Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Apart from quinine, which one of the following herbal drug is used to cure malaria?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Arteether

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Arteether ”.
Arteether is a herbal drug derived from the leaves of the Artemisia annua plant and is used in the treatment of malaria.

Similar Questions:

With reference to the electric potential which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a scalar quantity.
2. It is a vector quantity.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Reasons for the spread of Buddhism included

1. Simplicity of religion.
2. Special appeal for the downtrodden.
3. Missionary sprit of the religion.
4. Use of local language.
5. Reinforcement of Vedic sprit by philosophers.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) 2, 3, 4 and 5
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
  1. A) Acid present in vinegar - Acetic acid
  2. B) Compound present in bones - Calcium phosphate
  3. C) Souring of milk - Nitric acid
  4. D) Acid present in gastric juice - Hydrochloric acid
Which of the following is a substance abundantly available in the sea and administered in a certain deficiency disease?
  1. A) Iron
  2. B) Vitamin A
  3. C) Fluorine
  4. D) Iodine
In which part of the body bile is synthesized?
  1. A) Liver
  2. B) Spleen
  3. C) Gall bladder
  4. D) Pancreas
Without green house effect, the average temperature of earth surface would be:
  1. A) 0°C
  2. B) -18°C
  3. C) 5°C
  4. D) -20°C
Which one of the following is not from U.P.?
  1. A) Dhola Maru
  2. B) Rasia
  3. C) Birha
  4. D) Kazri
Polythene bags cannot be destroyed because it is made:
  1. A) From Non degradable substances
  2. B) From inorganic compounds
  3. C) From polymers
  4. D) From protein
Given below are two statements, one labelled as:

Assertion (A): Human body synthesises all the vitamins required by it.
Reason (R): Vitamins are essential for proper growth of the body.

Select the correct answer from the codes give below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) re true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): If Ice collects on the freeze the cooling in the refrigerator is affected adversely.
Reason (R) : Ice is a poor conductor.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ozone protects biosphere from:
  1. A) Infra-red rays
  2. B) Ultraviolet rays
  3. C) X-rays
  4. D) Gama rays
Which one of the following statements is not true about cosmic rays?
  1. A) They are electromagnetic waves
  2. B) They have very short wavelength
  3. C) They are made of highly energetic charged particles
  4. D) They originate from the Sun