UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 186

Which of the following is / are correct statements?

1. The chairman and other members of a state Public Service Commission are appointed by President while removed by governor
2. Only public servants with certain tenure having spent in public life can become members of public service commissions

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements with respect to planets Mercury and Venus:

1. Both Mercury and Venus have absence of atmosphere
2. Both Mercury and Venus do not have any satellite

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

In which of the following cases, the ecological pyramid is never inverted?

Consider the following:

1. Geostationary Orbit
2. Geosynchronous Orbit
3. Graveyard Orbit

Which among the following is correct sequence of the above in terms of increasing distance from earth?

Bacillus thuringiensis:
1. Is widely used as an insecticide
2. Is source of gene responsible for producing Bt toxin in some Genetically modified plants
3. Is an indicator of water pollution
Which among the above is / are correct?