Persons with AB blood type can:
| 1. | donate blood to persons with all blood types as neither A nor B antigens are present on their RBCs |
| 2. | receive blood from persons with all blood types as both A and B antigens are present on their RBCs |
| 3. | receive blood from persons with all blood types as neither A nor B antigens are present on their RBCs |
| 4. | receive blood from persons with all blood types as neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies are present on his blood plasma |
| Statement I: | ABO grouping is based on the presence or absence of three surface antigens on the RBCs namely A, B and O. |
| Statement II: | Rh grouping is based on the presence or absence of the type of antibody present in the plasma. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
| 3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
| 4. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
| Assertion (A): | The O blood group is considered the universal donor. |
| Reason (R): | Both anti-A and anti-B antibodies are present in the plasma of a person with blood group O. |
| 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. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
A person with AB blood group:
| 1. | Has A and B antigens in his plasma |
| 2. | Has antibodies on RBC surface |
| 3. | Can receive blood transfusion from a person of his own group. |
| 4. | Can donate blood to all other group recipients |