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How many neurons are there in the brain?
About 1400 crores
The average weight of the pancreas…
98 grams
Which part of the body that is described as ‘Sweet bread’?
Pancreas
What is ‘hypnophobia’?
Morbid fear of sleep or of falling asleep
Wht is ‘amnesia’?
Loss or impairment of memory
What is the full form of S.T.D denotes venereal disease?
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Which is the sugar contained in the milk?
Lactose
What is the function of the spinal cord?
It carries the messages from the brain to various parts of the body
Which is the factor in sunlight that to the skin?
Ultraviolet rays
Which is the nerve that sends impulses from eyes to brain?
Optic nerve
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Which is the nervous systems that control the functioning of the body at sleep?
Autonomous nervous system
Which is the hormone produced by pyloric glands?
Gastrin
What test is used before the sports events to determine sex?
Barrbody test
Which is the antibiotic medicine?
Penicillin
Which origin in the body produces largest quantity of enzymes?
Liver
What are the enzymes in the pancreatic juice?
Trypsin, amylase, lipse
Which is the chemical that retards heart beats?
Acetyl cholaine
Which is the liquid in the blood?
Plasma
What protects the foetus from jerks?
Amniotic fluid
Which is the hormone that produces breast milk?
Prolactin
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What is the antidote to snake’s venom?
Antivenin
What is the disease due to the lack of protein?
Kwarshiorkor
Which vitamin helps to clot the blood?
Vitamin K
Who prepared small pox vaccine for the first time?
Edward Jenner
Which enzyme in salvia changes carbohydrates into maltose?
Ptyalin
Which is the vitamin kept in liver?
Vitamin A
Which part of the human body remains undamaged even after thousand years?
Tooth
Which is the biggest blood vessel in the human body?
Aorta
‘Parkinsons disease’ is caused by the retardation in the production of which chemical substance in the brain?
Dopamine
Which corpuscle is larger?
White corpuscle
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Which is the acid formed in the stomach?
Hydrochloric acid
Which is the fat responsible for heart disease?
Cholesterol
Where are the blood cells formed in the human body?
In the marrow inside the bones
Which is the major nutrient in ground nut?
Protein
Which substance regulates the chemical activities of our body?
Enzymes
Which is the easiest and safest method to kn3e the sex of foetus?
Ultra sound test
What is the ordinary name which the doctors call as ‘alopecia’?
Baldness
What is the important function of bile?
To regulate the digestive process
‘Otpolaryngology ‘ deals with which branch of medicine?
ENT
Which is the organ in human body that destroys the damages red blood corpuscles?
Spleen
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In earlier days, which disease was known as consumption?
Tuberculosis
Which complex in males results from an attachment to the mother and antagonism to the father?
The Oedipus complex
What is tendon?
Strong muscular cord connecting muscles to bones
Which is the functional basic factor of chromosome?
Gene
Which is the hormone that increase the quantity of sugar in blood?
Glucagone
What is known as ‘shock’ treatment?
Electroconvulsive therapy
Which part of the human body is made of mandible and maxilla?
Chin
Which is the carbohydrate that kept in the liver?
Glycogen
What is coagulation?
The clotting of blood outside the body
Which are the three main groups of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides
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Which hormone is involved in the water regulation of the body?
ADH-Anti Diuretic Hormone
Who discovered the ‘Rh factor’ in human blood?
Karl Land Steiner
Who discovered the genes associated with cancer?
Robert Weinberg and his team
Ricket is cased by the deficiency of which vitamin?
Vitamin D
Who discovered that there are 46 chromosomes in human cells?
Herbert Ivans
Goitre is caused by the malfunction of which gland?
Thyroid
What is the quantity of water in the human blood?
80%
How many nephrons there is each kidney?
About 10,00,000
When is world Health day?
April 7th
What is the technical came for the disease ‘German measles’?
Rubella
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What is the technical came for the disease ‘German measles’?
Rubella
Which is the hormone that grows moustache and makes baldness in man?
Testosterone
Who discovered insulin of diabetes?
Banting and best
What is the normal blood pressure of man?
From 100/70 mm to 140/90 mm mercury
Name the two parts in the human body that grow throughout the life?
Hair and nail
Which is the stone commonly seen in kidney?
Calcium oxalate
Protein is consisted of which elements?
Carbob, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen
What is the normal method of the body to control temperature?
Sweating
What is the major component of bone and tooth?
Calcium phosphate
Which is the leading gland in the body?
Pituitory gland
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Science for You
What is nascent Hydrogen ?
Atomic hydrogen liberated in a chemical reaction
What is maximum density of water ?
1000 kg/m3
At what temperature water has the maximum density ?
4 C
What is heavy Hydrogen known as ?
Deuterium
What is heavy water ?
D2O
What is Calgon ?
Sodium hexa meta phosphate
What is horn silver ?
Ore of Silver, AgCl
Which metal is extracted by Mond's process ?
Nickel
What is Cinnabar ?
Ore of Mercury, HgS
What is Brass ?
An alloy of Copper and Zinc
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What is bronze ?
An Alloy of Cu and Sn
What is galvanizing ?
Coating of Iron with Zinc
What is euchlorine ?
Gaseous mixture of Cl and ClO2
What is Freon ?
CCl2F2, Refrigerant
What is BHC ?
Benzene Hexa Chloride, an insecticide
Which fuel is used in spirit lamps ?
Ethyl alcohol
What is the formula of bleaching powder ?
CaOCl2
What is DDT ?
Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro Ethane, an insecticide
Who invented microchip ?
Jack S Kilby
The process of union of two or more molecules of a substance to form a large single molecule is called
Polymerisation
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