UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 16

Consider the following statements: 1. Some mushrooms have medicinal properties. 2. Some mushrooms have psychoactive properties. 3. Some mushrooms have insecticidal properties. 4. Some mushrooms have bioluminescent properties. How many of the above statements are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (D) All four

व्याख्या

Mushrooms include medicinal (reishi), psychoactive (psilocybin), insecticidal (e.g., Cordyceps-related/entomopathogenic) and bioluminescent species.