Given below are two statements : Statement I : Chronic toxic effects result…
2020
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Chronic toxic effects result from single dose of very high toxic substance or continuous exposure of sub lethal dose.
Statement II : Acute toxic effects are long lasting and irreversible mainly caused due to prolonged exposure to toxins and survival rate is very low.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: B
Acute toxicity usually follows a single high exposure and is short-term. Chronic toxicity usually follows prolonged or repeated lower exposure and may have long-lasting effects. The two statements reverse these meanings, so both are false.