Here are 10 One-Word Answer Type Questions from the subtopic “Sanitation and Disease” along with their answers and explanations (given immediately after each question-answer as you requested):
1)
Question: What is the term used for the safe disposal of human waste?
Answer: Sanitation
Explanation: Sanitation refers to the maintenance of hygiene and safe disposal of human waste to prevent diseases.
2)
Question: What is the most common source of drinking water pollution due to poor sanitation?
Answer: Groundwater
Explanation: Untreated human excreta pollutes groundwater, which is used in wells, tubewells, and springs, causing water-borne diseases.
3)
Question: Name the disease caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae found in contaminated water.
Answer: Cholera
Explanation: Cholera is a water-borne disease caused by drinking contaminated water containing Vibrio cholerae bacteria.
4)
Question: Which disease affecting the liver is caused by drinking dirty water?
Answer: Hepatitis
Explanation: Hepatitis is a viral disease that spreads through contaminated water and affects the liver.
5)
Question: Name the disease that can spread by consuming food or water contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
Answer: Typhoid
Explanation: Typhoid is caused by the bacteria Salmonella paratyphi and spreads through contaminated food and water.
6)
Question: What is the term used when people relieve themselves in open areas due to lack of sanitation facilities?
Answer: Defecation
Explanation: Open defecation leads to contamination of soil and water, causing the spread of various diseases.
7)
Question: What is the term used for diseases that spread through contaminated water?
Answer: Waterborne
Explanation: Diseases like cholera, typhoid, polio, and dysentery that spread through contaminated water are called waterborne diseases.
8)
Question: What is polluted when untreated human excreta is released into rivers?
Answer: Water
Explanation: Water pollution occurs when untreated sewage, including human waste, is discharged into rivers and seas.
9)
Question: Which disease is caused due to drinking water contaminated with poliovirus?
Answer: Polio
Explanation: Polio is a disease that spreads through contaminated water and affects the nervous system, leading to paralysis.
10)
Question: What is the type of pollution caused by disposal of human excreta on land?
Answer: Soil
Explanation: When human excreta is disposed of in open areas, it causes soil pollution and spreads harmful germs.
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