Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

The planet nearest to the earth is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Venus

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Venus”.
While Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, Venus is the closest planet to Earth at its closest point in their orbits.

Similar Questions:

The polio virus enters the body through:
  1. A) Mosquito bites
  2. B) Contaminated food and water
  3. C) Saliva
  4. D) Dog bite
Match list-I and list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below?
List-I - List-II

A. August Declaration - 1. Lord Linlithgow
B. August Offer - 2. Montague
C. August Resolution - 3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. Direct Action Day - 4. Mahatma Gandhi

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 1 4 3
  2. B) 3 4 1 2
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 4 2 3 1
Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
  1. A) Controlled fusion reaction
  2. B) Uncontrolled fusion reaction
  3. C) Controlled fission reaction
  4. D) Uncontrolled fission reaction
The Meera Seth Committee was concerned with:
  1. A) development of handlooms
  2. B) gender bias in employment
  3. C) the abolition of the child labour
  4. D) the welfare of the working women
The velocity of wind is measured by
  1. A) Barometer
  2. B) Anemometer
  3. C) Hydrometer
  4. D) Wind Vane
Sound waves do not travel in:
  1. A) Solids
  2. B) Liquids
  3. C) Gases
  4. D) Vacuum
In electric apparatus 'earth' is used:
  1. A) to reduce the expenditure
  2. B) because the apparatus used 3-phase
  3. C) for safety
  4. D) in the form of fuse
Cholestrol is
  1. A) an insecticide
  2. B) a vitamin
  3. C) a steroid
  4. D) an enzyme
Dinosaurs were:
  1. A) Cenozoic reptiles
  2. B) Mesozoic birds
  3. C) Palaeozoic amphibia
  4. D) Mesozoic reptiles
The essential element in all organic compounds is:
  1. A) Nitrogen
  2. B) Oxygen
  3. C) Carbon
  4. D) Sulphur
The lack of which element leads to Goitre disease?
  1. A) Nitrogen
  2. B) Calcium
  3. C) Iodine
  4. D) Phosphorus
Which of the following paris is NOT correctly matched?
  1. A) Renneting-Cheese
  2. B) Genetic Engineering-Plasmids
  3. C) Golden rice-Vitamin A
  4. D) Ozone layer-Troposphere