EASY
Earn 100

Gram panchayat wrote some slogans about healthy habits on walls. Read that wall writing and answer the question that follows.

Drink boiled water only.
Use mosquito nets.
Keep your surroundings neat and clean.
Do not leave water to stagnate.
Eat food when it is hot
Wash hands before eating food.
Wash hands after toilet.
Use toilets only. not deficate in open.
Keep lids on food vessels.
Wash vegtables before cooking.

What would happen if we do not follow the written instructions?

Important Questions on Health and Hygiene

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The concept of vaccination arose from Edward Jenner's observation that
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Identify an antioxidant, an antiseptic, and an antibiotic respectively from the following:

Equanil Chloramphenicol Bithionol
(A) B C
Aspartame Dimetapp Butylated hydroxytoluene
D E F
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Which among the following has both local anaesthetic and antiseptic properties?
MEDIUM
Define the following term with a suitable example: 
Disinfectants
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Match List-I with List-II :

  List-I Chemical Compound   List-II Used as
a Sucralose i Synthetic detergent
b Glyceryl ester of stearic acid ii Artificial sweetener
c Sodium benzoate iii Antiseptic
d Bithional iv Food preservative

Choose the correct match :

HARD
Comment on the role of vaccination and immunisation in keeping the human population healthy.
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Name one chemical responsible for the antiseptic property of Dettol.
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Name a substance that can be used as an antiseptic as well as disinfectant.
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Match the lists I and II and pick the correct matching from the codes given below:

  List-I   List-II
A. Iodoform I. CF4
B. ВНС II. Antiseptic
C. Freon-14 III. Moth repellent
D. Halothane IV. Inhalative anaesthetic
E. p -Dichlorobenzene V. Termite pesticide

 

MEDIUM
How do antiseptics differ from disinfectants? Give one example of each.