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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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Which of the following states has the maximum area of Mangrove forest?

A) Rajasthan B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Sikkim D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Bengal

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Which of these railway stations is a World Heritage Site?

A) Kharagpur Railway Station B) Howrah Station
C) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus D) Kanpur Central
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

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Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve?

A) Sunderbans B) Gulf of Mannar
C) Nandadevi D) Corbett
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Corbett

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Q:

Indian Constitution has how many Articles?

A) 95 B) 195
C) 295 D) 395
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 395

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Who has been appointed as the chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) after Arundati Bhattacharya retired?

A) Rana Kapoor B) Kishor Kharat
C) Rajnish Kumar D) K Venkataraman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajnish Kumar

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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

write good English _____________ bad English.

 

A) so B) such  
C) as D) like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) as

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In which year was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded?

A) 1949 B) 1999
C) 1972 D) 1997
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1999

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