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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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    Which gland is associated with the immunity in children?
    Thymus gland

    Which is the element contained in vitamin B12?
    Cobalt

    At what temperature is blood kept in the blood bank?
    4 degree C

    What is the name given to the temporary stiffening of the body after death?
    Rigormortis

    Which part is known as ‘power house’ in the human body?
    Brain

    What is the technical name of jaundice?
    Viral Heptatitis

    Which is the most effective test to determine AIDS?
    Western Blot Test

    ‘ELISA’ test is done find out which disease? What is the full form of ELISA?
    To find out AIDS. The full form is Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay

    Name the disease that is caused by the increase in the number of white blood corpuscles?
    Leukaemia-Blood cancer

    What are the constituents of blood?
    Plasma, RBC, WBC and platelets

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    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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    The most abundant element in the earth crust is
    Oxygen

    Glass is mostly produced by heating to about 1400C
    Limestone, Silica and Soda Ash

    Fats and their derivatives occurring in living systems are collectively known as
    Lipids

    Solder is an alloy of
    Lead and Tin

    Iodine is administered to patients suffering from
    Giotre

    The process of bleaching by Chlorine is called
    Oxidation

    The Combustible material on the tip of a safety match stick is
    Antimony Sulphide

    Which term is used to express purity of gold ?
    24 carats

    German silver is an alloy of
    Copper, Nickel and Zinc

    Which is the hardest metal ?
    Tungsten

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