INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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.

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Which of the following diseases and their causative agents is NOT correctly matched? 

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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?

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:

1. Tendons are type of connecting tissue that connect muscles to bones.

2. Nerve impulses are transmitted with the help of tendons throughout our body.

Which of the statement(s) 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

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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

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Consider the following statements about pesticide residue in our food chain:

1. It is introduced in the food chain by aquatic plants and animals.

2. These chemicals get accumulated progressively at each trophic level. 

3. Human body accumulates minimum concentration of these chemicals.

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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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 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?