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  1. 1141UPPSC2008General ScienceEnglish

    Red chillies are hot because these contain

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    Correct option: B — Capsaicin

  2. 1142UPSC2000General ScienceEnglish

    At which stage in its life cycle, does the silkworm yield the fibre of commerce?

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    Correct option: C — Pupa

  3. 1143UKPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    Silkworm grows on

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    Correct option: D — Mulberry leaves

  4. 1144TNPSC2016General ScienceEnglish

    Quinine which is a major drug for malaria is obtained from

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    Correct option: A — Angiosperm

  5. 1145UPPSC2016General ScienceEnglish

    Quinine, the effective medicine in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from

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    Correct option: B — Bark of Cinchona

  6. 1146UKPSC2007General ScienceEnglish

    Quinine, used to treat malaria is obtained from which plant’s part?

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    Correct option: C — Bark

  7. 1147UPPSC2015General ScienceEnglish

    In which part of the cinchona plant quinine occurs naturally?

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    Correct option: D — Bark

  8. 1148UPPSC2005General ScienceEnglish

    The Arteether medicine which is used to cure malaria is obtained from a

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    Correct option: A — Seeded plant

  9. 1149UPPSC2000General ScienceEnglish

    The drug obtained from the bark of cinchona was used for treating malaria. The synthetic drug which replaced the natural product is

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    Correct option: B — Chloroquine

  10. 1150RPSC2008General ScienceEnglish

    Which one of the following groups of organisms has significant in diagnosing the death by drowning?

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    Correct option: D — Diatoms

General Science practice — common questions

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