Q121 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

A Vitamin B6 – Rice bran
B Vitamin B2 – Cod-liver oil
C Vitamin E – Wheat germ oil
D Vitamin K – Alfalfa

Correct answer: (b) Vitamin B2 – Cod-liver oil

Explanation

  1. A

    Vitamin B6 – Rice bran

    (a) Vitamin B6 – Rice bran. Pyridoxine is present in cereal bran; this pair is treated as correctly matched.

  2. B

    Vitamin B2 – Cod-liver oil

    (b) Vitamin B2 – Cod-liver oil. Riboflavin is not the signature vitamin of cod-liver oil; that oil is classic for vitamins A and D. The mismatch is the official key. (b) Official key.

  3. C

    Vitamin E – Wheat germ oil

    (c) Vitamin E – Wheat germ oil. Tocopherols are abundant in wheat-germ oil; correctly matched.

  4. D

    Vitamin K – Alfalfa

    (d) Vitamin K – Alfalfa. Leafy alfalfa is a textbook plant source of vitamin K; correctly matched.

Summary. Official key is (b). The B2–cod-liver-oil pair is wrong: cod-liver oil is A and D. B6-bran, E-wheat germ and K-alfalfa are the sound pairs.