General Studies 2012 free model test 2- Part 1
1. Regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) which is found to be on the rise on India, which statement is incorrect?
a) Women with previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit higher glucose level during pregnancy.
b) Women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit a high glucose level during pregnancy.
c) Babies of such mothers are at increased risk of being Large for Gestational Age (LGA), jaundice and early births.
d) A national programme has been rolled out to control GDM and has been implemented currently in four states.
Answer: a
2. In human circulatory system which of the following statements is incorrect?
a) Blood from all the organs reach the heart only by moving into an intermediate organ namely the liver.
b) During the portal circulation the blood entering the liver is regulated in terms of sugar content, amino acids etc before pumping back the blood to the heart.
c) The total liver blood flow is quite high, at about 1 to 2 liters a minute thereby averaging to one fourth of the average cardiac output at rest.
d) Portal hypertension may result as a consequence of liver cirrhosis.
Answer: a
3. The main regulator of the Red Blood Cells production is the hormone:
a) Vasopressin secreted by the Pituitary.
b) Erythropoietin secreted by the Pituitary.
c) Erythropoietin secreted by the Kidneys.
d) Corticoids secreted by the Kidneys.
Answer: c
4. When a whitish material similar to tiny flakes of dandruff builds up on the eye lens, thereby increasing the Intra Ocular Pressure, it is referred to as:
a) Glaucoma
b) Exfoliation Syndrome
c) Cataract
d) Conjunctivitis
Answer: b
5. Erythroblastosis Fetalis or HDFN:
a) Causes decreased levels of bilirubin in the blood of the new born.
b) Is not treatable.
c) Increases the levels of bilirubin in the blood.
d) Is a disorder that can rarely be observed in animals like new born cows and pigs.
Answer: c
6. When more than usual amounts of uric acid is manufactured or when kidneys do not excrete enough of it, it accumulates in the tissues and blood causing:
a) Cystitis
b) Nephritis
c) Nephrosis
d) Gout
Answer: d
7. In which of the following processes, practically all the heat transfer is by conduction?
a. from the sun to an earth satellite
b. from a gas flame to the top layer of water in a teakettle.
c. from a soldering iron to metals being soldered
d. from the bottom of a glass of water to an ice cube floating in it.
Answer: c
8. Radiation from the star "Betelgeuse" is of longer wavelength than the sun. Compared to this star, our sun is:
a) Cooler and emits shorter wavelength of light
b) Hotter and emits shorter wavelength of light
c) Cooler and emits longer wavelength of light
d) Hotter and emits longer wavelength of light
Answer: b
9. Muscles in human body tends to inhibit their growth when:
a) The Serum Response Factor increases in the muscle fibres.
b) The Progenitor Cells proliferate instead of the Myosatellite cells.
c) The surrounding muscle stem cells are signaled to multiply.
d) The Cox2 enzymes are inhibited by the SRF factor.
Answer: d
10. Match the following pairs:
LIST 1 LIST 2
A) Robotic Car 1) hristopher Latham Sholes
B) Qwerty Keys 2) Koraput in Orissa
C) Tranquillityite 3) Tailbot
D) GIAHS recognition 4) Moon mineral
a) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
b) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
c) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
d) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
Answer: a
11. The fiction became a true story when a Circumbinary planet was discovered last year. Which of the following characteristics it does not exhibit?
a) A planet orbits two stars and only the planet is in motion.
b) Similar to the planets in the solar system, a circumbinary planet too follows the same path on successive orbits.
c) Seasons that are experienced do not exhibit much variation in a circumbinary planet.
d) All.
Answer: d
12. A : The Left Fusiform Gyrus in the brain calculates how “facelike” an image is.
R : The Right Fusiform Gyrus uses the information from the left side to make a decision as to whether the “face like” image is really a face.
a) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
b) R is true and A is false.
c) A is true and R is false.
d) Both A and R are false.
Answer: a
13. A: The process of generating white light in CFL and Tube lights is the same.
R: The chemical compositions of the Phosphors used in these are also same.
a) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
b) R is true and A is false.
c) A is true and R is false.
d) Both A and R are false.
Answer: c
14. A: The Cortico Steroids have Androgenic properties including maintenance and development of masculine characteristics.
R: The Anabolic Steroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic processes, including stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation.
a) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
b) R is true and A is false.
c) A is true and R is false.
d) Both A and R are false.
Answer: d
15. A: Fish oil do not actually produce omega-3 fatty acids.
R: Omega-3 fatty acids are accumulated in the fishes when they consume micro algae.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true and R is false.
d) A is false and R is true.
Answer: a
16. Identify the incorrect statement regarding GRAIL spacecraft.
a) It is part of NASA’s Apollo Program.
b) It is the NASA’s first mission carrying instruments fully dedicated to education and public outreach.
c) Launched in 2011 it was renamed recently as Ebb and Flow.
d) It’s focus is to develop low cost and highly focused space missions to explore our solar system.
Answer: a
17. When the brain conflates two or more senses, causing both to be experienced at the same time is termed as:
a) Parkinson’s disease.
b) Atrophy.
c) Synaesthesia.
d) Alzhemier’s disease.
Answer: c
18. A: It is difficult to pull an empty mug upside down from the water.
R: This owes to the Surface Tension phenomenon of liquids.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true and R is false.
d) A is false and R is true.
Answer: a
19. To reduce radiation contamination in oceans after the Fukushima
a) Pyroxferrorite
b) Zeolite
c) Surfactants
d) Tranquillityte
Answer: b
20. Identify the incorrect statement with regard to Fats – the energy reserve of our body.
a) Triglycerids or the Neutral Fats are hydrophilic making them an excellent choice of energy reserve amidst all fats.
b) Steroids are fats that even act as a precursor for hormones and fat soluble vitamins.
c) Fat molecules are not present in urine unless the Glomerular Capsules are damaged.
d) The fats are absorbed by the lipase enzyme located in the adipose tissue.
Answer: a
21. One of the safety features of the Kudankulam Nuclear Reactor the Corium or the Core catcher is made of:
a) Zirconium and Niobium alloy
b) Boron
c) Oxides of Iron, Aluminium and Gadolinium
d) Light water
Answer: c
22. A: Flavonoids are considered as plants secondary metabolites.
R: Secondary metabolites play an important role in plant defense against herbivores and other interspecies defenses.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true and R is false.
d) A is false and R is true.
Answer: a
23. Vitamins C & E, Hydroxytyrosol and Gallic acid – are well known:
a) Flavonoids
b) Antioxidants
c) Phytoestrogens
d) Terpenoids
Answer: b
24. Select the incorrect statement:
a) Lycopene is chemically a carotene but it has no Vitamin A activity.
b) Resveretrol present in a majority of plants provide the aroma.
c) Organosulphur compounds are associated with foul odours.
d) All
Answer: b
25. Which of the following chemicals provides an odour like a pineapple?
a) Isoamyl acetate
b) Benzaldehyde
c) Allyl Hexanoate
d) Ethyl Vanillin
Answer: c
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