Q43 / 200 · MHT CET - Medical 2026 (26 April Shift 1) · Biology

Match the type of blood group with the person/s who discovered it and the year of discovery.
Blood groupDiscovered byYear
A. A, B and OI. Decastello and Sturli(i) 1902
B. ABII. Karl Landsteiner(ii) 1940
C. RhIII. Landsteiner and Wiener(iii) 1900

  • Correct answer
    A
    A - II - (iii), B - I -(i), C - III - (ii)
  • B
    A - I - (i), B - II - (ii), C - III - (iii)
  • C
    A - II - (iii), B - III - (ii), C- I - (i)
  • D
    A - I -(ii), B - II -(iii), C - III -(i)

Solution

The A, B, and O blood groups were discovered by Karl Landsteiner in the year 1900.

The AB blood group was discovered by his students Decastello and Sturli in the year 1902.

The Rh blood group system was discovered by Karl Landsteiner and Alexander S. Wiener in the year 1940.

Thus, the correct matching is A - II - (iii), B - I - (i), C - III - (ii).

Answer: A - II - (iii), B - I -(i), C - III - (ii)

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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