1997 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 1997 · General Studies
Question 119: Science and Technology
Corpus luteum is a mass of cells found in
abrain
bovary
cpancreas
dspleen
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The corpus luteum is a temporary yellowish mass of cells that forms in the ovary from the follicle that has released an egg. It secretes progesterone, which prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy, and it shrinks if pregnancy does not occur.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) It is not found in the brain.
- (b) Right: the ovary.
- (c) The pancreas contains islet cells, not a corpus luteum.
- (d) The spleen filters blood and has no corpus luteum.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1997, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.