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.