Multiple Choice Questions on Basic Immunology

1. Injection of anti-venom to a patient for snake bite is an example of
a) Naturally acquired active immunity
b) Artificially acquired active immunity
c) Naturally acquired passive immunity
d) Artificially acquired passive immunity

2. Newborns get their antibodies from mothers milk. This is an example of
a) Naturally acquired active immunity
b) Artificially acquired active immunity
c) Naturally acquired passive immunity
d) Artificially acquired passive immunity

3. Vaccination is an example of
a) Naturally acquired active immunity
b) Artificially acquired active immunity
c) Naturally acquired passive immunity
d) Artificially acquired passive immunity
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4. Often patients are immune to diseases like chicken pox once infected. This immunity is an example of
a) Naturally acquired active immunity
b) Artificially acquired active immunity
c) Naturally acquired passive immunity
d) Artificially acquired passive immunity

5. Skin is the largest organ in the body and protects us by preventing pathogen entry. This is an example of
a) Naturally acquired innate immunity
b) Artificially acquired adaptive immunity
c) Naturally acquired passive immunity
d) Artificially acquired passive immunity

6. All the following comes under non-specific defence mechanism except
a) fever
b) phagocytes
c) cell mediated immunity
d) complement system

7. Which of the following is the site of T cell maturation?
a) Bone marrow
b) Thymus
c) Spleen
d) Appendix

8. Which of the following immune mechanism is responsible for protecting us from diseases of other species?
a) Active immunity
b) Passive immunity
c) Innate immunity
d) Adaptive immunity

9. Primary lymphoid organs include
a) Thymus and spleen
b) Thymus and bone marrow
c) Thymus, bone marrow and spleen
d) Thymus, bone marrow, spleen and lymph nodes

10. Activation of B cell receptor by the binding of an epitope result in the formation of
a) plasma cells and T cytotoxic cells
b) memory cells and T cytotoxic cells
c) Plasma cells for antibody production and memory cells for primary response
d) Plasma cells for antibody production and memory cells for secondary response
Answers
1. d) Artificially acquired passive immunity
2. c) Naturally acquired passive immunity
3. b) Artificially acquired active immunity
4. a) Naturally acquired active immunity
5. a) Naturally acquired innate immunity
6. c) cell mediated immunity
7. b) Thymus
8. c) Innate immunity
9. b) Thymus and bone marrow
10. d) Plasma cells for antibody production and memory cells for secondary response

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