Q.

Given below are two statements:                                                              [2022]

Statement I: Autoimmune disorder is a condition where body defense mechanism recognizes its own cells as foreign bodies.
Statement II: Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition where body does not attack self cells.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1 Both Statement I and Statement II are correct  
2 Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect  
3 Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect  
4 Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct  

Ans.

(3)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a result of auto-immune reaction. In RA, immune system mistakenly attacks healthy self cells in our body, causing inflammation, painful swelling in the affected parts of the body.