Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

Deficiency of iodine causes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Goiter

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Goiter”.
Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland due to insufficient iodine, which is essential for thyroid hormone production.

Similar Questions:

Apart from quinine, which one of the following herbal drug is used to cure malaria?
  1. A) Arteether
  2. B) Glace
  3. C) Lutivit
  4. D) Cineraria
Match List I with List Il and select the correct answer using the code given below
List I [Product] - List II [Source]

(A) Opium - (a) Bark
(B) Hing - (b) Root
(C) Rubber - (c) Fruit
(D) Quinine - (d) Stem
  1. A) A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d
  2. B) A-c, B-b, C-d, D-a
  3. C) A-d, B-b, C-a, D-c
  4. D) A-b, B-d, C-c, D-a
Which one of the following instruments is used for locating submerged objects in an ocean?
  1. A) Audiometer
  2. B) Galvanometer
  3. C) Sextant
  4. D) SONAR
The blood glucose level is commonly expressed as ?
  1. A) MM of Hg
  2. B) Milligram per decilitre
  3. C) Parts per million
  4. D) Gram per litre
Which of the following contains carbon?
  1. A) Lignite
  2. B) Tin
  3. C) Silver
  4. D) Iron
Which one of the following is a secretion from the body of an insect?
  1. A) Pearl
  2. B) Coral
  3. C) Lac
  4. D) Gum
Study of Zoology deals with:
  1. A) Living animals only
  2. B) Living plants only
  3. C) Both living and dead animals
  4. D) Both living and dead plants
Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Scheme Aim
  1. A) UDAY – Improving finances of power distribution companies
  2. B) HRIDAY – Preserving and revitalizing heritage cities
  3. C) AMRUT – Improving basic urban infrastructure in cities
  4. D) Swachch Bharat Mission – Safe drinking water
Which one of the following gases, released from bio-gas plant is used as a fuel gas?
  1. A) Butane
  2. B) Propane
  3. C) Methane
  4. D) Ethane
Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Green House Gas – Source
  1. A) Carbon dioxide – Thermal Power Stations
  2. B) Chloro Fluro carbon – Automobile
  3. C) Nitrous Oxide – Waterlogged Paddy fields
  4. D) Sulphur dioxide – Brick Kilns
Which of the following statements are correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Femur is the longest bone, in the human body.
2. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria.
3. "Athletic's" foot is a disease caused by virus.

Codes:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 1 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 2
  4. D) 2 and 3
Which one of the following is NOT common between Malaria and Dengue?
  1. A) Fever
  2. B) Mosquito bite
  3. C) Human species
  4. D) Mosquito species