Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
With reference to ’palm oil’, consider the following statements:
1. The palm oil tree is native to Southeast Asia.
2. The palm oil is a raw material for some industries producing lipstick and perfumes.
3. The palm oil can be used to produce biodiesel.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: B
• Palm oil is used in cosmetics (lipsticks, perfumes) and biodiesel (transesterification to methyl esters).
• Oil palm is native to West Africa, not Southeast Asia; introduced to Malaysia/Indonesia later.
Attempt Prelims MCQs or open Mains questions by paper — then continue the same bank inside the app with visual decks.
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