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Assertion  :  Phenylketonuria is a recessive hereditary disease caused by the body's failure to oxidize an amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine, because of a defective enzyme

Reason    :    It results in the presence of phenylalanine in the urine


  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false

  4. If both the assertion and reason are false

  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phenylketonuria results when there is a deficiency of liver enzyme phenyl alanine hydroxylase that converts phenyl alanine into tyrosine. It results with a high level of phenyl alanine in blood, tissue fluids and urine.

So, the correct answer is 'If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion'

Stool of a person contain whitish grey colour is due to malfunction of ............... organ.

  1. Pancrease

  2. Spleen

  3. Kidney

  4. Liver


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Normal stools can vary in shades of brown, mostly due to diet.
Bile salts are released into the stools by the liver, giving the stools a brown color. If the liver is not producing enough bile, or if the flow of the bile is blocked and not draining from the liver, the stools will be pale or clay-colored.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following is called the artificial kidney?

  1. Dializer

  2. Haemocytometer

  3. Auto analyser

  4. Artificial Pacemaker


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Dialysis is an artificial procedure of excretion of metabolites from the blood when kidneys do not work. 
  • In this process, the harmful waste products are removed from the blood. The dialysis apparatus of the dialyzer is commonly known as an artificial kidney.
  • The process of dialysis is generally recommended for the person who has been suffering problems related to the kidney and the kidney is not functioning properly.
Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

Diuresis is a specific pathological condition which leads to

  1. Increased volume of urine excretion

  2. Decreased volume of urine excretion

  3. Increased glucose excretion

  4. Decreased electrolyte concentration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diuresis as a pathological condition occurs  under hyposecretion of ADH or Vasopressin, which affects the water rreabsorption by the tubule into the blood by the peritubular network.This results in excretion of dilute urine. A disorder known as diabetes insipidus.

So, the correct answer is 'Increased volume of urine excretion'

The urine of man suffering from Diabetes insipidus is

  1. Sweaty and watery

  2. Sweaty and thick

  3. Tasteless and watery

  4. Tasteless and thick


Correct Option: C

Diabetes insipidus is due to

  1. Hyposecretion of vasopressin(ADH)

  2. Hypersecretion of insulin

  3. Hyposecretion of insulin

  4. Hypersecretion of vasopressin (ADH).


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is an uncommon condition in which the kidneys are unable to prevent the excretion of water. The amount of water excreted in the urine is controlled by antidiuretic hormone (ADH). ADH is also called vasopressin. ADH is produced in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. It is then stored and released from the pituitary gland. This is a small gland just below the base of the brain. DI caused by a lack of ADH is called central diabetes insipidus. When DI is caused by a failure of the kidneys to respond to ADH, the condition is called nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.  Nephrogenic means related to the kidney.

So, the correct option is 'Hyposecretion of vasopressin'.

Increase in frequency of urination is

  1. Uremia

  2. Proteinuria

  3. Polyurea

  4. Glycosuria


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Increase in frequency of urination is called as Polyurea. The most common cause of polyurea in children and adult is uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.it may also occur due to various reasons such as urinary tract infractions, hypopituitarism, Hyperglycemia etc.

So, the correct answer is 'Polyurea'.

Which is wrong

  1. Presence of albumin in urine is albuminaria

  2. Presence of glucose in urine is glycosuria

  3. Presence of ketose sugar in urine is ketonuria

  4. Presence of excess urea in blood is uremia

  5. Presence of haemoglobin in nature haemoglobinuria


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ketonuria is the Presence of the high number of ketone bodies in urine. It may occur due to diabetes, starvation, fasting or glycogen storage disease. Ketone bodies(acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate) are water-soluble molecules containing keto group these are not carbohydrates like Ketone sugar (fructose).

So, the correct answer is 'Option C'.

Haematuria is 

  1. RBCs in urine

  2. WBCs in urine

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Haematuria is the presence of blood cells in the urine. It may occur due to various reasons such as urinary tract infections, kidney stones etc. Both RBC(Red blood cells) and WBC (White blood cells) are blood cells. Hence haematuria is the presence of both RBC, WBC in urine.

So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Haematuria is the disorder involving

  1. The loss of blood through the urine

  2. Loss of haemoglobin in R.B.C.

  3. Loss of glucose in urine

  4. The increase in concentration blood urea


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Haematuria is the presence of blood cells in the urine. It may occur due to various reasons such as urinary tract infections, kidney stones etc. Hence haematuria is the disorder involving the loss of blood through the urine.

So, the correct answer is 'The loss of blood through the urine'.