Question

The following question consists of two statements – assertion (a) and reason (r). Answer selecting the appropriate option:
(a) : Fever is the abnormal condition of the body characterized by an excessive rise in body temperature.
(r) : It is not a disease but a symptom or an adaptive response of our body to a variety of conditions.

• A. Both (a) and (r) are true and (r) is the correct explanation of (a).
• B. Both (a) and (r) are true and (r) is not correct explanation of (a).
• C. (a) is true, but (r) is false.
• D. (a) is false, but (r) is true.

Hint:

Fever signals the body is fighting illness; it should be monitored but not always suppressed immediately.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The correct answer is (A): Both assertion (a) and reason (r) are true, and reason (r) correctly explains assertion (a).
Fever is an abnormal rise in body temperature above the normal range, which is usually a response to infection or inflammation. It is not a disease itself but a symptom or an adaptive mechanism of the body. Fever helps the immune system fight infections by creating an environment less favorable to pathogens and activating immune responses.