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Q1. [1]
The natural sources of oxalic acid, lactic acid and methanoic acid respectively are :
  1. A tomato, curd, ant-sting
  2. B tomato, orange, nettle-sting
  3. C orange, milk, ant-sting
  4. D orange, sour milk, nettle-sting
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Model Answer

Option A: tomato, curd, ant-sting

Oxalic acid is found in tomato, lactic acid in curd, and methanoic acid (formic acid) in ant-sting.

Explanation

This is standard factual knowledge from the NCERT science curriculum. Methanoic acid = formic acid (found in ant/bee stings and nettle sting — but the specific pairing here: oxalic acid → tomato, lactic acid → curd, methanoic acid → ant-sting matches Option A). Note: nettle sting contains methanoic acid too, but Option A is the standard accepted answer matching all three correctly as per NCERT context.

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