Monoclonal Antibodies(Biotechnology ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. The cross linkage of antigens by antibodies is known as
  1.    all of these
  2.    agglutination
  3.    complement fixation
  4.    a cross reaction
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> agglutination

Question 2. Some cross reactions with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) can occur. Unexpected cross reactions occur more frequently with
  1.    IgA
  2.    IgE
  3.    IgG
  4.    Ig MAbs
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Ig MAbs

Question 3. In monoclonal antibody technology, tumor cells that can replicate endlessly are fused with mammalian cells that produce an antibody. The result of this cell fusion is a
  1.    lymphoblast
  2.    natural killer cell
  3.    myeloma
  4.    hybridoma
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> hybridoma

Question 4. The approach (s), which is/are currently followed to produce human monoclonal antibodies, is/are known as
  1.    all of these
  2.    combination of EB Vand hybridoma techniques
  3.    transformation of antigen specific B lymphocytes (EBV)
  4.    hybridization of 6-thioguanine-resistant human plasmacytoma with immune human lymphocytes
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> all of these

Question 5. Preliminary clinical results with a humanized antibody against the interleukin-2 receptor have suggested the
  1.    absence of human immune response against murine proteins (HAMA) response
  2.    poor recognition of immunoglobulin, Ig constant regions
  3.    All of these
  4.    presence of HAMA response
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> absence of human immune response against murine proteins (HAMA) response

Question 6. The primary B cell receptor is
  1.    IgG
  2.    IgD
  3.    IgE
  4.    IgA
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> IgD

Question 7. T cells are the source of
  1.    lymphotoxin
  2.    all of these
  3.    interleukin
  4.    interferon
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> all of these

Question 8. An example of mosaic antigen is
  1.    protein
  2.    a hapten
  3.    virus
  4.    bacteria
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> virus

Question 9. In human B cells and T cells are matured in the
  1.    bursa and thymus respectively
  2.    lymph nodes and spleen respectively
  3.    bone marrow and thymus respectively
  4.    none of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> bone marrow and thymus respectively

Question 10. It is highly valued if the lymphocytes derived from the lymph node or tonsil tend to undergo fusion at
  1.    low frequencies
  2.    moderate frequencies
  3.    at no frequency
  4.    high frequencies
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> high frequencies