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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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How many bones are there in human skull?
22

Which radio isotope is used to find out thyroid cancer?
Iodine-131

Who compared the human cell to a factory?
George Gamo

Which is the chemical produced in neuron?
Acetyl cholaine

What are the constituents of salvia?
Water, mucin, mineral salts, ptyalin

Which part of the body is attacked by ‘gingivitis disease’?
Gums

Which part of the body secretes the hormone insulin?
Islets of Langerhans

What causes the some times fatal, ‘Delirium tremens’?
Alcohol

What is the average vital capacity- the amount of air inhaled and then exhaled-of a human being?
3.5 litres

How many muscles of the face are used for smiling?
17

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What is ‘Dandruff?
Dead skin flaked of the scalp

What regulates the temperature of a human body?
Skin

Which part of the human body is ‘horse-shoe’ shaped?
Mandible

Which organ is J-shaped in the human body?
Stomach

Where are red blood cells being produced continuously in the body?
Bone marrow

Which part of the human bone represents the vestiges of a tail?
Coccyx

What is a beta-blocker’ used for?
Reducing blood pressure

What is the most commonly used filling in the teeth?
Silver amalgam

Which procedure is used for the X-ray study of breast cancer?
Mammography

Which animal –other than a human being \-can infected with leprosy?
Armadillo

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What is the speed of the fastest animal-Cheetah?
1.560 Kms/

What is the gestation period of an elephant?
20-22 months

What is the ‘musth’ condition of an elephant associated with?
Mating

Which is the only bird that hibernates?
Whip-poor-will

Which fish swims the fastest?
Blue-finned Tunny

What is bakers yeast?
Fungus

Which type of algae is widely used in India as a fertilizer for rice?
Blue green algae- Nitrogen fixing algae

What causes the green tide often seen on the India coast?
Algae

Which protein forms hairs, skim and nails in the human body?
Keratin

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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