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(A) Statement-$1$ is correct: Cortisol is a glucocorticoid that,along with other hormones,supports the process of erythropoiesis (the production of re

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Statement-$1$ is correct & statement-$2$ is incorrect.

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(A) Statement-$1$ is correct: Cortisol is a glucocorticoid that,along with other hormones,supports the process of erythropoiesis (the production of red blood cells).Statement-$2$ is incorrect: While cortisol has many metabolic effects,it is the thyroid hormones (like thyroxine) that primarily increase the Basal Metabolic Rate $(	ext{BMR})$. Cortisol generally promotes gluconeogenesis and protein catabolism but does not directly increase $	ext{BMR}$ in the same manner as thyroid hormones.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$P$. Cortisol	$I$. Mineralocorticoid
$Q$. Aldosterone	$II$. Glucocorticoid
$R$. Androgenic steroids	$III$. Sex corticoids

Statement-$1$: Cortisol hormone helps in erythropoiesis.
Statement-$2$: Cortisol hormone increases $\text{BMR}$.

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Statement-$1$: Cortisol hormone helps in erythropoiesis.Statement-$2$: Cortisol hormone increases $\text{BMR}$.