Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2007 GS-I
Question

The lack of which element leads to Goitre disease?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Iodine

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Iodine”.
The most common cause of goiters worldwide is a lack of iodine in the diet.

Similar Questions:

The maximum concentration of ozone is found in which of the following?
  1. A) Troposphere
  2. B) Mesosphere
  3. C) Stratosphere
  4. D) Exosphere
Consider the following statements and give the answer with the help of codes given below:

Assertion (A): Only one side of the moon's surface is visible from the earth.
Reason (R): The period of rotation of the moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution round the earth.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. C) A is correct but R is wrong.
  4. D) A is wrong but R is correct.
Which one of the following causes acid rain:
  1. A) Carbon monoxide
  2. B) Carbon dioxide
  3. C) Ozone
  4. D) Nitrogen oxide
Muhammad Yunus who had been awarded Noble peace award 2006 is a citizen of:
  1. A) Bangladesh
  2. B) Iran
  3. C) Malaysia
  4. D) Pakistan
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I (Air Pollutant) - List-II (Part affected)

A. Asbestos dust - 1. Brain
B. Lead - 2. Stomach
C. Mercury - 3. Lung
D. Carbon Monoxide - 4. Blood stream

A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 1 2 4
  3. C) 2 3 4 1
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
Which of the following tree is suitable to prevent dust pollution?
  1. A) Sita Ashok
  2. B) Mahua
  3. C) Poplar
  4. D) Neem
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): CO2, SO2 and NO2 gases get dissolved in rain water and produce acid rain.
Reason (R): Atmospheric air is polluted due to high concentration of gases like carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Which kind of light waves are used in remote control of television:
  1. A) Visible light
  2. B) Infrared
  3. C) X-rays
  4. D) J-rays
Thermodynamically the most stable form of carbon is
  1. A) Coal
  2. B) Fullerenes
  3. C) Graphite
  4. D) Diamond
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
Who sent hwen thsang (Xa anzdng) Tsein as an ambassador in Harsha's Court?
  1. A) Tai-Tsung
  2. B) Tung-Kuan
  3. C) Ku Yen Wu
  4. D) None of these
The length of its day and tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth. This is true of:
  1. A) Uranus
  2. B) Neptune
  3. C) Saturn
  4. D) Mars