Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Acute exposure to a chemical is a long-term continuous exposure to that chemical.
Statement II:Chronic exposure to a chemical is a short-term exposure to that chemical.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect ✓ Correct
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Explanation
Acute exposure means a single or short duration contact with a chemical, often at high dose.
Statement 1 defining acute exposure as long term and continuous reverses the real meaning.
Chronic exposure means repeated or continuous contact over a long period, usually at lower doses.
Statement 2 defining chronic exposure as short term also gets it backwards.
The two statements have simply swapped the definitions of acute and chronic.
Acute effects appear quickly while chronic effects develop slowly over time.
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