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Question
A doctor advised a person to take injection of insulin because :
(a) his blood pressure was high
(b) his heart beat was high
(c) his blood sugar was high
(d) his thyroxine level in blood was high
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Solution
(c) his blood sugar was high.
Insulin controls the blood sugar level. Hence, the doctor advised him to take an injection of insulin to bring his sugar level to normal.
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