Q. No.Perceptions, in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception, are called as:
1.
Hallucinations
2.
Delusions
3.
Dreams
4.
Nightmares
The diagram shows the signet ring stage of the malarial parasite in the human RBC. What stage of the life cycle of Plasmodium vivax does it conform to?
| 1. | Sporozoite | 2. | Early trophozoite |
| 3. | Late trophozoite | 4. | Merozoite |
The 2009 ‘swine flu’ outbreak was due to an Influenza virus strain designated as:
| 1. | H1N1 | 2. | H5N1 |
| 3. | H2N2 | 4. | H7N9 |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of HIV?
| 1. | It mutates rapidly developing new strains. |
| 2. | It is a retrovirus with two short strands of ss RNA. |
| 3. | It cannot pass through blood-brain barrier. |
| 4. | It has the unique ability to destroy helper T cells. |
Exposure of the DNA to non-ionizing radiation, the UV rays, leads to the formation of:
| 1. | unusual base analogues in the template |
| 2. | A-G, T-C substitutions |
| 3. | deletions of short arms of chromosomes |
| 4. | thymine dimmers |
Interleukin -2 and alpha interferon are showing promise in the treatment of cancers. They are:
| 1. | Immunostimulants | 2. | Phagocytes |
| 3. | Chemotherapeutic agents | 4. | Radiotherapeutic agents |
Artemisinin is a drug that is now a worldwide standard treatment of:
| 1. | Rheumatoid arthritis | 2. | Lung cancer |
| 3. | Malaria | 4. | Plague |
Complement triggers all the following immune functions except:
| 1. | Phagocytosis | 2. | Inflammation |
| 3. | Membrane attack | 4. | Anamnestic response |
Antigen presentation is a process by which the innate immune system:
| 1. | Recruits immune cells to sites of infection |
| 2. | Activates the complement cascade |
| 3. | Activates the adaptive immune system |
| 4. | Acts as a physical and chemical barrier to infectious agents |
Pneumocystis jiroveci is a fungus that causes:
| 1. | Athlete’s foot in sportspersons |
| 2. | Pneumoconiosis in farmers |
| 3. | Liver infections in chronic alcoholics |
| 4. | Pneumonia in immune-compromised persons |
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