Chemistry

Science Affairs UPSC Civil Services Examination (General Studies)

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Consider the following substances:

I. Ethanol

II. Nitroglycerine

III. Urea

Coal gasification technology can be used in the production of how many of them?

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UPSC CSE 2025 (General Studies-1)

Only one

Only two

All the three

None

- Ethanol: It can be produced from syngas, a product of coal gasification, by using certain catalysts.

- Nitroglycerine: Generally, nitroglycerine is not produced using coal gasification technology.

- Urea: Coal gasification can produce ammonia from syngas, which is a key ingredient in urea production.

- Option 1: Incorrect. Both ethanol and urea can be linked to coal gasification technology.

- Option 2: Correct. Only ethanol and urea production are connected to coal gasification technology.

- Option 3: Incorrect. Not all three substances are related.

- Option 4: Incorrect. More than none of the substances are linked.