{"id":93373,"date":"2025-06-01T11:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93373"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:49:15","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-stem-cells-1-stem-cells-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-stem-cells-1-stem-cells-h\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about stem cells :\n  1. Stem cells h"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about stem cells :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Stem cells have the potential for self-renewal via mitotic cell division.<\/li>\n<li>2. In 1908, James Thomas and his colleagues first derived human embryonic stem cells from donated blastocysts through in vitro fertilization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A) 1 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct: Stem cells possess the unique ability to divide and renew themselves through mitotic cell division, maintaining the stem cell population. 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Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about stem cells :\n  1. Stem cells h\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-stem-cells-1-stem-cells-h\/#more-93373\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about stem cells :<br \/>\n  1. 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