Statement I: ‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts of southern India, is made by fermenting sap from palms.
Statement II: Microbes are also used to ferment fish, soyabean and bamboo-shoots to make foods.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Microbes are used at home and in traditional food making. Besides curd, dosa, idli and bread, many traditional drinks and foods are made by fermentation.
Statement I: ‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts of southern India, is made by fermenting sap from palms. — True. Microbes in the palm sap ferment it to give toddy.
Statement II: Microbes are also used to ferment fish, soyabean and bamboo-shoots to make foods. — True. These are the book’s examples of foods made by microbial fermentation.
So both statements are correct.
NCERT Extract:
Microbes in Household Products – “… A number of traditional drinks and foods are also made by fermentation by the microbes. ‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts of southern India is made by fermenting sap from palms. Microbes are also used to ferment fish, soyabean and bambooshoots to make foods. Cheese, is one of the oldest food items in which microbes were used.”