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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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Which disease is caused due to deficiency of Iodine?

A) Rickets	B) Scurvy
C) Goitre	D) Growth retardation

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Goitre

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Which tax causes a burden on the poorer section of the society?

A) Direct Tax	B) Indirect Tax
C) Both Direct and Indirect Tax	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indirect Tax

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Stagflation is defined as

A) low inflation, low growth, low unemployment	B) high inflation, low growth, high unemployment
C) high inflation, high growth, high unemployment	D) low inflation, high growth, low unemployment

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) high inflation, low growth, high unemployment

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If demand curve for trekking boots is D = 67500 - 18P and supply curve is S = 22500 + 12P, find the equilibrium Price?

A) 1500	B) 750
C) 2250	D) 500

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1500

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The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?

A) Mulching	B) Mulching
C) Rock dam	D) Terrace farming

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mulching

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The ______________ monsoon winds carry lots of water from the Indian Ocean

A) northwest	B) southwest
C) southeast	D) northeast

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) southwest

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What is the name of ecologically clean rocket developed by Russia based space research center?

A) Angara	B) Vostok
C) Korolev	D) Luna

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