INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

In context of ‘EASE 4.0’, Consider the following statements:

1. It is a reform agenda for Public Sector Banks to institutionalize clean and smart banking.

2. It creates a 24x7 banking system with resilient technology. 

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

 Which of the following are the properties of the image formed by a plane mirror?

1. The image is always real and erect. 

2. The size of the image is equal to that of the object. 

3. The image formed is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it. 

4. The image is laterally inverted.

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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:

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?

A lemon kept in water in a glass tumbler appears to be bigger than its actual size, when viewed from the sides. This is because of which of the following reasons:

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?

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

1. Saturated hydrocarbons are linked by only single bonds between the carbon atoms while unsaturated carbon compounds have double or triple bonds. 

2. Saturated hydrocarbons generally give a clean flame while unsaturated carbon compounds give a yellow flame with lots of black smoke.

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Consider the following statements about the ‘scattering of light’: 

1. Very fine particles scatter mainly blue light while particles of larger size scatter light of longer wavelengths. 

2. If the size of the scattering particles is large enough, then, the scattered light may even appear white. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 The parasitic nutritive strategy, by which some organisms derive nutrition from plants or animals without killing them, is used by which of the following organisms?

1. Cuscuta (amar-bel)

2. Ticks

3. Bread moulds

4. Tape-worms

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Read the following statements carefully:

1. Vector-borne diseases are caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria. 

2. Skin infections are generally caused by different kinds of fungi.

3. Elephantiasis is a disease caused by different species of worms.

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