UPSC IAS,SSC EXAM QUIZ-03 WITH ANSWERS

UPSC IAS,SSC EXAM QUIZ-03 WITH ANSWERS

1. In which of the following states is the Periyar Wild-Life sanctuary situated?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans.: c

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

 Mudumalai Wildlife sanctuary.-Tamil Nadu

2. Diamond shines because of

(a) refraction of light (b) total internal reflection of light

(c) scattering of light (d) dispersion of light

Ans.: b

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

 Fibre optic cable-Total Internal Reflection

3. Which among the following phenomena of light is associated with the

appearance of blue color of the sky?

(a) Interference (b) Dispersion (c) Total Internal Reflection

(d) Scattering

Ans.: d

4. Which among the following is the smallest bone in the human body?

(a) Incus (b) Malleus (c) Stapes (d) Phallanx

Ans.: c

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

Biggest bone-Femur or thigh bone

5. Where are the official languages mentioned in the Constitution of India?

(a) 7th Schedule (b) 8th Schedule

(c) 10th Schedule (d) 11th Schedule

Ans.: b

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

Anti defection law=10^th schedule

Division of powers between Union and states-7^th schedule

Union List-100 items

State List-61 items

Concurrent List-52 items

6. What are the Upanishads?

(a) A source of Hindu philosophy (b) Books on Buddhist religion

(c) Books on man’s social behaviour (d) Prayers to Gods & Deities

Ans.: a

7. Which of the following Governor Generals is associated with Doctrine of

Lapse?

(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Wellesley

(d) Lord Canning

Ans.: b

8. Who among the following influenced Ashoka to adopt Buddhism?

(a) Vishnu Gupta (b) Upa Gupta (c) Brahma Gupta

(d) Chandragupta

Ans.: b

9. _______deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights.

(a) 42nd Amendment (b) 62nd Amendment (c) 44th Amendment

(d) 43rd Amendment

Ans.: c

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

Article 31 was deleted and subsumed as Article 300A

10. How many members can the President nominate to the Lok Sabha?

(a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) None of these

Ans.: a

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

For rajya sabha, he can nominate 12 memebers from fields like literature, art, science,social service.

11. The duration of the 1st Five-year plan was

(a) 1948-53 (b) 1950-55 (c) 1951-56 (d) 1954-59

Ans.: c

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

Harrod domar model followed in 1^st Five year plan

Mahalnobis  model in 2^nd five year plan

12. ______________is an extra-Constitutional body.

(a) Language Commission (b) Planning Commission

(c) Election Commission (d) Finance Commission

Ans.: b

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

Article 324-Election Commission

Article 326=Universal adult franchise

13. ____________are known as the ‘suicide bags’ of the cell.

(a) Vacuoles (b) Mitochondria (c) Ribosomes

(d) Lysosomes

Ans.: d

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

Mitochondria-power house of the cell

Ribosomes-protein synthesis

14. Which of the following are the imaginary lines joining places of same

height at equal intervals?

(a) Hachures (b) Contours (c) Spot-heights (d) Isomers

Ans.: b

15. ___________is not an official language of the United Nations?

(a) Chinese (b) French (c) German (d) Arabic

Ans.:c

MARK BOOSTING BYTE:

Official languages of UN:

English,Chinese,Arabic,Spanish,French,Russian