Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2016 GS-I
Question

Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Vitamin A - Colour- blindness

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Vitamin A - Colour- blindness”.
Vitamin Name Deficiency Disease
Vitamin B1 Thiamine Beriberi
Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy
Vitamin K Phylloquinone Blood Clotting Issues
Vitamin A Retinol Night Blindness
Color-blindness, on the other hand, is primarily caused by genetic factors and relates to the impaired ability to distinguish certain colors.

Similar Questions:

Which one of the following is the bio-ethically non-controversial source of stem cells as an alternative to the highly controversial embryonic stem cells?
  1. A) Bone marrow-derived stem cells
  2. B) Amniotic fluid derived stem cells
  3. C) Blood of foetus
  4. D) Blood of babies
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II

A. Stethoscope - 1. To measure intensity of light
B. Sphygnomanometer - 2. to check purity of gold
C. Caratometer - 3. to hear heart sound
D. Lux meter - 4. to measure blood pressure

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 2 1 4 3
In a food chain, man is:
  1. A) producer
  2. B) only primary consumer
  3. C) only secondary consumer
  4. D) primary as well as secondary consumer
The gas which is believed to be the main cause of explosion in the coal mines is:
  1. A) Acetylene
  2. B) Carbon monoxide
  3. C) Hydrogen
  4. D) Methane
Assertion (A): A black hole is an astronomical entity that cannot be seen by telescope.
Reason (R): The gravitational field on a black hole is so strong that it does not allow even light to escape.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
  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 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
What type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television?
  1. A) Infrared
  2. B) Ultraviolet
  3. C) Visible
  4. D) None of these
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
An enzyme which helps in the digestion of protein is
  1. A) Urease
  2. B) Ssulfatase
  3. C) Trypsin
  4. D) Protease
Assertion (A): Woollen clothes keep us warm.
Reason (R): Wool fibres are made of a particular protein which is a bad conductor of heat.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  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 vitamin which contains cobalt is:
  1. A) B1
  2. B) B2
  3. C) B6
  4. D) B12
Which one of the following silver salts is used for producing artificial rains?
  1. A) Silver chloride
  2. B) Silver bromide
  3. C) Silver nitrate
  4. D) Silver iodide