Which one of the following is not a property of cancerous cells, whereas the remaining

three are ?

  • They compete with normal cells for vital nutrients.

  • They do not remain confined in the area of formation 

  • They divide in an uncontrolled manner 

  • They show contact inhibition 

Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of 

  • opium

  • alcohol

  • tobacco(chewing)

  • cocaine

A certain patient is suspected to be suffering from acquired immuno deficieny syndrome.

Which diagnostic technique will you recommend for its detection ?

  • MRI

  • Ultra Sound

  • WIDAL

  • ELISA

Which one of the following acts as a physiological barrier to the entry of microorganisms

in human body?

  • Tears

  • Monocytes

  • Skin

  • Epithelium of urogenital tract

Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite?

  • Red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria

  • Spleen of infected humans

  • Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito

  • Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito

Select the correct statement from the ones given below

  • Barbiturates when given to criminals make them tell the truth

  • Morphine is often given to persons who have under gone surgery as a pain killer

  • Chewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate

  • Cocaine is given to patients after surgery as it stimulates recovery

Ringworm in humans is caused by

  • bacteria

  • fungi

  • nematodes

  • viruses

Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?

  • The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person 

  • Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection 

  • AIDS patients are being fully cured cent percent with proper care and nutrition 

  • The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers 

Consider the following four statements(1-4) regarding kidney transplant and select the

two correct ones out of these.

(1) Even if a kidney transplant is proper the recipient may need to take immuno-

suppresants for a long time

(2) The cell-mediated immune response is responsible for the graft rejection

(3) The B-lymphocytes are responsible for rejection of the graft

The two correct statements are

1. (2) and (3) 

  • 4. and (2)

  • 2. (3) and (4)
  • 3. (1) and  

  • The acceptance of rejection of a kidney transplant depends on specific interferons 

Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases ?

  • Ringworm, AIDS

  • Common cold, AIDS

  • Dysentery, common cold

  • Typhoid, tuberculosis

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

  • allergy

  • nausea

  • cough

  • headache

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  • Patients, who had undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain

  • Benign tumours show the property of metastasis

  • Heroin accelerates body functions

  • Malignant tumours may exhibit metastasis

The letter T in T-lymphocyte refers to

  • thyroid

  • thalamus

  • tonsil

  • thymus

The most active phagocytic white blood cells are

  • neutrophils and eosinophils

  • lymphocytes and macrophages

  • eosinophils and lymphocytes

  • neutrophils and monocytes

Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic

drug specified?

  • Hashish causes alter thought perceptions and hallucinations

  • Opium stimulates nervous system and causes hallucinations

  • Morphine leads to delusions and disturbed emotions

  • Barbiturates cause relaxation and temporary euphoria

To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears

from the eyes, belong?

  • Cytokine barriers 

  • Cellular barriers

  • Physiological barriers

  • Physical barriers

Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to :

  • hot and humid enviroment 

  • eating fruits preserved in tin containers

  • inhalation of seasonal pollen

  • low temperature

Antibodies in our body are complex:

  • lipoproteins 

  • steroids

  • prostaglandins

  • glycoproteins

Both sickle cell anaemia and Huntington's chorea are

  • bacteria-related diseases

  • congenital disorders

  • pollutant-induced disorders

  • virus-related diseases

A foreign body giant cell is formed by

  • osteoclasts

  • mast cells

  • plasma cells

  • histiocytes

The so-called tertain periodicity of Plasmodium vivax refers to the 

  • pre-erythrocytic phase 

  • post erythrocytic phase 

  • erythrocytic phase 

  • sexual phase.

Hybridoma is a synonym of

  • polyclonal antibody

  • monoclonal antibody

  • polymerase chain reaction

  • fluorescent in situ hybridization

Communicability of disease depends upon the availability of a 

  • pathogen 

  • parasitic

  • healthy person 

  • susceptible person

Which of the following is used to make vaccines?

  • Activated pathogen

  • Pathogen blocked by antibody 

  • Attenuated pathogen 

  • None of the above

An organism which has been used as a weapon in biological war causes which of the

following disease?

  • malaria

  • common cold

  • influenza

  • anthrax

Opium is obtained from which part of the plant Papaver somniferous?

  • Inflorescence

  • Male part (dried)

  • Fruit (unripe)

  • Seeds

Malaria infection can be transmitted by 

  • the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquito

  • vertical transmission through placental defect

  • blood transfusion 

  • all of these.

Memory cells are stored in

  • spleen

  • lymph nodes

  • both 1. and 2.

  • a specialised area of brain tissue

The highly pathogenic influenza A (H5NI) virus infects 

  • poultry 

  • ducks

  • migratory birds

  • all of these.

Enteric fever is caused by

  •  Salmonella enteritidis

  •  S. typhi

  •  S. typhimurium

  • none of the above

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