NEETBiologyHuman Health and DiseasesMCQ+4 / −1
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Autoimmune disorder is a condition where body defense mechanism recognizes its own cells as foreign bodies.
Statement II : Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition where body does not attack self cells.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: C
Option (c) is the correct answer as autoimmune disorder is a condition where body defense mechanism recognises its own cells as foreign bodies. Sometimes, due to genetic and other unknown reasons, the body attacks self cells.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an example where body attacks self cells (synovial membrane).
So Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
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