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  1. 2071UPPSC2016General ScienceEnglish

    Which of the following accounts for the red colour of tomato?

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    Correct option: D — Lycopene

  2. 2072RPSC2013General ScienceEnglish

    For human nutrition, tomatoes are a rich source of

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    Correct option: C — Citric acid

  3. 2073UPPSC2007General ScienceEnglish

    What is Jarvik-7?

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    Correct option: C — Artificial heart

  4. 2074UPSC2007General ScienceEnglish

    Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?

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    Correct option: B — Influenza virus

  5. 2075UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    Jonas Salk is known for the discovery of

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    Correct option: C — Polio vaccine

  6. 2076UPPSC2006General ScienceEnglish

    Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

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    Correct option: C — Antiseptic - Aspirin

  7. 2077BPSC2015General ScienceEnglish

    Who discovered bacteria?

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    Correct option: D — Leeuwenhoek

  8. 2078UPPSC2008General ScienceEnglish

    Which of the following is a common adulterant of mustard oilseeds?

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    Correct option: B — Poppy seeds

  9. 2079UPPSC2009General ScienceEnglish

    Which of the following is used in I-world war?

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    Correct option: B — Mustard gas

  10. 2080UPSC1995General ScienceEnglish

    The final Agent Orange raid in Vietnam took place in 1970 areas have begun to bloom again. But 19 years after the end of the war, it seems plain that Agent Orange is killing and maiming human beings, something it never intended to do. The apparent toxic fallout from those clouds is a crop of human miseries including cancers, miscarriages and birth defects that may persist for decades. The offensive substance referred to in this quotation is

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    Correct option: D — Dioxin used as defoliants

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