General awareness and Aptitude test
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HEALTH
1.
Body temperature of a normal person:
a) 81.1°C
b) 36.9°F
c) 36.9°C
d) 98.6°F
2.
A healthy person’s B.P. is
a) 81/170 mm of mercury
b) 80/120 mm of mercury
c) 70/140 mm of mercury
d) 120/180 mm of mercury
3.
On kidney failure, blood is purified by
a) Dialysis
b) Biopsy
c) Angiography
d) Ultrasound
4.
AIDS spreads through
a) Bacteria
b) Protozoa
c) Virus
d) Fungi
5.
Heat beat of a normal person is
a) 50 per min
b) 70 per min
c) 80 per min
d) 100 per min
6.
Malaria is a disease which effects the
a) Heart
b) Lungs
c) Spleen
d) Kidney
7.
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
a) Plague-rats
b) Rabies-dogs
c) Tapeworm – pig
d) Poliomyelitis – monkeys
8.
Typhoid and cholera are typical example of
a) Infectious diseases
b) Air-borne diseases
c) Water borne diseases
d) None
9.
Myopia is a disease connected with
a) Eyes
b) Brain
c) Liver
d) Heart
10. Lock Jaw i.e. difficulty in opening the mouth
is a symptom of
a) Diphtheria
b) Tetanus
c) Cholera
d) Plague
11. Volume of blood in a normal human body is
a) 3-4 litre
b) 5-6 litre
c) 8-10 litre
d) 10-12 litre
12. Which of the following is hereditary disorder?
a) Scurvy
b) Ricketus
c) Colour blindness
d) Night blindness
13. Main component of bones and teethes are
a) Calcium carbonate
b) Calcium phosphate
c) Calcium sulphate
d) Calcium nitrate
14. Diabetes is caused due to lack of
a) Sugar
b) Insulin
c) Calcium
d) Iron
15. Smallpox is a deadly and lightly contagious
a) Viral disease
b) Fungal disease
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None
16. Test tube baby means
a) Ovum developed without fertilization in
test tubes
b) Ovum fertilized in test tube and developed
in uterus
c) Ovum fertilized and developed in test
tube.
d) Ovum fertilized in uterus and developed
in test tubes.
17. A person of which of the following blood
groups can receive blood of any group?
a) A
b) AB
c) B
d) O
18. ECG is used for the diagnosis of ailments of
a) Brain
b) Heart
c) Kidneys
d) Lungs
19. Ricketts is a disease of
a) Bones
b) Tissue
c) Muscles
d) Blood
