Question

Assertion (A): Swiss cheese is characterized by large holes due to CO₂ production.
Reason (R): It is ripened by growing a specific fungi.

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
• D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Hint:

Swiss cheese holes are made by bacteria, not fungi.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The holes in Swiss cheese are a result of CO₂ production by the bacterium Propionibacterium shermanii, not by fungi. Therefore, the Assertion is true, and the Reason is false.