Biology
Find the odd one out:
(a) Typhoid, cholera, jaundice, tuberculosis, tetanus.
(b) Cold, malaria, measles, mumps.
(c) Scurvy, rickets, polio, pellagra, night blindness.
(d) Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, cancer.
Answer
(a) Jaundice
Reason — Jaundice is not caused by bacteria while others are bacterial diseases.
(b) Malaria
Reason — Malaria is caused by a protozoan while others are viral diseases.
(c) Polio
Reason — Polio is a viral disease while others are vitamin deficiency diseases.
(d) Cancer
Reason — Cancer is a disease while others are food components.
Related Questions
Which of the following is not a disease spread by the bite of a mosquito ?
- Dengue
- Typhoid
- Elephantiasis
- Malaria
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words given below:
(goitre, insulin, rickets, iron, proteins)
(a) Anaemia is caused due to the deficiency of ……………
(b) Deficiency of Vit.D causes …………… in children.
(c) Deficiency of iodine in the diet may cause ……………
(d) Kwashiorkor is caused due to the deficiency of ……………
Match the terms given in column A with those of column B :
Column A Column B (i) Cancer (a) Asthma (ii) Allergies (b) Sunburn (iii) Hydrophobia (c) Lead poisoning (iv) Physical agent (d) Leukemia (v) Chemical agent (e) Rabies Fill in the blanks in the following table:
Vitamin Name of the
deficiency diseasessource of vitamin (a) Vitamin A …………… …………… (b) …………… Beri-beri …………… (c) Ascorbic acid …………… …………… (d) …………… Rickets (in childhood)
bones turn soft……………