Kerala PSC LDC Exam Preparation

LDC Exam Study Materials: PART - 4

Model Questions and answers for preparing Kerala PSC LDC, Staff Nurse, Assistant Grade and other Examinations.

Chemical Co-ordination in Animals

1. Which Gland is commonly known as Biological clock?

Answer: Pineal gland

2. Hormone produced more in darkness?

Answer: Melatonin

3. Gland like pink leaf?

Answer: Pancreas

4. The gland that secretes both an Enzyme and a hormone?

Answer: Pancreas

5. The gland which has both endocrine and exocrine function?

Answer: Pancreas

6. The Endocrine part of the pancreas is known as:

Answer: Islets of langerhans

7. Alpha cells of Islets secrete?

Answer: Glucogen

8. Beta cells of Islets secrete?

Answer: Insulin

9. Hormone which controls the level of sugar in the body?

Answer: Insulin

10. Deficiency of Insulin leads to excess sugar in the blood known as?

Answer: Diabetes mellitus

11. Birth hormone?

Answer: Oxytoxin

12. Milk ejection hormone?

Answer: Oxytoxin

13. Hormone secreted by hypothalamus?

Answer: Vasopressin and Oxytoxin

14. An Anti Diuretic Hormone (ADH)?

Answer: Vasopressin

15. Hyposecretion of ADH causes a disorder known as?

Answer: Diabetes insipidus

16. Hormone promotes the reabsorption of water by kidney tubules?

Answer: Vasopressin

17. Supra renal gland?

Answer: Adrenal gland

18. Pyramid shaped yellowish gland situated over the kidney?

Answer: Adrenal glands

19. Emergency gland?

Answer: Adrenal glands

20. Emergency Hormone?

Answer: Adrenaline

21. Hormone raises the rate of heart beat and blood pressure?

Answer: Adrenaline

22. Antistrees hormone?

Answer: Cortiso

23. Male sex hormone?

Answer: Androgens

24. Female sex hormone?

Answer: Oestrogens

25. Pregnancy hormone?

Answer: Progesterone

Note: We are providing these questions and answers in English because of the easiness; but medium of questions in LDC 2013 Exam will be in Malayalam.