INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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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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?

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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Read the following statements carefully in the context of ‘particulate pollutants’?

1. Smoke particulates consist of gaseous or mixture of gaseous and liquid particles formed during combustion of organic matter.

2. Dust is composed of fine solid particles produced during crushing, grinding and attribution of solid materials.

3. Mists are produced by particles of spray liquids and by condensation of vapours in air.

4. Fumes are generally obtained by the condensation of vapours during sublimation, and boiling.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about ‘Human Body’:

1. Muscles contain special proteins which contract and relax to cause movement. 

2. We can control the movement of all the muscles in our body.

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

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements given below carefully:

Assertion (A): The Sun at the sunrise or the sunset appears red whereas at noon, the Sun appears white.

Reason (R): Light from the Sun near the horizon passes through larger distance in the earth’s atmosphere than the light from the Sun overhead.

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Consider the following statements about Carbon dioxide (CO₂):

1. Volcanic eruptions are a natural source of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

2. Carbon dioxide is confined only to the tropospheric layer of the atmosphere. 

3. Excess of Carbon dioxide in the air is removed by green plants by respiration.

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?

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

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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?