14-7-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements about the Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS):

1. It is a very rare autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the nerves of the patient.
2. It is hereditary.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. With reference to the Government Security, consider the following statements:

1. In India, the Central and State Governments issues both treasury bills and bonds or dated securities.
2. It is called risk-free gilt-edged instruments.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

3. What is Red Sanders?

1. It is a tree endemic to North-East India.
2. It is used in Ayurveda and Siddha medicine.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

4. What is Zika Virus?

1. It is the most commonly reported bacterial cause of foodborne infection.
2. It produces bloody diarrhea or dysentery syndrome, mostly including cramps, fever and pain.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

5. With reference to Inflation, consider the following statements:

1. It is indicative of the decrease in the purchasing power of a unit of a country’s currency.
2. This is measured in percentage.
3. In India, inflation is primarily measured by two main indices, Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Which of the above statements are correct?

6. Consider the following statements about the Constitutional Provisions for Creation of New States:

1. Article 3 assigns to Parliament the power to enact legislation for the formation of new States.
2. A bill calling for formation of new States may be introduced in either House of Parliament only on the recommendation of the President.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

7. India’s first cryptogamic garden housing was inaugurated in:

8. Consider the following statements:

1. Bryophytes are the simplest and primitive land plants that occupy an intermediate position between algae and pteridophytes.
2. Lichens are a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms, a fungus, and algae.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

9. Consider the following statements about Cloudburst:

1. It is extreme precipitation, which lasts only for a short period of time and is extremely local in nature.
2. Cloudbursts usually occur in connection with a thunderstorm.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

10. Consider the following statements about the Cryptogams:

1. These are present in aquatic places only.
2. Algae, bryophytes, lichens, ferns, and fungi are the best-known groups of cryptogams.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?