Consider the following statements:
I. Adaptive immunity can provide long-lasting protection, sometimes for the person's entire lifetime.
II. Adaptive immunity creates immunological memory after an initial response to a specific pathogen, and leads to an enhanced response to future encounters with that pathogen..
1. Both I and Ii are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is incorrect but II is correct
4. I is correct but II is incorrect

Subtopic:  Details of Immunity | Active & Passive Immunity |
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The cells least associated with allergies in humans will be:
1. Macrophages 2. Mast cells
3. Basophils 4. Eosinophils
Subtopic:  Allergies & Autoimmunity |
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When the genetic material of a retrovirus is introduced into an animal cell, it first:
1. is used as a template to produce viral DNA
2. is used as a template to produce more viral RNA
3. gets folded into a circular molecule
4. gets incorporated into the host genome
Subtopic:  AIDS |
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Normal genes involved in cell growth and proliferation are known as:
1. Oncogenes 2. Proto-oncogenes
3. V-onc 4. Transgenes
Subtopic:  Cancer |
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Consider the following statements:
I. Benign tumours are not cancers.
II. Benign tumour lacks the ability to invade adjacent tissues or spread to distant sites by metastasizing.
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is incorrect but II is correct
4. I is correct but II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Cancer |
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Allergies:
I: are caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.
II: involve immunoglobulin E antibodies

1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Allergies & Autoimmunity |
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Which age group is considered as the most vulnerable for the development of drug addiction?
1. Pre-pubertal 2. Adolescence
3. Late adulthood 4. Geriatric
Subtopic:  Drugs & Alcohol Abuse |
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The second-most frequent mode of HIV transmission is:
1. through sexual contact with an infected person
2. from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding
3. via blood and blood products
4. vector borne
Subtopic:  AIDS |
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Interferons:
1. cause the lysis of bacterial cells
2. fragment bacterial DNA
3. help phagocytes recognize microbes
4. prevent viral replication
Subtopic:  Details of Immunity |
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Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 causes:
1. Swine flu 2. Dengue
3. Covid-19 4. Avian influenza
Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
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