Which of the following options describes the term  'health' most correctly?
1. Absence of disease
2. Physical fitness
3. Absence of disease along with physical fitness
4. A state of complete physical, mental and social well  being


 
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Why is health more than just the absence of disease or physical fitness?
1. Health also includes mental and social well-being
2. Health can only be achieved through genetic modification
3. Physical well-being is independent of mental well-being
4. Economic prosperity is the sole determinant of health
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Which of the following does not define health in the WHO definition of health?

1.Physical well being2.Mental well being
3.Social well being4.Absence of disease

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When an apparently healthy person is diagnosed as unhealthy by a psychiatrist, the reason could be that
 

1. the patient was not efficient at his work
2. the patient was not economically prosperous
3. the patient shows behavioural and social maladjustment
4. he does not take interest in sports

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Assertion (A): Both mind and mental health can affect health.
Reason (R): Mind influences, through our neural system and endocrine system, our immune system.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True, but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False, but (R) is True.
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Assertion (A): Cancer is contagious and cells can spread from one person to other.
Reason (R): Cancerous cells are highly differentiated cells.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. Both (A) and (R) are False.
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The organisms which cause diseases in plants and animals are called

1. pathogens 
2. vectors 
3. insects 
4. worms

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Which of the following statements about pathogens is incorrect?
1. Pathogens can enter the body through various means and interfere with vital activities
2. Most parasites are pathogens that cause harm to their hosts
3. Pathogens need to adapt to the host environment, such as low pH in the stomach
4. Pathogens only infect humans through direct blood contact
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): Most parasites are pathogens.
Reason(R): They cause harm to the host by living in (or on) them.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A)and (R) are false
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A)

 
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