In a museum, insects are preserved in boxes after collecting, killing and:
APainting
BPinning
CDrying
DBoiling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Pinning
1. Insects are small and fragile.
2. They are fixed in place inside insect boxes.
3. That is done by pinning.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Biology, Chapter 1, The Living World._
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