Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, there are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below: Assertion: Patient suffering from CO poisoning is kept in CO2 at a pressure of 2 atmospheres. Reason: CO of carboxyhaemoglobin is replaced by CO2.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false. but R is true.

  5. Both A and R are false.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because the patient suffering from CO poisoning is kept in O2 at a pressure of 2 to 2.5 atmospheres and CO of carboxyhaemoglobin is replaced by O2, and thus transport of O2 to different parts of the body starts.

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