Chapter 6: Health and Hygiene — Online MCQ Test
SCIENCE · Samacheer Kalvi 7th · Tamil Nadu State Board
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This chapter covers: Hygiene disease prevention sanitation Personal health disease prevention cleanliness and sanitation practices.
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Chapter 6: Health and Hygiene — Important Questions & Answers
What is hygiene?
- A. A way of growing crops
- B. Practices that help keep the body and surroundings clean
- C. A method of cooking food
- D. A type of medicine
Answer: B. Practices that help keep the body and surroundings clean
Hygiene means maintaining cleanliness of the body, food, water, and surroundings to stay healthy.
Hygiene means maintaining cleanliness of the body, food, water, and surroundings to stay healthy.
Which of the following is an example of personal hygiene?
- A. Washing hands before eating
- B. Planting trees
- C. Watching television
- D. Keeping books in order
Answer: A. Washing hands before eating
Washing hands before eating helps prevent germs from entering the body.
Washing hands before eating helps prevent germs from entering the body.
Why should we keep our surroundings clean?
- A. To make the area look colorful only
- B. To prevent breeding of germs and insects
- C. To increase noise around us
- D. To waste water regularly
Answer: B. To prevent breeding of germs and insects
Clean surroundings reduce the chances of germs, flies, and mosquitoes multiplying.
Clean surroundings reduce the chances of germs, flies, and mosquitoes multiplying.
A child has fever, loose stools, and weakness after drinking unsafe water. Which preventive step is most suitable?
- A. Use boiled or safe drinking water
- B. Skip all meals
- C. Wear thicker clothes
- D. Sleep late at night
Answer: A. Use boiled or safe drinking water
Safe drinking water prevents many water-borne diseases caused by contaminated water.
Safe drinking water prevents many water-borne diseases caused by contaminated water.
Which statement is most correct about sanitation?
- A. It means only keeping the house painted
- B. It includes safe disposal of waste and maintaining cleanliness in the environment
- C. It is only about drinking more water
- D. It applies only to hospitals
Answer: B. It includes safe disposal of waste and maintaining cleanliness in the environment
Sanitation refers to proper cleanliness and safe waste disposal to protect health.
Sanitation refers to proper cleanliness and safe waste disposal to protect health.