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Consider the following statements:
1. Hepatitis-B is several times more infectious than HIV/AIDS.
2. Hepatitis-B can cause liver cancer.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Important Questions on Biology

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 175
Consider the following statements
1. Pasteurized milk is sterile and will not tum sour.
2. Pasteurized milk is free from pathogenic bacteria.
3. Milk is pasteurized by heating to 150-160° F and then rapidly chilled.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 176
Assertion: Yeasts such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae are used in the baking industry.

Reason: Carbon dioxide produced during fermentation causes bread to rise by thermal expansion.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 177
Consider the following statements
1. Milibug is related with the crop mustard.
2. KC Mehta studied about wheat rust problem.
3. Root knot of brinjal is caused by nematode Meloidogyne.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 178
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I                                                                         List II
A. EEG (Electroencephalography)                        1. Test that measures brain waves and evaluates brain disorder.
B. MEG (Magneto encephalography)                    2. Technique used to precisely map functional areas of the brain
C. MBI (Molecular Breast Imaging)                     3. Method for detecting breast cancer
D. IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)          4. Technology to track cancer and spore normal tissue
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 179
Consider the following statements
1. Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease·.
2. In the future, this technique may allow doctors to treat a disorder by inserting a gene into a patient's cells instead of using drugs or surgery.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 180
Consider the following statements
1. Laser therapy is any treatment using intense beams of light to precisely cut, bum or destroy tissue.
2. The laser light beam comes from radiation sources so small and safe that it poses no health risks to the patient or medical team.
3. Lasers may also be used for removal of kidney stones, removal of prostate, treatment of diabetic eye disease.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 181
Consider the following statements
1. Nuclear medicine is a medical speciality involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatments of disease.
2. Radionuclide therapy can be used to treatment condition hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer and blood disorders.
3. Iodine-131 sodium iodide used for treatment of hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer.
Which of the statements given above are correct about nuclear therapy?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 182
Consider the following statements
1. Angiography is a medical imaging technique that uses an injection of a liquid dye to make the arteries easily visible on X-rays.
2. Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) is particular useful in diagnosing arterial blockage.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?