Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Health and Disease

Question:
Assertion: Rabies is an infection of mammals, it involves central nervous system which may result in paralysis and finally death.
Reasoning:: This is caused by neurotropic bacteria in saliva of rabies animal.
Options:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Both Assertion (A) and Reasoning are false (F )
Correct Answer:
Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Explanation:
The assertion is correct as rabies is an acute viral infectious disease of warm-blooded mammals characterized by involvement of central nervous system resulting in paralysis and finally death. The reason is incorrect as it is caused by the rabies virus which is a neurotropic virus that causes rabies in humans and animals.