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 |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | Rhinovirus, the most common virus causing common cold has a tendency to affect the upper respiratory tract. |
II: | The mucosa associated lymphoid tissue is not present in the upper respiratory tract. |
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 correct and II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Consider the given two statements:
I: | The acquired immune response is called "adaptive". |
II: | In acquired immunity, pathogen-specific receptors are "acquired" during the lifetime of the organism. |
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 correct and II is incorrect.
4. Both I and II are incorrect.
Identify the incorrect statement regarding dengue:
1. | Dengue fever virus (DENV) is an RNA arbo virus. |
2. | Dengue can also be transmitted via infected blood products and through organ donation. |
3. | The virus has five types; infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to all types. |
4. | The disease is also known by the common name ‘break bone fever’. |
The following are the common highly Active Anti Reteroviral Therapy (HAART) drugs available for HIV infection treatment. Identify the one that is not correctly matched with its symbol:
1. Zidovudine : AZT
2. Didanosine : DDS
3. Zalcibactine : ddC
4. Stavudine : d4T
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 |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | The malarial parasite is relatively protected from attack by the body's immune system. |
II: | The parasite is enveloped in a protective protein and lipopolysaccharide layer. |
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 correct and II is incorrect. |
4. | Both I and II are incorrect. |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | Post exposure vaccinations with antibodies in rabies are typically highly effective. |
II: | Vaccination after exposure is neither a treatment nor a cure for rabies; it can only prevent the development of rabies in a person if given before the virus reaches the brain. |
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 correct and II is incorrect |
4. | Both I and II are incorrect |
Identify the incorrect statement about amphetamines:
1. | Amphetamines are synthetic drugs, structurally similar to adrenaline. |
2. | They are used to treat morbid obesity and narcolepsy. |
3. | They are frequently called “superman” drugs. |
4. | They are CNS depressants. |