Human Health and Disease


  1. Hybridoma cells are









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    Myeloma is a type of cancer associated with abnormal production of irregular antibodies. It occurs in antibody producing cells that have lost their normal control. Hybridomas are clones of hybrid cell resulting from fusion of normal antibody producing B-cells with myeloma cells.

    Correct Option: B

    Myeloma is a type of cancer associated with abnormal production of irregular antibodies. It occurs in antibody producing cells that have lost their normal control. Hybridomas are clones of hybrid cell resulting from fusion of normal antibody producing B-cells with myeloma cells.


  1. Sarcoma is cancer of









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    Sarcoma is a cancer of the connective or supportive tissue (bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels) and soft tissue.The term comes from a Greek word meaning ‘fleshy growth’. Bone tumors are also called sarcomas, but are in a separate category because they have different clinical and microscopic characteristics and are treated differently. Osteogenic sarcoma or osteosarcoma is one of the most common childhood bone cancers. Soft tissue sarcomas are more common in adults than in children. In all, sarcomas constitute fewer than 1% of all cancers. Its treatment is made more difficult with the existence of more than 70 varieties. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common form of sarcoma, with approximately 3000-3500 cases per year in the United States.

    Correct Option: B

    Sarcoma is a cancer of the connective or supportive tissue (bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels) and soft tissue.The term comes from a Greek word meaning ‘fleshy growth’. Bone tumors are also called sarcomas, but are in a separate category because they have different clinical and microscopic characteristics and are treated differently. Osteogenic sarcoma or osteosarcoma is one of the most common childhood bone cancers. Soft tissue sarcomas are more common in adults than in children. In all, sarcomas constitute fewer than 1% of all cancers. Its treatment is made more difficult with the existence of more than 70 varieties. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common form of sarcoma, with approximately 3000-3500 cases per year in the United States.



  1. Which is the particular type of drug that is obtained from the plant whose one flowering branch is shown below?









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    The plant illustrated in diagram is Datura which has hallucinogenic properties. Hallucinogen is a substance that produces psychological effects normally associated only with dreams, schizophrenia, or religious visions. It produces changes in perception (ranging from distortions in what is sensed to perceptions of objects where there are none), thought, and feeling.

    Correct Option: A

    The plant illustrated in diagram is Datura which has hallucinogenic properties. Hallucinogen is a substance that produces psychological effects normally associated only with dreams, schizophrenia, or religious visions. It produces changes in perception (ranging from distortions in what is sensed to perceptions of objects where there are none), thought, and feeling.


  1. Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?









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    AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by HIV retrovirus. The virus destroys the helper T lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers.

    Correct Option: D

    AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by HIV retrovirus. The virus destroys the helper T lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers.



  1. Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of









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    Long term intake of alcohol causes damage to liver which is known as cirrhosis of liver with continued alcohol intake, there is destruction of hepatocytes and fibroblasts (cell which form fibres) and stimulation of collagean protein formation.

    Correct Option: B

    Long term intake of alcohol causes damage to liver which is known as cirrhosis of liver with continued alcohol intake, there is destruction of hepatocytes and fibroblasts (cell which form fibres) and stimulation of collagean protein formation.