INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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 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?

 Consider the following statements:

1. Some substances like carbon dioxide or oxygen can move across the cell membrane by a process called Osmosis. 

2. In the cell’s external environment, the concentration of carbon dioxide is low as compared to that inside the cell.

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

 With reference to heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms, Fungi, consider the following statements:

1. All fungus are parasites as they use host organism for food.

2. Lichens have a symbiotic relationship of blue-green algae and fungus.

3. Yeasts and mushrooms are varities of fungus.

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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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 Fodder crops are raised as food for the livestock. Which among the following is/are fodder crops?

1. Sudan Grass

2. Oats

3. Wheat

4. Berseem

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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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The ‘scattering of light’ is responsible for which of the following phenomena in nature?

1. Tyndall effect.

2. Colour of water in deep sea.

3. Blue colour of the sky.

4. Rainbow formation.

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

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When light enter the human eye, it passes through the different parts of the eye. In this context arrange the following in the correct sequence: