UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · Question 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
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Answer: (D) All four

Explanation

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