General Science Quiz 45: Health Quiz

General Science Quiz 45: Health Quiz

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1. Which one of the following is NOT a lung disease?

Asbestosis
Asthma
Hepatitis
Emphysema

2. Aphasia, caused by damage to specific brain regions, affects which one of the following abilities?

Memory
Speaking
Movement
Vision

3. What is the neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces?

Alexithymia
Prosopagnosia
Aboulia
Claude's syndrome

4. What is the term used for any fluid that filters from the circulatory system into lesions or areas of inflammation?

Transudate
Exudate
Pus
Sweat

5. Polycythemia is a disease state in which

The RBC in blood is decreased
The RBC in blood increased
Plasma volume increased
RBC remain unchanged

6. Which one of the following is found in abnormally excess levels in the medical condition called azotemia?

Urea
Calcium
Potassium
Ammonia

7. Which one of the following DOES NOT belong to the the Vitamin B group?

Riboflavin
Nocotinamide
Ascorbic acid
Pantothenic acid

8. World Health Day is celebrated on

April 7
March 7
January 7
May 7

9. Where was Chikungunya diseases first identified?

USA
China
Japan
Tanzania

10. Who wrote" The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer"?

Arundhati Roy
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Paul Kalanidhi
Sudhanshu Mohanty