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General Science

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Which of the following nutrients is absent in meat?

  1. Calcium

  2. Protein

  3. Fat

  4. Iron


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meat supply many nutrients like iron, protein, magnesium, zinc and fat etc. But calcium is present in only negligible quantity. 

Which among following contains the highest amount of proteins?

  1. Meat

  2. Green leaf vegetables

  3. Orange

  4. Soyabeans


Correct Option: D

The “Growth Chart” was developed by

  1. George Muller

  2. David Morley

  3. John Rele

  4. Robins Peter


Correct Option: B

The “inflammation of testes” is known as 

  1. peritonitis

  2. dermatitis

  3. chondritis

  4. orchitis


Correct Option: D

“Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act” came into force in the year

  1. 1971

  2. 1932

  3. 1978

  4. 1988


Correct Option: A

Name the Indian city which was affected by plague in 1994.

  1. Pune

  2. Lucknow

  3. Surat

  4. Chennai


Correct Option: C

Which of the following vaccines was not developed by Louis Pasteur?

  1. Anthrax

  2. Cholera

  3. Rabies

  4. Small pox


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Smallpox vaccine, the first successful vaccine to be developed, was introduced by Edward Jenner.

The first milk of the mother is called

  1. normal milk

  2. nutritious milk

  3. colostrum

  4. weaning milk


Correct Option: C

Who funded the venture “Vision 2020, The right to sight”?

  1. DANIDA

  2. WHO

  3. UNESCO

  4. UNICEF


Correct Option: B

Which of the following vitamins is also called “kidney hormone”?

  1. Vitamin A

  2. Vitamin B

  3. Vitamin C

  4. Vitamin D


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vitamin D is called “kidney hormone”.

Which of the following groups is known as “Bridge population”?

  1. AIDS patients

  2. Cancer patients

  3. STD patients

  4. Viral fever patients


Correct Option: C

The amount of blood ejected by each heart beat is called

  1. cardiac output

  2. stroke volume

  3. threshold output

  4. ejection fraction


Correct Option: B

Pellagra is the disease condition arising due to the deficiency of

  1. Folic acid

  2. Niacin

  3. Vitamin C

  4. Thiamine


Correct Option: B

Who is the current Union minister of Health and Family welfare of India?

  1. A.K. Antony

  2. C. Nagarajan

  3. Gulam Nabi Azad

  4. Anbumany Ramadoss


Correct Option: C

“Byssinosis” is a

  1. nutritional disorder

  2. genetic disorder

  3. hormone disorder

  4. occupational disorder


Correct Option: D

The “reproductive and health programme” was started in the year

  1. 1962

  2. 1976

  3. 1988

  4. 1997


Correct Option: D

Which branch of science deals with the study of nutrition?

  1. Trophology

  2. Mycology

  3. Phonology

  4. Teleology


Correct Option: A

The national AIDS control programme was launched in the year

  1. 1987

  2. 1988

  3. 1990

  4. 1992


Correct Option: A

Dengue Fever is spread by

  1. Anopheles mosquitoes

  2. Aedes mosquitoes

  3. Culex mosquitoes

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

World health day falls on

  1. March 12

  2. March 11

  3. April 7

  4. June 12


Correct Option: C

The chemical name of the vitamin B12 is

  1. ascorbic acid

  2. biotin

  3. tocopherol

  4. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The chemical name of the vitamin B12 is cobalamin.

In “H5N1 virus”, H stands for

  1. Hemoglobin

  2. Hematuria

  3. Haemophilus

  4. Haemogluttin


Correct Option: C

Rice water stool is a symptom of which disease?

  1. Malaria

  2. Jaundice

  3. Cholera

  4. Filiaria


Correct Option: C

The area between the two lungs is called

  1. pleural cavity

  2. thoracic cavity

  3. mediastinum

  4. abdominal cavity


Correct Option: C

Enteric fever relates to

  1. measles

  2. mumps

  3. typhoid

  4. cholera


Correct Option: C
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