Question

the gastric juice secreted by the stomach is-
a) highly acidic, b) highly alkaline, c) neither alkaline nor acidic, d) slightly alkaline​

Answer 1

Highly acidic due to presence of Hydrochloric acid.

Gastric Juice is secreted by gastric glands present in the stomach.

Answer 2

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(ʙ) ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ

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ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀsᴛʀɪᴄ ᴊᴜɪᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs: ʜʏᴅʀᴏᴄʜʟᴏʀɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ,ᴘᴇᴘsɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜᴄᴜs.ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʜʏᴅʀᴏᴄʜʟᴏʀɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ,ɢᴀsᴛʀɪᴄ ᴊᴜɪᴄᴇ ɪs ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ.