Immune system test questions:
Ques. Blood vessels near a wound dilate and become more permeable in response to which material released from damaged cells ?
(a) Pyrogens
(b) Antibodies
(c) Histamine
(d) Interferons
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Ques. Disease causing damage of the membrane of the brain is
(a) Meningitis
(b) Pertussis
(c) Diptheria
(d) Trachoma
Ques. Find the odd one out
(a) Typhus fever
(b) Trench fever
(c) Yellow fever
(d) Q fever
Ques. Cellular immunity is provided by
(a) B lymphocytes
(b) Histiocytes
(c) T lymphocytes
(d) Monocytes
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Ques. Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?
(a) Lupus erythematosus
(b) Erythroblastosis foetalis
(c) Glomerulonephritis
(d) Rheumatoid arthritis
Ques. In a new born baby, thymus is removed, this will lead to failure of production of
(a) T-lymphocytes
(b) Monocytes
(c) B-lymphocytes
(d) None of these
Ques. Allergic rhinitis is another name for
(a) Tetanus
(b) Typhoid
(c) Hay Fever
(d) Yellow fever
Ques. Which of the following set comprises of all viral infections
(a) Chicken pox, Poliomyelitis, Rabies, Pneumonia
(b) Measles, Mumps, Yellow fever, AIDS
(c) Dengue fever, Malaria, Syphilis, Influenza
(d) Tetanus, Diptheria, Rabies, Chickenpox
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Ques. Glossina palpalis is a vector for
(a) Dengue fever
(b) Filariasis
(c) Gambian fever
(d) Bubonic plague
Ques. Concave lenses are used to correct
(a) Myopia
(b) Hyperopia
(c) Hypermetropia
(d) Cataract
Ques. Inflammatory response is indicated by
(a) Redness at the place of infection
(b) Dilation of the blood vessels and their increased permeability
(c) Release of histamine and pyrogens accompanied by mild fever
(d) All of these
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Ques. Accumulation of excess fluid in tissue spaces is
(a) Oedema
(b) Cirhosis
(c) Parkinson’s disease
(d) Hodgkin’s disease
Ques. Rejection of transplanted organ is due to
(a) B-cell
(b) Esinophils
(c) T-cells
(d) Neutrophils
Ques. Removal of spleen from the body of an adult man will result in the failure of
(a) Filtration of dead erythrocytes
(b) Production of WBCs
(c) Production of RBCs
(d) Immunity
Ques. Antigens are found
(a) Inside cytoplasm
(b) Inside nucleus
(c) On nuclear envelope
(d) On cell surface
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Ques. The fever producing substance is
(a) Pyrogens
(b) Toxins
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Bursal tissues
Ques. Study of interaction of antigen and antibody in blood is
(a) Haematology
(b) Serology
(c) Cryobiology
(d) Angiology
Ques. Bacteria are killed by lysozymes with the destruction of
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Cell wall
(c) Nucleic acid
(d) Lipid bilayer
Ques. Immunodeficiency can result from which of the following ?
(a) Gene mutation
(b) Infection
(c) Malnutrition
(d) All the above
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Ques. Which of the following is not involved in elicitation of immune system ?
(a) Thymus
(b) Brain
(c) Spleen
(d) Lymphnodes
Ques. Which of the following is not a component of innate immunity ?
(a) Antibodies
(b) Interferon
(c) Complement proteins
(d) Phagocytes
Ques. The drug which prolongs the life of many AIDS patients is
(a) Zodovudine
(b) Zidovudine
(c) Aspirin
(d) Cyclosporin
Ques. Vaccines produced through genetic engineering are safe as
(a) They contain antigen only from coat of pathogen
(b) They are least active form virus
(c) They are attenuated form of pathogen
(d) All the above
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Ques. The disease caused due to abnormal pressure on regions of the brain
(a) Hay fever
(b) Ulcers
(c) Tumours
(d) Epilepsy
Ques. Which is not a water-borne disease?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Cholera
(c) Asthma
(d) Amoebiasis
Ques. Antibodies are isolated from immune:
(a) Serum
(b) Plasma
(c) Blood
(d) Vitamins
Ques. The rejection of organ transplanting in humans is prevented by using:
(a) Aspirin
(b) Thrombin
(c) Calcitonin
(d) Cyclosporine
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Ques. An antibody is a
(a) Component of blood
(b) Secretion of mammalian erythrocyte
(c) Molecule that specifically inactivates an antigen
(d) White corpuscle which attack invading bacteria
Ques. Which one of the diseases is due to an allergic reaction ?
(a) Goitre
(b) Skin cancer
(c) Hay fever
(d) Enteric fever
Ques. What is released in body during disease which results in fever ?
(a) Pyrogens
(b) Antibodies
(c) Interferons
(d) Interleukins
Ques. Which of the following is used to make vaccines?
(a) Activated pathogen
(b) Attenuated pathogen
(c) Pathogen blocked by antibody
(d) None of the above
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Ques. Typhoid fever is caused by
(a) Yersinia
(b) Salmonella
(c) Treponema
(d) Streptococcus
Ques. Cholera is caused by
(a) Virus
(b) Fungi
(c) Bacteria
(d) Protozoan
Ques. Hansen’s disease is another name for
(a) Lerprosy
(b) Tetanus
(c) Plague
(d) None of the above
Ques. Syphils is a sexually transmitted disease caused by
(a) Vibrio
(b) Pasteurella
(c) Corynebacteria
(d) Treponema
Ques. Which of the following is a bacterial disease ?
(a) Polio
(b) Leprosy
(c) AIDS
(d) Ascariasis
Ques. In polio, the legs get paralyzed and atrophied due to
(a) Obstruction of muscles
(b) Death of some muscles
(c) Degeneration of bones
(d) Shrinkage of muscles
Ques. Common cold is caused by
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Fungi
(d) Protozoa
Ques. Which pair of diseases is viral ?
(a) Cholera and TB
(b) AIDS and Syphilis
(c) Mumps and Rabies
(d) Tetanus and Typhoid
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Ques. Jaundice is disease of
(a) Kidney
(b) Duodenum
(c) Liver
(d) Pancreas
Ques. Black water fever is caused by
(a) Plasmodium vivax
(b) P. malariae
(c) P. ovale
(d) P. falciparum
Ques. AIDS was first discovered in
(a) 1981 in America
(b) 1981 in Asia
(c) 1984 in America
(d) 1984 in France
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Ques. Radiotherapy is used for
(a) Detecting bone fracture
(b) Detecting cardiac trouble
(c) Getting whole body’s photograph
(d) Treating cancer by controlled exposure of X-rays
Ques. Which of the following is sexually transmitted disorder ?
(a) Hepatitis E
(b) Hepatitis B
(c) Hepatitis C
(d) Hepatitis D
