Hypocalcaemia can lead to:

1. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 2. Tetany
3. Renal calculi 4. Myasthenia gravis
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A bone disorder especially seen in post-menopausal women would be:

1. Rheumatoid arthritis 2. Rickets
3. Bone cancer 4. Osteoporosis
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Muscle weakness because of abnormal neuromuscular junction activity is seen in:

1. poliomyelitis 2. myasthenia gravis
3. multiple sclerosis 4. muscular dystrophy
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Progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle mostly due to genetic disorder is called:

1. Myasthenia gravis 2. Muscular dystrophy
3. Poliomyelitis 4. Muscle hyperplasia
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A neuromuscular disorder that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles is:

1. poliomyelitis 2. myasthenia gravis
3. multiple sclerosis​​​​​​ 4. muscular dystrophy
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The given figure shows important signs and symptoms of an auto-immune disorder affecting neuro-muscular junction leading to fatigue, weakening and paralysis of skeletal muscle apart from the one shown in the figure. This disease is:
1. Multiple sclerosis 2. Rheumatoid arthritis
3. Muscular dystrophy 4. Myasthenia gravis
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Pain and inflammation that occur when too much uric acid crystallizes and deposits in the joints are known as:

1. gout​​​​​​ 2. osteoarthritis
3. osteoporosis 4. rheumatoid arthritis
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Column I Column II
A Myasthenia gravis P Auto-immune
B Arthritis Q Inflammation of joints
C Tetany R Low calcium in body fluids
D Osteoporosis S Low levels of oestrogen
Codes:
A B C D
1. P Q R S
2.  Q R S P
3. R S P Q
4. S P Q R
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R): 

Assertion (A): Hypocalcemia is the primary cause of tetany.
Reason (R): Hypocalcemia increases neuronal excitability


In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:
 

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

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