Question

Assertion: Yeast can be used commercially to produce alcohol.

Reason: Yeast can perform fermentation.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.

The correct option is A.

Assertion statement:

1. Yeast is used commercially in breweries to produce alcohol from sugar.
2. It is used for large-scale production of alcohol to produce beer and wine industries.

Reason statement:

1. Yeast undergoes fermentation in an anaerobic environment to convert sugar into alcohol.
2. The raw materials used in the breweries contain the sugar which is fermented to produce alcohol.

Final answer: (A) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation for assertion.