1591UPSC2007General ScienceEnglish
Which one of the following parts of the human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?
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Correct option: C — Medulla oblongata
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- 1592PPSC2019General ScienceEnglish
Consider the following statements. 1. Tapeworm is a hermaphrodite. 2. Round-worm has separate sexes. 3. Filaria is caused by a nematode. 4. Guinea-worm is an annelid. Which of these are correct?
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Correct option: B — 1, 2 and 3
- 1593UPSC2009General ScienceEnglish
Consider the following statements. 1. Sweet orange plant is propagated by grafting technique. 2. Jasmine plant is propagated by layering technique. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Correct option: C — Both 1 and 2
- 1594UPSC2002General ScienceEnglish
Consider the following plants. 1. Bougainvillea 2. Carnations 3. Cocoa 4. Grapes Which of these plants are propagated by stem cuttings?
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Correct option: D — 1, 2, 3 and 4
- 1595UPPSC2014General ScienceEnglish
Consider the following statements. Assertion (A): During sleep, bright light is undesirable. Reason (R): In bright light, production of melatonin in the body is considerably increased. Select your answer using the codes given below.
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Correct option: C — (A) is true, but (R) is false
- 1596UPSC1995General ScienceEnglish
“It begins as a single cell and grows into a merciless disease that claims millions of lives year after year. But scientists are steadily unlocking its mysteries and the fight against it, may now have reached a dramatic turning point. New discoveries promise better therapies and hope in the war against ....”. The disease referred to in the above quotation is
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Correct option: A — Cancer
- 1597UPPSC2004General ScienceEnglish
Biologically, synthesized nano particles are used as a new ecofriendly technology, which has big possibility in cancer treatment, an extracts of plants is used in this technique, this plant is
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Correct option: B — Parthenium hysterophorus
- 1598UPPSC2013General ScienceEnglish
Arthritis is caused by the deposition of which of the following in the joints of the body?
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Correct option: B — Uric acid
- 1599UPPSC1998General ScienceEnglish
The people who eat cooked food with adulterated mustard oil can cause dangerous disease (Dropsy). Which one of the following reason may not be correct (As happened in India)?
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Correct option: C — Concentration of rice husk in oil
- 1600TNPSC2019General ScienceEnglish
Which one of the following human organs is responsible for detoxification of alcohol?
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Correct option: A — Liver
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