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TGPSC Group-I 2024 · Question 46 of 144

Match the commonly used modern drugs with their plant sources : Drug Plant Source A. Penicillin I. Velvet bean B. L-DoPa II. Yellow cinchona C. Quinine III. Penicillium fungi D. Taxol IV. Pacific yew Choose the correct answer :

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  1. AA-III; B-IV; C-I; D-II
  2. BA-IV; B-III; C-I; D-II
  3. CA-I; B-II; C-III; D-IV
  4. DA-III; B-I; C-II; D-IVCorrect

Answer: D. A-III; B-I; C-II; D-IV

Explanation

Penicillin comes from Penicillium fungi (A-III), L-Dopa from the velvet bean (B-I), quinine from yellow cinchona (C-II), and taxol from the Pacific yew (D-IV).

Source: TGPSC Group-I Preliminary Test 2024 official question paper booklet (held 9 Jun 2024, TEST 224) with Preliminary Key (MASTER), via Adda247

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