INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

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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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?

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. 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?

With reference to ‘blood’ present in the human body, consider the following statements:

1. It carries oxygen and food to all the cells in human body. 

2. It collects wastes from the cells for disposal. 

3. It is a type of connective tissue. 

Which of the statements 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. 

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If an opaque object on the path of light becomes very small, light has a tendency to bend around it and not walk in a straight line. This effect is known as:

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

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 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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