Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 1995 GS-I
Question

Relative humidity of atmosphere is measured by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Hygrometer

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Hygrometer”.
A hygrometer is specifically designed to measure relative humidity.

Similar Questions:

According to the Tenth Finance Commission the share of resources to be share of resources to be transferred to States from the divisible pool will be:
  1. A) 29%
  2. B) 42%
  3. C) 47.5%
  4. D) 25%
An air bubble inside water behaves as a:
  1. A) bifocal lens
  2. B) convergent lens
  3. C) divergent lens
  4. D) cylindrical lens
Power of sun glass is:
  1. A) 0 Diopter
  2. B) 1 Diopter
  3. C) 2 Diopter
  4. D) 4 Diopter
Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Pollutant – Disease caused
  1. A) Mercury – Minamata disease
  2. B) Cadmium – Itai-Itai disease
  3. C) Nitrate Ion – Blue baby syndrome
  4. D) Fluoride Ion – Indigestion
Statement (A): The signal of danger is made of red colour.
Reason (R): The scattering of red is least

Select the right answer with the help of code given below.
Code:
  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
The reason for stinging smell near the urinals is:
  1. A) Sulphur dioxide
  2. B) Chlorine
  3. C) Ammonia
  4. D) Urea
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Capital) - List-II (Country)

1. Havana - A. Brazil
2. Brasilia - B. Cuba
3. Lusaka - C. Kenya
4. Nairobi - D. Zambia

Code:
  1. A) A-l, B-2, C-3, D-4
  2. B) A-2, B-l, C-4, D-3
  3. C) A-2, B-3, C-l, D-4
  4. D) A-3, B-4 C-l, D-2
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Radioisotope) - List-II (Diagnostic use)

A. Arsenic - 74 - 1. Activity of thyroid gland
B. Cobalt - 60 - 2. Blood disorder
C. Iodine-131 - 3. Tumor
D. Sodium-24 - 4. Cancer

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 1 2
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
The polio virus enters the body through:
  1. A) Mosquito bites
  2. B) Contaminated food and water
  3. C) Saliva
  4. D) Dog bite
Photo chemical smog always contains
  1. A) Phosphorus
  2. B) Ozone
  3. C) Methane
  4. D) Aluminium ion
Main function of Dynamo is?
  1. A) To convert the mechanical energy into electric energy
  2. B) To convert the electric into mechanical energy
  3. C) High potential producing equipment
  4. D) Low potential producing equipment
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