A. A type of anxiety disorder causing irrational fear

B. A bacterial infection of the respiratory tract

C. A deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamins

D. A genetic disorder affecting blood cells

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Important Phobia Terms MCQs with Answers

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Important Phobia Terms MCQs (11–20)

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11.
What is the fear of being alone called?
Correct Answer: A. Autophobia
One-liner
The fear of being alone is called Autophobia.
12.
Past Paper MCQ
Anthophobia is the fear of what?
Correct Answer: C. Flowers
One-liner
Anthophobia is the fear of flowers.
13.
Necrophobia is a fear of ?
Correct Answer: D. Death
One-liner
Necrophobia is the fear of death or dead things.
14.
What is the fear of fire called?
Correct Answer: C. Pyrophobia
One-liner
The fear of fire is called Pyrophobia.
15.
What is albuminophobia a fear of?
Correct Answer: C. Water
One-liner
Albuminophobia is the irrational fear of water.
16.
What is the term for fear of spiders?
Correct Answer: D. Arachnophobia
One-liner
The term for fear of spiders is Arachnophobia.
17.
What is the term for fear of snakes?
Correct Answer: C. Ophidiophobia
One-liner
The term for fear of snakes is Ophidiophobia.
18.
What is a phobia?
Correct Answer: A. A type of anxiety disorder causing irrational fear
One-liner
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder causing irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity.
19.
Which phobia is associated with fear of thunderstorms and lightning?
Correct Answer: D. Astraphobia
One-liner
The fear of thunderstorms and lightning is called Astraphobia.
20.
Chionophobia stands for the fear of _?
Correct Answer: A. Snow
One-liner
Chionophobia is the irrational and persistent fear of snow.