INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements: 

1. Small intestine is the longest part of the human alimentary canal.

2. Carnivores have a longer small intestine than herbivores.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 Which of the following is NOT an example of ‘Autoimmune Disease’? 

Consider the following statements:

1. The e-Gopala App is a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal, directly used by farmers. 

2. Web version of e-GOPALA has been developed by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

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

In the context of ‘immunity’ in human body, which of the following statements is/are correct? 

1. Skin on our body is an example of innate immunity.

2. Acquired immunity is characterised by memory. 

3. Injecting the microbes deliberately during immunisation induce passive immunity. 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

1. The phenomenon of splitting of white light into its seven component colours by a prism is called dispersion.

2. While passing through a prism, the violet light bends the least while the red the most.

3. Isaac Newton was the first to use a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 Consider the following statements:

1. Some substances like carbon dioxide or oxygen can move across the cell membrane by a process called Osmosis. 

2. In the cell’s external environment, the concentration of carbon dioxide is low as compared to that inside the cell.

Which of the statement(s) 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?

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 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 heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms, Fungi, consider the following statements:

1. All fungus are parasites as they use host organism for food.

2. Lichens have a symbiotic relationship of blue-green algae and fungus.

3. Yeasts and mushrooms are varities of fungus.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: