Which hormone is secreted when there is a rise in the blood glucose level?
Glucagon
Insulin
Nor-adrenaline
Thyroxine
Correct Answer :
B. Insulin
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Phototropism
Photoperiodism
Vernalisation
Thermoregulation
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Tetanus
Tuberculosis
Whooping cough
Diphtheria
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white corpuscles
platelets
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Edward Jenner
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producing toxic substance
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killing the leaves
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apples
butter
beans
fish
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Recession
Dumping
Barter System
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sugar
fats
proteins
vitamins
Man has ____ pairs of salivary glands.
3
4
6
8
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foot
mantle
gills
None of these
Kwashiorkar is a deficiency disease
due to poor intake of proteins
due to poor intake of carbohydrates
due to (a) and (b)
due to poor intake of lipids
Consumption of potassium cyanide leads to total stoppage of cellular activity in the human body, as it cripples the
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lungs
kidneys
mitochondria
Mutations could be created by X-rays. This was found by
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Morgan
Meyer
Flemming
Measles is caused by
bacteria
fungus
virus
protozoan
The drug Ergot is obtained from
Alga
Fungus
Bacteria
Virus
Desert plants are called
Xerophytes
Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
Halophytes
Sadabahar, a common weed, is the raw material that provides the source of medicines used In the treatment of
gout
blood cancer
coronary heart disease
polio
The function of ribosomes is
Secretion
Excretion
Power house of the cell
Protein synthesis
Eosinophil™s are stained by
alkaline dyes
acidic dyes
neutral dyes
vital stains
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Aves
Reptilia
Mammalia
Amphibia
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White Blood Corpuscles
Red Blood-Corpuscles
Blood Platelets
Plasma
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Plants and animals in forest
Plants and animals in sea water
Desert plants and animals
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heliotropism
geotropism
haptotropism
gardening
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calcium
sodium
iodine
iron
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striated and involuntary
striated and voluntary
smooth and involuntary
smooth and voluntary
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Second pair
Third pair
Fourth pair
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females and expressed by males
males and expressed by females
males and expressed by males
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Chemical energy
Mitochondria
ATP
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undernourishment
want of balanced diet
overfeeding
All the above
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blood does not have a respiratory function
tissues have pigments
pigments are elsewhere