Acetylene on treatment with alkaline $K M n O_{4}$ yields :

oxalic acid

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Solution

The correct option is A oxalic acid
Acetylene undergoes oxidative hydrolysis to form oxalic acid as:
$C H \equiv C H K M n O_{4} - ---- \to (O H^{-}) C O O H - C O O H$

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