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Read the following passage and answer the questions:Many viruses cause diseases in human beings. The virus that cause common cold infect the nose and

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Many viruses cause diseases in human beings. The virus that cause common cold infect the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs. The common cold is characterised by nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat, hoarseness, cough, headache, tiredness, etc., which usually last for 3-7 days. Droplets resulting from cough or sneezes of an infected person are either inhaled directly or transmitted through contaminated objects such as pens, books, cups, doorknobs, computer keyboard or mouse, etc., and cause infection in a healthy person

1) Question

Which of the following group of virus causes common cold?

A.

Adenovirus

B.

Rhinovirus

C.

Poxvirus

D.

Retroviridae

Correct option is B

Rhino viruses represent one such group of viruses which cause one of the most infectious human ailments – the common cold.

2) Question

Which of the following disease infects the alveoli (air filled sacs) of the lungs?

A.

Malaria

B.

Common cold

C.

Pneumonia

D.

Amoebiasis

Correct option is C

Bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are responsible for the disease pneumonia in humans which infects the alveoli (air filled sacs) of the lungs.

3) Question

Which of the following disease spread by cough or sneezes?

A.

Common cold

B.

COVID-19

C.

Tuberculosis

D.

All of the above

Correct option is D

Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and common cold all spread by cough and sneezes.

4) Question

What are the symptoms of common cold?

A.

Nasal congestion

B.

Sore throat

C.

Cough, headache

D.

All of the above

Correct option is D

The common cold is characterised by nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat, hoarseness, cough, headache, tiredness, etc., which usually last for 3-7 days.

5) Question

Mark the odd one out with respect to viral diseases.

A.

COVID-19

B.

Dysentery

C.

Warts

D.

Common cold

Correct option is B

Dysentery, plague, diphtheria, etc., are some of the other bacterial diseases in man.

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