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KCET · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life

Match the compounds of List-I with their effects in List-II:
List-IList-II
(a)Chloramphenicol(i)Malaria
(b)Thyroxine(ii)Anaesthetic
(c)Chloroquine(iii)Goiter
(d)Chloroform(iv)Typhoid fever

  1. A a–i, b–ii, c–iii, d–iv
  2. B a–iv, b–iii, c–i, d–ii
  3. C a–i, b–iii, c–iv, d–ii
  4. D a–iv, b–iii, c–ii, d–i
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Correct Answer

(B) a–iv, b–iii, c–i, d–ii

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Detailed explanation

Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic which is highly effective in the treatment of typhoid fever.

Thyroxine is an iodine-containing hormone secreted by the thyroid gland. Its deficiency causes goiter.

Chloroquine is a widely used antimalarial drug used for the treatment and prevention of malaria.

Chloroform is a volatile liquid that was historically used as a general anaesthetic in surgery.

Thus, the correct matching is (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).

Answer: a–iv, b–iii, c–i, d–ii