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UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Oscillations Prepare / Learn

Q1. A particle is executing S.H.M of amplitude a with a time period T sec. The time taken by it to move from positive extreme position to half the amplitude is

A. 6T/12 sec

B. 3T /12 sec

C. 2T/12 sec

D. T/12 sec

Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Hydrogen Prepare / Learn

Q2. Calculate the strength of 5 volume

H_{2} O_{2}

solution.

A. 2.5% solution

B. 15 g/L solution

C. 10 g/L solution

D. 3.5% solution

Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

Volume strength = 11.2 x M

So M = $\frac{5}{11.2}$ = 0.446

Strength (g/L ) = 0.446 x 34 = 15.17 g/L

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production Prepare / Learn

Q3. The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell or ex-plant is called

A. Tissue culture

B. Pluripotency

C. Totipotency

D. Cell cloning

Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

The capacity to generate a whole plant form any cell or ex-plant is called totipotency. Plants are totipotent and from small part of plant new whole plant can be grown.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Wave Optics Prepare / Learn

Q4. Monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm is incident from air on a water surface. What is the wavelength and speed of refracted light? Refractive index of water is 1.33.

A. 464 nm, 2.26

\times 1 0^{8}

m/s

B. 494 nm, 2.26

2.26 \times 1 0^{8}

m/s V 60 Hz

C. 484 nm,

2.26 \times 1 0^{8}

m/s

D. 444 nm, 2.26

\times 1 0^{8}

m/s

Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Magnetism and Matter Prepare / Learn

Q5.

A closely wound solenoid of 800 turns and area of cross section

2.5 \times 1 0^{- 4} m^{2}

carries a current of 3.0 A. What is its associated magneticm oment?

A. 0.8 J/T

B. 0.5 J/T

C. 0.4 J/T

D. 0.6 J/T

Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Biodiversity and Conservation Prepare / Learn

Q6. World wetland day:
a) Is celebrated every year on 2nd January.
b) In 2014, Indian ministry organised it’s celebrations at the chilka lake.

A. Statement a) is correct but b) is wrong.

B. both statements are correct.

C. Statement b) is correct but a) is wrong.

D. both statements are wrong.

Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. In 2014, Indian ministry organised it’s celebrations at the chilka lake.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Coordination Compounds Prepare / Learn

Q7. Which of the following complexes does not obey the EAN rule?

A. ${\left[ {Co{{\left( {N{H_3}} \right)}_6}} \right]^{3 + }}4

{[P t C l_{6}]}^{2 - -}

{[F e {(C N)}_{6}]}^{3 - -}

{[C u {(C N)}_{4}]}^{3 - -}

Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

23+12=35 EAN is not followed.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Chemical Coordination and Integration Prepare / Learn

Q8. The correct matched pair out of the following is :

A. PTH → hypocalcemic

B. TSH → neurohormone

C. Glucagon → hyperglycemic

D. Type 2 diabetes → insulin dependent diabetes

Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Glucagon hormone released from pancreas increase the sugar level in blood in case deficiency of glucose. Parathyroid hormone is not hypocalcemin and TSH is not a neurohormone.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Animal Kingdom Prepare / Learn

Q9. Which phylum shows this type of germinal layers shown below?

A. Phylum Arthropoda

B. Phylum Annelia

C. Phylum Pltyhelminthes

D. Phylum Coelenterata

Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

The germinal layer shows diploblastic. Phylum Coelenterata shows this type of germinal layers.

UPSC Civil services Entrance exams General Studies test # General Science Money and Banking Prepare / Learn

Q10. The broad definition of money is not based on

A. Both A & B

B. Cant’ say

C. Store of value function

D. Medium of payment function