SSC Sample Paper SSC CHSL (10+2) Sample Test Paper-7

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    Statement 1: Quinine is used in the treatment of Malaria. Statement 2: It is obtained from the root of Cinchona.

    A)  Both Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

    B)  Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is incorrect

    C)  Statement 1 is incorrect, but Statement 2 is correct

    D)  Both Statements 1 and 2 are correct

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having anti-pyretic, anti-malarial. analgesic, and anti-inflamma- tory properties, it was the first effective treatment for malaria caused by Plasmodlum falciparum. appearing in therapeutics in the 17th century. It occurs naturally in the bark of the cinchona tree. though it has also been synthesized in the laboratory.


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