UPSC Current Affairs Preparation: The Hindu Analysis Watch expert analysis of ‘The Hindu’ dated 23rd April 2021. Important news and views to... View Article
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is an important government scheme focused on rural development in India. Government... View Article
A) hormone secreted by the pituitary that promotes reabsorption of water from the glomerular filtrate B) enzyme that hydrolyses peptides... View Article
A) gastrin B) enterogastrone C) cholecystokinin D) pancreozymins Answer:B) enterogastrone Explanation: Enterogastrone is secreted in the... View Article
A) FSH B) estradiol C) LH D) progesterone Answer: C) LH Explanation: LH is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It induces ovulation... View Article
A) Thyroid B) Testis C) Adrenal D) Pancreas Answer:A) Thyroid Explanation: Thyroid hormones are stored in the follicular lumen bound to... View Article
A) Progesterone B) Oxytocin C) Prolactin D) LH Answer:C) Prolactin Explanation: Prolactin is secreted by the anterior pituitary, it is a... View Article
A) has no effect on calcium B) elevates calcium level in blood C) lowers the calcium level in blood D) elevates potassium level in blood... View Article
A) interstitial cells of testes B) anterior lobe of the pituitary C) posterior part of the thyroid D) adrenal cortex Answer:B) anterior lobe of... View Article
A) thyroxine B) testosterone C) LH D) MSH Answer:C) LH Explanation: LH is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It induces ovulation and... View Article
A) gametogenesis B) childbirth C) growth D) none of the above Answer:B) childbirth Explanation: Oxytocin is secreted by the posterior pituitary... View Article
A) thyroid gland B) adrenal cortex C) pancreas D) intestine Answer:D) intestine Explanation: Cholecystokinin and duocrinin are secreted by... View Article
A) middle lobe of the pituitary B) anterior lobe of the pituitary C) endostyle D) posterior lobe of the pituitary Answer:A) middle lobe of the... View Article