INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

In the Animal Kingdom, which of the following groups of organisms shows the highest level of cellular organisation?

1. Annelids 

2. Sponges

3. Coelenterates

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Match the following pairs with reference to different types of ‘Phyla’ with their most distinctive features:

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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?

 Consider the following statements about ‘Photochemical Smog’: 

1. It is a phenomenon of cool humid climate. 

2. It occurs when sunlight acts on unburnt hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.

3. Ozone in photochemical smog is responsible for the haze. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The immune system is a complex network of cells known as immune cells that contains lymphocytes. In this context, consider the following statements: 

1. Lymphocytes are red blood cells and one of the body's main types of immune cells. 

2. Lymphocytes are made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 With reference to ‘Magnetic Field’, consider the following statements:

1. The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire at a given point depends directly on the current passing through it.

2. The magnetic field inside a long straight solenoid-carrying current is zero.

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

Consider the following statements: 

1. Cold-blooded animals do not have the capacity to regulate their body temperature. 

2. Amphibians are cold-blooded animals and reptiles are warm-blooded animals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

1. The B-lymphocytes in human body produce an army of proteins in response to pathogens into our blood to fight with them. 

2. The T-lymphocytes mediate cell-mediated immunity (CMI) which is responsible for the graft (transplanted body-part) rejection. 

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 Consider the following statements:

Consider the following statements:

1. The direction of current is taken opposite to the direction of flow of electrons.

2. Resistance is a property of a conductor that generates heat in the electrical circuit.

3. The SI unit of electric current is Amperes. 

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