Question

Rishikesh is famous for the production of _________________________.
a. Antibiotics
b. Heavy electrical
c. Fertilizers
d. Transistorized radios

Answer 1

Hint: Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals ltd is the most famous antibiotic producer company which is present in Rishikesh.

Complete answer:
The correct choice for this question is antibiotics, as Rishikesh is very famous for the presence of IDPL (Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.) this company is the largest producer and maker of the different antibiotics. This company provides different and uncommon types of antibiotics in the market. It was started in 1967, with a great antibiotics fermentation facility.

Additional Information:
Antibiotics are a type of substance that mainly targets the bacteria. It is mostly used when a person is suffering from a bacterial infection. Their mode of action is simple; they can totally kill the bacteria or inhibit the growth of bacteria. The antibiotics are sometimes effective towards other organisms like several protozoa but they are not effective towards the viruses. Antibiotics have been in use for a long time , which means at ancient times also people used to use antibiotics, some people take the use of molds on bread. Alexander Fleming was the first person who developed natural antibiotics in 1928. Nowadays different antibiotics are available at the market, and new variants of present antibiotics are also under development, the main reason behind this is the Antibiotic resistance of bacteria. The first antibiotic discovered was penicillin and now many types of antibiotics are available in the market.

Note: For this type of question, we require little factual knowledge. The question does not demand the large descriptive part but remembering a single fact, can make this question easy to attempt.