Question

Assertion :Starch in the chyme is hydrolysed by pancreatic amylase into glucose molecules. Reason: About 70 per cent of the starch is hydrolyzed in oral cavity by salivary amylase.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the 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.

In the given question both the statements that are given are false as starch is hydrolyzed by salivary amylase and about 5% of the digestion of starch takes place in the mouth cavity.

So, the correct answer is 'If both assertion and reason are false'.