Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The two planets having no satellites are:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Mercury and Venus

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Mercury and Venus”.
Mercury and Venus are the two planets in our solar system that do not have any moons or satellites.

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What is the function of a pace maker?
  1. A) It regulates the heart beat
  2. B) It increases the heart beat
  3. C) It accelerates blood supply to heart
  4. D) It decreases the heart beat
Smog is essentially caused by the atmospheric presence of:
  1. A) Oxygen and ozone
  2. B) Ozone and nitrogen
  3. C) Oxygen and nitrogen
  4. D) Oxide of nitrogen and sulphur
Harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the sun can cause:
  1. A) Liver cancer
  2. B) Brain cancer
  3. C) Oral cancer
  4. D) Dermal cancer
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  1. A) Stem
  2. B) Root
  3. C) Fruit
  4. D) Flower
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  1. A) remains unchanged
  2. B) decreases
  3. C) increases
  4. D) becomes irregular
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  1. A) Palm Oil
  2. B) Coconut oil
  3. C) Wheat germ oil
  4. D) Mustard oil
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  1. A) Lizard
  2. B) Cockroach
  3. C) House Bug
  4. D) Mosquito
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  2. B) Mango
  3. C) Amla
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  2. B) Hemp
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1. Azolla
2. Blue Green Algae
3. Alfalfa
4. Nitrolim

Codes:
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  2. B) 1, 2 and 4
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2 and 3
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List-I (Town) - List-II (River)

A. Berlin - 1. Tiber
B. Lahore - 2. Hudson
C. New York - 3. Ravi
D. Rome - 4. Spree

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 1 4 2 3