Monday, 20 May 2013

UPSC Exam-Indian Civil Services Exam-2013-General Studies Model Test 4-Part 4

Indian Civil Services Exam-2013-General Studies Model Test 4-Part 4

76. Consider the following about H7N9
1. H7N9 only spreads from poultry to human and there is no transmission from human to human.
2. The birds fell sick once it gets infected, also shown high pathogenicity in birds.
3. The people who are contacted with poultry alone getting infected
4. H7N9 is the animal influenza virus which always affect the humans.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) None of the above
b) 1,2 & 3 only
c) 2 & 4 only
d) 1,3 & 4 only




Answer: A





77. Bees play a key role in human food production, pollinating more than two-thirds of the world's 100 most important crop species and providing a free service valued at $190 billion. Yet bee numbers have slumped in Europe and United States. Consider the following on this regard?
1. The bees are affected by the mysterious plague Dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
2. The loss of bee habitat could be the caused due to the use of pesticides and the abiotic factors
3.  America becomes the world's first country which have imposed based on three pesticides on the perception from December 1.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a) 1,2 & 3
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 only
d) 2 only




Answer: C





78. The former ISRO chairman, U.R. Rao, is all set to join the prestigious international Satellite Hall of Fame. The society has been honouring “visionaries who have transformed life on the planet for the better through satellite technology,” Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. He is the only Indian Scientist honoured with this
2. There are 50 members of Hall of Fame altogether
3. The first Indian Satellite 'Aryabhatta' was designed under his guidance.
a) 1,2 & 3
b) 1 & 2 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 3 only




Answer: A





79.  India achieved a major milestone by establishing underwater missile launch capability. Consider the following on this regard
1. The Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile code named as B05
2. It will be integrated with INS Arihant
3. India is the third and one among the three countries having under water missile capability.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
a) 1,2 & 3
b) 1 & 2 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 1 & 3 only




Answer: B





80. The Forest Department has struck a balance between the interests of local communities and the fragile nature of the ecosystem while declaring the ecologically sensitive zones around the national parks and sanctuaries in the States. Identify the correct statement/s about the guidelines on Ecologically Sensitive Zones?
1. Ongoing agriculture and horticulture practices by local communities is one among the activities permitted in the ESZ.
2. The width of the ESZ could go up to 10 kms around the protected area
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 & 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2




Answer: C





81. Russian Soyuz which carried Sunita Williams in 2012 to space is not equivalent to which one of the following?
a)     America’s Atlantis
b)     China’s Shenzhou
c)      China’s Tiangong
d)     All the above




Answer: C





82. A: Each cell of the human body has its own electromagnetic field and get disturbed when exposed to very high EMF from mobile handsets.
R: Microwave absorption effect is more in body parts containing more fluid
Which one of the following is correct.
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: B





83. Which device of the Curiosity (mission to Mars) detected presence of small amounts of Methane on Mars?
a)     LCROSS
b)     GRAIL
c)      CHEMIN
d)     TLS




Answer: D





84. Which one of the following enables human cells to sense chemical substances like hormones or poisons or drugs in their environment?
a)     Immune system
b)     G- Protein Coupled Receptors
c)      Baxter
d)     Firefly Cubesat




Answer: B





85. Shoor Veer is the exercise carried out by the Army wing of:
a)     India alone
b)     India and USA
c)      India and Srilanka
d)     India and UK




Answer: A





86. The blood cancer drug developed by Novartis and is fighting a patent case in India is:
a)     Vita vallis
b)     Glivec
c)      Lahat
d)     Maldi




Answer: B






87. The rice variety which has its origin in Eastern states of India that is known for growing in soil poor in Phosphorous is:
a)     Balwan Pyaj
b)     Dhiraj 101
c)      CQD
d)     Kasalath




Answer: D






88. Which one of the following can supply raw material to run one 10 MW Biomass electric power mill continuously?
a)     Dhiraj 101
b)     Naper Bajra grass
c)      Balwan Pyaj
d)     All the above.




Answer: B






89. A: The joint and muscle pain in treating disorders of neuromuscular skeletal system is due to the fact that a thin layer between the epidermis and the dermis of the skin is compressed in conventional therapies.
R: The conventional therapies don’t allow flow of blood and also generate heat.
Which one of the following is correct?
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






90. Select the incorrect statement regarding Blue Moon?
a)     It is the full moon that appears blue in color and occurs once in every 33 years.
b)     It is the second full moon that appears in the same month in which already a full moon has occurred.
c)      Smoke from forest fires and volcanic eruptions may also cause blue moon
d)     It may or may not be in blue color.




Answer: A






91. In which of the following cases, a bionic eye implant cannot be used?
a)     Diabetic Retinopathy
b)     Macular Degeneration
c)      Blindness since birth
d)     Any degenerative eye disease




Answer: C






92. What is the Satisfying Radiation Standard limit that is suggested for Mobile Handsets by the Inter Ministerial Committee on Electromagnetic field set up in 2011?
a)     2 watts per kg
b)     1.6 watts per kg
c)      2.6 watts per kg
d)     .2 watts per kg




Answer: B






93. A: The skin of the face is oily because of the presence of sebum, an oily secretion produced by the sebaceous gland.
R: Sebaceous glands are present only in the face.
Which one of the following is correct?
e)     Both A  and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
f)        Both A  and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
g)     A is true and R is false.
h)      A is false and R is true.




Answer: C






94. LOFAR Telescope in Netherlands and GMRT telescope in India have observed which strange behavior of the Pulsar PSR B0943+10 which is located 3500 light years away from Earth?
a)     It is found to emit different wavelength of X rays, pulsing them every 1 second.
b)     It  is found to switch between 2 different modes of radiation  - X ray and Radio waves within a second.
c)      It is found to emit different wavelengths of Radio waves, pulsing them every 1 second.
d)     It is found to switch between 2 different modes of radiation  - Gamma rays and Radio waves within a second.




Answer: B






95. Which is the first country to launch satellites for monitoring greenhouse gases?
a)     India
b)     China
c)      USA
d)     Japan




Answer: D






96. A: Fruits like apples and bananas and vegetables like potatoes turn black or brown once they are cut.
R: The atmospheric oxygen reacts with the polyphenols that are present in those fruits/ vegetables skin.
Which one of the following is correct.
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






97. The desktop size 3D Printer which uses plastic layers to spread instead of ink is:
a)     Baxter
b)     Lytra
c)      Makerbot Replicator
d)     Argus




Answer: C






                                                          
98. Yoghurt is obtained by the lactic acid fermentation of milk. Which species of bacteria carries out this process?
a)     Lactobacillus Bulgaricus
b)     Streptococcus Thermophilus
c)      Both a and b
d)     None




Answer: C






99. The nano dressing for wounds which is created by Russian scientists which stops bleeding, ends inflammation, eliminates swellings and kills pain quite fastly compared to traditional methods is:
a)     Nexus 7
b)     Vita vallis
c)      Lahat
d)     None of the above




Answer: B






100. The higher than normal level of dopamine neurotransmitter is found to cause:
a)     Parkinson’s disease
b)     Schizophrenia
c)      Musculo skeletal degeneration
d)     Affects sleep, appetite, temperature of the body and general mood behavior




Answer: B

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