General Knowledge Questions and Answers on Plasma Therapy

1. Which is the largest part of the blood?
A. Red Blood Cells
B. White Blood Cells
C. Plasma
D. Platelets
Ans. C

2. Plasma Therapy is also known as…..
A. Convular Plasma Therapy
B. Convalescent Plasma Therapy
C. Coviscule Plasma Therapy
D. Functional Plasma Therapy
Ans. B

3. Which of the following statement is/are correct about Plasma Therapy?
A. In plasma Therapy, the blood from recovered person is used to treat other sick people as it is rich in antibodies.
B. The convalescent plasma is the liquid part of the blood from the recovered patients of COVID-19.
C. The idea behind the Plasma therapy is that antibodies produced by the patients who have had survived the virus will boost the immune system of those who are critically ill or fighting with the COVID-19.
D. All the above are correct
Ans. D

4.  Plasma Therapy was used first time in …….
A. 1870
B. 1890
C. 1896
D. 1899
Ans. B

5. Which of the following statement is/are correct about Plasma?
A. Plasma carries dissolved substances from one part to another part in the body.
B. The protein in plasma includes antibodies to assist in the body’s defence system against disease or infection.
C. Plasma also contains some traces of other substances like amino acids, organic acids, vitamins, pigments and enzymes.
D. All the above are correct
Ans. D

6. Name the process in which the liquid part of the blood or plasma is separated from the blood cells? 
A. Plasmametases
B. Plasmaphorosioses
C. Plasmapheresis
D. None of the above
Ans. C

7. Use of Plasma Therapy has been studied in several outbreaks of other respiratory infections? Name the outbreaks?
A. SARS-CoV-1
B. H1N1
C. MERS-CoV
D. All the above