AIIMS 2019 Zoology Human Health and Diseases MCQ Question
Assertion: Type-I diabetes is caused by destruction of B cells of islets of Langerhans.
Reason: Insulin can be taken as pills.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Type-I diabetes is caused by the destruction of B cells of the islets of Langerhans which produce insulin. However, insulin cannot be taken as pills because it gets digested in the stomach and must be injected to be effective.
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