{"id":85995,"date":"2025-06-01T03:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85995"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:34:10","slug":"food-chain-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/food-chain-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Food chain is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food chain is<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;relationship between autotrophic organisms&#8221; option2=&#8221;exchange of genetic material between two organisms&#8221; option3=&#8221;passage of food (and thus energy) from one organism to another&#8221; option4=&#8221;modern entrepreneur establishment providing food outlets&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nA food chain describes the linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy are transferred from one trophic level to another as one organism consumes another. 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