Q.

Given below are two statements:                        [2025]

Statement I: Fructose does not contain an aldehydic group but still reduces Tollen’s reagent.

Statement II: In the presence of base, fructose undergoes rearrangement to give glucose.

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

1 Statement I is false but Statement II is true  
2 Both Statement I and Statement II are true  
3 Both Statement I and Statement II are false  
4 Statement I is true but Statement II is false  

Ans.

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