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Question
Assertion (A): Yeast such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in baking industry.
Reason (R): Carbon dioxide produced during fermentation causes bread dough to rise by thermal expansion.
Options
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
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Solution
Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
Explanation:
Yeast is used in baking, so the assertion is true. The reason is false because fermentation-produced carbon dioxide makes the dough rise by forming bubbles; thermal expansion occurs later during baking.
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