NEET2004ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesActual
Assertion : Dope test is used to estimate the level of blood alcohol by analysing the breath of persons drinking alcohol. Reason : A drunken person usually feels tense and less talkative.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
Dope test is an official test to discover whether a person or animal taking part in a competition has been given any drugs (such as anabolic steroids, erythropoietin etc.) to make their performance better or worse. It is a type of blood test. Alcohol is not used in this purpose. Alcohol has an effect on cerebellum and it results into imbalanced muscular activities, posture etc.