Question

Assertion: Penicillium roqueforti is used during the production of Roquefort cheese
Reason: Penicillium roqueforti is an unicellular fungus which imparts a particular flavour to Roquefort cheese

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion
• B. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation for the assertion
• C. Only assertion is true
• D. Both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

The correct option is C Only assertion is true

Penicillium roqueforti is a multicellular fungus used during the production of Roquefort cheese.

To make Roquefort cheese, Penicillium roqueforti is added to the curd for the cheese to ripen. The fungus growing on the cheese is multicellular fungus, which gives it a particular flavour. The growth of the mold appears as greenish-blue strings on the cheese which is why it is categorised as a blue cheese.

Fig: Roquefort cheese

Hence, assertion is true but reason is false.