UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 117: Science and Technology
Match List I (Diseases) with List II (Types of disease) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Haemophilia II. Diabetes III. Diabetes IV. Ringworm List II A) Deficiency disease B) Genetic disease C) Hormonal disorder D) Fungal infection Codes:
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Haemophilia is an inherited, sex-linked genetic disease in which blood fails to clot properly. Diabetes is a hormonal disorder arising from a lack of insulin or its action. Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin. Deficiency diseases, such as scurvy, rickets or night blindness, come from lack of a vitamin or nutrient in the diet. Learn each disease with its class.
- I. Haemophilia: genetic disease (B).
- II. Diabetes: hormonal disorder (C).
- III. The code pairs item III with deficiency disease (A); its printed name, Diabetes, repeats item II and looks like a copying slip.
- IV. Ringworm: fungal infection (D).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Puts ringworm with deficiency disease and item III with fungal infection, both wrong.
- (b) Right: haemophilia-genetic, diabetes-hormonal, item III-deficiency, ringworm-fungal.
- (c) Puts haemophilia with hormonal disorder and diabetes with genetic disease, both wrong.
- (d) Gets all four wrong.
Worth knowing: Item III is printed as 'Diabetes', a repeat of item II, which looks like a copying error, and the answer treats it as a deficiency disease.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.