MPSC Rajyaseva 2019 GS Paper 1 — Question 14

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Muscle contraction Sliding filament theory

अनित्य तंतु आणी स्नायु संकुचन सिद्धांता बाबत खालील विधाने लक्षात घ्या : वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधानी सत्य आहेत? Consider the following statements about sliding filament theory of muscle contraction : Which of the above statements is/are true?

(a)हा सिद्धांत आधुनिक स्नायु संकुचन संकल्पना स्पष्ट करतो. / This theory explains the modern concept of muscle contraction.

(b)हा सिद्धांत हक्सले आणि निडरजेरके या शास्त्रज्ञांनी मांडला. / This theory was put forward by Huxley and Niedergerke.

1)फक्त अ / Only a

2)फक्त ब / Only b

3)अ आणि ब दोन्ही / Both a and b✓ Correct

4)कोणतेही नाही / None of the above

The sliding filament theory explains modern muscle contraction mechanisms and was proposed by scientists Huxley and Niedergerke (along with Hanson and Huxley), making both statements true.

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