INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

 In context of General Science, consider the following statements:

1. All fluids exert pressure on the base and walls of the container in which they are enclosed.

2. All objects experience a downward force of buoyancy when they are immersed in a fluid.

3. The magnitude of buoyancy force is independent of the density of the fluid in which the object is immersed.

Which of the statement(s) 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.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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?

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 about the ‘fuel obtained from plastic waste’: 

1. It has low octane rating.

2. Lead content is absent in it.

3. It is known as green fuel.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 Consider the following statements:

1. Anti-viral medicines are harder to make as viruses have biochemical mechanisms of their own. 

2. Anti-bacterial medicines target both bacteria and fungi.

Which of the statement(s) 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. 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

In context of cells in the human body, consider the following statements:

1. The shape and size of cells are related to the specific function they perform.

2. A cell is able to live and perform all its functions because of its components known as organelles.

3. All cells present in human body have the same organelles.

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Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious pathogens between humans, or from animals to humans. The commonest vectors we all know are mosquitoes. Which among the following vector borne diseases are caused by mosquitoes?

1. Yellow Fever

2. Lymphatic Filariasis

3. Zika Fever

4. Japanese Encephalitis

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?