus without reverse transcriptase. D) It is a retrovirus having two identical molecules of single stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a retrovirus having two identical molecules of single stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase. 18. Typhoid is ..... disease A) Bacterial. B) Protozoan. C) Viral. D) Fungal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacterial. 19. Two examples of diseases that can be transmitted through contact are ringworm and tinea. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Activation of proto-oncogenes is not caused by A) Mutation. B) Gene amplification of mutated tumor supressing genes. C) Malnourishment. D) Chromosome rearrangement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malnourishment. 21. One of the opioids, Heroin is extracted from A) Erythroxylum. B) Datura. C) Inflorescence of Cannabis. D) Latex of Papaver somniferum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latex of Papaver somniferum. 22. Which one is the correct sequence for malarial parasites A) Saliva$\rightarrow$Blood$\rightarrow$Sporozoites$\rightarrow$Liver. B) Saliva$\rightarrow$Blood$\rightarrow$Liver$\rightarrow$Sporozoites. C) Sporozoites$\rightarrow$Saliva liver$\rightarrow$Blood. D) Sporozoites$\rightarrow$Saliva Blood$\rightarrow$Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sporozoites$\rightarrow$Saliva Blood$\rightarrow$Liver. 23. Which of the following is an infectious disease? A) Parkinson's disease. B) Cancer. C) Diabetes. D) Polio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polio. 24. Which form of the pathogen is used in vaccination? A) Activated and strong pathogenic antigens. B) Inactivated and weakened pathogenic antigens. C) Hyperactive and strong pathogen. D) Preformed antibodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inactivated and weakened pathogenic antigens. 25. Use of anti histamines and steroids gives a quick relief from A) Allergy. B) Nausea. C) Cough. D) Fever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allergy. 26. What do water treatment plants mainly need to do? A) Clean and disinfect the water. B) Boil and evaporate the water. C) Remove the animals and plants. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean and disinfect the water. 27. Hepatitis B vaccine is produced from(a) inactivated viruses(b) yeast(c) Haemophilus influenzae(d) Salmonella typhimurium. A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 28. A person with sickle cell anaemia is: A) Less prone to malaria. B) More prone to typhoid. C) More prone to malaria. D) Less prone to typhoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less prone to malaria. 29. What is the name of test to identify TB? A) Schick. B) Widal. C) Pap's. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 30. Personal hygiene meansA. to keep the body cleanB. to keep the surroundings neat and cleanC. regular exerciseD. protein-rich diet A) A, B. B) A, C, D. C) A, B, C, D. D) B, C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A, B. 31. Dengue is a vector borne disease spread by ..... A) Cockroach. B) Tse tse fly. C) Anopheles Mosquito. D) Aedes Mosquito. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aedes Mosquito. 32. Which microorganism is responsible for different types of Malaria? A) Plasmodium falciparum. B) Plasmodium vivax. C) Plasmodium quantum. D) A and b both. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and b both. 33. Tobacco consumption is known to stimulate secretion of adrenaline and nor-adrenaline. The component causing this could be(a) nicotine(b) tannic acid(c) curaimin(d) catechin. A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 34. Recombinant DNA Technology is based on A) Production of antigens. B) Production of B Lymphocytes . C) Productions of DNA complements. D) Production of antigenic peptides of pathogens in bacteria or yeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Production of antigenic peptides of pathogens in bacteria or yeast. 35. Vaccine against polio viruses is an example of A) Passive immunisation. B) Auto-immunisation. C) Active immunisation. D) Simple immunisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Active immunisation. 36. Which one is used as biological control agent of mosquito A) Grass carp. B) Gambusia. C) Gracelaria. D) Frog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gambusia. 37. A mass of undifferentiated cells is called A) Metastasis. B) Malignant. C) Cancer. D) Tumor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tumor. 38. A disesse transmitted through faecal oral route A) AIDS. B) Hepatitis B. C) Polio. D) Infection caused by streptococcus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polio. 39. Auto immunity means ..... A) Producing immunity by self. B) Introducing immunity from outside. C) Damaging cells self. D) Protecting cells by self. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Damaging cells self. 40. One of the modes of transmission of Rhino viruses causing common cold is inhalation of aerosol droplets released by an infected person when they cough or sneeze. They can also be transmitted by A) Contact with contaminated soil. B) Contact with fomites. C) Contact with water contaminated with fecal matter from the infected person. D) Vectors such as Mosquitoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contact with fomites. 41. Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to: A) Low temperature. B) Hot and humid environment. C) Eating fruits preserved in tin containers. D) Inhalation of seasonal pollen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inhalation of seasonal pollen. 42. The cell-mediated immunity inside the human body is carried out by ..... [NEET 2013] A) Thrombocytes. B) Erythrocytes. C) T-lymphocytes. D) B-lymphocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) T-lymphocytes. 43. How many type of disease? A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 44. A normal gene that codes for proteins that help to regulate cell growth and differentiation and can, due to mutations or increased expression lead to neoplastic transformation of cells, is called as A) Proto-oncogenes. B) Oncogenes. C) V-onc. D) Pseudogene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proto-oncogenes. 45. Which of the following is the bacterial disease in humans?(a) Dysentery(b) Malaria(c) Plague(d) Both (a) & (c) A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 46. Y shaped proteins that may mark pathogens for destruction are A) Antibodies. B) T cells. C) Neutrophils. D) Antigens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antibodies. 47. In higher vertebrates, the immune system can distinguish self cells from non self cells.if this property is lost due to allergic abnormality and it attacks self cells, then it leads to A) Graft rejection. B) Activate immunity. C) Allergic response. D) Auto immune disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auto immune disease. 48. ..... immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies. A) Cell mediated. B) False. C) Active. D) Passive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Active. 49. Incubation period of typhoid is? A) 1 to 3weeks. B) 2 days. C) 3 days. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 to 3weeks. 50. PCR is test for: A) Tuberculosis. B) HIV. C) Cholera. D) Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HIV. 51. Opium is extracted from(a) Atropa belladona(b) Papaver somniferum(c) Erythroxylum coca(d) Cannabis sativa A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 52. Humans have acquired immune system that produces antibodies to neutralize pathogens. Still innate immune system is present at the time of birth because it A) Provides passive immunity. B) Is very specific and uses different macrophages. C) Produces memory cells for mounting fast secondary response. D) Has natural killer cells which can phagocytose and destroy microbes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has natural killer cells which can phagocytose and destroy microbes. 53. Select the correct statement about diseases and immunization ..... A) If due to some reason, B and T-lymphocytes are damaged the body will not produce antibody against a pathogen. B) Injection of dead/inactivated pathogens causes passive immunity. C) Certain protozoans have been used in mass production of hepatitis-B vaccine. D) Injection of snake antivenom against snake bite is an example of active immunization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If due to some reason, B and T-lymphocytes are damaged the body will not produce antibody against a pathogen. 54. Which disease is diagnosed by Western Blot test? A) AIDS. B) Pneumonia. C) Cancer. D) Malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AIDS. 55. Which of the following organs is not involved in the generation of immune response? A) Lymph nodes. B) Thymus. C) Brain. D) Spleen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 56. Antibodies present in colostrum which protect the new born from certain diseases is of(a) IgG type(b) IgA type(c) IgD type(d) IgE type. A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 57. Exo erythrocutic schizogony of plasmodium takes place in A) RBC. B) Leucocytes. C) Stomach. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liver. 58. Lysozyme kills by destroying A) Cell walls. B) Mitochondrial enzymes. C) Lipid bilayers. D) The machinery for DNA replication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell walls. 59. Which types of immune response is responsible for graft rejection? A) Autoimmune response. B) Humoral immune response. C) Cell mediated immune response. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell mediated immune response. 60. The primary lymphoid organs are(a) spleen and thymus(b) bone marrow and thymus(c) bone marrow and lymph node(d) thymus and MALT. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 1Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 2Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 3Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 4Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 5Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 7Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 8Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books