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Which endocrine gland is closely associated to the spiritual concept of the "third eye" thanks to its alleged release of hallucinogen Dimethyltryptamine?

Friday, November 6, 2009 5:00 IST
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1. Which is the only country in the world apart from the United States of America that has built the super-powerful petaflop computer?
India
China
Japan
2. Which type of ant earns the distinction of scoring a 4.0 on the Schmidt Pain Index?
Bullet ant
Fire ant
Red Harvester ant
3. Which worm is set to help scientists make a new bone-repairing medical adhesive?
Tape worm
Hook worm
Sandcastle worm
4. What is the name of the theory that attributes the origin of life on Earth to the deposition of critical elements and/or bacteria by other heavenly bodies such as asteroids?
Panspermia
Autocatalysis
Clay theory
5. Who was the world's first successful test-tube baby?
Patrick Steptoe
Robert Edwards
Louise Brown
6. Who devised the mirror-box technique for relieving the pain in amputees' phantom limbs?
Olaf Blanke
Vilayanur Ramchandran
Van Lommel
7. By stimulating which part of the brain can an Out Of Body Experience be brought about?
Right Temporal Parietal Junction
Islets of langerhans
Limbic system
8. Which endocrine gland is closely associated to the spiritual concept of the "third eye" thanks to its alleged release of hallucinogen Dimethyltryptamine?
Thyroid gland
Adrenal gland
Pineal gland
9. Which one of the following is what can be described by modern science as an elementary particle?
Atom
Neutron
Quark
10. Which animal is said to have the most complex vision system known to science?
Mantis shrimp
Bald eagle
Jumping spiders

Compiled by Yash Rohera

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