Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · Biology
Chapter: Chapter 17 — Chapter 17: Diseases - Cause and Control
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What causes communicable diseases? [1]
(A) Pathogens like bacteria and viruses
(B) Only lifestyle factors
(C) Nothing specific
(D) Only genetics
2. Can communicable diseases spread between people? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, never
(C) Only sometimes, rarely
(D) Communicable diseases don't exist
3. What is an example of a non-communicable disease? [1]
(A) Diabetes
(B) Flu
(C) A cold
(D) Chickenpox
4. What often causes non-communicable diseases? [1]
(A) Lifestyle factors
(B) Pathogens only
(C) Nothing causes them
(D) Only genetics, never lifestyle
5. What helps prevent communicable diseases? [1]
(A) Vaccination and good hygiene
(B) Ignoring hygiene
(C) Avoiding all medical care
(D) Nothing helps
6. What is a pathogen? [1]
(A) A disease-causing organism
(B) A type of medicine
(C) A type of vitamin
(D) A healthy cell
7. Why is disease prevention important? [1]
(A) To improve public and community health
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for doctors
8. Why study disease causes and control? [1]
(A) Essential for public health and prevention
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What causes communicable diseases? [1]
(A) Pathogens like bacteria and viruses
(B) Only lifestyle factors
(C) Nothing specific
(D) Only genetics
10. Can communicable diseases spread between people? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, never
(C) Only sometimes, rarely
(D) Communicable diseases don't exist
11. What is an example of a non-communicable disease? [1]
(A) Diabetes
(B) Flu
(C) A cold
(D) Chickenpox
12. What often causes non-communicable diseases? [1]
(A) Lifestyle factors
(B) Pathogens only
(C) Nothing causes them
(D) Only genetics, never lifestyle
13. What helps prevent communicable diseases? [1]
(A) Vaccination and good hygiene
(B) Ignoring hygiene
(C) Avoiding all medical care
(D) Nothing helps
14. What is a pathogen? [1]
(A) A disease-causing organism
(B) A type of medicine
(C) A type of vitamin
(D) A healthy cell
15. Why is disease prevention important? [1]
(A) To improve public and community health
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for doctors
16. Why study disease causes and control? [1]
(A) Essential for public health and prevention
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests