Top 100 Important Everyday Science Mcqs Set-7 21- Drugs used for relieving pain are called: A. AnalgesicsB. AnestheticsC. TranquilizersD. Antipyretics View Answer Answer : A. Analgesics Description 22- Which of the following diseases is more common amongst agricultural workers as compared to urban population? A. CancerB. TuberculosisC. Heart disease D. Hookworm infection View Answer Answer : D. Hookworm infection Description 23- Mumps disease is caused by: A. VirusB. ProtozoaC. FungiD. Bacteria View Answer Answer : A. Virus Description 24- Which one of the following is not correctly matched? A. Tea-CaffeineB. Coffee-TanninC. Tobacco-NicotineD. Opium-Morphine View Answer Answer : B. Coffee-Tannin Description 25- Which of the following foods is a rich source of Vitamin B-12? A. FishB. AppleC. WatermelonD. Cashewnut View Answer Answer : A. Fish Description 26- Which of the following is correctly matched? A. Malaria-FungiB. Ringworm-VirusC. Cholera-BacteriaD. Common cold-Protozoa View Answer Answer : C. Cholera-Bacteria Description 27- Who are more likely to get tapeworms? A. Fish eaters B. Meat eaters C. Pork eatersD. Beef eaters View Answer Answer : C. Pork eaters Description 28- A woman who weighs 45 kg and whose work involves a lot of physical exertion needs: A. 2800 calories per day B. 3000 calories per dayC. 3500 calories per day D. 3700 calories per day View Answer Answer : B. 3000 calories per day Description 29- The coliform count in drinking water is done: A. To assess hardness of water B. To estimate the amount of suspended impurities C. To determine the effect of chlorinationD. To ascertain faecal contamination View Answer Answer : D. To ascertain faecal contamination Description 30- Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are: A. Rheumatism, malaria and AIDS B. Acute diarrhea, cancer and gout C. Onchocerciasis, leukemia and arthritisD. Malaria, acute diarrhea and schistosomiasis View Answer Answer : D. Malaria, acute diarrhea and schistosomiasis Description 31- Calcium content is maximum in: A. WheatB. MaizeC. BajraD. Sorghum View Answer Answer : C. Bajra Description 32- Which of the following best explains what pasteurized milk is: A. Fresh and unboiled milk ready for packing in pouchesB. Milk free from micro-organisms and protected from fermentationC. Milk free from fat contents D. Powdered milk packed in airtight containers View Answer Answer : B. Milk free from micro-organisms and protected from fermentation Description 33- Which of the following is not a contagious disease? A. TyphoidB. MeaslesC. HysteriaD. Influenza View Answer Answer : C. Hysteria Description 34- Which of the following is the function of iodised salt in the human body? A. It helps in checking the cholesterol level in blood B. It controls the functions of the thyroid glandC. It makes the body immune to viral diseases D. None of these View Answer Answer : B. It controls the functions of the thyroid gland Description 35- The disease generally associated with stress condition is: A. LeprosyB. ScurvyC. BronchitisD. Peptic ulcer View Answer Answer : D. Peptic ulcer Description 36- Malaria and African sleeping sickness are caused respectively by: A. Giardia sp and TrypanosomaB. Plasmodium malaria and Triatoma rhodinus C. Anopheles sp and Trypanosoma cruzi D. Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma gambiense View Answer Answer : D. Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma gambiense Description 37- Carotene in Pakistani cow's milk causes: A. Creamish white B. Yellow colourC. Deep yellow colour D. No change View Answer Answer : B. Yellow colour Description 38- In which of the following hereditary diseases does the blood not clot and the affected person may bleed to death even from a small cut? A. HemophiliaB. LeukemiaC. Bleeder’s disease D. Royal disease View Answer Answer : A. Hemophilia Description 39- The most important therapy for cholera is: A. PenicillinB. StreptomycinC. Water & electrolyte replacementD. Antitoxin View Answer Answer : C. Water & electrolyte replacement Description 40- Oncogene is responsible for: A. AIDSB. TyphoidC. MalariaD. Cancer View Answer Answer : D. Cancer Description 1 2 3 4 5
