UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 186

Consider the following statements regarding State Public Service Commissions:

1. The Chairman and other members of a State Public Service Commission are appointed by the President, while removal is by the Governor.
2. Only public servants with a certain tenure 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 orbits:

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

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the above in terms of increasing distance from the Earth?

Consider the following statements about Bacillus thuringiensis:

1. It is widely used as an insecticide.
2. It is the source of the gene responsible for producing Bt toxin in some genetically modified plants.
3. It is an indicator of water pollution.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?