Important MCQ on Disease and Treatment

In many competitive exams like Banking, SSC, State PSC, Railways, and others we find many questions from the biology section, especially about diseases and treatment. In this article, we are providing MCQs from diseases and treatment topics so that students will be able to learn and practice questions easily. 

Important MCQ on Disease and Treatment:

Que1. Which one of the given diseases is caused by protozoa?
(a) Malaria
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Cholera
(d) Pneumonia

Ans. (a) Malaria
Explanation: Malaria is caused by a protozoa parasite called Plasmodium and its carrier is the female anopheles mosquito.

Que2. Which of the given organs are affected by malaria?
(a) Heart
(b) Kidney
(c) Spleen
(d) Stomach

Ans. (c) Spleen
Explanation: Spleen is affected by malaria. It often becomes enlarged in malaria.

Que3. Which of the given human organs is responsible for alcohol detoxification?
(a) Lung
(b) Liver
(c) Kidney
(d) Intestines

Ans. (b) Liver
Explanation: The liver is responsible for alcohol detoxification. It detoxifies harmful substances through complex chemical reactions.

Que4. Which of the substances are responsible for Arthritis in the joints of the body?
(a) Albumin
(b) Cholesterol
(c) Urea
(d) Uric acid

Ans. (d) Uric acid
Explanation: Arthritis is caused by the deposition of uric acid in joints and fluids within the body gout.

Que5. Dropsy disease is caused by which of the given substances?
(a) Mustard oil
(b) kerosene oil
(c) Sugar
(d) Salt

Ans. (a) Mustard oil
Explanation: Dropsy disease is characterized by swelling of the body tissue due to the accumulation of fluids. It is caused due to intake of adulterated mustard oil.

Que6. Diarrhoea is caused by which of the given vectors?
(a) Amoeba
(b) Bacteria
(c) Fungus
(d) Rotavirus

Ans. (d) Rotavirus
Explanation: Rotavirus is a group of RNA viruses. It is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children.

Que7. 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

Ans. (b) Young women
Explanation: Hysteria is a disease commonly found in young women. It is a genital disease whose symptoms are anxiety, discomfort, and faintness.

Que8. Name the disease caused by swelling of the membrane over the spinal cord and brain.
(a) Paralysis
(b) Leukaemia
(c) Meningitis
(d) Sclerosis

Ans. (c) Meningitis
Explanation: Meningitis is a disease caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Que9. Anthophobia is the fear of which of the given options?
(a) Cats
(b) Water
(c) Fruits
(d) Flowers

Ans. (d) Flowers
Explanation: Anthophobia is the fear of flowers.

Que10. Hydrophobia is caused by which of the following options?
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Protozoan
(d) Fungus

Ans. (a) Virus
Explanation: Hydrophobia is the fear of water and a virus that causes it. It is an old name for rabies. it affects the nervous system.

Que11. Which of the given is responsible for yellow fever?
(a) Housefly
(b) Mosquito
(c) Water
(d) Bacteria

Ans. (b) Mosquito
Explanation: Yellow fever is caused by the bite of a female mosquito name Aedes aegypti.

Que12. 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

Ans. (a) His platelets decrease
Explanation: When a person is suffering from dengue fever, his platelets decrease. This person suffers from an excess of internal bleeding.

Que13. Which of the given diseases caused due to the deficiency of iodine?
(a) Cancer
(b) Night Blindness
(c) Goitre
(d) Rickets

Ans. (c) Goitre
Explanation: Goitre diseases caused due to the deficiency of iodine in which the neck becomes thicker.

Que14. What is the full form of MRI, a tool for diagnosis?
(a) Magnetic Resonance Index
(b) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(c) Magnetic Resonance Information
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Explanation: The full form of MRI is Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body.

Que15. Which of the given is responsible for Ergotism disease?
(a) Polluted water
(b) Uncooked food
(c) Rotting vegetables
(d) Contaminated grains

Ans. (d) Contaminated grains
Explanation: Ergotism disease is caused due to the use of contaminated grains. It is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning due to the ingestion of alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus.

Que16. Which of the given is responsible for Itai-Itai disease?
(a) Cadmium
(b) Lead
(c) Nickel
(d) Mercury

Ans. (a) Cadmium
Explanation:  Itai-Itai disease is caused due to the prolonged poisoning of cadmium.

Que17. For which of the given, BMD tests are performed?
(a) Arthritis
(b) Osteomalacia
(c) Osteoporosis
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Osteoporosis
Explanation: A Bone Mineral Density (BMD) test measures how much calcium and other minerals are present in the bone. This test is to detect osteoporosis.

Que18. In medical terms, “Golden Hour” is related to which of the given options. 
(a) Heart attack
(b) Cancer
(c) AIDS
(d) Childbirth

Ans. (a) Heart attack
Explanation: Golden Hour is the critical hour from the onset of a heart attack. Most of the deaths occur during this period.

Que19. Which of the following diseases are not treated under DPT vaccines?
(a) Polio
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Tetanus
(d) Typhoid

Ans. (d) Typhoid
Explanation: DPT Vaccine refers to a class of vaccines given against three infections in humans i.e diphtheria, polio, and tetanus.

Que20. When any disease spread across the world then what it is called?
(a) Endemic
(b) Pandemic
(c) Epizootic
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Pandemic
Explanation: When any disease spread across the world then it is called a pandemic disease. For example COVID-19 disease.