Human Health and Diseases is a Class 12 Biology chapter that carries about 3.5% of the Biology questions in NEET. Practise it with 54 questions covering 3 topics, each with an explanation.
Sets of 15 questions that adapt to your level, with an explanation for every answer.
Across the 13 previous year papers, Human Health and Diseases had 47 questions, about 3.6 a year. The most in one paper was 9, in NEET 2023.
| Paper | Questions from this chapter |
|---|---|
| NEET 2026 | 2 |
| NEET 2025 | 6 |
| NEET 2024 | 5 |
| NEET 2023 | 9 |
| NEET 2022 | 2 |
| NEET 2021 | 2 |
| NEET 2020 | 3 |
| NEET 2019 | 4 |
| NEET 2018 | 3 |
| NEET 2017 | 2 |
| NEET 2016 | 4 |
| Re-AIPMT 2015 | 3 |
| AIPMT 2014 | 2 |
8 questions from the practice bank, spread across the chapter's topics. The full set is in the app.
Anabolic steroids used by sportspersons can cause in males:
Answer: A. acne, aggressiveness, mood swings, and reduction of the size of the testicles
Why: In females they cause masculinisation.
Malaria is caused by which type of pathogen?
Answer: C. a protozoan (Plasmodium)
Why: Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium, transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito.
An antibody (immunoglobulin) molecule consists of:
Answer: D. four polypeptide chains: two light and two heavy
Why: It is represented as H₂L₂.
Coca alkaloid, or cocaine, is obtained from:
Answer: D. Erythroxylum coca, and it interferes with the transport of the neurotransmitter dopamine
Why: It is a potent stimulant of the central nervous system.
The test commonly used to detect HIV infection in a patient is:
Answer: D. ELISA
Why: ELISA detects antibodies against HIV; Widal is for typhoid.
Active immunity is acquired when:
Answer: B. the body produces its own antibodies in response to an antigen
Why: Active immunity develops when the body's own immune system produces antibodies in response to exposure to an antigen (via infection or vaccination), often providing long-lasting protection.
The use of drugs or alcohol by adolescents is influenced by:
Answer: B. curiosity, the need for adventure, stress and peer pressure
Why: Education and counselling help in prevention.
Elephantiasis (filariasis) in humans is caused by:
Answer: B. thread-like filarial worms transmitted by mosquito bite
Why: Filarial worms such as Wuchereria transmitted by Culex mosquitoes lodge in the lymphatic vessels, causing chronic inflammation and gross swelling of the limbs.
Human Health and Diseases carries about 3.5% of the Biology questions in NEET. Across the 13 previous year papers on NeetVictory it appeared 47 times, about 3.6 questions a year.
Human Health and Diseases is a Class 12 Biology chapter in the NCERT syllabus.
NeetVictory has 54 practice questions on Human Health and Diseases, each with an explanation, in sets of 15 that adapt to your level. This page shows a free sample.
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