NEET
Zoology

Details Of Immunity

Medium Priority
Consistency: 60%
Weightage: 12 / 20 Yrs

High-Yield Trend

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Questions
12 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
easy
zoology ID: neet-200

Antibodies in our body are complex:

1. lipoproteins

2. steroids

3. prostaglandins

4. glycoproteins

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02
PYQ 2007
easy
zoology ID: neet-200

Lysozyme that is present in perspiration, saliva, and tears destroys:

1. certain fungi 2. certain types of bacteria
3. all viruses 4. most virus-infected cells
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03
PYQ 2008
easy
zoology ID: neet-200

To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears from the eyes, belong?

1. Cytokine barriers

2. Cellular barriers

3. Physiological barriers

4. Physical barriers

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04
PYQ 2009
easy
zoology ID: neet-200

A person likely to develop tetanus is immunised by administering:

1. dead germs

2. preformed antibodies

3. wide spectrum antibiotics

4. weakened germs

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05
PYQ 2011
easy
zoology ID: neet-201
Which one of the following acts as a physiological barrier to the entry of microorganisms in a human body?

1. Tears

2. Monocytes

3. Skin

4. Epithelium of urogenital tract

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06
PYQ 2012
easy
zoology ID: neet-201

In which one of the following options the two examples are correctly matched with their particular type of immunity?

Examples Type of
immunity
(a) Polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes Cellular barriers
(b) Anti-tetanus and anti-snake bite injection Active immunity
(c) Saliva in mouth and tears in eyes Physical barriers
(d) Mucus coating of the epithelium lining the urinogenital tract and HCl in the stomach Physiological barriers
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2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (d)
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07
PYQ 2013
easy
zoology ID: neet-201
The cell-mediated immunity inside the human body is carried out by:
1. B-lymphocytes
2. Thrombocytes
3. Erythrocytes
4. T-lymphocytes
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08
PYQ 2015
easy
zoology ID: neet-201

Grafted kidney may be rejected in a patient due to?

1. Humanol immune response
2. Cell-mediated immune response
3. Passive immune response
4. Innate immune response
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PYQ 2017
easy
zoology ID: neet-201

Transplantation of tissues/organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune-response is responsible for such rejections?

1. Cell-mediated immune response
2. Hormonal immune response
3. Physiological immune response
4. Autoimmune response
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10
PYQ 2019
easy
zoology ID: neet-201

Which of the following immune responses is responsible for the rejection of kidney graft?

1. Cell-mediated immune response
2. Auto-immune response
3. Humoral immune response
4. Inflammatory immune response
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11
PYQ 2022
easy
zoology ID: neet-202
Select the incorrect statement with respect to acquired immunity.
1. Acquired immunity is non-specific type of defense present at the time of birth.
2. Primary response is produced when our body encounters a pathogen for the first time.
3. Anamnestic response is elicited on subsequent encounters with the same pathogen.
4. Anamnestic response is due to memory of first encounter.
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12
PYQ 2025
medium
zoology ID: neet-202
Identify the statement that is NOT correct.
1. Antigen binding site is located at C-terminal region of antibody molecules.
2. Constant region of heavy and light chains are located at C-terminus of antibody molecules.
3. Each antibody has two light and two heavy chain.
4. The heavy and light chains are held together by disulfide bonds.
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