Question

Consider the given assertion and reason, choose the right option.

Assertion [A] : Antibiotics are produced by bacteria and fungi.

Reason [R] : Antibiotics are not effective against viruses.

• A. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
• B. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the explanation of statement 1.
• C. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
• D. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the explanation of statement 1.

Antibiotics are medicines produced by fungi and bacteria to ward off other bacteria in the wild. For example, penicillin is produced from the fungus called Penicillium, and streptomycin is obtained from a bacterium called Streptomyces griseus. Antibiotics specifically target the bacteria's ability to divide by attacking a specific bacterial component. Thus treatment with antibiotics prevents specific bacteria from proliferating. Viruses have different mechanisms and machinery to survive and replicate in human body. The antibiotic has no “target” to attack in a virus. Although both the assertion and reason are true, they hold true independent of each other. The reason does not explain the assertion.