Question

Which one among the following is not a forest product?

• A. Rubber
• B. Paper
• C. Petrol
• D. Medicines

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Petrol

The correct option is C.
Explanation of the correct option:

1. Petroleum is usually a naturally occurring liquid that can be converted into fuel and found under the earth's surface.
2. Petroleum is created when enormous amounts of dead organisms are exposed to severe heat and pressure beneath a sedimentary rock.

Explanation of the incorrect option:
Option A:

1. Natural rubber is obtained from the latex of a rubber tree, a milky liquid present in the ducts or in the cells of rubber-producing plants.
2. Rubber is used in the manufacture of tyres and tubes in the automobile industry.

Option B:

1. Paper is a thin sheet material made from cellulose fibres that are derived from wood, rags, and grasses.
2. The pulp of bamboo trees is mainly used to produce paper and paper products.

Option D:

1. Various medicines are obtained from medicinal plants such as Cinchona.
2. Quinine is the most important drug obtained from the thick bark of different species of cinchona.
3. It is mainly used in the treatment of Malaria fever.