Nucleic acid in HIV:
1. ss RNA
2. ds RNA
3. ss DNA
4. ds DNA

Subtopic:  AIDS |
 71%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1998
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Typhoid caused by:
1.  Rickettsiae
2.  Chlamydia
3.  Salmonella typhi
4.  Mycobacterium

Subtopic:  Typhoid Fever |
 98%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 1998
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Histamine is secreted by:

1. Mast cells 2. Fibroblast
3. Histiocytes 4. Plasma cells

Subtopic:  Allergies & Autoimmunity |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 1998
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Which of the following statements is not true for retroviruses?

1. Retroviruses carry the gene for RNA-dependent DNA polymerase
2. The genetic material in mature retroviruses is RNA
3. Retroviruses are causative agents for certain kinds of cancer in man
4. DNA is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses.

Subtopic:  AIDS |
 51%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2004
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Mast cells of connective tissue contain:

1. Heparin and histamine

2. Heparin and calcitonin

3. Serotonin and melanin

4. Vasopressin and relaxin

Subtopic:  Allergies & Autoimmunity |
 93%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2004
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Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiation than normal cells because they are:

1. Undergoing rapid division
2. Different in structure
3. Non-dividing
4. Starved of mutation
Subtopic:  Cancer |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2004
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Which one of the following is not correctly matched:

1. Culex pipiens – Filariasis

2. Aedes aegypti – Yellow fever

3. Anopheles culifaciens – Leishmaniasis

4. Glossina palpalis – Sleeping sickness

Subtopic:  Introduction |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2004
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HIV infects:
1.  RBC
2.  T – helper cells
3.  B - cells
4.  Basophils

Subtopic:  AIDS |
 92%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 1999
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During injury, mast cells secrete:
1.  Histamine
2.  Heparin
3.  Prothrombin
4.  Antibodies

Subtopic:  Allergies & Autoimmunity |
 77%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1999
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What is a vaccine:
1.  Treated bacteria, virus & protein
2.  Treated algae
3.  Treated fungi
4.  Treated plasmodium

Subtopic:  Active & Passive Immunity |
 97%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 1999
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