| Direction: Each of these questions contains two statements |
| Assertion [A] and Reason [R]. Each of these questions also has four alternative choices, any one of which is the correct answer. You have to select one of the codes [a], [b], [c] and [d] given below. |
| Assertion [A] S. pneumoniae produce two types of colonies, vi smooth and rough. |
| Reason [R] S-type bacteria form smooth colony due to the absence of polysaccharide coat. |
A) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
[c] A is true, but R is false because S-type bacteria form a smooth colony because they possess polysaccharide (mucus) coat around themselves, whereas R-type bacteria do not form any covering around themselves.
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