Human Disease MCQ Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following diseases is caused by a deficiency of insulin?
a) Hypertension
b) Diabetes mellitus
c) Osteoporosis
d) Asthma
2. Which virus is responsible for causing AIDS?
a) Influenza virus
b) Human papillomavirus
c) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
d) Hepatitis B virus
3. Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of vitamin C?
a) Scurvy
b) Rickets
c) Beriberi
d) Pellagra
4. Which virus is responsible for causing chickenpox?
a) Varicella-zoster virus
b) Herpes simplex virus
c) Epstein-Barr virus
d) Human herpesvirus 6
5. Which organ is primarily affected by cirrhosis?
a) Heart
b) Liver
c) Kidneys
d) Lungs
6. Which diseases is transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito?
a) Dengue fever
b) Malaria
c) Yellow fever
d) Zika virus disease
7. Which diseases is characterized by the abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland?
a) Prostatitis
b) Prostate cancer
c) Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
d) Epididymitis
8. Which virus is responsible for causing the common cold?
a) Influenza virus
b) Rhinovirus
c) Respiratory syncytial virus
d) Coronavirus
9. Which virus is responsible for causing hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver?
a) Hepatitis A virus
b) Hepatitis B virus
c) Hepatitis C virus
d) Hepatitis D virus
10. Night blindness is caused due to the deficiencies of ?
a) vitamin A
b) vitamin B
c) vitamin C
d) vitamin E
11. Which diseases is an example of non-communicable diseases?
a) Cancer
b) Diabetes
c) Hypertension
d) All of the above
12. Excessive bleeding during an injury is a deficiency of ?
a) vitamin A
b) vitamin B
c) vitamin K
d) vitamin E
13. Which diseases is caused by various pathogenic microorganisms?
a) Deficiency diseases
b) Hereditary diseases
c) Infectious diseases
d) Degenerative diseases
14. Which of the following diseases is caused by protein deficiency?
a) Anaemia
b) Kwashiorkor
c) Hypothyroidism
d) All of the above
15. Which of the following vitamins is also known as ascorbic acid?
a) vitamin A
b) vitamin B
c) vitamin C
d) vitamin E
16. Which of the following is not an infectious disease?
a) Dengue
b) Scurvy
c) Typhoid Fever
d) Whooping cough
17. Which of the following is the main cause of blindness in children worldwide?
a) Glaucoma
b) Cataracts
c) Protein deficiency
d) vitamin A deficiency
18. Which one of the given diseases is caused by protozoa?
a) Malaria
b) Diphtheria
c) Cholera
d) Pneumonia
19. Which of the given organs are affected by malaria?
a) Heart
b) Kidney
c) Spleen
d) Stomach
20. Which of the given human organs is responsible for alcohol detoxification?
a) Lung
b) Liver
c) Kidney
d) Intestines
21. Dropsy disease is caused by which of the given substances?
a) Mustard oil
b) kerosene oil
c) Sugar
d) Salt
22. Diarrhoea is caused by which of the given vectors?
a) Amoeba
b) Bacteria
c) Fungus
d) Rotavirus
23. Hysteria is the disease commonly found in which among the given options?
a) Young men
b) Young women
c) Old women
d) None of these
24. Which disease caused by swelling of the membrane over the spinal cord and brain.
a) Paralysis
b) Leukaemia
c) Meningitis
d) Sclerosis
25. Hydrophobia is caused by which of the following options?
a) Virus
b) Bacteria
c) Protozoan
d) Fungus
26. Which of the given is responsible for yellow fever?
a) Housefly
b) Mosquito
c) Water
d) Bacteria
27. What happens in the body of a person who is suffering from dengue fever?
a) His platelets decrease
b) His sugar level increases
c) His sugar level decreases
d) His platelets increase
28. Which of the given diseases caused due to the deficiency of iodine?
a) Cancer
b) Rickets
c) Goitre
d) Night Blindness
29. Which of the given is responsible for Ergotism disease?
a) Polluted water
b) Uncooked food
c) Rotting vegetables
d) Contaminated grains
30. In medical terms, “Golden Hour” is related to which of the given options.
a) Heart attack
b) Cancer
c) AIDS
d) Childbirth
31. When any disease spread across the world then what it is called?
a) Endemic
b) Pandemic
c) Epizootic
d) None of these
32. Which of the following diseases are not treated under DPT vaccines?
a) Polio
b) Diphtheria
c) Tetanus
d) Typhoid