AIIMS 2019 Zoology Immunity MCQ Question
Assertion: Interferons are effective against viruses.
Reason: Proteins which can be synthesized only by genetic engineering are effective against viruses.
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
Interferons are proteins that have antiviral, anti-proliferative, and immunomodulatory functions. They are not synthesized only by genetic engineering, as the statement suggests. Thus, the assertion is true, but the reason provided is false.
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