Discovery and Role of Insulin

CMAT 2025 · General Knowledge · Easy · General Knowledge

Given below are two statements : Statement I: Insulin was discovered by Banting and Best in 1921. Statement II: Insulin controls the process of making glycogen from glucose.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. A.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

  2. B.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

  3. C.

    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

  4. D.

    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Answer

A

Explanation

Statement I is correct (Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin in 1921). Statement II is also correct (insulin promotes glycogenesis, converting glucose to glycogen).

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