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Biology - Human Health and Diseases

Practise 8 IAT (IISER) previous year questions on Human Health and Diseases, compiled from papers spanning 2017 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty IAT (IISER) tests.

Human Health and Diseases has been asked in 6 of the 9 years of IAT (IISER) papers analysed (2017–2026), with 8 questions in all. 88% of them were easy, 13% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2023–2026) it had 2 questions across 3 papers, about 0.7 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Common Health Disease (2 questions, 25%), Immune System Disorder (2 questions, 25%), and Lymphoid Organs (1 question, 13%) have been asked the most. Common Health Disease has also led over the last five years, with 1 question.

  1. 1Match the list of conditions (Column I) with the list of affected physiological processes (Column II). Which of the following combinations i2024Immune System Disorder
  2. 2Which of the following is routinely performed to detect typhoid?2024Common Health Disease
  3. 3Some individuals start sneezing when the pollen content is high in the air. Primarily which Ig isotype will these individuals produce as an 2021Immune System Disorder
  4. 4Which of the following is the correct description of interferon?2020Introduction
  5. 5What are the types of immunity acquired by i) transfer of antibodies to the foetus via the placenta and ii) vaccination of an infant?2019Acquired
  6. 6Which of the following antibodies is present abundantly in the colostrum secreted during the initial days of human lactation?2018Acquired immunity
  7. 7Immature lymphocytes are primarily found in which one of the following organs?2017Lymphoid Organs
  8. 8Common cold is mostly caused by Rhinoviruses. Which of the following treatments will provide the best cure from this infectious agent?2017Common Health Disease

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Human Health and Diseases?

This chapter includes 8 questions compiled from IAT (IISER) papers spanning 2017 to 2024.

2.Are these questions only from IAT (IISER), or from other exams too?

These are IAT (IISER) questions specifically for the Human Health and Diseases chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Human Health and Diseases an important chapter for IAT (IISER) Biology?

Human Health and Diseases has appeared in 6 of the 10 years of IAT (IISER) papers covered here, with 8 questions across 6 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Human Health and Diseases questions in IAT (IISER)?

Of the 8 questions analysed for this chapter, 88% are easy, 13% moderate and 0% tough. 2024 had the most, with 2 questions.

5.Which topics in Human Health and Diseases should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Human Health and Diseases:

  • Common Health Disease - 2 questions (25%)
  • Immune System Disorder - 2 questions (25%)
  • Lymphoid Organs - 1 question (13%)
6.Is Human Health and Diseases's weightage in IAT (IISER) going up or down?

Across all 6 papers analysed, Human Health and Diseases has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2023–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.