General Knowledge Questions

Simple carbohydrates are also called as Simple sugars. Monosaccharides and Disaccharides refers to simple carbohydrates.

Many carbohydrates contain one or more modified monosaccharide units that have had one or more groups replaced or removed.

Chitin is one of many naturally occurring polymers. It is one of the most abundant natural materials in the world. Over time it is bio-degradable in the natural environment. Its breakdown may be catalyzed by enzymes called chitinases, secreted by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, and produced by some plants.

Chitin is composed of repeating units of N-acetylglucosamine, a nitrogen-containing form of glucose.

Acute diabetes results in the formation of acetone in the body. Hence such patients smell of acetone.

Spleen is called as the graveyard of RBC Red Blood Cells where they are selectively destroyed/recycled by macrophages.

Kandoori festival is a festival which is celebrated by the Muslims of South India every year with great enthusiasm and grace. The festival is celebrated in commemoration of the anniversary of the saint's death, and pilgrims participate in the rituals and rites.

The 462nd annual Kandoori festival has commenced at nearby Nagore Dargah, a famous Muslim pilgrim centre in Tamilnadu.

Systems biology is mainly an attempt to understand the behavior of entire biological systems by studying interactions among its component parts.

Tiberius Caesar was a Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. And Jesus was crucified in between 30 - 33AD.