1141UPPSC2008General ScienceEnglish
Red chillies are hot because these contain
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Correct option: B — Capsaicin
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- 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
- 1143UKPSC2010General ScienceEnglish
Silkworm grows on
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Correct option: D — Mulberry leaves
- 1144TNPSC2016General ScienceEnglish
Quinine which is a major drug for malaria is obtained from
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Correct option: A — Angiosperm
- 1145UPPSC2016General ScienceEnglish
Quinine, the effective medicine in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from
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Correct option: B — Bark of Cinchona
- 1146UKPSC2007General ScienceEnglish
Quinine, used to treat malaria is obtained from which plant’s part?
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Correct option: C — Bark
- 1147UPPSC2015General ScienceEnglish
In which part of the cinchona plant quinine occurs naturally?
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Correct option: D — Bark
- 1148UPPSC2005General ScienceEnglish
The Arteether medicine which is used to cure malaria is obtained from a
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Correct option: A — Seeded plant
- 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
- 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
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