Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Salk's vaccine is connected with which one of the following diseases?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Polio

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Polio”.
Jonas Salk's vaccine is connected with polio. In 1955, Salk developed the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), also known as the Salk vaccine.

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