UPSC Prelims Full Length Test - 19

Which of the following viruses was/were first detected in China?

1. MERS
2. SARS
3. COVID-19
4. Ebola

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Which of the following pairs of mass extinction events and associated time periods are matched correctly?

1. Devonian – 1^st
2. Permian-Triassic – 3^rd
3. Ordovician – 2^nd
4. Triassic-Jurassic – 4^th

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Consider the following statements regarding colour blindness:

1. It is an X-chromosome linked characteristic.
2. Children can inherit colour blindness from a mother who is a carrier of the gene.
3. Daughters of men who are colour blind will carry the trait, but sons will not.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following communities and their associated regions are correctly matched?

1. Khoisan – South Africa
2. Samburu – West Africa
3. San – East Africa
4. Amazigh – North Africa

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Which of the following pairs of satellites and their associated countries are correctly matched?

1. NROL-85 – USA
2. NuSat – UK
3. EnMAP – Germany
4. Jilin – South Korea

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