SUNDAY SPECIAL GS
Quiz with Answer key & Materials
12 - July - 2020
Useful for BANK. SSC, RAILWAY, UPSC, PSC, WBCS
Ans. D
Explanation: The three main functions of blood are transport, protection and regulation.
Ans. D
Explanation: Blood transports several substances including Gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide between lungs and rest of the body, nutrients from the digestive tract, waste products to be detoxified or removed by the liver or kidneys, hormones from the glands in which they are produced to their target cells and heat to the skin that helps to regulate the temperature of the body.
Ans. A
Explanation: Red Blood Cells are also known as Erythrocytes and white blood cells are known as Leukocytes.
Ans. C
Explanation: Platelets are also known as thrombocytes. They are specialised blood cells produced from bone marrow.
Ans. D
Explanation: Plasma consists of amino acids, proteins, nutrients, gases, etc.
Ans. D
Explanation: RBC carries oxygen from the lungs to all the cells of the body. It lacks the nucleus and contains a pigment called Haemoglobin.
Ans. A
Explanation: White Blood Cells or WBCs are also known as Leukocytes and can be divided into two parts i.e., granulocytes and agranulocytes.
Ans. D
Explanation: Favipiravir is an antiviral COVID-19 drug. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals under the brand name FabiFlu has launched an antiviral drug Favipiravir. It is India's first COVID-19 drug launched, priced at Rs 103 per tablet.
Ans. D
Explanation: According to WHO, around 216 countries, areas or territories are suffering from novel coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak in the world till 11 June, 2020.
Ans. A
Explanation: After seeing positive results on mice now Thailand announced that it has proceeded to test its novel coronavirus vaccine on monkeys. The vaccine uses messenger RNA (mRNA) technology to weaken the strain of the virus and produce antigens to fight with the virus from the root.
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