Question 1
Question: A scientist in CDRI, Lucknow developed an anti-cerebral malarial drug called A from a plant B. Identify A and B.
Answer: A : Arteether
B : Artemisia annua
Question 2
Question: Identify the virus. Mention 2 ways in which the disease spreads.
Answer: A : It is the AIDS virus
B : AIDS spreads in the following way
- Sexual contact with the infected person
- From mother to child
- Through exchange of body fluids
Note: Students to give any two of the above
Question 3
Question: Identify the micro-organism. Give 2 symptoms exhibited by a person suffering from the disease.
Answer: It is Myobacterium tuberculosis.
Symptoms:
- Loss of apetite and weight
- Typical fever pattern and night sweats
Question 4
Question: What is other chemical name of vitamin -C?
Answer: Ascorbic acid is the chemical name of vitamin-C.
Question 5
Question: Identify the micro-organism. What type of micro-organism is it? Name another disease caused by the same type of micro-organism.
Answer:
- It is the bacteria called vibrio cholerae
- Tuberculosis is the other bacterial disease
Question 6
Question: Identify the micro-organism and the disease it causes. Name 2 vaccines which are available for the disease.
Answer: It is a bacteria called salmonella typhi which causes typhoid. TAB and typhoral oral vaccine are 2 vaccines available for typhoid.
Question 7
Question: A patient has been recommended to eat the husk of isabgol with water or curd. What is he suffering from?
Answer: The patient is suffering from diarrhoea.
Question 8
Question: An athlete has just won the marathon and he is very tired and on the verge of dehydration. What first aid will you administer?
Answer: The athlete should be given a rehydration fluid or a pinch of salt and sugar in about 200 mL of water.
Question 9
Question: A certain woman has a second pregnancy when the first child is too young. What is the first child likely to suffer from?
Answer: The first child is likely to suffer from marasmus.
Question 10
Question: A certain family buys salt of inferior quality. They also do not have access to sea food, vegetables and fruits. As a result the children suffer from retarded mental and physical growth. What deficiency are they facing? Suggest 2 remedies.
Answer: They are suffering from deficiency of iodine.
Remedies are as follows:(any 2)
- Sodium iodate tablets
- Iodised salts
- Intra muscular injection of iodised oil
