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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

Explanation:

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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In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.


Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl.

A) accompanied B) exercised
C) perpetuated D) undeterred
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) perpetuated

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The consumption schedule is such that

A) the MPC and the APC must be equal at all levels of income. B) the APC is constant and the MPC declines as income rises.
C) both the APC and the MPC increase as income rises. D) the MPC is constant and the APC declines as income rises.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the MPC is constant and the APC declines as income rises.

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Choose the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Manmohan Singh
C) Lal Bahadur Shastri D) Rajendra Prasad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajendra Prasad

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Men's Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016, is bagged by

A) Andy Murray B) Milos Ravnic
C) Roger Federer D) Novak Dijokovic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andy Murray

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To which country does the celebrated author and leadership speaker Robin Sharma belong?

A) Canada B) India
C) Britain D) USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canada

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If tan a = √3 + 2, then the value of tan a - cot a is

A) 2 B) √3
C) 2√3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2√3

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If (a+1a)2=3, then the value of a6-1a6 will be

A) 1 B) 3
C) 0 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

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