UPSC 1997 › Science & Technology
32 questions · 1997 · answers as per the UPSC key
The tail of a comet is directed away from the sun because
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Which one of the following was used as a chemical weapon in the First World War?
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The world’s fastest computer has been able to perform (as of Dec. 1996)
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A major health mission carried in 1996 was
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Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?
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Which one of the following stars is nearest to the earth?
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Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
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Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by mass in the earth’s crust?
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The tendency of a liquid drop to contract and occupy minimum area is due to
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Which one of the following is a vector quantity?
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The planet Mercury is revolving in an elliptical orbit around the sun as shown in the given figure. The kinetic energy of Mercury is greatest at the point labelled
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Which one of the following is a valid conclusion?
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The working principle of a washing machine is
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The characteristic odour of garlic is due to
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Which one of the following is an active component of oil of clove?
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The most reactive among the halogens is
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Which one of the following is paramagnetic in nature?
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Which one of the following has the highest fuel value?
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Which one of the following is used as an anti-freeze for the automobile engines?
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The pituitary gland by virtue of its tropic hormones controls the secretory activity of other endocrine glands.
Which one of the following endocrine glands can function independent of the pituitary gland?
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Oxygen transportation in a human body takes place through I. Blood II. Lungs III. Tissue The correct sequence of transportation is
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Corpus luteum is a mass of cells found in
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Alpha-keratin is a protein present in
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What is the average fat content of buffalo milk?
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The major component of honey is
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Arteries supplying blood to the heart are called
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Recommended daily intake of proteins for a moderately active woman is
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The sequencing of the entire genome (the totality of all genes) of an organism was completed in 1996. The organism was
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Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I I. Malaria II. Filaria III. Encephalitis IV. Leukaemia
List II A) Bone marrow B) Brain C) Muscle D) Lymph node E) Blood cells
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Antigen is a substance which
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A smooth inclined plane is inclined at an angle θ with the horizontal as shown in the figure. A body starts from rest and slides down the inclined surface. The time taken by the body to reach the bottom is
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A girl is swinging on a swing in sitting position. When the same girl stands up, the period of swing will