What will happen if I take excess amount of any of the minerals or vitamins?
  • The body will become toxic.
  • The body will become healthier.
  • There will be no effect on the body.
  • The body will lose energy.
Identify the three most common lifestyle-related diseases in your neighbourhood.
  • Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure
  • Asthma, tuberculosis, malaria
  • Chickenpox, measles, mumps
  • Hepatitis, dengue, typhoid
Fill in the blank for the fourth common lifestyle-related disease in the table below: S. No. 4: ____________________
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes
  • Tuberculosis
  • Malaria
A suggested lifestyle change for managing high blood pressure is:
  • Balanced diet
  • Avoid pollution
  • Increase sugar intake
  • Ignore emotions like anger
What do you infer from this case study?
  • Good sanitation practices can greatly reduce the spread of communicable diseases.
  • Sanitation practices have no effect on disease spread.
  • Poor sanitation practices can reduce the spread of communicable diseases.
  • Good sanitation practices increase the spread of communicable diseases.
What is the natural ability of our body to fight diseases known as?
  • Immunity
  • Digestion
  • Respiration
  • Circulation
Our body has a special system called the _______ that helps fight against diseases.
  • immune system
  • digestive system
  • respiratory system
  • nervous system
Vaccines help our body fight certain diseases by training the immune system to recognise and attack harmful germs. Which of the following diseases can be prevented by vaccines?
  • Measles
  • Tetanus
  • Hepatitis
  • All of the above
Prevention is better than cure. It is important to protect ourselves from both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
  • True
  • False
Acquired immunity is developed after exposure to a pathogen or a vaccine.
  • True
  • False
What is a recombinant vaccine?
  • A recombinant vaccine is made using a harmless part of the germ, which our immune system then learns to fight.
  • A recombinant vaccine is made by combining two different viruses to create a new disease.
  • A recombinant vaccine is made by using chemicals to kill all germs in the body.
  • A recombinant vaccine is made by injecting live bacteria directly into the bloodstream.
Which diseases are mentioned as examples for vaccines in the passage?
  • Hepatitis, Polio, Covid-19, Smallpox
  • Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Rabies
  • Tuberculosis, Measles, Chickenpox, Mumps
  • Influenza, Cholera, Yellow Fever, Zika
Who discovered that people who had cowpox did not get smallpox?
  • English doctor Edward Jenner
  • French chemist Louis Pasteur
  • German physician Robert Koch
  • Scottish physician Alexander Fleming
What was the traditional method used in India to protect against smallpox called?
  • Variation
  • Vaccination
  • Inoculation
  • Quarantine
People who performed the traditional smallpox protection practice in India were known as:
  • Vaccinators
  • Teekedaars
  • Doctors
  • Scientists
Jenner observed that milkmaids who had cowpox did not catch smallpox.
  • True
  • False
What did Jenner test by injecting cowpox sap into a boy?
  • If the boy would catch smallpox
  • If the boy would show no illness when exposed to smallpox
  • If the boy would become immune to cowpox
  • If the boy would develop a fever
Mass vaccination eventually helped eradicate smallpox worldwide.
  • True
  • False
According to the graph, in which year was smallpox eradicated worldwide?
  • 1979
  • 1965
  • 1985
  • 1992
What is the main purpose of vaccines according to the passage?
  • To cure diseases
  • To prevent diseases
  • To treat diseases after someone is sick
  • To minimize the spread of bacteria
Fill in the blank: Vaccines are ________, not curative. They help minimize serious diseases before they happen, but do not treat them once someone is already sick.
  • preventive
  • reactive
  • curative
  • palliative
India manufactures vaccines on a massive scale and supplies them to many countries.
  • True
  • False
Who played a key role in developing the Rotavirus vaccine, which protects children from diarrhoea?
  • Maharaj Kishan Bhan
  • Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
  • Har Gobind Khorana
  • Sushruta
Fill in the blank: Antibiotics work only against _______ infections because they target parts of bacterial cells that are different from human or other animal cells.
  • bacterial
  • viral
  • fungal
  • parasitic
Antibiotics do not work against viruses or diseases caused by protozoa.
  • True
  • False
According to the passage, what do scientists and doctors do to ensure the safety of vaccines?
  • Ignore safety concerns
  • Test them carefully
  • Use them without testing
  • Only use them for adults
Refer to the diagram showing human population and antibiotics usage. Fill in the blank: Antibiotics are used to treat _______ infections, not viral infections.
  • bacterial
  • fungal
  • parasitic
  • allergic
What is the name of the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?
  • Penicillin
  • Streptomycin
  • Tetracycline
  • Erythromycin
Who discovered penicillin?
  • Alexander Fleming
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Marie Curie
  • Joseph Lister
Fill in the blank: Penicillin was discovered when Alexander Fleming noticed that a mould on a discarded petri dish stopped the bacteria from ________.
  • growing
  • multiplying
  • dying
  • spreading
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