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UPSC 2005 · Q21 · Science & Technology › Health & Diseases · Save

Pneumoconiosis afflicts the workers who work mainly in

(a) Tanneries
(b) Coal mining industry
(c) Distilleries
(d) Glass industry
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Answer: (b) Coal mining industry
UPSC 2005 · Q89 · Science & Technology › Health & Diseases · Save

Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty.

Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess secretion of vasopressin.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (c) A is true but R is false
UPSC 2005 · Q130 · Science & Technology › Health & Diseases · Save

Which one of the following diseases of milching animals are infectious?

  1. Foot and Mouth disease
  2. Anthrax
  3. Black Quarter
  4. Cowpox

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
UPSC 2005 · Q132 · Science & Technology › Health & Diseases · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. Dengue is a protozoan disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
  2. Retro-orbital pain is not a symptom of Dengue.
  3. Skin rash and bleeding from nose and gums are some of the symptoms of Dengue.

Which one of the following statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3
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Answer: (b) 3 only