INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

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

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 Consider the following statements about ‘Photochemical Smog’: 

1. It is a phenomenon of cool humid climate. 

2. It occurs when sunlight acts on unburnt hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.

3. Ozone in photochemical smog is responsible for the haze. 

Which of the statements given above is/are 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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According to Archimedes’ principle - When a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. Which among the following are based on the application of this principle?

1. Ships

2. Lactometer

3. Thermometer

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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?

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

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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?

 Consider the following statements:

The nearest and the farthest points up to which a normal human eye can see objects clearly are between: