Correct Answer : Mandible
The only bone in your skull that forms freely movable joints is your mandible, or jawbone.
Correct Answer : Christiaan Barnard
On 3 December 1967, a large medical, nursing, and technical team led by the surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human to human heart transplant, placing Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, on the international map.
Correct Answer : 33
Vertebrae are the 33 individual bones that interlock with each other to form the spinal column. The vertebrae are numbered and divided into regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx. Only the top 24 bones are moveable; the vertebrae of the sacrum and coccyx are fused.
Correct Answer : Vitamin C
The water-soluble vitamins include ascorbic acid (vitamin C), thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B₆ (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine), folacin, vitamin B₁₂, biotin, and pantothenic acid.
Correct Answer : Nephron
Nephrons are the cells of kidney which are considered as smallest functional unit because it is microscopic structure which actively participates in functions of kidney like blood filtration and osmoregulation. A healthy adult has 0.8 to 1.5 million nephrons in each kidney.
Correct Answer : Typbar Typhoid Conjugate
Biological ELimited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccines and pharmaceutical company, has announced that its Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) has been pre-qualified by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Correct Answer : Poor hygiene, Moisture and heat, Contaminated food & Overuse of steroids
Correct Answer : Facial Swelling, Nasal Congestion & Headache
Black Fungus or Mucormycosis symptoms include facial swelling, nasal congestion, and headache. If the lungs are infected then the symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
Correct Answer : March 2021
On 1 March, 2021, the second phase of vaccination started in India that allows all Indians above the age of 60 and Indians between the age of 45 and 59 with comorbidities to be vaccinated.
Correct Answer : All of the above
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.
