Q. Which one of the following vegetable oils is used in the manufacture of paints?
Answer: Linseed oil
Notes: Linseed oil and castor oils are used mainly as drying agents in paints and varnishes. Linseed oil is generally used in the manufacture of oil paints, drying oil finish or varnish in wood finishing, as a pigment binder in oil paints, as a plasticizer and in the manufacture of linoleum.

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