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- Question
All of the following are fat-soluble vitamins except
Options- A. Vitamin C
- B. Vitamin A
- C. Vitamin D
- D. Vitamin K
- Correct Answer
- Vitamin C
ExplanationA vitamin is an organic molecule that is an essential micronutrient that an organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism.
There are 13 essential vitamins that our body need. They are categorized into
1. Water soluble
2. Fat soluble
Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water, which means these vitamins and nutrients dissolve quickly in the body. Unlike fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble vitamins are carried to the body?s tissues, but the body cannot store them.
Water-soluble vitamins are Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B12, B6, B7 & B9 and Vitamin C.
Fat-soluble vitamins are soluble in fats. They are absorbed by fat globules that travel through the small intestines and into the general blood circulation within the body. Unlike water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body when they are not in use.Fat-soluble vitamins are - Vitamin A, D, E and K.
- 1. United Nations adapted a Charter of Economic Rights in the year
Options- A. 1969
- B. 1974
- C. 1956
- D. 1964 Discuss
- 2. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
Options- A. latitudes
- B. longitudes
- C. geographic grids
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 3. The budget deficit means
Options- A. the excess of total expenditure, including loans, net of lending over revenue receipts
- B. difference between revenue receipts and revenue expenditure
- C. difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
- D. fiscal deficit less interest payments Discuss
- 4. The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by
Options- A. carbon dioxide
- B. water vapours
- C. carbon dioxide and water vapours
- D. ozone Discuss
- 5. The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
Options- A. 1984
- B. 1986
- C. 1987
- D. 1989 Discuss
- 6. Eugenics is the study of
Options- A. altering human beings by changing their genetic components
- B. people of European origin
- C. different races of mankind
- D. genetic of plants Discuss
- 7. The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is
Options- A. Mt. Aconcagua
- B. Mt. Kilimanjaro
- C. Mt. Kosciuszko
- D. Mont Blanc Discuss
- 8. How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States?
Options- A. 11
- B. 10
- C. 12
- D. 9 Discuss
- 9. The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of
Options- A. small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed
- B. small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 10. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
Options- A. entire Imperial establishment
- B. land owned b the emperor himself
- C. religious land grants
- D. land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: 1974
Correct Answer: geographic grids
Correct Answer: difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
Correct Answer: carbon dioxide
Correct Answer: 1987
Correct Answer: altering human beings by changing their genetic components
Correct Answer: Mt. Kilimanjaro
Correct Answer: 11
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: land owned b the emperor himself
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