Human Diseases & Health Questions with Solutions
This topic covers human diseases and health: diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi, how they spread, vaccines and their discoverers, the immune system, lifestyle diseases, and plant and animal diseases of economic importance. Questions usually ask what causes a disease and how it spreads (malaria is caused by Plasmodium and spread by the female Anopheles mosquito), which organ a disease affects, and who discovered a vaccine or treatment (Edward Jenner for smallpox and Alexander Fleming for penicillin). Group diseases by their cause for quick revision. Practise the human diseases and health questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
The vaccine for smallpox was developed by:
A. Louis PasteurB. Edward JennerC. Jonas SalkD. Robert KocheasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
Malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected:
A. Female Anopheles mosquitoB. Male Anopheles mosquitoC. Female Aedes mosquitoD. Culex mosquitoeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium:
A. Salmonella typhiB. Clostridium tetaniC. Vibrio choleraeD. Mycobacterium tuberculosiseasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q4.
Ringworm, a common infection of the skin, hair and nails, is caused by a:
A. BacteriumB. WormC. FungusD. ViruseasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q5.
Chickenpox is caused by the:
A. Variola virusB. Varicella-zoster virusC. Mycobacterium lepraeD. Rubella viruseasyAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q6.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
A. TuberculosisB. MalariaC. InfluenzaD. CholeraeasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026View solution › - Q7.
Which of the following diseases is also called as "Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi"?
A. TyphoidB. MalariaC. DiarrheaD. Yellow fevereasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2 April Shift-2 2026View solution ›