Purine and pyrimidine are the types of

Phosphoric acid

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Sugar

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Nitrogenous base

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Nitrogenous base
Purine and pyrimidine are types of nitrogenous base. Purines present in DNA are adenine and guanine. Pyrimidine present in DNA are thymine and cytosine. Thymine is replaced by the uracil in RNA.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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