This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito vector? A) (a) Filariasis. B) Amoebiasis. C) (c) Typhoid. D) Pneumonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (a) Filariasis. 2. The immunoglobulin abundant in colostrum A) IgD. B) IgA. C) IgG. D) IgM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IgA. 3. The term 'antitoxin' refers to a preparation containing(a) B-lymphoctyes and T-lymphocytes(b) antibodies to the toxin(c) weakend pathogen(d) inactivated T-lymphocytes. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 4. White blood cell that are non-specific killers of microbes are A) B cells. B) Phagocytes. C) Killer T cells. D) Helper T cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phagocytes. 5. Transplantion of tissues and organs fails due to non acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immunity is responsible for such rejection A) Auto immune response. B) Cell mediated immune response. C) Humoral immune response. D) Physiological immune response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell mediated immune response. 6. Interferon act against viral infection by ..... A) Protecting other cells against virus. B) Functioning as macrophages. C) Providing antibodies. D) Directly destroying genetic material of virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protecting other cells against virus. 7. Choose the Malarial parasite which is considered to be the most dangerous. A) Plasmodium vivax. B) Plasmodium malariae. C) Plasmodium ovale. D) Plasmodium falciparum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plasmodium falciparum. 8. The ..... system returns interstitial fluid to the blood stream. A) Ureters. B) Spleen. C) Thymus. D) Lymph vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lymph vessels. 9. To which type of barriers under innate immunity do saliva in mouth and tears from eye belong? A) Physiological barriers. B) Physical barriers. C) Cytokine barriers. D) Cellular barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physiological barriers. 10. The foetus gets immunized after receiving antibodies from mother through placenta. This type of immunization is called A) Active immunity. B) Innate immunity. C) Passive immunity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passive immunity. 11. Which of the following is affected by the infection of Wuchereria bancrofti? A) (a) Lymphatic vessels. B) Respiratory system. C) Nervous system. D) Blood circulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (a) Lymphatic vessels. 12. Tobacco consumption is known to stimulate the secretion of adrenaline and nor-adrenaline. The component causing this could be A) Nicotine. B) Tannic acid. C) Curaimin. D) Catechin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nicotine. 13. Short lived immunity acquired from mother to foetus across placenta or through mother's milk to the infant is categorised as A) Active immunity. B) Passive immunity. C) Cellular immunity. D) Innate non-specific immunity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive immunity. 14. What is the Coronavirus? A) It is a large family viruses. B) It belongs to the family of Nidovirus. C) Both A and B are correct. D) Only A is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B are correct. 15. Dengue is caused by A) Bacteria. B) Protozoa. C) Virus. D) Fungus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virus. 16. Following vaccine has been produced from yeast by recombinant DNA technology A) Hepatitis A. B) Hepatitis B. C) Hib. D) Oral Polio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hepatitis B. 17. The term ..... is very frequently used by everybody. A) Fitness. B) Wellness. C) Health. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Health. 18. The letter T in T lymphocytes refers to A) Tonsil. B) Thalamus. C) Thymus. D) Thyroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thymus. 19. Vaccination of malaria is not possible because A) They produce antibodies and antitoxins. B) They do not produce antibodies and antitoxins. C) Antibodies resistant to vaccines are produced. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They do not produce antibodies and antitoxins. 20. A person who met with road accident is likely to develop tetanus. So, he is immunised by administering A) Weakened germs. B) Wide spectrum antibiotics. C) Preformed antibiotics. D) Preformed antibodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preformed antibodies. 21. What is a virus and how does it differ from bacteria? A) Viruses can reproduce independently, while bacteria cannot. B) A virus is an infectious agent that requires a host to replicate, while bacteria are independent living organisms. C) Bacteria are smaller than viruses and require a host to grow. D) A virus is a type of bacteria that can survive without a host. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A virus is an infectious agent that requires a host to replicate, while bacteria are independent living organisms. 22. At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS: A) Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person. B) When the infected retro virus enters host cells. C) When HIV damages large number of helper T-Lymphocytes. D) When the viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When HIV damages large number of helper T-Lymphocytes. 23. Which of the following pathogens causes whooping coough?(a) Legionella spp.(b) Bordetella pertussis(c) Vibrio cholerae(d) Burcella melitensis A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 24. Which of the following approaches are used for the treatment of cancer?(a) Immunotherapy(b) Surgery(c) Radiotherapy & chemotherapy(d) All of these A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 25. He antibody which can cross placental barrier is.(a) IgA(b) JgE(c) IgM(d) IgG. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 5Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 6Class 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 9Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 10Class 12 Biology Chapter 8 Human Health And Disease Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books