Question

Assertion : In alcoholic drinks, the alcohol is converted into glucose in liver.

Reason : Liver cells are able to produce glucose from alcohol by back fermentation.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
• D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is D If both assertion and reason are false.

Alcohol is degraded to less harmful products in the liver and is excreted out of body, however it is not utilized for release of energy.
In liver, the alcohol is first oxidised into alcetaldehyde and then into acetone. The latter is converted into acetyl CoA, which is used up in Kreb's cycle.

Therefore, both assertion and reason are false.