INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

2. Consider the following statements: 

1. Typhoid fever in human beings is caused by a virus. 

2. Plasmodium is a tiny protozoan responsible for causing malaria.

3. Plasmodium enters the human body through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquito.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Methanol is a low carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel produced from high ash coal, CO₂ from thermal power plants and natural gas.

2. ‘Methanol Economy’ programme has been launched with the objective of reducing India's oil import bill and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 

3. The Methanol Economy programme has been launched by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which among the following are the characteristic features of birds?

1. They are cold-blooded animals.

2. They lay eggs.

3. Two forelimbs are modified for flight.

4. They breathe through lungs.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

If an opaque object on the path of light becomes very small, light has a tendency to bend around it and not walk in a straight line. This effect is known as:

 Fodder crops are raised as food for the livestock. Which among the following is/are fodder crops?

1. Sudan Grass

2. Oats

3. Wheat

4. Berseem

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements about ‘rainbow’:

1. It is caused by dispersion of sunlight by tiny water droplets present in the atmosphere. 

2. A rainbow is always formed in a direction opposite to that of the Sun.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Unicellular organism are unique because they are made up of a single cell only. Which of the following is/are examples of unicellular organisms?

1. Amoeba

2. Yeast

3. Bacteria

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements: 

1. The motion of the moon around the earth is due to the centrifugal force. 

2. The moon rotates around its axis due to the gravitational pull of the earth. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?

Read the following statements carefully and select the correct answer from codes given below:

1. Working of electric motors involves the electric effect of electric current.

2. Working of electric generators involves the magnetic effect of moving magnets. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

The use of an electric fuse protects the electric circuit and the appliances from a possible damage by