Question

Assertion (A) Besides curdling of milk, LAB also improve curd’s nutritional quality.
Reason (R) LAB, when presents in human stomach, check disease causing microbes.

• A. If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. If both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
• C. If A is true, but R is false
• D. If A is false, but R is true

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. The correct explanation is
LAB also improve curd’s nutritional quality during coagulation of milk by increasing the content of vitamin-$B_{12}$ and other nutrients. It is present in curd and also checks the growth of disease causing microbes in stomach and other parts of digestive tract in humans.