Human Health and Disease

1. In the immune system, interferons are a part of

(a) physiological barriers

(b) cellular barriers

(c) physical barriers

(d) cytokine barriers.

• a

• b

• c

• d

The letter T in T-lymphocytes refers to

(a) tonsil

(b) thalamus

(c) thymus

(d) thyroid

• a

• b

• c

• d

Use of anti-histamines and steroids gives a quick relief from

(a) allergy

(b) nausea

(c) cough

(d) fever

• a

• b

• c

• d

The immunoglobulin abundant in colostrum, is

(a) Ig D

(b) Ig A

(c) Ig G

(d) Ig M

• a

• b

• c

• d

Diacetyl morphine is commonly known as

(a) cocaine

(b) hashish

(c) ganja

(d) heroin

• a

• b

• c

• d

Opium is extracted from

(a) Atropa belladona

(b) Papaver somniferum

(c) Erythroxylum coca

(d) Cannabis sativa

• a

• b

• c

• d

7. The disease chikungunya is transmitted by

[NCERT Exemplar]

(a) houseflies

(b) Aedes mosquitoes

(c) cockroach

(d) female Anopheles

• a

• b

• c

• d

Anti venom against snake poison contains [NCERT Exemplar]

(a) antigens

(b) antigen-antibody complexes

(c) antibodies

(d) enzymes

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which of the following glands is large sized at birth but reducies in size with aging? [NCERT Exemplar]

(a) Pineal

(b) Pituitary

(c) Thymus

(d) Thyroid

• a

• b

• c

• d

The substance produced by a cell on viral infection that can protect other cells from further infection is [NCERT Exemplar]

(a) serotonin

(b) colostrum

(c) interferon

(d) histamine

• a

• b

• c

• d