Question

Assertion (A): Stainless steel is preferred to manufacture utensils as compared to iron.

Reason (R): Iron reacts with the components of food making it unfit for consumption.

• A. Both A and R are true,but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• B. A is true but R is false.
• C. Both A and R are false.
• D. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.

Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, chromium, nickel, carbon, silicon etc. It is preferred for the manufacturing of utensils as compared to iron because iron reacts with the components of food making it contaminated and unfit for consumption whereas stainless steel is unreactive in nature.