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Which hormone suppresses ovulation in women?

  1. Progesterone

  2. Estrogen

  3. Chloroxylenol

  4. Prontosils


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Women commonly take progesterone to help start menstrual periods that unexpectedly stopped, treat abnormal uterine bleeding associated with hormonal imbalance, and treat severe symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Progesterone is also used in combination with the hormone estrogen to "oppose estrogen" as part of hormone replacement therapy. If estrogen is given without progesterone, estrogen increases the risk of uterine cancer.

Antimicrobials affect on which type of microorganisms?

  1. Bacteria

  2. Viruses

  3. Fungi

  4. all of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The chemical substances used to cure diseases caused by microbes or microorganism such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc., are called antimicrobials.

Antimicrobial drugs that are derived from the natural processes of some microorganisms and that can inhibit or destroy other microorganisms, are specifically known as:

  1. synthetic drugs

  2. chemotherapeutic drugs

  3. antibiotics

  4. prophylactic drugs


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Antimicrobial drugs are derived from the natural process of some micro organism that can inhibit or destroy other micro organism are known as antibiotics.

Example of antibiotics are Paracetamol.

During sewage treatment, biogases are produced which include :

  1. methane, hydrogensulphide, carbon dioxide

  2. methane, oxygen, hydrogensulphide

  3. hydrogensulphide, methane, sulphur dioxide

  4. hydrogensulphide, nitrogen, methane


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

During sewage treatment in secondary treatment the biogas is produced in anaerotric sludge digestor have anaerobic bacteria which produce gases like $CO _2$, $H _2S$, $CH _4$

The chemical name of 'Aspirin' is :

  1. benzyl salicylate

  2. acetyl salicyclic acid

  3. acetyl cynamide

  4. tartaric acid


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The chemical name of 'Aspirin' is-Acetyl salicylic acid or 2-Acetoxybenzoic acid or 2-(Acetyloxy)benzoic acid.

Chloramines$-T$ is a:

  1. Disinfectant

  2. Antiseptic

  3. Analgesic

  4. Antipyretic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chloramines-T is a N-chlorinated and N-deprotonated sulfonamide used as a biocide and a mild disinfectant. It is a white powder that gives unstable solutions with water.

Hence, answer is option A.

Aspirin is administered in the from of a salt or in the presence of $NaHCO _3$. This is to avoid the side effect of a compound $X$ obtained during hydrolysis. Here $X$ is

  1. Sulphuric acid

  2. Acetic acid

  3. Phenol

  4. 2-hydroxy benzoic acid


Correct Option: A

The antiseptic action of $CHI _3$ is due to 

  1. Liberation of free iodine

  2. Iodoform

  3. Partially due to iodine and partically due to $CHI _3$ itself

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is/are not correct?

  1. Antipyretics are substances which are used to reduce the body temperature.

  2. Analgesics are substance which are used to relieve pain.

  3. Antiseptics and disinfectants can be used for the same purposes.

  4. Antiseptics can be safely applied on living tissues.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Antiseptics and disinfectants cannot be used for the same purposes. Antiseptics are applied to living tissues whereas disinfectants are applied to non living tissues. However, both antiseptics and disinfectants kill micro organisms.

Most contraceptive pills contain:

  1. norethindrone

  2. ethynylestradiol

  3. both A and B

  4. equanil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Norethindrone is an example of a synthetic progesterone derivative, most widely used as an anti-fertility drug. The estrogen derivative which is used in combination with progesterone derivative is ethynylestradiol (novestrol). So, both are anti-fertility drugs.