State PCS PYQPrelims 2020

UPPCS · ప్రశ్న 103

Which of the following substances is obtained from a tree?

  1. Asafoetida
  2. Bitumen
  3. Tincal
  4. None of the above
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ

సమాధానం: (A) Asafoetida

వివరణ

Asafoetida (hing) is the dried resin from the roots/rhizome of Ferula plants. Bitumen (shilajit) is a mineral/organic exudate from rocks, and tincal (borax) is a mineral.