Question

Assertion: All chemicals added to food items are called food preservatives.

Reason: All these chemicals increase the nutritive value of the food.

• A. Assertion and reason both are correct, and reason explains the assertion
• B. Assertion and reason both are correct statements, but reason does not explain assertion
• C. Assertion is correct statement reason is wrong statement
• D. Assertion is wrong statement reason is correct statement
• E. Both assertion and reason are wrong statements

Answer 1

The correct option is E Both assertion and reason are wrong statements

Assertion

Food preservatives are not the only chemicals that are added to food items. There are also natural and artificial sweetening agents (for use of diabetic patients to lower their calorie intake) which are added to food.

So, assertion is wrong.

Reason:

Food preservatives only prevent foods from spoilage caused by micro-bacterial growth. It does not increase the nutritive value of the food.

So, reason is wrong statement.

Hence, both assertion and reason are wrong statements.