Which of the statements given below are correct ? 1. A person having blood group A can donate blood to persons having blood group A and blood group AB 2. A person having blood group AB can donate blood to persons having blood groups A1, B, AB or O. 3. A p

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Q: 12 (CDS-II/2014)

Which of the statements given below are correct ?
1. A person having blood group ‘A’ can donate blood to persons having blood group ‘A’ and blood group ‘AB
2. A person having blood group ‘AB’ can donate blood to persons having blood groups ‘A1, ‘B’, ‘AB’ or ‘O’.
3. A person with blood group ‘O’ can donate blood to persons having any blood group.
4. A person with blood group ‘O’ can receive blood from the person of any of the blood groups.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Science

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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{'blood groups': [3, 1, 1, 2], 'blood group': [2, 2, 0, 1], 'blood': [5, 0, 0, 1], 'ab': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'a1': [1, 0, 0, 3]}

The correct statement from the given options is Option 4: 1 and 3 only.

Statement 1: A person with blood group `A` can donate blood to persons with blood group `A` and blood group `AB`.

Explanation: This statement is correct. A person with blood group `A` has antigen A on their red blood cells, and they can donate blood to individuals with blood group `A` (who have antigen A) and blood group `AB` (who have both antigen A and antigen B).

Statement 2: A person with blood group `AB` can donate blood to persons with blood groups `A`, `B`, `AB`, or `O`.

Explanation: This statement is not correct. A person with blood group `AB` can donate blood to individuals with blood group `AB` (who have both antigen A and antigen B), but they cannot donate blood to individuals with blood group `A` (who only have antigen A) or blood group `B` (who only have antigen B). Additionally, individuals with blood group `AB` can receive blood from individuals with any blood group.

Statement 3: A person with blood group `O` can donate blood to persons with any blood group.

Explanation: This statement is