Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?

  • Psoriasis

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Vitiligo

  • Alzheimer's disease


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Alzheimer's disease

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies are produced against the synovial membrane and cartilage.

Vitiligo causes white patches on skin also characterised as the autoimmune disorder.

Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick red skin and is also autoimmune.

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder due to deficiency of neurotransmitter acetylcholine.


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Transplantation of tissues/organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune-response is responsible for such rejections?

  • Autoimmune response

  • Cell-mediated immune response

  • Hormonal immune response

  • Hormonal immune response

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In which disease does mosquito-transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels?

  • Elephantiasis

  • Ascariasis

  • Amoebiasis

  • Ringworm disease


Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug “Smack”?

  • Flowers

  • Latex

  • Leaves

  • Roots


Which of the following options correctly represents the lung conditions in asthma and emphysema, respectively?

  • Inflammation of bronchioles; Decreased respiratory surface

  • Increased number of bronchioles;Increased respiratory surface

  • Decreased respiratory surface;Inflammation of bronchioles

  • Increased respiratory surface;Inflammation of bronchioles


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Note the following features and choose the ones applicable to Wuchereria bancrofti.

  1. Coelozoic Parasite
  2. Histozoic Parasite
  3. Monogenetic Parasite
  4. Digenetic Parasite
  5. Monomorphic, acoelomate parasite
  6. Dimorphic pseudocoelomate parasite

  • II, III, V

  • II, III,IV

  • II, IV, VI

  • I, III, IV


Humoral immunity is mediated by

  • R-cells

  • T-cells

  • NK-cells

  • Plasma cells


Monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies are produced by

  • T-memory cells

  • NK- cells

  • Plasma cells of B-lymphocytes

  • Memory cells of B-lymphocytes


Pellagra is caused by deficiency of vitamins

  • B5

  • B2

  • B6

  • B1


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The effect of cigarette smoking and radon in combination on lungs is

  • Fatal

  • Synergistic

  • Mutualistic

  • Antagonistic


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