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Health, Food & Nutrition MCQ — 115 Practice Questions with Answers

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Q1. PathGennie, highlighted by the Ministry of Science and Technology as a key 2025 achievement, is a computational framework developed for:

A Weather prediction and climate modelling
B Simulating drug-protein unbinding for drug discovery Correct
C Satellite orbit determination
D Genome sequencing acceleration

Explanation

PathGennie is an open-source computational framework developed at S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, that efficiently simulates drug-protein unbinding, a breakthrough for affordable drug discovery. It has been released globally for use by pharmaceutical companies and research institutions.

Q2. Informed consent means:

A Doctor decides alone
B Family consent
C No consent needed
D Patient agrees after understanding risks Correct

Explanation

Patient must understand procedure and risks.

Q3. Consider the following about COVID-19 vaccines developed/manufactured in India: 1. Covaxin is an mRNA vaccine. 2. Covishield was developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca and manufactured by SII. 3. iNCOVACC is India's intranasal COVID vaccine. Which statements are correct?

A 1 and 2 only
B 2 and 3 only Correct
C 1, 2, and 3
D 1 and 3 only

Explanation

Covaxin is an inactivated whole-virion vaccine (Statement 1 wrong). Covishield was developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca and manufactured by SII (Statement 2 correct). iNCOVACC (BBV154) by Bharat Biotech is the intranasal vaccine (Statement 3 correct).

Q4. Nafithromycin treats which disease and is how many times more effective than current options?

A Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia, 10 times Correct
B Tuberculosis, 5 times
C Typhoid, 3 times
D Malaria, 8 times

Explanation

Nafithromycin targets CABP and is 10 times more effective with a 3-day regimen vs 7-10 days.

Q5. Which vector is responsible for transmitting Zika virus?

A Sand fly
B Aedes mosquito Correct
C Culex mosquito
D Anopheles mosquito

Explanation

Zika virus is primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, the same vectors that spread dengue and chikungunya. Zika can cause microcephaly in newborns and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults.

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Q6. India is often called the 'Pharmacy of the World' primarily because:

A India imports the most medicines globally
B India is the largest producer and exporter of generic medicines in the world
C India has the highest per capita medicine consumption
D India manufactures only branded medicines
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Q7. What is a pandemic, as defined by WHO?

A A disease affecting only animals
B A disease limited to one country
C Worldwide spread of a new disease affecting large populations
D A disease outbreak in one city
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Q8. Nipah virus, which caused outbreaks in Kerala, is primarily transmitted by:

A Mosquitoes
B Rats
C Ticks
D Fruit bats (Pteropus)
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Q9. India won the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 final on November 2, 2025. Who was awarded the Player of the Tournament?

A Shafali Verma
B Smriti Mandhana
C Deepti Sharma
D Harmanpreet Kaur
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Q10. AYUSH stands for:

A Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy
B Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy
C Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Surgery, Homeopathy
D Allopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Herbal
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Q11. What is the outlay for Biopharma SHAKTI announced in Budget 2026-27?

A Rs 5,000 crore
B Rs 10,000 crore
C Rs 15,000 crore
D Rs 20,000 crore
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Q12. Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is caused by:

A A virus transmitted by mosquitoes
B A bacterium found in contaminated water
C A parasitic filarial worm transmitted through Simulium blackflies
D A protozoan transmitted by tsetse flies
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Q13. The Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) of India provides free vaccination against how many diseases (as of recent expansion)?

A 5
B 6
C 8
D 12
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Q14. Nafithromycin, India's first indigenous antibiotic, was developed by which company with BIRAC support?

A Dr. Reddy's
B Cipla
C Sun Pharma
D Wockhardt
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Q15. Which is the primary host animal of the Nipah virus?

A Pigs
B Fruit bats (Pteropus)
C Rats
D Monkeys

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