ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Biology

Biting nails should be strictly avoided. Give reason. 

Fill in the blank by selecting suitable word given below: 

 (clotting, goitre, insuline, rickets, iron, proteins) 

Anaemia is caused due to the deficiency of .......... 

Fill in the blank by selecting suitable word given below: 

(clotting, goitre, insuline, rickets, iron, proteins)

Deficiency of Vit. D causes ............ in children. 

Fill in the blank by selecting suitable word given below: 

(clotting, goitre, insuline, rickets, iron, proteins) 

 Deficiency of iodine in the diet may cause........... 

Fill in the blank by selecting suitable word given below: 

(clotting, goitre, insuline, rickets, iron, proteins)  

Diabetes is caused due to undersecretion of.................  

Fill in the blank by selecting suitable word given below: 

(clotting, goitre, insuline, rickets, iron, proteins)  

Kwashiorkor is caused due to the deficiency of ................ 

Fill in the blank by selecting suitable word given below: 

(clotting, goitre, insuline, rickets, iron, proteins) 

Haemophilia is a disease caused due to slow .................of the blood. 

Name the following: 

Three vitamin-deficiency diseases. 

Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one’s diet, in case of the following:  

A child having rickets. 

Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one’s diet, in case of the following:  

A person suffering from scurvy.  

 Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one’s diet, in case of the following:  

A person suffering from beri-beri. 

Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one’s diet, in case of the following:  

A child suffering from kwashiorkor. 

Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one’s diet, in case of the following:  

A person suffering from poor eyesight.

Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one’s diet, in case of the following:  

A person suffering from anaemia. 

Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice: 

Which of the following diseases is spread through coughing and sneezing? 

1. Diphtheria
2. Hepatitis
3. Tetanus
4. Polio 

Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice: 

Which of the following diseases is transmitted by a carrier? 

1. Dengue
2. Tetanus
3. Hepatitis
4. Common cold

Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice: 

Which of the following diseases is spread through infected rats?  

1. Hepatitis
2. Dengue
3. Plague
4. Common cold

Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice: 

Which of the following is a non-infectious disease? 

1. Cholera
2. Thypoid
3. Diabetes
4. Plague

Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice: 

A disease spread by the bite of a mad dog is  

1. Rabies
2. Plague
3. Polio
4. Measles

Mention the causal organisms of the following diseases:  

Polio