Human Health And Disease Question 89
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
Assertion : Intake of potato chips and french fries may induce cancer development. Reason : On heating, their carbohydrate changes into a carcinogenic chemical called acrylamide.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Recently Dr.
Leif Busk of sweden reported that when high carbohydrate food like potato chips and french fries are heated then a carcinogenic chemical called acrylamide, us formed.