Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2014 GS-I
Question

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List - I - List-II
A. Vitamin B12 - 1. Magnesium
B. Haemoglobin - 2. Cobalt
C. Chlorophyll - 3. Copper
D. Brass - 4. Iron

Codes:
A B C D

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 2 4 1 3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2 4 1 3”.
Substance Element
A. Vitamin B12 2. Cobalt
B. Haemoglobin 4. Iron
C. Chlorophyll 1. Magnesium
D. Brass 3. Copper

Similar Questions:

'Cloves' are:
  1. A) nodules of stem
  2. B) leaves
  3. C) nodules of roots
  4. D) dried flowers
Leukaemia is a type of cancer in which there is abnormal increase in the number of
  1. A) Bone cells
  2. B) Platelets
  3. C) Red blood cells
  4. D) White blood cells
What is that in household dust, that offends asthmatics?
  1. A) Chemicals present with dust
  2. B) Dust inorganic particles
  3. C) Dust mites
  4. D) Moisture of dust
Consider the following statements about haemoglobin:

1) It carries oxygen in the blood.
2) It is iron containing compound.
3) It provides immunity against certain disease.
4) It imparts red colour to the blood.

The correct statements out of these are:
  1. A) 1,2 and 3
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2 and 4
A hydrophyte is:
  1. A) a marine animal
  2. B) an aquatic plant
  3. C) a plant disease
  4. D) a rootless plant
Which of the following pars is NOT correctly matched?
  1. A) Oxytocin - Hormone
  2. B) Aspartame - Synthetic sweetener
  3. C) Neoprene - Specialized rubber
  4. D) Rayon - Modified starch
The age of the tree can be determined from the
  1. A) Counting of leaves on the tree
  2. B) Counting the number of rings on its stem
  3. C) Counting the branches on the tree
  4. D) Measurement of its height
Which among the following in India is the Nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the national and state level ?
  1. A) Finance Commission
  2. B) Rural Ministry
  3. C) Home Ministry
  4. D) Planning Commission
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Brass is a compound of copper and zinc.
2. Magnetite is the most important ore of aluminium.
3. Amalgam is that substance which basically contains mercury.
4. Potassium nitrate is one of the essential chemicals used in photography.

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1 and 3
  3. C) 2 and 3
  4. D) 1, 3 and 4
The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) has been created under:
  1. A) Reserve Bank of India
  2. B) NABARD
  3. C) Ministry of Agriculture
  4. D) Ministry of Rural Development
In cold countries alcohol is preferred to mercury as a thermometric liquid because:
  1. A) alcohol has a lower freezing point
  2. B) alcohol is a better conductor of heat
  3. C) alcohol is cheaper than mercury
  4. D) the world production of alcohol is greater than that of mercury
The smallest unit of length is
  1. A) micron
  2. B) nanometre
  3. C) angstrom
  4. D) fermi-metre