UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

Consider the following pairs: Commonly used / consumed materials Unwanted or controversial chemicals likely to be found in them 1. Lipstick — Lead 2. Soft drinks — Brominated vegetable oils 3. Chinese fast food — Monosodium glutamate Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Lipstick has been found to contain trace lead (pair 1 correct), some soft drinks use brominated vegetable oil as an emulsifier (pair 2 correct), and Chinese fast food commonly uses monosodium glutamate (MSG) as a flavour enhancer (pair 3 correct) — all three pairs match.

Topics: chemicals in consumer products, consumer product-chemical pairs, lipstick/soft drinks/chinese food chemicals, science and technology