Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

The blood glucose level is commonly expressed as ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Milligram per decilitre

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Milligram per decilitre”.
The blood glucose level is commonly expressed as Milligram per decilitre (mg/dL).

This unit measures the concentration of glucose in the blood. Other units such as grams per litre (g/L) or millimoles per litre (mmol/L) are also used in different contexts, but milligrams per decilitre is the most common unit in clinical practice for blood glucose levels.

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