CET 2026 Slot 7 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 2 Slot 2 · Verbal
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What is the state in which immune cells and other cells in the body coexist peaceably?
- equilibrium
- self-tolerance
- harmony
- patience
- indifference
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Answer: B. self-tolerance
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What is the specific term for the substance capable of triggering an inappropriate or harmful immune response to a harmless substance such as ragweed pollen?

- Antigen
- Microbe
- Allergen
- Autoimmune disease
- Virus
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Answer: C. Allergen
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How do the cells in the immune system recognize an antigen as foreign or non-self?

- Through an allergic response
- Through blood type
- Through fine hairs protruding from the antigen surface
- Through characteristic shapes on the antigen surface
- Through neurons
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Answer: D. Through characteristic shapes on the antigen surface
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Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?

- An antigen is any substance that triggers an immune response
- The basic function of the antigen is to distinguish between self and non-self
- The immune system is the central system of human body
- The immune system often fails to recognize virus attacks
- The human body presents an opportune habitat for microbes
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Answer: B. The basic function of the antigen is to distinguish between self and non-self
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Why would tissue transplanted from father to daughter have a greater risk of being detected as foreign than a tissue transplanted between identical twins?

- The age of the twins' tissue would be the same and, therefore, less likely to be rejected
- The identical twins tissue would carry the same self-markers and would therefore be less likely to be rejected
- The difference in the sex of the father and daughter would cause the tissue to be rejected by the daughter's immune system
- The twins' immune systems would remember the same encounters with childhood illnesses
- The twins would be raised in similar external environment
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Answer: B. The identical twins tissue would carry the same self-markers and would therefore be less likely to be rejected