Here are, 50 Gk MCQs about Human diseases:
Q.1 Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C?
A) Scurvy
B) Rickets
C) Beriberi
D) Pellagra
Answer: A) Scurvy
Q.2 What is the main cause of Tuberculosis?
A) Virus
B) Bacteria
C) Fungus
D) Parasite
Answer: B) Bacteria
Q.3 Which of the following is a Viral disease?
A) Tuberculosis
B) Malaria
C) AIDS
D) Ringworm
Answer: C) AIDS
Q.4 Which of these diseases is primarily transmitted by Mosquitoes?
A) Cholera
B) Malaria
C) Typhoid
D) Tuberculosis
Answer: B) Malaria
Q.5 Which organ is affected by Hepatitis?
A) Heart
B) Kidney
C) Liver
D) Brain
Answer: C) Liver
Q.6 Which human disease is also known as “Visceral Leishmaniasis”?
A) Pyorrhoea
B) Kala-Ajar
C) Cancer
D) Asthma
Answer: B) Kala-Ajar
Q.7 Which bacteria is responsible for causing Cholera?
A) Salmonella
B) Vibrio cholera
C) E. coli
D) Staphylococcus
Answer: B) Vibrio Cholera
Q.8 Which disease is also known as Hansen’s disease?
A) Leprosy
B) Typhoid
C) Tuberculosis
D) Measles
Answer: A) Leprosy
Q.9 Which of the following is a Genetic disorder?
A) Diabetes
B) Haemophilia
C) Tuberculosis
D) Influenza
Answer: B) Haemophilia
Q.10 What is the common name for the Varicella Virus infection?
A) Measles
B) Mumps
C) Chickenpox
D) Rubella
Answer: C) Chickenpox
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Q.11 Which of the following diseases is non-communicable?
A) Common cold
B) Tuberculosis
C) Asthma
D) Influenza
Answer: C) Asthma
Q.12 Which disease is also known as N1H1 virus?
A) Chicken Pox
B) Small Pox
C) Swine Flue
D) Polio
Answer: C) Swine Flue
Q.13 What is the primary mode of transmission for Hepatitis B?
A) Airborne
B) Contaminated water
C) Blood and body fluids
D) Insect bites
Answer: C) Blood and body fluids
Q.14 Which vitamin deficiency leads to Rickets?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
Answer: D) Vitamin D
Q.15 Which of these diseases is caused by a protozoan?
A) Malaria
B) Tetanus
C) Cholera
D) Meningitis
Answer: A) Malaria
Q.16 What is the primary symptom of Alzheimer’s disease?
A) Joint Pain
B) Memory Loss
C) Skin Rash
D) Blurred vision
Answer: B) Memory Loss
Q.17 Which disease is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells?
A) Diabetes
B) Cancer
C) Arthritis
D) Hepatitis
Answer: B) Cancer
Q.18 What is the cause of Down syndrome?
A) Bacterial infection
B) Genetic mutation
C) Viral infection
D) Nutritional deficiency
Answer: B) Genetic mutation
Q.19 Who discovered the Rabies Vaccine?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Robert Koch
C) Edward Jenner
D) Albert Sabin
Answer: A) Louis Pasteur
Q.20 Which of these diseases is an Autoimmune disorder?
A) Diabetes Type 2
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Tuberculosis
D) Malaria
Answer: B) Rheumatoid arthritis
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Q.21 What is the primary cause of diabetes mellitus?
A) Bacterial infection
B) Viral infection
C) Insulin deficiency
D) Vitamin deficiency
Answer: C) Insulin deficiency
Q.22 Which disease is commonly known as the “sugar disease”?
A) Hypertension
B) Diabetes
C) Tuberculosis
D) Cholera
Answer: B) Diabetes
Q.23 Which disease is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?
A) Measles
B) Mononucleosis
C) Chickenpox
D) Mumps
Answer: B) Mononucleosis
Q.24 What is the main symptom of jaundice?
A) Red skin
B) Yellowing of the skin and eyes
C) Blurred vision
D) Hair loss
Answer: B) Yellowing of the skin and eyes
Q.25 Which disease is known as “the great imitator” due to its varied symptoms?
A) Syphilis
B) Tuberculosis
C) HIV/AIDS
D) Lupus
Answer: A) Syphilis
Q.26 What type of organism causes athlete’s foot?
