Vidyalelo
General Knowledge · Q102

Environmental Science

Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 102

Q102

What is Carcinogen?

A.
Drugs for curing infectious disease
B.
Drugs used for curing cancer
C.
Cancer causing agent
Answer
D.
Food colourants

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer. This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes.