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Dairy Microbiology- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024

Assertion & Reason +4 −1

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Khoa and khoa-based sweets are more prone to Staphylococcus aureus contamination and food poisoning problems

Reason (R) : Dairy Equipments are major source of entry of Staphylococcus aureus during preparation of khoa and khoa- based sweets

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A). (A) is true but (R) is false. Correct (A) is false but (R) is true.

Evaluating the Assertion and Reason concerning Food poisoning:

The correct answer is Option 3: (A) is true but (R) is false..

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