Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

Which of the following paris is NOT correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Ozone layer-Troposphere

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Ozone layer-Troposphere”.
Topic Description
Renneting Used in the production of cheese
Genetic Engineering Often utilizes plasmids as vectors to introduce foreign DNA into cells
Golden Rice Genetically modified to produce Vitamin A
Ozone Layer Primarily located in the stratosphere

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