endocrine glands, hormones - Category wise Question and Answer Practice Test with Solutions

Question : 1 [IAS (Pre) 1994]

Even though an animal is fed with carbohydrates rich diet, its blood sugar concentration tends` to remain constant. This is on account of the fact that is the case of an animal

a) Hormones of pancreas cause such a condition

b) Blood sugar is readily absorbed by the liver

c) Hormones of pituitary glands control metabolic process

d) Glucose undergoes autolysis

Question : 2 [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]

Which is the smallest gland in the human body?

a) Thyroid

b) Pancreas

c) Adrenal

d) Pituitary

Question : 3 [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]

Scientists of the Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agricultural and Technology have developed a substance that can reduce the percentage of flower droppings in pulses so as to enhance pulse production. Which is that substance?

a) A fertilizer called TIVA

b) A nutrient mixture called TIVA

c) An insecticide called TIVA

d) A growth hormone called TIVA

Question : 4 [UPPCS (Pre) 2000]

What is estrogen?

a) Hormone

b) Enzyme

c) Bone

d) Vitamin

Question : 5 [BPSC (Pre) 2000]

Lack of which substance causes diabetes in a person?

a) Haemoglobin

b) Histamine

c) Glycine

d) Insulin