Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I - List-II

A. Sour Milk - 1. Malic acid
B. Vinegar and pickle - 2. Carbonic acid
C. Soda water and cold drinks 3. Acetic acid
D. Apple - 4. Lactic acid

Code:
A B C D

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 4 3 2 1

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “4 3 2 1”.
A. Sour Milk - 4. Lactic acid
B. Vinegar and pickle - 3. Acetic acid
C. Soda water and cold drinks - 2. Carbonic acid
D. Apple - 1. Malic acid

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