A) Bacteria
B) Virus
C) Fungus
D) Parasite
Answer: C) Fungus
Q.27 “BCG vaccine” related to which disease?
A) Dengue
B) Malaria
C) Yellow Fever
D) Tuberculosis
Answer: D) Tuberculosis
Q.28 Which among the following is a Bacteria disease?
A) Tetanus
B) Diarrhoea
C) Goitre
D) Herpes
Answer: A) Tetanus
Q.29 Which of the following is a bacterial infection that affects the lungs?
A) Influenza
B) Pneumonia
C) Hepatitis
D) Mumps
Answer: B) Pneumonia
Q.30 Which disease results from the buildup of uric acid in the joints?
A) Gout
B) Arthritis
C) Osteoporosis
D) Scurvy
Answer: A) Gout
Q.31 Which disease is commonly referred to as “lockjaw”?
A) Tetanus
B) Rabies
C) Meningitis
D) Encephalitis
Answer: A) Tetanus
Q.32 Which vitamin deficiency leads to night blindness?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
Answer: A) Vitamin A
Q.33 Who is known as “Father of Medicine”?
A) Hippocrates
B) Hahnemann
C) Selman Waksman
D) Ronald Ross
Answer: A) Hippocrates
Q.34 Which of these diseases is caused by a prion?
A) Rabies
B) Mad Cow Disease
C) Hepatitis
D) Malaria
Answer: B) Mad Cow Disease
Q.35 Which of the following is also known as “Blood Cancer”?
A) Leukemia
B) Lymphonoma
C) Carcinoma
D) Chemotharaphy
Answer: A) Leukemia
Q.36 Who discovered the anti-biotic Penicillin?
A) Karl Landsteiner
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Alexander Flemming
D) Edward Jenner
Answer: C) Alexander Flemming
Q.37 Which disease is caused by the inhalation of iron dust?
A) Bulimia
B) Siderosis
C) Sarconoma
D) Obesity
Answer: B) Siderosis
Q.38 Which of the following is an inflammatory disease affecting the joints?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Arthritis
C) Scurvy
D) Beriberi
Answer: B) Arthritis
Q.39 Which disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick?
A) Malaria
B) Lyme disease
C) Dengue
D) Zika
Answer: B) Lyme disease
Q.40 The disease Uremia affect which organ of the body?
A) Kidney
B) Heart
C) Skin
D) Intestine
Answer: A) Kidney
Q.41 Which disease is also known as “White Plauge”?
A) Tuberculosis
B) Pneumonia
C) Malaria
D) Scurvy
Answer: A) Tuberculosis
Q.42 Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin B3?
A) Pellagra
B) Beriberi
C) Rickets
D) Scurvy
Answer: A) Pellagra
Q.43 Which disease is a leading cause of blindness worldwide?
A) Glaucoma
B) Cataracts
C) Macular Degeneration
D) Trachoma
Answer: B) Cataracts
Q.44 Which disease is spread by the Aedes mosquito?
A) Malaria
B) Dengue fever
C) Lyme disease
D) Yellow fever
Answer: B) Dengue fever
Q.45 Which disease affects the myelin sheath of nerve cells?
A) Parkinson’s disease
B) Alzheimer’s disease
C) Multiple Sclerosis
D) Huntington’s disease
Answer: C) Multiple Sclerosis
Q.46 The baldness is caused by which fungi?
A) Elephantiasis
B) Wuchereria Bancrofti
C) Taenia Capitis
D) Aspergillus Fumigatus
Answer: C) Taenia Capitis
Q.47 Which disease is characterized by the hardening and narrowing of the arteries?
A) Arteriosclerosis
B) Osteoporosis
C) Arthritis
D) Tuberculosis
Answer: A) Arteriosclerosis
Q.48 Which disease is commonly treated with Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)?
A) Tuberculosis
B) Malaria
C) HIV/AIDS
D) Hepatitis
Answer: C) HIV/AIDS
Q.49 The instrument Pacemaker is placed in which part of the human body?
A) Head
B) Chest
C) Kidney
D) Hand
Answer: B) Chest
Q.50 Which disease is known as “black death” during the medieval period?
A) Smallpox
B) Plague
C) Cholera
D) Tuberculosis
Answer: B) Plague
The above 50 gk MCQs questions cover a range of topics related to Human diseases and their causes, symptoms, and modes of transmission.
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