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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

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Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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The change in the optimal quantity of a good when its price changes and the consumer’s income is adjusted so that she can just buy the bundle that she was buying before the price change is called?

A) Law of demand B) Substitution effect
C) Problem of choice D) Optimal choice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Substitution effect

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) B2H6 B) NF3
C) CCl3F D) C6H6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CCl3F

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The credit for classifying the elements on the basis of their atomic masses goes to

A) John Dalton B) John Alexander Reina Newlands
C) Dmitri Mendeleev D) Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dmitri Mendeleev

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

 

from time _________ time, one

 

A) to B) at
C) so D) is
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to

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Which of the following does not come under Fundamental Duty?

A) To safeguard public property B) To protect and improve the natural environment
C) To promote harmony D) To protect freedom of speech and expression
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To protect freedom of speech and expression

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Who has been appointed as the Governor of Assam as of March 2018?

A) Subramanian Swamy B) Ganga Prasad
C) Banwarilal Purohit D) Jagdish Mukhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jagdish Mukhi

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The world heritage site Pashupatinath temple is located at

A) Peshawar B) Kabul
C) Kathmandu D) Multan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kathmandu

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