Class 5 EVS Chapter 3 Diseases Questions and Answers

Get Class 5 EVS Chapter 3 Diseases questions and answers, MCQs, fill in the blanks, match the following, and easy solutions for exam preparation. 

 

Tick () the right answer.

 

  1. Which of the following is a communicable disease?

(a) Beri-Beri
(b) Cholera ✅
(c) Diabetes

 

  1. Malaria is caused by _____.

(a) Female Anopheles ✅
(b) Plasmodium
(c) Aedes

 

  1. Goitre is caused due to deficiency of _____.

(a) Vitamin A
(b) Iron
(c) Iodine ✅

 

  1. The disease not caused due to infected food and water is _____.

(a) Dengue ✅
(b) Cholera
(c) Jaundice

 

  1. __________ is an effective method to prevent communicable diseases.

(a) Exercise
(b) Healthy food
(c) Vaccination ✅

 

  1. Answer the following questions.

 

  1. What is the difference between communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases?

Answer: Communicable diseases spread from one person to another through air, water, food, insects or direct contact. Non-communicable diseases do not spread from one person to another.

 

  1. What are deficiency diseases?

Answer: Deficiency diseases are diseases caused due to the lack of a particular nutrient in the diet for a long time.

 

  1. Name some food items which contain vitamin C.

Answer: Oranges, lemons, tomatoes, guava, amla and other citrus fruits contain vitamin C.

 

  1. Mention two ways each for preventing communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Answer:

Communicable diseases:

  1. Wash hands before eating.
  2. Take vaccinations and drink clean, boiled or filtered water.

Non-communicable diseases:

  1. Eat a balanced diet.
  2. Exercise regularly.

 

  1. Write the symptoms of Anaemia.

Answer: The symptoms of anaemia are headache, dark patches under the eyes, weakness and fatigue. The body also becomes pale.

 

  1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

 

  1. Deficiency of __________ causes scurvy.

Answer: Vitamin C

 

  1. __________ is caused due to a mosquito bite.

Answer: Malaria

 

  1. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze to avoid spreading __________.

Answer: Germs

 

  1. Swollen and bleeding gums are symptoms of __________.

Answer: Scurvy

 

  1. __________ is a disease in which body becomes pale.

Answer: Anaemia

 

  1. Circle () the odd disease in each group.

 

  1. Plague, Rabies, Malaria, Anaemia

Answer: Anaemia 

 

  1. Anaemia, Hypertension, Obesity, Diabetes

Answer: Anaemia 

 

  1. Yellow fever, Filariasis, Sleeping sickness, Diabetes

Answer: Diabetes 

 

  1. Malaria, Jaundice, Elephantiasis, Dengue

Answer: Jaundice 

 

  1. Scurvy, Beri-Beri, Dysentery, Goitre

Answer: Dysentery 

 

Updated: July 14, 2026 — 8:21 am

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