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Multiple choice biology health and diseases disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

Assertion : Old age is not an illness. It is a continuation of life with decreasing capacity for adaptation.

Reason : Cessation of mitosis is normal genetically programmed event.

  1. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is a correct explanation of Assertion

  2. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion

  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false

  4. Both Assertion and Reason are false

  5. Assertion is false but reason is true.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Old age is not illness. It includes progressive deterioration of the structure and functions of cells, tissue, organs and organs systems. With increasing age, the efficiency of heat decreases and consequently, the blood going the brain and kidney is reduced to 80% and 42% respectively. Arthritis, weak eyesight, less secretion of digestive juices etc. are some degenerative diseases. Cessation of mitosis is not a genetically programmed event.

So, the correct answer is 'Assertion is true but Reason is false'.