Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following is not property matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: An inbuilt time-keeping system in all organisms – Bio-mass

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “An inbuilt time-keeping system in all organisms – Bio-mass”.
The correct term for an inbuilt time-keeping system in organisms is circadian rhythm or biological clock.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Naturally occurring substance) - (Elements present)

A. Diamond - 1. Calcium
B. Marble - 2. Silicon
C. Sand - 3. Aluminum
D. Ruby 4. Carbon

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 3 1 2 4
  2. B) 4 2 1 3
  3. C) 2 1 3 4
  4. D) 4 1 2 3
The official historian of India's struggle for independence was:
  1. A) R.C. Majumdar
  2. B) Tarachand
  3. C) V.D. Savarkar
  4. D) S.N. Sen
The full form of SIM is:
  1. A) Subscriber’s Identity Module
  2. B) Subscriber’s Identity Machine
  3. C) Self Identity Machine
  4. D) Self Identity Module
The energy of the sun is produced by
  1. A) Nuclear fission
  2. B) Ionisation
  3. C) Nuclear fusion
  4. D) Oxidation
The working principle of atom bomb is nuclear fission of uranium and the working principle of hydrogen bomb is:
  1. A) nuclear fusion of deuterium
  2. B) nuclear fission of thorium
  3. C) explosion of bomb involving hydrogen gas
  4. D) explosion involving dynamite and T.N.T.
Refrigeration helps in food preservation by
  1. A) killing of germs (bacteria)
  2. B) reducing the rate of biochemical reaction
  3. C) destroying the enzyme action
  4. D) sealing food with a layer of ice
Change in the base sequence within a gene is called:
  1. A) Mutation
  2. B) Cloning
  3. C) Fusion
  4. D) Breeding
Saffron is dried mixture of:
  1. A) leaf and stem
  2. B) petals and roots
  3. C) seed forming parts of flower
  4. D) Seeds and buds
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II

A. Arihant - 1. American Cryogenic Rocket
B. AWACS - 2. Anti-tank missile
C. Atlas Centaur - 3. For Air Defence
D. Nag - 4. Missile Submarine

Codes:
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 4 3 1 2
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 3 4 2 1
Super rice was developed by:
  1. A) M.S. Swaminathan
  2. B) G.S. Khush
  3. C) N.E. Borlaug
  4. D) P.K. Gupta
Which of the following vitamins is essential for normal vision?
  1. A) Folic acid
  2. B) Riboflavin
  3. C) Niacin
  4. D) Retinol
The weight of any body is
  1. A) Same at every place on earth's surface
  2. B) Maximum at poles
  3. C) More on equator
  4. D) More on mountains than in planes