Multiple Choice QuestionsWhich one of the following is correctly matched regarding an Institute and its location
National Institute of Virology - Pune
National lnstitute of Communicable Diseases - Lucknow
Central Drug Research Institute - Kasauli
National Institute of Nutrition - Mumbai
Electron beam therapy is a kind of radiation therapy to treat
Enlarged prostrate gland
Gall bladder stones by breaking them
Certain types of cancer
Kidney stones.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
is caused by a variant of Pneumococcus pneumonia
is caused by a variant of the common cold virus (coronavirus)
is an acute form of asthma
affects non-vegetarians much faster than the vegetarians
Cattle fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicumarol
are healthier due to a good diet
catch infections easily
may suffer vitamin K deficiency and prolonged bleeding
may suffer from beri beri due to deficiency of B vitamins.
The treatment of snake-bite by antivenom is an example of
artificially acquired active immunity
artificially acquired passive immunity
naturally acquired passive immunity
specific natural immunity.
Assertion : Interferons are a type of antibodies produced by body cells infected by bacteria.
Reason : Interferons stimulate inflammation at the site of injury.
If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
If Assertion is true but Reason is false
If both Assertion and Reason are false
D.
If both Assertion and Reason are false
Interferons are not antibodies. These are natural proteins produced by the cells of the immune systems of most animals in response to challenges by foreign agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells.
They belong to a large group of proteins known as cytokines. These are of 3 types:- , and . Alpha and Beta interferon are produced by many cell types such as T- cells and B- cells and are important component of the antiviral response. They stimulate both macrophages and NK (Natural Killer) cells.
Inflammation is the first response to infection and injury and is critical to body defence. Basically, it is an attempt by the body to restore and maintain homeostasis after injury. It is the influx of fluid and cells that results in redness, swelling, heat, and pain at the infection site.
Assertion : Organ transplantation patients are given immunosuppressive drugs.
Reason : Transplanted tissue has antigens which stimulate the specific immune response of the recipient.
If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
If Assertion is true but Reason is false
If both Assertion and Reason are false
Just as Xenopsylla is to Yersenia pestis, so is:
Glossina palpalis to Wuchereria bancrofti
Culex to Plasmodium falciparum
Homo sapiens to Taenia solium
Phlebotomus to Leishmania donovani
Assertion: Tapeworm, roundworm and pinworm are endoparasites of human intestine.,
Reason: Improperly cooked food is the source of all intestinal infections.
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
If Assertion is true but Reason is false
If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Assertion: Dope test is used to estimate the level of blood alcohol by analysing the breath of persons drinking alcohol.
Reason: A drunken person usually feels tense and less talkative
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
If Assertion is true but Reason is false
If both Assertion and Reason are false.
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