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The vitamin D deficiency disease in adults is known as

A) Hypovitaminosis D B) Avitaminosis
C) Scorbutus D) Petechiae
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hypovitaminosis D

Explanation:

Vitamin D also known as Sunshine vitamin is produced in the body when our skin is exposed to sunlight. Its deficiency leads to a disease in which bone tissue doesn't properly mineralize leading to soft bones. The vitamin D deficiency disease in adults is known as Hypovitaminosis D.

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A person who drives a train is called

A) Loco pilot B) Railway engineer
C) Railway man D) Freight engineer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Loco pilot

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The exit of food from the stomach is regulated by a ______ muscle.

A) cardiac B) sphincter
C) skeletal D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sphincter

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Name the scientist who proposed the cell theory

A) Schleiden and Schwann B) Lamarck
C) Treviranus D) Whittaker and Stanley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Schleiden and Schwann

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

Cut short

 

A) delete B) praise
C) interrupt D) slice into small pieces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) interrupt

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.

A) a proud gathering B) an inefficient situation
C) an anti-national meeting D) a top-level meeting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an inefficient situation

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A sheath for the blade of a sword

A) Scabbard B) Denude
C) Divulge D) Expose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Scabbard

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste

A) Scavenge B) Disperse
C) Dissipate D) Scatter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Scavenge

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