{"id":1418,"date":"2024-02-18T12:26:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T06:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:11:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:41:32","slug":"q-consider-the-following-pairs-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-pairs-26","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Commonly used\/consumed materials Unwanted or controversial chemicals likely to be
found in them<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Lipstick                                           \u2014                   Lead<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Soft Drinks                                     \u2014                   Brominated vegetable oils<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Chinese fast food                          \u2014                   Monosodium glutamate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the pairs given above is\/are correctly matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \n

      Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • The Maggi ban<\/strong>:\n
          \n
        • India\u2019s favourite two-minute noodles lost 80% market share due to the presence of MSG<\/strong> (monosodium glutamate)<\/strong> as found by a UP food inspector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Monosodium Glutamate<\/strong>\n
            \n
          • \u200b<\/strong>It is an excitatory neurotransmitter,<\/strong> which means it stimulates nerve cells<\/strong> to relay its signal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Scientists claim that it leads to excessive stimulation<\/strong> of nerve cells and excessive glutamate<\/strong> in the brain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • For this reason, MSG has been labelled an excitotoxin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Brominated vegetable oil<\/strong>\n
              \n
            • It is a food additive<\/strong> used in certain soft drinks<\/strong> and fruit-flavoured beverages as a density stabilizer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Bromine can irritate the skin<\/strong> and mucous membranes (the moist lining of the nose, mouth, lungs and stomach).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Long-term exposure can cause neurologic symptoms<\/strong> such as headache, memory loss<\/strong>, and impaired balance or coordination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Research by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics<\/strong> and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found lead <\/strong>and other toxic <\/strong>metals in a surprising number of lipsticks<\/strong>.\n
                \n
              • Exposure to lead has been linked to a host of health concerns<\/strong>:\n
                  \n
                • Neurotoxicity<\/strong>: It has been linked to learning, language and behavioural problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Reduced fertility<\/strong> in both men and women.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Hormonal changes and menstrual irregularities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Delayed <\/strong>onset of puberty <\/strong>in girls and the development of testes in boys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Commonly used\/consumed materials Unwanted or controversial chemicals likely to befound in them Which of the pairs given above is\/are correctly matched? Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3 Notes:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[44],"years":[56],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-science-and-tech","years-56"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":44,"label":"Science and Tech"}],"years":[{"value":56,"label":"2017"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":44,"name":"Science and Tech","slug":"science-and-tech","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":167,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1418"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=1418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}