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Immunology

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During evolutionary phase of Holoblast to Embryo, cells start differentiating. During this phase Embryogenesis, Progenitor B-cells are developed in

  1. fetal thymus gland

  2. bone marrow

  3. fetal liver

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The pro B-cells develop in the fetal liver cells during embryogenesis and then later on mature in Bone Marrow. In infants and adults, both development and maturation takes place in bone marrow.

Nomenclature of antibody classes in mammals is

  1. based on the component heavy chain classes naming

  2. based on the component light chain classes naming

  3. based on the order of their identification

  4. based on the initials of the scientists, who isolated them first


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The naming of antibody classes is based on the heavy chain naming: IgA- alpha heavy chain, IgD- delta heavy chain and so on.

A research student viewing a PDB structure in PyMol concludes that the protein is surely involved in dimer formation but further inferred that it does not involve in any direct interaction with DNA. Which of the following clues helps you infer the same?

  1. Zinc finger

  2. Helix-turn-helix

  3. Homeodomain

  4. Leucine zipper


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Leucine zippers are exclusively involved in protein-protein dimerization, while they ineract with DNA’s sugar and phosphate molecules in an induced way, rather than direct binding.

What will be the survival stance of cell lines, if infected with a microbial injection of Haemophilius influenza?

  1. Human cell lines will die, while chicken cell lines will survive.

  2. Human cell lines will survive, while chicken cell lines will die.

  3. Human cell lines and chicken cell lines both will survive the infection.

  4. Both the cell lines will be partially infected by the virus.


Correct Option: B

The immunoglobin, which is structured as dimer or sometimes tetramer along with secretory component (a polypeptide chain) is

  1. secretory IgG

  2. IgA

  3. IgD

  4. secretory IgA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The IgA of external secretion like tears, colostrums, mucus, etc. consists of a dimer or tetramer with a J-chain and a polypeptide chain called secretory component.

The genetic transfer of MHC-I and MHC-II genes in humans is governed by

  1. recombination

  2. linkage

  3. crossing over

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The genes for MHC-I and MHC-II are located closely on chromosome-6 of humans, and these are transferred as a set to the next generation in order to maintain the MHC compatibility.

Which of the following is/are not categorised as “Myeloid Progenitor” (stem cells)?

  1. Basophil

  2. Platelets

  3. Natural killer cells

  4. Mast cells


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The myeloid progenitor hematopoietic stem cells are: monocytes, WBC, RBC, platelets and mast cells.

Assertion: T-Lymphocytes mature in the Thymus gland. Reason: Progenitor cells migrate from bone marrow to thymus.

  1. Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

  2. Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

  3. Assertion is correct but the Reason is wrong.

  4. Assertion and Reason both are wrong.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Progenitor cells develop as stem cells in the bone marrow and migrate to thymus for maturation into T-Lymphocytes. Option 1 is correct as migration to thymus is neccessary for T-cells to mature. An experiment is performed with professional human and chicken cell lines. The chicken cells are subjected to a mutant that will destroy the function of bursa of fabricius and human cell lines are genetically induced with the gene encoding for bursa of fabricius. Both the cell lines are kept in high hygiene conditions.

Viriods have

  1. protein uncoated ssDNA

  2. protein coated dsDNA

  3. protein coated dsRNA

  4. protein uncoated ssRNA


Correct Option: A

How many membrane layers does a small molecule have to cross for transfusion from cytosol of one cell to the mitochondrial matrix of the other?

  1. 4

  2. 6

  3. 8

  4. 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

From cytosol of one cell to mitochondrial matrix of other cell, there will be total of 4 membranes and each membrane is double layered (inner and outer phospholipid bilayer). Therefore, total layers will be 4*2 = 8.

Which of the following do/does not characterise active immunity?

  1. Immunity achieved by injecting antigens

  2. Activation of immune system

  3. Immunity achieved by injecting Ab or Ig reactive T-cells

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Active immunity is stimulated by exposure to pathogens but Ab and Ig mediated immune response is passive as it is not directly implemented by pathogens.

A plot of “v” against v/[S]” is a characteristic of which of the following linear plotting methods?

  1. Eadie-Hofstee plot

  2. Lineweaver-Burk plot

  3. Hanes-Woolf plot

  4. Lambert-Euler graph


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lineweaver-Burk is a plot of “1/v v/s 1[S]”. Hanes-Woolf is the “[S]/v v/s [S]" and Lineweaver-Burk plot is “v v/s v/[S]”.

Match the following macrophages to the site of localisation that they differentiate in.

 
MACROPHAGE SITE
I. Kupffer cells a. Bones
II. Splenic macrophages b. Kidneys
III. Osteoclasts c. White pulp
IV. Mesangial cells d. Liver
  1. I - d, II - b, III - c, IV - a

  2. I - c, II - a, III - b, IV - d

  3. I - d, II - c, III - a, IV - b

  4. I - d, II - b, III - a, IV - c


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Monocytes migrate through the blood stream to various tissues where they undergo further differentiation into variety of histological forms. Kupffer cells in liver, osteoclasts in bones, splenic cells in white pulp of spleen and mesangial cells in kidneys.

Which of the following statements about the Bursa of fabricius (BOF) is correct?

  1. BOF is responsible for human immunity and not for chicken's immunity towards the bacterial infection.

  2. BOF is a vital element of the chicken's immune system, while having no effect on the human systems.

  3. BOF is a vital element of the chicken's immune system, although it helps in enhancement of human immune response too.

  4. BOF is responsible for chicken immunity and not for human immunity towards the viral infection.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

BOF is present in birds near cloaca, and is the site of B-cell production and maturation. While in humans it is absent, its function is performed by bone marrow. Removal of BOF in birds will be fatal in case of infections while humans will not be affected. In due course of evolution, humans adapted to bone marrow instead of BOF, but both avian and human B cells are the same. Therefore, BOF in humans will also be a site of B-Cell development and thus, the human immune system will be enhanced. The answer 2 can also be considered to be correct, as the current research supports the 3 answer but books still believe in 2.

Multiple coding sequences are inserted in between the genes encoding for MHC-I and MHC-II. The insertions are genetically engineered so as to prevent any loss of function in individual genes. Such a model is then implemented in the biological offspring of a couple. Unfortunately, the child is born with rudimentary kidneys. A kidney transplant is required and doctors look for an advent match. Based on the above data, answer the following question. The doctors should look for matches in

  1. blood relatives to increase the chances

  2. outside blood relatives as the MHC expression will be different

  3. brothers and sisters because they would have got the exact tissue typing match

  4. parents, as they will be the best possible match in this condition


Correct Option: B
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