Question

Which among the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding sterilisation?

• A. Invention of pasteurisation led to the invention of sterilisation process.
• B. The materials are kept in a sterilisation chamber and are heated upto a very high temperature.
• C. During operations surgeons use only sterilised instruments and other sterilised materials.
• D. Both pasteurisation and sterilisation were discovered by Louis Pasteur.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A Invention of pasteurisation led to the invention of sterilisation process.
B The materials are kept in a sterilisation chamber and are heated upto a very high temperature.
C During operations surgeons use only sterilised instruments and other sterilised materials.

$\bullet$ Invention of pasteurisation led to the invention of sterilisation process, in which microbes are killed.
$\bullet$ The materials are kept in a sterilisation chamber and are heated upto avery high temperature for upto 30 minutes.
$\bullet$ During operations, surgeons use only sterilised instruments and other sterilised materials which avoid the patients getting infected.
$\bullet$ Louis Pasteur discovered the process of pasteurisation in which milk is heated upto 70 degrees C for 15 to 30 seconds and then suddenly chilled and stored. Despite that, it wasn't him who discovered sterilisation.