General Knowledge Questions

The kidneys are stimulated to produce renin by a decrease in the blood pressure.

The renin-angiotensin system or RAS regulates blood pressure and fluid balance in the body. When blood volume or sodium levels in the body are low, or blood potassium is high, cells in the kidney release the enzyme, renin. Renin's primary function is therefore to eventually cause an increase in blood pressure, leading to restoration of perfusion pressure in the kidneys.

Vitamin B12 is the only water-soluble vitamin that can be stored in the liver for many years. There are 9 water soluble vitamins.

Excessive use of nitrate including manure may be responsible forthe presence of toxic substance in groundwater. Phosphate can also enter the groundwater via excessive use of fertilizers. High application rates of nitrogen containing fertilizers combined with the high-water solubility of nitrate, leads to increased runoff into surface water as well as leaching into groundwater, thereby causing groundwater pollution.

Only a fraction of the nitrogen-based fertilizers, is converted to produce and other plant matter. Nitrate pollution in groundwater comes from pit latrines, it can cause blue baby syndrome.

Haryana is poised to become the first state to invite all Twitter and Facebook users to interact with the Chief Minister Manohar Lal and contribute towards further improving various services being provided by different departments.

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According to Guiness World Records, the world's oldest living man Masazo Nonaka has turned 113 years on 25 July of 2018 in Japan's Hokkaido.

Francisco Nunez Olivera was the former oldest person who died on 29th of January 2018 at the age of 112 years.

Les Colley (1898 - 1998, Australia), is the oldest ever man to father a child. He had his ninth child a son named Oswald to his third wife at the age of 92 years 10 months.