Life Sciences
GATE XL Microbial Diseases and Host Pathogen Interaction PYQs
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Question 70
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Which one of the following is a protozoal disease?
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Which one of the following leucocytes is the most abundant in a healthy human?
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India is aiming to be free of tuberculosis by 2025. One of the key approaches for this program is DOTS. Which one of the following options is the full form of DOTS?
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Which of the following is/are example(s) of animal-microbe mutualism?
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Which one of the following bacterial species can cause atypical pneumonia?
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The most abundant class of immunoglobulins in serum is __________.
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Phagocytosis was first described by
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Match the test in Group I with its application in Group II
Group I
P. Oakley-Fulthorpe test
Q. Limulus amoebocyte lysate test
R. Weil-Felix reaction test
S. Complement-fixation test
Group II
IgM detection
Determining antigen-antibody specificity
Endotoxin detection
Rickettsial infection diagnosis
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Which of the following statements about the primary and secondary adaptive immune responses to an antigen is/are correct?
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Which one of the following leucocytes are present in the largest proportion in healthy human blood?
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